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In terms of hosting and domain, I always discuss with the client as I offer basic shared hosting packages. So, I need to know if they already have hosting, and if not, if my basic hosting will work for them or if they need to find something that can handle more traffic and general use.
 
For breaking down the cost for them, I simple put it as a separate cost from the design & development of the website. For me specifically, I would tell them the website design is x amount of dollars, plus hosting and domain will be $4.99/month purchased in 12 month packages.
 
People always like it when the cost is broken down for them so they know where their money is going. It's good to always have the total project fee bolded at the top and bottom of an invoice for any clients who just want to know how much money to fork over and get on with their day.

This really depends whethere all "quotes" for a selection of items would always been the same for any visitor.
 
Shopping carts will give you a "cart" page where added items are displayed along with totals (including tax/shipping if required) so that could serve as the "quote" price. I take it you wouldn't want to collect payment at this stage - if that's true then most shopping carts have an "offline" payment method which could be used to complete the order with.

I don't think there is a problem, you might want to contact the provider, they can see what kind of settings you use!
 
I did find another thing, not really big, but for better practise
 
if(trim($_POST['contactname']) == '') { $hasError = true; } else { $name = trim($_POST['contactname']); }  
You check here if the post data is empty, PHP has actually a function for this!
 
if(empty(trim($_POST['contactname'])) === true) { $hasError = true; } else { $name = trim($_POST['contactname']); }  
Cheers :B

Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate your input, as the high majority of this community probably has way more experience than I do.
 
@Jabba yes, the client wants the primary purpose of the site is to simply provide information about the business and have users connect with the company via newsletter sign-up and Facebook.
 
@Teodora I definitely agree with the white space, I'm throwing around a few different spacing ideas right now so we'll see how that goes. I'm going to add icons as well, and try to get some more textures and interesting bits to fit into the overall "Sew Passion" theme.

Thanks again, I'll update this thread when I have made some more alterations.

I like what you have so far
 
I always have a tough time pulling off orange colour schemes but I think you have done it very well. I like the top menu as well, very interesting and functional.
 
The biggest thing I noticed when I opened the page was the barrage of attention grabbers: A video starts playing, text is scrolling at the top, and the logo is aggressively blinking and changing. I'm not really sure what I should do, where to click, what to pay attention to.

Went back over an old design and refined it a bit (still got some more bits to play with!).
 
*I've removed the logo.
 
http://jacktracy.co.uk/client/thinking/Preview.jpg

I have been working all day on this design http://goo.gl/0p7wH
Still work in progress...

A bit of the website I started today (sneak peak because the rest of it doesn't really exist yet )

Hi all,
 
Just wanted to let you guys know that I have just been offered my first role in the industry as a Front-end Web Developer!!!. As its something I have wanted for quite some time now I am really pleased.
 
I would like to thank the WDF community for all their support, advice and encouragement over the years without which I may not have been as successful, in particular MikeChipshop and mteam have always provided valuable constructive feedback and encouragement when reviewing my designs and code.
 
I hope many other members also go on to find success in the industry.
 
regards,
 
Andy
 
 

Just for this reply your banned. Sorry to break it to you but we do not put up with attacks on a community that contains nothing but talent

Welcome to the forums!
 
If they are big images, I would redirect them to a new page. Unless you make it so that the image loads upon the results, all of the images listed before their plan will need to load before theirs is displayed, which can make some long load times.

wine does a ****ty job imo. I mean sure it "runs" but thats basically all.. and not all windows software runs in wine. it is often still buggy. But maybe they have improved over the years. My experience with wine could well be outdated. it's been a while since i ran any linux.
about mac vs pc:
I dont care.. its a stupid discussion. like wether vanilla or chocolate milkshakes are better.. personally i dont like chocolate milkshakes. or anything chocolate flavored.. besides.. well chocolate.
 
statement: mac hardware is better optimised then pc.
response: sure. if you buy a brand pc. and dont optimise parts yourself..
 
statement: but the mac os works better with the hardware.
response: yeh thats true.. but you cant fix -anything- yourself.
 
statement: you pay too much for the apple logo on your device.
response: No, you pay for the total package, including the optimised hardware with os. and the design.
 
conclusion: i've seen this discussion far too often. and it all xomes down to this:
both have their pros and cons. neither is beter than the other. and it all comes down to user preference.
 
