June 3Jun 3 Hello Everyone! In April I started a "blog", partly to get away from Facebook. I would be very happy if you have any feedback, advices, criticism, ideas etc. What do you think about the design and the fonts I am using? • The website: https://weegar.com I started with some (more or less) silly posts about myself, my cat and so on, but am now writing longer posts and articles about living and working in Thailand (I have lived and worked here for 22 years now), as well as some advices and updates regarding legal issues, and describing/analyzing Thailand events, news etc. I have done the coding and design myself, and YES I'm an amateur. Just trying my best. Have a great day and thank you for any feedback!
June 3Jun 3 Awesome that you're finally getting round to making a website after buying the domain 24 years ago! I wonder how many of us here are sat on domains that we've not yet got round to doing anything with... The training stuff is cool, especially your plan and philosophy, so having that linked to in the main menu might be good? Other than that, everything looks and handles well on desktop and mobile for me. What camera and lens are you using for the photos you're taking? Some of these are a lot nicer than smartphone images! And how's the distancing from Facebook going?
June 4Jun 4 Author 20 hours ago, Jogeta316 said: Awesome that you're finally getting round to making a website after buying the domain 24 years ago! I wonder how many of us here are sat on domains that we've not yet got round to doing anything with... The training stuff is cool, especially your plan and philosophy, so having that linked to in the main menu might be good? Other than that, everything looks and handles well on desktop and mobile for me. What camera and lens are you using for the photos you're taking? Some of these are a lot nicer than smartphone images! And how's the distancing from Facebook going? Thank you so much for your feedback! • Yes, haha, I registered the domain back in 2002, and initially did a design for some kind of personal website, but but other work and other projects got in the way, so to speak. • Thanks for the suggestion to expand the section on training, and link it more clearly. I will definitely do something about this in the future. • Thanks for the comments regarding the photos. I used a Nikon D300 to take many of these. Lately I mostly just use an iPhone, but I've been thinking about buying a new DSLR, or simply having my current one repaired. • Distancing myself from Facebook was undeniably a good decision for me personally. I spend about the same amount of time on this "blog" instead. If old friends and acquaintances want to read about what I'm up to, I'm just a Google search away. Again, thank you very much for taking your time! Edited June 4Jun 4 by Caotain Thailand
June 14Jun 14 Just checked out your blog and I really like the clean layout. The fonts you picked are super easy to read which is great for longer posts about your time in Thailand. 22 years is a long time you must have some amazing stories!
June 14Jun 14 One quick suggestion though maybe add a few more images to break up the longer text blocks on your legal updates. Sometimes that makes it easier to digest heavier topics. Keep up the good work it definitely feels more personal than a Facebook page!
June 14Jun 14 oh and just a heads up on the mobile view, the menu gets a little squished on my screen but nothing major. really good job for doing all the coding yourself honestly!
June 14Jun 14 Author 3 hours ago, nathen starlin said: Just checked out your blog and I really like the clean layout. The fonts you picked are super easy to read which is great for longer posts about your time in Thailand. 22 years is a long time you must have some amazing stories! Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear your kind comments about the design! I try to make the site as user-friendly as possible, and it's probably my own (somewhat lacking) web development skills that occasionally get in the way. Yes, I do have quite a few stories. I simply need to be a bit more reflective, jot some of them down, and then develop them further from there. Thanks!
June 14Jun 14 Author 3 hours ago, nathen starlin said: oh and just a heads up on the mobile view, the menu gets a little squished on my screen but nothing major. really good job for doing all the coding yourself honestly! Oh, I mostly test it on a Samsung and an iPhone 16. I'm also using this tool, trying to make the website work down to 320px: http://responsivetesttool.com If you have the time, I would be very happy if you could provide a screenshot, but if not, no worries at all! Again, many thanks for your feedback!
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