Website Review and Suggestions

**Republikin** · 04-25-2007, 05:10 PM

Hello everyone,

I'm getting very close to going live with my site and wanted some feedback by the community on various aspects. My goal with this site will eventually be to compete with SXC. Why? you might ask, well because no one else does so I think there is some potential in it. Also, I'm a better photographer than programmer so I feel that this is one way that I can contribute to the Open Source philosophy.

Anyways, you might notice that content is in short supply right now but I am adding new photos every day, as fast as I can so if you like the idea please do bookmark my site for future reference. Even you really like the idea, feel free to sing up as a contributor and upload your own work.

Thanks for taking the time to review the site everyone.

Dave
http://www.zemostock.com

**travelagent** · 08:23 PM

Yeah; stick to photography for sure!

But, you need to understand that this photo is definitely NOT "Transportation" -- you need to place it under something more intelligent ... like maybe "SKYLINES" or perhaps "ARCHITECTURE" ...

Beyond that, you should know how to validate your website to correct the following 74 code warnings:

Code:

line 9 column 3 - Warning: <meta> element not empty or not closed
line 10 column 3 - Warning: <meta> element not empty or not closed
line 11 column 3 - Warning: <meta> element not empty or not closed
line 12 column 3 - Warning: <meta> element not empty or not closed
line 13 column 3 - Warning: <meta> element not empty or not closed
line 14 column 3 - Warning: <meta> element not empty or not closed
line 15 column 3 - Warning: <link> element not empty or not closed
line 84 column 7 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 120 column 7 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 122 column 64 - Warning: <br> element not empty or not closed
line 122 column 145 - Warning: <br> element not empty or not closed
line 122 column 211 - Warning: <br> element not empty or not closed
line 127 column 8 - Warning: <input> element not empty or not closed
line 129 column 27 - Warning: <input> element not empty or not closed
line 223 column 112 - Warning: <br> element not empty or not closed
line 242 column 88 - Warning: <br> element not empty or not closed
line 248 column 2 - Warning: discarding unexpected </td>
line 323 column 1 - Warning: missing <td>
line 334 column 12 - Warning: <input> element not empty or not closed
line 337 column 39 - Warning: <input> element not empty or not closed
line 338 column 12 - Warning: <br> element not empty or not closed
line 339 column 12 - Warning: <input> element not empty or not closed
line 341 column 12 - Warning: <input> element not empty or not closed
line 343 column 12 - Warning: <input> element not empty or not closed
line 332 column 9 - Warning: missing </div>
line 345 column 13 - Error: discarding unexpected </form>
line 346 column 10 - Error: discarding unexpected </div>
line 347 column 8 - Error: discarding unexpected </td>
line 348 column 7 - Error: discarding unexpected </tr>
line 355 column 2 - Warning: <form> shouldn't be nested
line 362 column 1 - Warning: missing <td>
line 368 column 2 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 370 column 5 - Warning: <input> element not empty or not closed
line 375 column 18 - Warning: <input> element not empty or not closed
line 380 column 1 - Error: discarding unexpected </form>
line 387 column 1 - Warning: <form> shouldn't be nested
line 394 column 1 - Warning: missing <td>
line 400 column 2 - Warning: missing <tr>
line 402 column 5 - Warning: <input> element not empty or not closed
line 407 column 18 - Warning: <input> element not empty or not closed
line 412 column 1 - Error: discarding unexpected </form>

**koporc** · 04-26-2007, 03:15 AM

very nice site i was looking for something like that. TY

**Michelangelo** · 04-26-2007, 06:43 AM

Well the site design is great, but your text is very very hard to read, I would recommand you to use larger fonts.

Also work on this section:

Welcome to Zemo Stock

Welcome to Zemo Stock we provide you with the best quality stock photography at the most affordable price, free! Check out the categories to the left or use the above search box to search for the photos you need.

I would recommand you to use at least 200-250 words.

**Republikin** · 04-26-2007, 10:29 AM

Michelangelo, might I ask what your resolution is? My resolution is 1368x769 and I can read it across the room. I will work on adding more text though, your right I just have a hard time writing copy. I'll figure out a way to stuff it.

As far as the snide and condescending remarks from travelagent go I'll try to take them with a grain of salt. Your right, that picture shouldn't be in transportation, I guess I made a mistake, I'm only human. As far as all the errors go, there is only so much I can do to it without spending weeks trying to fix it. It is a third party application from Ktools which I really recommend no one buy. Their code is very sloppy and strewn about over 90 pages with no central template system (which they claimed they had before I bought it, what they meant was you could modify the CSS template). Right now, it renders in the major browsers so I'm leaving it as is however, the experience I have had with Ktools has already started me in creating my own competing product to fix all of these problems and more.

**Mia** · 05-08-2007, 01:36 PM

The design looks good and the photos are fabulous. I bought some
photos and drawings from websites similar to yours in the past, and,
in my experience, there are two things that would make such web-site
more attractive.
1. The price should be clear. You don't say what is the cost of subscription, but I assume you are going to add it.
2. It would be really beneficial to add one (short) paragraph summary of the EULA. It has to be really short, informal and easy to understand and refer to the formal license for further details. Many visitors' first question when visiting your site will be "who much is it?" and "does the license allow me to use it for my purposes?". By answering these two questions quickly, you would increase the customer satisfaction right away.

**Republikin** · 05-08-2007, 01:43 PM

Thanks for the feedback however, is it really that unclear that every photo is free? The title alone says "Zero Cost Royalty Free Stock Photography".