Re: Questions for the Rinkmaster
Grishny, on host 12.29.132.98
Thursday, February 7, 2002, at 06:08:39
Questions for the Rinkmaster posted by HalfWitt on Thursday, February 7, 2002, at 05:11:50:
> I was just curious to know what it was that inspired you to create RinkWorks in the first place. I'm currently planning on making my own site, but I really don't know what all I want on it. Hearing about other people's inspiration can often help quite a bit. And besides, I'm sure there are other people who would like to know. :)
I currently have two web sites up that I maintain fairly frequently. One of them is nothing more than an on-line photo album that I update whenever I get new pictures, and the other is a graphic design newsletter that usually gets updated every three months. I'm also working on a third site right now that will house an on-line portfolio of my design work and hopefully will bring in freelance business for me.
The first peice of advice I would give you is not to start any design or coding on your site until you know what you want on it. There's no point in starting until you have some content.
Once you have your content, you should decide how you want your site to look before you begin creating it. Think about things like color scheme and design elements and navigation layout. These things are essential, because they will determine how you code your site, and believe me, you don't want change your mind about the way your web site looks in the middle of coding it; you'll waste hours of your time if you do.
Finally, if your reason for making a website is just to be like everybody else (i.e., "everybody else is doing it so why can't I?") then consider this: there are thousands of so-called "sites" out there that are nothing more than a bunch of random babblings and ugly graphics held together by nothing more than a few hyperlinks. If you're going to make a website dedicated to your autobiography and your random musings on life, at least do it well. For examples of what *not* to do with a web site, check out http://www.websitesthatsuck.com
If you want to make a website because you want to learn *how* to make a web site, then that's a good reason, but I still think you should come up with a theme and some content. Resist the urge to be inspired by Slapdash City.
Gri"the following website comes highly recommended"shny
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