Website Review and Suggestions

**urbangyrl** · 07-11-2007, 01:44 PM

Hello WebFam,

I am new to this forum. I just finished my site for my virtual marketing and PR firm. I am frustrated because of how it loads. Its hard to explain, but it's like the slices don't load at the same time. I am hoping some of you can review my site and give me some suggestions on how to get a smoother load of my webpage.

I designed the site in Photoshop CS and finished it up in Dreamweaver MX.
Any and all suggestions are GREATLY appreciated.

My url is http://www.p2lconsulting.com

**zhaoke** · 07-12-2007, 09:07 AM

just visited, good design..

**LadynRed** · 07-12-2007, 02:14 PM

You want a smoother load ?
1 - Put a doctype on your pages !
2 - dump tables for layout
3 - VALIDATE YOUR CODE
4 - Don't use images where there should be text
5 - Get rid of the in-line CSS and put all your styles into an external CSS file.
6 - Don't use position:absolute on everything - the browser is calculating where things should be - and the positioning isn't necessary.
7 - at 1280x1024 resolution, your orange background stops on the right side and the rest is white. Specify the orange color on the body in CSS and that will stop.
8 - Center the page
9 - Dump the DW image rollovers for your menu and use CSS instead, no javascript needed.
10 - Get rid of the deprecated code like "center" all that 'align=center' garbage - use CSS to do that for you.

Nice design, your code just needs some work.

**urbangyrl** · 07-12-2007, 02:22 PM

LadynRed,

You are an ANGEL. Thank you so much for these tips. I really needed some solid opinions and suggestions on how to make my site better.

Thank you so much

**LadynRed** · 07-12-2007, 06:29 PM

You're welcome

Ask away if you need any help.

**Swefx** · 07-13-2007, 07:17 AM

I like the design. The purple and green are nice, although I think they clash a little. Maybe try toning down the colors (just a tad).

**DomaineM** · 07-13-2007, 06:41 PM

i agree with the "center the page" note, i suppose it would look much better!

**nancy4king** · 10-05-2007, 04:18 AM

Good design, nice color combination and cool header image. your code just needs some rework. Rest all is ok.