okay i think im ready

faiths13 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-22-2008, 10:27 PM

to have my site reviewed. i am still adding content of course. i am writing every chance i get (i have 5 kids, 1 a toddler). so please be gentle!

http://www.ecobabybuzz.com

Alan · #2 (**permalink**) 10-22-2008, 10:46 PM

I think it's coming along nicely.

I would probably decrease the height of the footer so that it is just deeper that the text within it, and I'd fix the gap at the bottom of the left-hand column, and I'd definitely replace that email address with an image, so you don't get a ton of spam, but it's looking good.

Jordy3738 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-22-2008, 10:52 PM

Looks like you will have a very content rich website, nice work. I especially like the colors that you are using, everything has a very "bright & happy appearance." One suggestion is that if you can place a colored background on the links in your store at the bottom of the page they may be more visible. Great website!!

TechieGuy · #4 (**permalink**) 10-23-2008, 06:07 AM

You site is looking great.

I would change the title tag of your home page from "Home" to something more descriptive.

On some of the longer pages your sidebar background colour stops about part way up the page. You may want to play around and make the colour extend the full length.

With your store, the links are a little hard to read because of the yellow on blue contrast. I would replace the light-blue with white and then change the link colour to blue. It provides a better contrast.

Great job!

joelriverap · #5 (**permalink**) 10-23-2008, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by faiths13

to have my site reviewed. i am still adding content of course. i am writing every chance i get (i have 5 kids, 1 a toddler). so please be gentle!

http://www.ecobabybuzz.com

Your site looks very cute and very colorful, overall it's nice

faiths13 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-23-2008, 09:18 PM

wow! thanks for the awesome comments!

as far as the sidebars, im at a loss. i used the template from Lisas website and i have played around trying to change it and havent been able to make it look better. one side is always shorter for some reason. i will take the suggestions for the store and go check that out.

Alan · #7 (**permalink**) 10-23-2008, 09:25 PM

I noticed the leftnav padding is set to 5 and the sidebar is set to 10, so I think changing the 5 to 10 will correct that.

I'll have a look at the footer...

faiths13 · #8 (**permalink**) 10-23-2008, 11:47 PM

oh cool! i was wondering how to fix that! thanks!

Alan · #9 (**permalink**) 10-24-2008, 01:37 AM

You're welcome. I'm new to this CSS stuff myself so it's been a great way find out what's doing what.

I also made the footer smaller and it does look better, so here's what I did to that:

In the footer section in the stylesheet, I changed the padding of 10 to 0 (leaving the line in place in case you want to change it to something else), then I changed the footer div in index.htm from this:

...your exciting journey into cloth diapering and natural parenting!</p>
<br />
</div>
<div id="footer" align="center">
<p><br />
</p>
<p class="smalltext">© 2008 Eco Baby Buzz </p>
<p class="smalltext"><br />
</p>

</div>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">

Into this:

...your exciting journey into cloth diapering and natural parenting!</p>
<br />

</div>

<div id="footer" align="center">
<br />
<p class="smalltext">Website Copyright © 2008, Eco Baby Buzz - All Rights Reserved.</p>
<br />
</div>

</div>

<script type="text/javascript">

Not sure if that was the right way to do things with the padding but it seems to be OK.

chrisinbc · #10 (**permalink**) 10-25-2008, 12:48 PM

I think your site is looking great. Nice layout! Your colors and images really complement your niche well. A really bright and cheerful looking site. Your website is also well laid out, easy to navigate with lots of content. I agree with Alan that it is a good idea to reduce your footer margin. If I were you I'd reduce it in half. Obviously you have put a lot of work into this project. Keep up the good work!

Chris H.

jackgopher · #11 (**permalink**) 10-25-2008, 01:02 PM

Beautiful!

Consider increasing the space between the subjects of the main menu on the left, they are too close to each other, and you have a lot of space left there.

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faiths13 · #12 (**permalink**) 10-26-2008, 05:27 PM

thanks for all the helpful fb!

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