What's your opinion on breeders websites? - Page 5

Jeff_Favelle · 01-21-05, 11:15 PM

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Web sites are good. The only problem I have is, that Jeff hasn't been using his fancy papertowels in his pictures lately ......

You bastage!!! I was in the clear man! Everyone had almost forgot about those things!

A pox on you. LOL!

Tim_Cranwill · 01-22-05, 01:14 AM

Oooooohhhh no! I never forget. I was just waiting for the right time to bring it up again!

Too bad someone beat me to it! LOL

Jeff_Favelle · 01-22-05, 03:15 AM

Yeah, too bad. Mo-Fo.

I got secrets about the Great Crannie as well peeps. And if it wasn't for Bad Karma, I'd be all over town at the local hotspots spilling my guts......(one more Kaluha cupcake and I'm gonna do that anyways Crannie, LOL!)....

Gotta go and NOT update my website, because all the photos I had planned were chalk-a-block full of STYLISH paper towel that the rubes here wouldn't appreciate.

LOL!

BoidKeeper · 01-22-05, 10:04 AM

Ok so here's what I've learned so far,
- Yes people think that anyone who wants to sell snakes should have a website.
- They make life easier for both seller and buyer once they are up and running.
- They have to be kept updated.
- Two of the most important sections are "About me." and "My collection."
- Tim has a great memory.
- Jeff is still very girly. "Kaluha cupcake” Come on man.lol
Cheers,
Trevor

Slannesh · 01-22-05, 10:21 AM

Sounds about right Trevor....

But I would add that there is a big difference between a GOOD website and a crappy one. Like pretty much everything else in the business world it's about polish and packaging.

And I agree that Jeff is girly

Heck.. even my girlfriend drinks tequila Jeff and she's just a wee lil' thing!

BoidKeeper · 01-22-05, 10:24 AM

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and she's just a wee lil' thing!

So is Jeff.lol
Cheers,
Trevor

beanersmysav · 01-22-05, 10:29 AM

Hey now I still like jello shots even though I'm convinced they don't do anything for ya but when I'm drinking I still don't mind eating about 30 of em they taste like they could kill ya but I just never see an increase

But yeah that sounds about right, I think a decent design is a must atleast one that's easy to navigate, there's too many sites out there where you have to click 2-3 or even 4 links to find some available reptiles

Jeff_Favelle · 01-22-05, 04:59 PM

"Polishing the packaging" did he say? Haha I ain't touching that one.

Oh, and you're all dead. That's right.

I agree too, easy to navigate is a huge one, so is FAST LOADING. There are still some people in the dark ages and they have dial up (thank god not me), and if I'm over at a friend's and I want to look something up, I don't want it taking 30 minutes per page. Dreamweaver and all those programs can tell you how long each page will take to upload at what connection speed.

And those giant flash intros? Gay as a bananna. My friend made me one up and I'll be damned if I ever use it. There's a reason why every flash intro has a "skip intro" button. So why even bother putting the flash intro on? LOL!

BoidKeeper · 01-22-05, 06:01 PM

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Oh, and you're all dead. That's right.

Well I'm glad to see you still have a sense of humour and that you are taking the jokes well. If you need me I'll be out of town for the next year or so.

Cheers,
Trevor

nita · 01-22-05, 06:10 PM

I hve to agree with Jeff on the Flash intros, I always skip them!!

Well this year my one female big enough to breed is on loan to Jamie and hopefully I will have 50% poss het pieds next year but I'm keeping all of them most likely as we are splitting the clutch 50/50. Next year though I will hopefully have 5 - 9 females that will be breeding size and some of those offspring will be for sale, DH is building me a website as well, he does a nice job. I personally like to check out others websites and it does annoy me to no end when a site hasn't been updated in years, (One of my favorites still reads 2002, LOL, I check in every couple months to see if it has been fixed yet) I like to be able to check out a persons website to see what they are working with rather than having to email them and ask what it is they will be producing this year, if I check the site and they might have an animal i'm interested in come hatching time then I bookmark the site and keep checking back.

We will also be a 'WE'. I do all the snake care and choosing of the animals but the money is ours, he takes care of website, marketing and 3 of the snakes although I paid for them belong to my daughters and they do help with cleaning cages. It is a hobby and eventually a business in time but it will be a family thing here and therefore we is appropriate.

Tim_Cranwill · 01-22-05, 06:24 PM

Some things I like and don't like to see are:

- The 3 click rule. You should be able to get to any page on the site within 3 clicks.

- Well named links. One site I love to visit is www.ralphdavisreptiles.com . There is TONS of great info on that site but it is more difficult to navigate than it should be and lots of the links have rather cryptic titles... IMO. I'm not knocking Ralphie though. He's the man!

- Flash intros... NOT. As stated above, they just aren't necessary and I ALWAYS skip them.

- Links to other pages and even photos should open in a new window.

- Drop down menus? Not a fan. They have their place but I'd rather see the options laid out in front of me.

- Sounds and pointer trailers... awful. Really, really poor taste and as corny as you can get!

- Text - Background color difference. Make sure the text is easy to read against the background.

- Pop ups... BOOOO!!!

Just my opinions. Oh well... gots to go be shovelin' now.

HeatherRose · 01-22-05, 06:34 PM

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- Sounds and pointer trailers... awful. Really, really poor taste and as corny as you can get!

Don't forget those little graphic things falling on the page... like snowflakes, rain, hearts or little stars... it's enough to give anyone a seizure!

Slannesh · 01-22-05, 08:07 PM

Ok ok.. i'll admit "polish and packaging" sounded a little... odd.

But it's ok Jeff, when you come to get me i'll simply offer you a beer then ship your hopelessly drunken behind back home

But the point I was trying to make is pretty much that Tim and Heather were getting at as well. People want to see nice looking, clean, easy to navigate sites that get them to the info and/or pictures they want quickly and easily. Anything more than that in my mind just increases the frustration level and probably costs you sales rather than helps them.

munchy · 01-22-05, 08:18 PM

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Originally posted by Jeff_Favelle

And those giant flash intros? Gay as a bananna. There's a reason why every flash intro has a "skip intro" button. So why even bother putting the flash intro on? LOL!

LOL i couldnt agree more.

Jeff_Favelle · 01-22-05, 09:30 PM

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But it's ok Jeff, when you come to get me i'll simply offer you a beer then ship your hopelessly drunken behind back home

Ha ha offer me a beer and you won't be able to get rid of me!!! LOL!!