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Jordan
Posts: 4079 - Karma: 2,122
Howdy.

So i've always had a lot of good feedback from you guys on questions etc... I just have a quick question.
I built a site using wix, its in free version right now so there are adds etc...
I can easily upgrade but I wanted to run it by some peeps first.

Here's my current site:

http://www.jordanloydphotography.com

and here's the new one I just finished:

http://www.wix.com/k2ascent/Jordan-Loyd-Photography




Can you let me know if everything loads, it fits your screen etc... (the new one) Then I can upgrade and FTP the site to my hosting and use my domain.

Thank you so much, karma for anyone with suggestions/comments.




Apr 12 2009 6:58PM
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jayo.
Posts: 5015 - Karma: 34
everything loaded fine for me and fit the screen and all that.

i like the new site a lot better. it's much more professional looking
Apr 12 2009 7:17PM
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no_steeze
Posts: 23992 - Karma: 4,270
everything works well for me except when i first went to it and clicked on the bottom tabs they started going crazy and like shaking
other than that it seems to work fine you just need more photos!
Apr 12 2009 7:20PM
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east_toast
Posts: 479 - Karma: 16
Yeah the new one is a lot nicer, only thing is to see the portfolio and such buttons you have to scroll down, maybe put them at the top, but hey what do I know
Apr 12 2009 7:21PM
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WhiteBurd
Posts: 1127 - Karma: 98
same here legit site none the less
Apr 12 2009 7:22PM
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ClownPrince
Posts: 500 - Karma: 10
Looked fine to me, fit my screen and the tabs and everything worked alright.

And I agree with first post, it looks better than the old one in my opinion.
Apr 12 2009 7:31PM
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Jordan
Posts: 4079 - Karma: 2,122
thanks bud! check it again, i changed the links
Apr 12 2009 7:34PM
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WhiteBurd
Posts: 1127 - Karma: 98
doing it in a different way now ha, the tabs are trying to aline it looks like, might just be my comp or browser, kinda cool the watch
Apr 12 2009 7:37PM
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linesteeze
Posts: 1229 - Karma: 125
that's really nice. does anyone ever call you JLord
Apr 12 2009 7:43PM
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Jordan
Posts: 4079 - Karma: 2,122
Hahaha no I don't get JLord :(

I often respond to: Jay or JLoyd


By the way, everything is updated now. They should be the same sites haha.

Thanks for the help, any other comments welcome 10/10 for errrrrbody.
Apr 12 2009 11:45PM
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Golden.
Posts: 233 - Karma: 52
looked great to me. very clean and professional. the only thing is i don't know if there was supposed to be music playing, but it looked like you had a player for it. but if you did, i didn't get any sound.

great job overall
Apr 13 2009 12:15AM
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TechnoPotamus
Posts: 11626 - Karma: 3,522
both loaded fine, good dimensions on the screen and everything. I like the new one. I had seen your really old one i think (i thinkkkk) and this is def a step up for sure.
Apr 13 2009 12:18AM
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r0dubs
Posts: 1764 - Karma: 19
awesome site, reaaaaly dope photography
Apr 13 2009 12:19AM
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Mr.Panda
Posts: 17711 - Karma: 564
very good job on the website dude...  and you have some BADASS pics too.
Apr 13 2009 12:20AM
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0123456789
Posts: 9226 - Karma: 148
is it a music player on the right? i couldnt get it to work.
Apr 13 2009 12:22AM
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g.off
Posts: 724 - Karma: 841
you run shit at photography
Apr 13 2009 12:23AM
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jwaveson
Posts: 343 - Karma: 10
looks dope. not too flashy, just simple and straight forward. your work looks good too. like the contrast in your BW's
Apr 13 2009 12:24AM
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HeartBeatFaster
Posts: 723 - Karma: 26
Excellent website. It's simple but very clean and professional. Dope shots by the way...

Do you ride some MX?
Apr 13 2009 12:30AM
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Jordan
Posts: 4079 - Karma: 2,122
Yep it is,

i uploaded some music so it should be working now.

