Hi all, cheeky question but is anyone interested in blinging up my site as a project, I originally built it 14-15 years ago in dialup days and have never changed it much, no due to work commitments I haven't really got the time, and due to mortgage I don't really have the money

 

My site is just a personal site that gets used by locals and tourists for weather and district info, you would be welcome to put a permanent link and ad,

I have MS Frontpage and also Adobe Collection with Dreamweaver and all the other but I haven't worked Adobe out as yet

Since I have moved down to this tourist area my site is starting to get a lot of traffic so I think it's timed it changed it's looks, thanks in advance

Cheers

Paul

1. Yeah, its cheeky.

2. Blinging it up? A 15 year old site made in frontpage? Its not a "bling it up" job, its a "start a fresh" job imo.

Edited January 11, 201313 yr by jamesosix

A link to the site will help, not by much though.

 

As Jamie says, you're asking quite a lot of somebody for nothing, that's not to say that somebody won't do it.

Sorry guys but it's only a non profit info site that was a hobby, I'm not a mega company or anything, but whoever (if) takes it on will get a fair bit of exposure and I will promote the designer, there are a lot of businesses down this way, including Wineries, Breweries and many tourist related businesses, so some opportunity to get some paid work, Margaret River is in Prime wine country and is a tourist haven, 15 years ago my web skills were advanced, now they're crap I have all the Adobe CS5 Toys but haven't mastered them and time I don't have, if anyone needs a project or some practice then my site is the one :-), i'm not in any hurry, it has been 15 years now

it is currently www.paulnock.net but have a new domain www.margriver.com, site is on both

The new domain came free for a year when done with new host

It would definitely need a full revamp and redesign... have you looked into WordPress?

I'm tempted to do this out of love for Margaret River. I took a year out in Australia with my girlfriend and I loved this place, so much I got my first tattoo there.

 

I'm busy at the moment with paid work, but if you could PM me more about the sort of traffic you get, that would be helpful.

 

Lewis.

I'm tempted to do this out of love for Margaret River. I took a year out in Australia with my girlfriend and I loved this place, so much I got my first tattoo there.

 

I'm busy at the moment with paid work, but if you could PM me more about the sort of traffic you get, that would be helpful.

 

Lewis.

 

Current statistics according to the page counter on his homepage.

 

http://counter15.bravenet.com/index.php?id=128734&type=overview&usernum=1287090689

Web Traffic is picking up since I have promoted my site down here, I am about to add links to wineries and breweries and info on same.

I manage John Deere here and have a lot of contacts in the winery, tourism and dairy industries, whoever if anyone does the job will get as much promotion as I can give, that I can guarantee, if you get work I can't guarantee, what ever is built will be an advert for the designer really, I suspect with the new domain name and the theme of weather and info I will get more international visitors as well, I have only been her 6 months but is a permanent move.

The stats at brave net are not a good indication as the site has been based in Narrogin since 2001 til now, population 4000 and absolutely nothing to attract anyone to the place, before that it was in Morawa, population 200 and less attraction :-)

I can also offer free accommodation if the designer ever comes down this way, now thats worth a couple of hundred dollars a day :-)

Edited January 11, 201313 yr by Nocky

Anyone can get weather info from their smartphone or one of the thousands of weather sites, why would they come to your site?

 

If they do, it's only by chance and they'll leave pretty fast when they see it.

 

It's a terrible site, just get a new one.

And don't expect anyone here to do free work.

 

 

I'm fed up with people coming on here asking for free stuff, like those gumtree ads that always say 'great job for student or computer wizz kid'.

Yeah, because we can wield these technologies we'll work for a pat on the head, right?

Anyone can get weather info from their smartphone or one of the thousands of weather sites, why would they come to your site?

 

If they do, it's only by chance and they'll leave pretty fast when they see it.

 

It's a terrible site, just get a new one.

And don't expect anyone here to do free work.

 

 

I'm fed up with people coming on here asking for free stuff, like those gumtree ads that always say 'great job for student or computer wizz kid'.

Yeah, because we can wield these technologies we'll work for a pat on the head, right?

 

I know it's terrible, is why I'm asking, I didn't ask for your lip, I don't know why people keep coming back but they do, I can use many web design websites and get a better looking site than I have, but I asked if anyone wanted a project, I'm not offering anyone the world just exposure, if your fed with people asking for free stuff then don't read it, the company I work for is always getting asked for donations and free stuff, we look at all and some get it some don't.

Really with your attitude I would find it hard to believe you would get any work

if your fed with people asking for free stuff then don't read it, the company I work for is always getting asked for donations and free stuff, we look at all and some get it some don't.

Really with your attitude I would find it hard to believe you would get any work

 

We get a lot of people on this site who are new to the industry, and the last thing we want to do is give them the impression that spec work is acceptable or common practice.

I understand but everyone needs a good start, we do it in my industry (machinery) we give people in final year of school free work experience, I was offering someone a chance to fix up my site and get some exposure in one of the biggest tourism area's in Australia.

I didn't ask for andys rant or his obvious observation that my site was crap or his suggestion that because he has the expertise the world will fall at his feet, I have expertise in my field but I have to work hard to make things happen and in the past I put a lot of unpaid hours to get to where I am.

I was offering a damn good chance for someone to get a name out their, exposure in an area where technology is new and skills in this field were needed, if, basically building an advert for themselves and a promise of verbal promotion via my contacts.

Thanks for unlocking as I am keen to see what people have to say, I can handle criticism (even Bad), if you can handle mine give me your worse

I don't want this to be a slanging match though

For now I'm sorted with my site, thanks for the positive PM's as for the negative ones..... everyone is entitled to an opinion.

 

I would love to buy you a beer RD, if you get down here drop me a message, thanks again

Edited January 14, 201313 yr by Nocky