Posted by Shane_OH on 2/5/06 1:32am
Msg #94463

Updated my Website - Need Opinions....

Okay, okay, you've gotten enough critique from me... so please do the same.

http://notaryinohio.com

Its 2:30am, and after neglecting the gf for the majority of the day...this is what I got

Reply by Mr_Fantastic on 2/5/06 1:41am
Msg #94464

Who's the guy on your site? Doesn't look like the picture in your profile here!

I had no idea that Ohio had that many counties and that they were broken up so evenly in size. It's definitely a different ballgame in California, but would explain why I get so many calls for cities over 100 miles away from me, yet are in my neighboring county.

The site looks great, I can't think of any suggestions to make.

Reply by Shane_OH on 2/5/06 1:49am
Msg #94467

hehe, Guy is a stock photo...

Couldn't find one of myself that i liked, so I put him up. I figure until I get a comparable picture of myself.

I figured i'd put something I could picture a Title Girl Going...."Now I'd like him to close my loan", lets order the closing from Him.

Reply by TitleGalCA on 2/5/06 1:52am
Msg #94469

Shane, what's a Title Girl look like?

I may be sorry I asked this...is this a lady in a suit looking like a stressed out EO, or someone of the Laker's Cheerleader variety?

Reply by Shane_OH on 2/5/06 1:56am
Msg #94470

A Title Girl looks like....

My stunning girlfriend hehe... who used to do my title work when I was an LO. Met her at an office party, fell in love, relocated to Columbus, OH for her, bought a house to live with her and her beautiful 4 year old daughter.... Planning on marrying when she graduates college in a year. (we'd be married now, but as long as she's a single mom, the gov't pays the tuition)...might as well milk them some.

So......... I have had good experiences with them

Reply by TitleGalCA on 2/5/06 1:58am
Msg #94471

As your gf would say....

that was the RIGHT answer!! good luck to you both.

Reply by Shane_OH on 2/5/06 1:58am
Msg #94472

I was Born with a silver tongue....

:P Thank you.

Reply by Mr_Fantastic on 2/5/06 2:03am
Msg #94475

Re: I was Born with a silver tongue....

I know there's a joke in here somewhere about the tongue being the real reason your girlfriend likes you.

Reply by Shane_OH on 2/5/06 7:17pm
Msg #94580

Re: I was Born with a silver tongue....

Yes I let this go... but wanted to say something about a 12 inch tongue and can breathe thru my ears.......

But I dared not say it hehe.

Reply by Jenny_CA on 2/5/06 2:29am
Msg #94478

Perhaps it's my computer but your address info looks a little blurry, congratulations on your web site.

Reply by Kydocrunner on 2/5/06 6:03am
Msg #94484

Hi Shane, Nice start to your site. I have just a couple suggestions. First off in the paragraph you talk about your certifications, you right "I am currently hold". I think you mean you are currently holding certification....
Secondly the membership logos on your home page are blocking your navigation menu making it difficult to see your other pages. Perhaps you could move them somewhere else on the page.
Other than those two minor things it looks and sounds great. Nice job!

Reply by Shane_OH on 2/5/06 8:32am
Msg #94494

--Kicks self for missing grammar error!

Ack! I appreciate you pointing that out.... otherwise i would have completely missed it.

Reply by PAW_Fl on 2/5/06 6:17am
Msg #94485

Just a couple of comments, but overall, a nice site. I like it.

Looks fine in IE, but graphic/text overlaps in Firefox.

Email address in header doesn't match address in the webring navigation block.

Reply by Shane_OH on 2/5/06 8:25am
Msg #94492

Thanks for noticing...

I completely overlooked the email addy in the webring....I changed it to reflect the new site.

I did design the site with the IE user in mind, I have yet to create the firefox friendly site.

Appreciate your comments, and added your site to the links.

Reply by Shane_OH on 2/5/06 8:59am
Msg #94496

Firefox....

Hmmm... I dl'd firefox and I have no trouble viewing the site?
I tried changing the viewing resolution to 800 x 600, and there was a little overlap, but I think I've corrected that.

I'll have to look at the site from another PC, to be sure.

Reply by Leon_CO on 2/5/06 7:07am
Msg #94488

Question about graphics

Shane, I like your site. Simple design. I plan to do something similar in the near future.

Question for you or anyone else who can answer regarding graphics. I have seen some that I want to use (i.e. photo of hand signing a document, etc.). Is it permissable to use these? Are these types of graphics considered "public domain"?

And what about links? I know the NNA has a linking policy. What about others? Do you need someone's permission to link to their site?

Thanks.

By the way, the background for your site is the same background I used for the business cards I got from overnight prints.

Reply by Beth/MD on 2/5/06 8:18am
Msg #94491

Very good set up ---for the most part.
The map to show the counties you cover is a great idea and clever, too.
Like the fees section, and even like the "fake" Shane.

Reply by Shane_OH on 2/5/06 8:30am
Msg #94493

Regarding graphics....

Some pictures you come across may be public domain, others may be copyrighted, and others you can purchase from a stock photo site for a relatively cheap fee.

The guy picture cost me a $1 to utilize, but I can use it anytime anywhere now.

and the background is what i use for my business cards too. Thats where I got the idea.

Reply by Calnotary on 2/5/06 9:10am
Msg #94497

Re: Regarding graphics....

I dont understand why use other person's photo instead of "yours"?

Reply by Shane_OH on 2/5/06 9:17am
Msg #94499

Re: Regarding graphics....

I'll replace the other photo when I get one that looks professional enough to put on the website.

Just need to don my suit and get a quality picture taken. Until then its a filler.

Reply by Rickwoca on 2/5/06 10:35am
Msg #94508

Fee Schedule

Shane
Nice web page. Check on fee schedule page for spelling error Vill travel should be be Will travel. Very good job.
Rick

Reply by eXpedN_TX on 2/5/06 11:24am
Msg #94516

Hi Shane,

Looks good. The "fake" Shane is covering up the right side of the wording. In your 'Useful Link' link, while on that particular page, the 'e' is mostly hidden in the word useful. Seems to happen after I put my curser over it. Not sure why???

Have a great day!

Reply by O/Cnotary on 2/5/06 11:49am
Msg #94525

Shane, I dont get the reason for the links to other SA's ..

websites, but I do like your site.

Reply by Shane_OH on 2/5/06 12:03pm
Msg #94531

Linking to other sites....

Reciprocal links increase traffic to your site, and aid in the ranking of search engines.
The more links that point to your site, the higher ranking your site will have when someone searches for it....therefore; by doing reciprocal links, both sites better their chance of being found on the 1st page of a websearch..

Reply by O/Cnotary on 2/5/06 12:32pm
Msg #94534

What do you mean by $25 for SENDING edocs?

Reply by Shane_OH on 2/5/06 12:55pm
Msg #94536

Re: What do you mean by $25 for SENDING edocs?

Just like it sounds..
If you Send EDocs (not overnighting package to bwr)....it'll cost ya $25

Reply by O/Cnotary on 2/5/06 2:33pm
Msg #94541

Oh, it sounded to me like YOU were sending edocs.

Reply by Keshawn_Ca on 2/5/06 6:12pm
Msg #94575

Hey Shane, I must say you are one good looking guy. I think everything is great but your picure is on top of some of the text.

Reply by MonicaFL on 2/5/06 8:43pm
Msg #94592

Looks great Shane - except on your profile where your picture is I would say "I am a Certified... instead if I am an- just a grammar thing. Also, looking at your site I noticed that where the words "Contact me" were, the NNA symbol covered a lot of that up. Just trying to be of some help.