Song suggestions are much appreciated if you don't like the current one!
Apr 13 2009 12:55AM
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argyle409
Posts: 1401 - Karma: 1,890
new site looks real good, you got some sick pics in there nice job what camera you use?

btw what the song called
Apr 13 2009 1:04AM
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richards
Posts: 2177 - Karma: 11
nice job.. lots of competition out there in the photography world
Apr 13 2009 1:09AM
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Jordan
Posts: 4079 - Karma: 2,122
Thanks for the kind words!

I use a nikon D200.

the song is called Panda Bear by Owl City (strange name haha, but they have some amazing songs)
Apr 13 2009 1:09AM
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mmmmm...Pie
Posts: 673 - Karma: 15
The site made my browser crash the first time it loaded. It could have been a coincidence or an issue on my side, but here's my browser info if it helps: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.8) Gecko/2009032711 Ubuntu/8.10 (intrepid) Firefox/3.0.8

Second try it worked fine. Dimensions were correct and the sound player worked. The only thing I noticed was some of the buttons seemed to be twitching at times.

Also, you may want to move the "by Oshi Yuval www.oshistyle.com" somewhere else on your main page because in its current location it makes it seem as if you're using someone else's photography on your photography portfolio.

Otherwise it looks good man. You've got some sick shots on their too, keep up the good work!
Apr 13 2009 2:17AM
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Jordan
Posts: 4079 - Karma: 2,122
Thanks so much for the help! I am not sure why your browser crashed, I haven't had anyone complain about that issue; it might of just been a fluke thing.

I took out that Oshi Yuval, I think part of some of the flash template for the music player came with that, I never really payed attention to it until you pointed it out!

Thanks again!
Apr 13 2009 10:39AM
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Crack.
Posts: 6020 - Karma: 86
I clicked on both and they brought me to the same site? Is there a difference between each? Either way very nice site everything loaded fine and I looked at the pics.
Apr 13 2009 10:45AM
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Jordan
Posts: 4079 - Karma: 2,122
Gracias mucho sir, umm I changed it last night and bought their hosting and connected it to my domain, so they should both be exactly the same!
Apr 13 2009 10:48AM
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Crack.
Posts: 6020 - Karma: 86
oh nice and yea they both are the same. You have some sick shots dude.
Apr 13 2009 10:57AM
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tommyp1ckles
Posts: 1337 - Karma: 55
man amazing site ... and spectacular photography... everthing loads fine

one thing though... lose the music... kind of a rule of web design is done have music that starts right when you open the page.

but overall; top of the line stuff
Apr 13 2009 11:09AM
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Jordan
Posts: 4079 - Karma: 2,122
Yo thanks a lot!

I agree with the music, I took it off, it feels less professional.
Apr 13 2009 7:57PM
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Stallis-good
Posts: 190 - Karma: 22
looks super legit
nice job mang
Apr 13 2009 8:07PM
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dylansiggers
Posts: 1661 - Karma: 5,841
really really good job

super professional
Apr 13 2009 8:17PM
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mac.N.steeze
Posts: 652 - Karma: 6
same here

Apr 13 2009 8:25PM
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Jordan
Posts: 4079 - Karma: 2,122
Thanks bud!

It's nice when everyone is helpful haha! 10/10 for errrbody (in the club get tipsy)
Apr 13 2009 9:59PM
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Delphi
Posts: 3748 - Karma: 36
ill site dude. The only thing I would say is tweak your about section a bit, make your message sound more professional and ratchet up the sentences to make them flow.
Apr 13 2009 10:08PM
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Gnarshred
Posts: 5670 - Karma: 18

The whole thing doesnt fit on my screen which is a bummer.  Is there a way to auto-scale it for the user?

Site looks great though!

Apr 13 2009 10:17PM
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Jordan
Posts: 4079 - Karma: 2,122
I received a PM about this issue, I am not sure how to have it auto scale.

I can make the screen resolution smaller as a whole, but I think for a majorty of the people it fits on the screen?
Apr 14 2009 1:57PM
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mmmmm...Pie
Posts: 673 - Karma: 15
Does it let you enter dimensions in percentages rather than pixels? I know you can do it with HTML/CSS, but I'm not familiar with what you're using to build your site.
Apr 16 2009 12:16AM
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El_Barto.
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Apr 16 2009 12:27AM
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sack
Posts: 4881 - Karma: 147
great site design and layout. the site didn't quite fit my browser. other than that it worked perfectly.
Apr 16 2009 4:30AM
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