(and hipster status)

I have to admit I am guilty, I am missing my gradients and drop shadows
So I made a small freebie, just for pleasure really, and decided to share with you.
 

 
Free for personal and commercial use. Download from: http://dribbble.com/shots/1015064-Chocolate-Mango-free-gallery-ui/attachments/121029
 
Hope you like it

Good choice

I was only getting a $50 student discount, maybe it is different in Canada?
 
I went ahead and got the Macbook Pro. After taxes, ended up a little under $1,700 with a $100 teacher discount (dragged my dad along )

http://www.phpcart.net/

I have been working on this article for a long time and finally here it is:
 
How to prevent common computer related health problems
http://www.teodora-dev.com/?p=3113
 
I would love to hear your thoughts.
 
Hope you find it helpful and Happy Easter!

The reality is if you're any good at your trade (and don't live in India) you avoid sites like PPH like the plague.

Well the only downside would be that I assume they void the manufacturer's warranty by opening it up in the first place, so you're taking a risk there unless they offer their own kind of warranty service - again, a little risky.
 
12GB is overkill for what you need - even for future-proofing. 8GB will be enough, but don't go lower. Also look at the speed of the RAM - you'll probably want 1600MHz DDR3 or higher. As for processing power, I'd personally suggest either an i7 dual-core (allows for hyperthreading), or a quad-core i5/i7 (the i7 being overkill) - it depends how much you're willing to spend. I'll never claim to be a hardware expect, so take my suggestions with a pinch of salt. There's much more to look at than just the advertised clock speed - shared cache for one.
 
However, the purchasing of a SSD will be the most significant performance boost you would notice - regardless of clock speed, or RAM. Honestly, if you can afford a SSD...get one. The performance boost is truly outstanding. No processor/RAM upgrades will match this.

Whatever you do DO NOT PUT THE BODY TEXT IN IMAGES.
 
Really you should at least try and learn some of the basics. But start with what you know perhaps and just deal with each issue as it arises.

Elance is terrible for this... there are tons of job postings listed as "less than $10/hour" or "Under $200" for huge projects with tight deadlines. The job poster also always seems really confident in ideas of replicating social networks, I have the next facebook, I need a site exactly like Youtube but better, this e-commerce site will be huge, it's going to be the next big thing! But I'm only paying you $200. Oh, and I need it tomorrow. Web design doesn't take very long anyways, and you'll get a tonne of referalls from me if you do a good job.
 
I don't think a lot of people understand the value of website design and development, and the work that goes into it, which can be frusturating. Don't even bother with those clients.

Bored... so thought I would share - here are my latest two designs
http://dribbble.com/shots/973144-Travel-company-homepage-layout-work-in-progress/attachments/112295
http://dribbble.com/shots/965072-Very-exciting-project-work-in-progress/attachments/110554

Mumford and Sons, Monsters and Men, Muse.
 
Also, occasionally K-pop. Surprisingly easy to work when you have a good melody/beat and words you can't understand

Morning,
 
Yes, that's definitely possible. I've modified the above jsfiddle, which now looks like this: http://jsfiddle.net/LyndseyB/LxKfK/2/
 
What I did was completed removed the two hide/unhide functions, we don't really need them. Next, I created the input text boxes ID's based on the options selected value. So, for option 1, its value is 'option1'. The corresponding text box that goes with option 1 has an ID of 'option1'. The jQuery function then grabs the option selected value (thisVal) and finds the corresponding input with ID of ( '#.+thisVal ) to display on the screen.
 
I hope this helps!
Lyndsey.
 
Edit: At the moment, all inputs are hidden on page load. As we know that option 1 is going to be selected by default when the page loads, we could just set #option1 to be visible by default. Just add this to your css:
 
#option1 { display:inline; }  
Alternatively, add an initial option value which forces the user to select an option, e.g.
<option value=""> Please Select... </option>