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I'm not quite sure what the problem is? Can you explain as I've looked at the one that's apparently not working and the one that is and can't see the difference.

just checked my stats and it's not great - a couple of hits a month...

I was about to type out a solution, but then thought it's best if we know what you've got already, in order to comment properly. If you can post a link to your page, or paste your code here, then we'll be in a better position to help you. Have you got your elements inside a container <div>? It's best to create a container div and centre that on the page and then put your elements within that.

I'm really lucky that one of my best mates is a lawyer, so I don't have to pay legal fees...just supply him with home made jam and cookies on a regular basis! It's the best deal ever! And one of the benefits of that is that when he called my client he plainly stated that he was a 'friend of the family' and so I wouldn't be paying any legal fees and so it didn't matter how long it would take for him to pursue the case...it would cost them more than it would me if they didn't comply etc etc - very good tactic.

I used to earn twice as much as I do now when I had one of those real 9-5 jobs [they were never really 9-5 though! Always expected to do unpaid overtime and work through lunch!]...but now I don't spend a fortune on travel every year and also don't waste a load of time travelling either - used to be about 2-3hours a day wasted just by travelling! As I'm not in the city every day I'm not compelled to spend money either all the time... I have a really good daily structure that involves doing pilates, walking the dog, tending to the veg garden, cooking, time to myself, working and relaxing that I'm not sure I would go back to the daily grind. The only reason I don't earn as much or more than I used to is that I don't want to be working all day everyday. I don't go out looking for work as often as I should. I know I could be busier and wealthier, but I choose not to be. I do occassionally take on mammoth amounts of work and work really hard for several months, but the reward is sitting back and being able to do nothing for several weeks throughout the year. I just seem to have more time to do other stuff and work is so much less stressful. Ok so the pay in infrequent, but once you've been frugal for a few years and managed to save something up and have something to fall back on, it's OK. I do worry about work drying up, but every time I do, loads of jobs fall in my lap! It's being able to pick and choose which jobs you want to do which is great too and being able to pursue projects that really interest you as well. And any free time can be spent learning new skills or doing something compeletey different. I can remember back to the office days and sometimes not having any work on for weeks, but still having to go into the office everyday and potter about backing up files and doing menial stuff to pass the time. If I haven't got any work on, the last thing I want to be doing is sitting at my computer! Another benefit is HOLIDAYS...no more having to book your blocks of days a year in advance in order to make sure you can take your holidays when you want to, or having to work Chirstmas and New Year!!! Highly recommend freelancing!

Congratulations - are you sure you're ready for the irregular paycheques? It took me ages to get used to the fact that I no longer automatically got paid on the 26th of every month!

When I started out I used to calculate costs on a per page kind of basis. I used to split my costs into: - fee for site set up of hosting / domain / emails - fee for the design - fee for teh build of each page - fee for extra coding - e.g. contact forms It was easier for me to do it that way. But as the years have gone by I have become more aware of how long it takes me to do stuff and I now break down my costs differently and it's more project based and generally includes the following... - site set up of hosting / domain / emails - the design - build of a skeleton site - site cross browser testing and validation / debugging issues + errors - adding content - getting the site live - training / manual for updating the site - follow up support

I had a case recently of a client not paying. I just got my lawyer to phone them up and he managed to sort it out without going to court and I got paid within 2 days. He did a bit of research into the partnership companies involved and just did his plummy voiced harbinger of doom voice and won the case in my favour over the phone. How far has your case gone? Have you gone to court yet? Do you have a lawyer?

brillaint resources - thanks! I had a couple of friends email me recently about SEO and so I'll pass these links onto them.

to be honest BabyBen, I've not checked my stats recently for this kind of thing - I'll have a look and get back to you.

I know I was quite suprised...I remember it being a nightmare to do though as I had no idea what I was doing and learning on the job and had a deadline to work to - stress city! That must have been about 7 years ago I think.

Ha Ha - a colleague of mine who did the programming side of the site has managed to track it down...I can't believe it's still up, but looks like it hasn't been used in a while... The Way We Work I'm also responsible for this graphics heavy one: Kylie Klub That was a really fun site to work on! Had to do loads of flash ecards and games for them.

damn...got "Not in Archive" - might have it on disc though...

that's one of the reasons I want to find my first ever website! Actually it's not my first, I've just realised I did a flash website - a kind of personal portfolio in order to get the job where I created the website I'm on about. Not sure that's online anymore as it was on some freespace and I deleted it all - going to look at the archive now and see if it's there.

I can't find mine either! I can still remember how bad it looked though...I might have it on disc and so will keep searching.

my first website was soooooo awful! I'm trying to see if it's still online, but can't remember the name of the company I did it for...it would be cringeworthy to look at but a laugh to show you all!!! I'll keep you posted. I remember it was bright orange and I had to use these awful illustrated characters all over the place that they used on theire stationary...

I totally see your point and agree with it, I just don't think it applies in this case...

very good - I would never have figured that out!

I'm sufferring from the 'too much rain' thing today too so switched on PC to mess about with some redesign on my own site and now we've got a thunder storm starting, so think I'll switch off again as it's be just my luck to get struck!

I'm an oldie, you'll have to expand ROFL as I have no idea what that means....

wow thats pretty comprehensive... I was going to butt in, but think you've covered everything ans so I'll leave you to it.

Hey all! Just having a laugh as I've not seen Ben around this forum much of late and wondered whether he's going to be appearing on our television screens soon on Big Brother - maybe he's in hiding right now!

yeah but if a bit of text is always going to be a title and coloured green - what's wrong in calling the style greentitle? I get what you mean with semantic naming but I really don't think it applied in this instance as within the context of the this website my style names make perfect sense.

this is all fixed now thanks. I made a background graphic using the grey for the left hand columna dn the image for the right hand column and just made it a lot taller then the content is ever going to be and that worked a treat.

I doubt the layout is going to change and the colours certainly won't as they reflect the company logo so I don't see this as being a big issue...the colours are always going to be relevent regardless of the layout.