web designer wanted (only a bit boaty)

[tcm]

I plan to do a bit of chartering next year and instead of boring crappy expensive paper brochures i thought it wd be better to have a nice websitey brochure so agents can refer peeps to that. The idea this time will be that it is anonymous so no contacts o prices, just guff about the boat. I'll do the text and pix and already have the site but i need a webby person to make it all nice and erm webbish. But not too webbish. There's no selling or database frexample, just text and pix, max 5 pages. Of course, i know loads of putery peeps but no webdesigners as such. If anyone has a contact, pls PM me. If it's you, then lemme know what sort of fings you do and point me to a smartish looking site BUT nothing that looks home-made and clunky. It needs to use flash, i think. Oh, and also the web designer can have long hair, but it's not important.

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[milltech]

Forgive me to having my threepennyworth but a web site without contacts is like a car without wheels. There's bound to be questions that cannot be answered by your agents, without referring to you anyway, maybe a telephone number for a messaging service, but some method of influencing future business in case the customer finds you via a search engine, or even via a mention here.

I started out with a PO Box number but actually it doesn't work (in my view). If I can't be open about who I am and where I am why should people send me money. I realise it's a bit simplistic, and your proposed business is very different, but I had so many negative comments that I ended up reversing everything.

I think a real name and address helps a lot, it doesn't have to be home.

<hr width=100% size=1>John
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.allgadgets.co.uk>http://www.allgadgets.co.uk</A>

 

[burgundyben]

Chap I sail with, PF (pigfucker) he's a web designer, and a wine conisseurr/pisshead and in Londinium, I'll get his numba for you, no long hair, public schoolboy great chap.


<hr width=100% size=1>Sod the Healey - I think I'll buy an E-Type.

 

[byron]

send an email to andy...andy@classicsales.co.uk he does all ours for us. See samples:-
http://www.education-jobs.co.uk
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.oceaneagle.fsnet.co.uk>http://www.oceaneagle.fsnet.co.uk

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.alexander-advertising.co.uk>http://www.alexander-advertising.co.uk</A>

 

[Observer]

How about Webcraft nick@webcraft.co.uk who posts on S/B?

He started working on a website for me but I didn't follow it through for various reasons (my fault not his).

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[Guest]

Hi,

I am writing from DCSL Internet, a web development company in Aldershot. We'd be delighted to help you. Our web address is http://www.dcsl.com/internet.asp. We have created hundreds of web sites, small and large, for many companies over the past decade. A couple of examples are http://www.tds-saddlers.com or for a smaller site http://www.arlingtonrecruitment.com.

If you'd like to discuss, please give me a call on 01252 333373.

Thanks
Nick Thompson


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[tcm]

i agree. Ecept that this really is a brochure: there are loads of agents, all with a customer in front of them and the only valuablething they know is the clients name and address. If they steer them to a site where the customer could shortcircuit them- they won't promote. So, it has to have no contacts. Or of course, cut out the agents. But if you were after a boat but reallty knew SOD ALL about boats - you wd probaly go to an agent, not direct.

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[tcm]

Re: damn!

Unfortunately i was a bit rude to webcraft. I think i called him a nincompoop. Or it might have been downshifting layout leftie. Or worse. dang!

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[jimi]

Wouldnae worry

You're rude to everybody, so think he'd only be offended if you were'nt rude to him!!

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[Goodge]

Try www.purplewave.co.uk. He's a friend of mine and does web design part time so he's cheap and he's a keen sailor. There's a link to the Dart 18 Worlds website on there which he designed as he used sail Darts until last year.
There's a contact link on their too and having already spoken to him he would be happy to assist.





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[andy_wilson]

Re: Double damn!

Otherwise you could have made an offer for a secondhand web site, not very old, but unused so VGC.

PM on it's way with another contact to try.

Andy

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[Guest]

Re: I\'m offended

He hasn't been rude to me in ages. I feel left out.

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[Mariner]

If you want something simple like
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.harryslater.co.uk>http://www.harryslater.co.uk</A>
give us a shout

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[jfm]

Job done!

Oooh a very similar boat too. Even down to the detailed inventory (PS2). TCM could save himself a few £££ and clone the whole site and just change the name Harry to Diana

 

[tcm]

Re: Job done!

git. Ity's the wrong colour. Poxyblue hull, see.

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[petem]

I reckon that half of the world's web designers are just people who can't or can't be arsed to get a proper job!

Anyway, have you seen a site that would give us a flavour of what you're after? Do you want the whole site in flash (slow) or just a flash intro?

<hr width=100% size=1><A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.FairlineOwnersClub.com>Fairline Owners Club</A>

 

[tcm]

well, truth be told i haven't a clue what i'm talking about. But i just want it nice and webbish, as in the spec, please.

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[lanason]

I have some spare time but know little about creating web pages and the colours would be red and yellow !!! /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

<hr width=100% size=1>Adrian
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.arweb.co.uk/argallery/kelisha>More Pics of Kelisha</A> /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

 

[tcm]

Touché!

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[BrendanS]

Re: Arrgh!

No flash please. The minute I see flash, I think nincompoop. Unless it's an arty farty thing.

Any commercial site, of any sort, even if not providing contacts, should not use Flash. Total turn off!

purely IMHO of course!

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