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Old 10-02-2008, 15:05   #91
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I like the site - I haven't a clue what it's all about but it looks good The only problem was the loading time and the fact it's all flash based which will be very content heavy. It seems odd that the site would be so slow to load when your product is based around basic images (basic as in single, solid colours unlike photos).

As Jasper has already said, a content management system is the way to go IMO. I've not used Joomla my self but I've heard great things - I have some experience in a competing technology, DotNetNuke, which is very powerful and you can theme it very easily - just get your skin designer to theme the thing for you based on the images you provide and they can deliver a DNN skin which you just apply to your web site. There are providers now who host DNN-based sites and you can then of course utilise such powerful features as forum modules, shopping cart modules, etc. It's all open source and there's a huge community developing around it. There are loads of free modules as well as professionally designed ones and typically, you're looking at £50 for an off-the-peg skin and maybe a couple of hundred pounds for a skin conversion from an HTML version.

Good luck
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Old 10-02-2008, 15:26   #92
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I didn't think what he'd done would have taken an hour (which I said I'd pay him by). If you genuinely think it would have taken under this then no payment to him!
You could probably stretch the work he's done to an hour, but its still very basic preliminary, and i don't think it constitutes payment really. if you want to stay on good terms with him offer him bare minimum thank him, and leave him. If you don't care much for him save it.
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Old 10-02-2008, 15:33   #93
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I didn't think what he'd done would have taken an hour (which I said I'd pay him by). If you genuinely think it would have taken under this then no payment to him!
I've got a pretty basic knowledge of Flash, and if I already had the designs/work to go into the page, then I doubt it would take me any more than 2 hours to put that together, and that's as a very limited Flash designer. If he's meant to be competant at all, then it shouldn't take him long at all. All he's basically done is put some slides together in Flash with some basic scripting to tell what should happen when you press each of the buttons. Not difficult at all from what I can see. If he's had 3 months, he's wasted your time, pure and simple

Now get to work Jasper, I can't wait to see what you come up with
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Old 10-02-2008, 16:41   #94
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If he's had 3 months, he's wasted your time, pure and simple
Agreed
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Old 10-02-2008, 19:21   #95
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Whoa! sorry for the lack of response, Pheebs - have been with the olds looking at their new doggies this weekend and haven't really been near a computer.

I'd be delighted to take this on - you seem to have done all the bits I don't like doing (I hate drawing pictures, but I love taking those pictures and HTML-ing them!). I can do nights in the week so let me know when you're reading and we can get together and discuss what you want and how I see delivering it
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Old 10-02-2008, 19:58   #96
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Superb stuff!

YAAAAAAAY! I r excited

Duncan _finally_ text me and said something along the lines of "Hello Clare. I'm sorry I haven't got back to you I'm going thruogh a bad patch at the moment so you've probably made the right choice. Don't worry about paying me, hope your good. See you soon, Duncan"

So yeh... I don't feel bad or nowt but am hoping he's okie (I think he had gf problems - she wasn't at all happy about him popping over to my house ref the webby! Silly lady)

Anyway, got to disappear but will call you tomorrow day time Jasper! YAY!

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Old 10-02-2008, 20:11   #97
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Good that he was OK about it rather than be defensive. At least you can move on properly now.
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Old 10-02-2008, 21:33   #98
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That's good to hear

Looking forward to seeing the new and improved version (and tbh the original looked pretty funky to me ).
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Old 11-02-2008, 10:10   #99
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Still a bit annoying that he couldn't have let you know sooner, then leaving you to wonder wth was going on... hmmm

Anyway onwards and upwards with Jasper

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