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Post by Zarathu » Thu, Apr 01, 2010, 9:24 PM UTC

jeffmould wrote: post #7

I am assuming that the design at http://licead.com is your partner's brother. Based on that I think with a little editing and some input from everyone that you can have a good starting point. I can appreciate you wanting the best design for your company and do believe that a website says a lot about the company, but it sounds almost as if you have "site envy". "Site envy" is when you look at designer's portfolios and…

The business is the website.

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Post by keefe » Thu, Apr 01, 2010, 11:50 PM UTC

jose-gosdin wrote: post #8

Your partner is an idiot. Even if his brother is a great designer, if he makes a mistake, both of you will be hesitant to say anything. It sucks, but clients are supposed to be tough on designers so that they get whatever they want. There's also a reason people go to school for design, or have years of experience. An "eye for design" is not enough for a professional site. UI design and efficient navigation don't just…

I was going to say his partner is smoking the crack. That design would have been atrocious in 1996. I see frames that aren't sized right on my 1920x1200, a 404 AND a goo goo dolls song that I somehow think they didn't pay royalties for. Borderline illegal and ugly, but hey at least it's free.

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Post by coryl » Fri, Apr 02, 2010, 1:36 AM UTC

There are going to be a lot of these arguments over things like this. Are you sure you're working with the right person? How long have you been friends?

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Post by ScottWhigham » Fri, Apr 02, 2010, 3:06 PM UTC

Zarathu wrote: post #11

jeffmould wrote: post #7

I am assuming that the design at http://licead.com is your partner's brother. Based on that I think with a little editing and some input from everyone that you can have a good starting point. I can appreciate you wanting the best design for your company and do believe that a website says a lot about the company, but it sounds almost as if you have "site envy". "Site envy" is when you look at designer's portfolios and…

The business is the website.

The website isn't the business; the product is the business.

Look - I'm in the same boat; my business is solely run through my website (http://www.learnitfirst.com/).

I like the design of "Lice Ad" well enough - it will make you money. I would accept it and move on to the next problem. I started LearnItFirst with a #%&^*( looking website and I was fine.

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Post by Zarathu » Sat, Apr 03, 2010, 4:16 PM UTC

ScottWhigham wrote: post #14

Zarathu wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The business is the website.

The website isn't the business; the product is the business. Look - I'm in the same boat; my business is solely run through my website ( http://www.learnitfirst.com/ ). I like the design of "Lice Ad" well enough - it will make you money. I would accept it and move on to the next problem. I started LearnItFirst with a #%&^*( looking website and I was fine.

Your site similarly looks like garbage. :(

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Post by ScottWhigham » Sat, Apr 03, 2010, 9:56 PM UTC

Zarathu wrote: post #15

ScottWhigham wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The website isn't the business; the product is the business. Look - I'm in the same boat; my business is solely run through my website ( http://www.learnitfirst.com/ ). I like the design of "Lice Ad" well enough - it will make you money. I would accept it and move on to the next problem. I started LearnItFirst with a #%&^*( looking website and I was fine.

Your site similarly looks like garbage. :(

WTF, man? What kind of bullshit comment is that? You come here asking for advice and I post what I thought was an attempt at helping and you shit on my business? That is low class.

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Post by ScottWhigham » Sat, Apr 03, 2010, 10:04 PM UTC

You know what - that was a pretty mean-spirited comment you made to me, Zarathu. I don't appreciate it and I think it makes you look very, very disrespectful. You ask our advice and I posted what I thought was a helpful comment. It's fine not to agree with my comment but you were out of line with your personal attack.