Comments for Endurefort's Weblog http://endurefort.wordpress.com People are strange, when you're a stranger Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:13:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Lost in the Sauce: Exploring CSS Navs by ishan banga http://endurefort.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/lost-in-the-sauce-exploring-css-navs/#comment-115 ishan banga Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:13:43 +0000 http://endurefort.wordpress.com/?p=54#comment-115 Thanks for the share........ yesterday i was searching 4 a nice css menu ..the n sundenly i found this site name css menu builder which provides free 200 design menus.. just see this article-><a href="http://myfundoo-blog.blogspot.com/2009/10/need-menu-for-your-websiteblog.html" rel="nofollow">http://myfundoo-blog.blogspot.com/2009/10/need-menu-for-your-websiteblog.html</a> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regards I>K>B Thanks for the share……..

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]]> Comment on The PLE: Motivated Enough? by sandrar http://endurefort.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/the-ple-motivated-enough/#comment-114 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:35:03 +0000 http://endurefort.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/the-ple-motivated-enough/#comment-114 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> Comment on SEO Resources for Profit and Success by jlphannah http://endurefort.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/seo-resources-for-profit-and-success/#comment-109 jlphannah Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:15:16 +0000 http://endurefort.wordpress.com/?p=62#comment-109 I recognize the SEOmoz site. It's one of the top 10 SEO blog sites I have linked to on my blog. It covers a number of topics from Twitter, How to Move a Domain to of course subjects on SEO. It is definitely a valuable resource. It's interesting to see the same sites from that list being linked to from the sites you have listed. For example Michael Gray has an ad spot for SEOBook.com. I'm glad you liked that quote from the A List Apart article if you get a chance you should check it out it's an entertaining read. That quote does hold a lot of truth to the importance of making your site findable. It seems for the most part it is often over looked and the practice of stuffing keywords still seems to be the fail safe from some of the older sites. Beware of Uncle SEO! lol I recognize the SEOmoz site. It’s one of the top 10 SEO blog sites I have linked to on my blog. It covers a number of topics from Twitter, How to Move a Domain to of course subjects on SEO. It is definitely a valuable resource.

It’s interesting to see the same sites from that list being linked to from the sites you have listed. For example Michael Gray has an ad spot for SEOBook.com.

I’m glad you liked that quote from the A List Apart article if you get a chance you should check it out it’s an entertaining read. That quote does hold a lot of truth to the importance of making your site findable. It seems for the most part it is often over looked and the practice of stuffing keywords still seems to be the fail safe from some of the older sites. Beware of Uncle SEO! lol

]]> Comment on 5 Competing Sites That I Annihilate From the Face of The Earth by jlphannah http://endurefort.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/5-competing-sites-that-i-annihilate-from-the-face-of-the-earth/#comment-108 jlphannah Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:56:24 +0000 http://endurefort.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-108 Living the Cheap Life has some interesting articles on it but, like you said it hasn't been update in almost a year. The more current articles seem to talk about the current financial crisis and voting. There is even an article about choosing to work for yourself. I didn't really find that much on the blog that talked about how to live cheaply. It seemed the author referred more to his opinion on things rather than advice. The Freezer and Fridge Hacks article on The Simple Dollar was very informative. The first one I saw that actually provided tips on how to save money. When I saw the first post about podcasts I thought that I was going to have to listen to audio instead of getting to read it. I almost left the site. Didn't really care to much for the site other than that one article. The typeface/graphic for the blog header is distracting and other than the dollar illustration in it doesn't seem to relate to the content. Although Frugal for Life added a lighter side like you mentioned it seemed to be more concerned with listing quotes and funny quips than offering sound advice or tips on living cheaply. I have an ad blocker add-on in my browser so I didn't see the scary, stretched pictures at the top or the adds. I disabled it for a bit to see them and they aren't organized very well. Bargaineering and Zen Habits are definitely a step up in design. They are both obviously blog formats but have been thought out a little better. Bargaineering's articles provide some sound advice and you don't have to hunt for it as much as you have to on the other aforementioned sites. I do like the clean style of Zen Habits but the content could be organized more efficiently without having so much white space around the title. Curious to know a little bit more about what features you are offering that make it stand out from your competition. Living the Cheap Life has some interesting articles on it but, like you said it hasn’t been update in almost a year. The more current articles seem to talk about the current financial crisis and voting. There is even an article about choosing to work for yourself. I didn’t really find that much on the blog that talked about how to live cheaply. It seemed the author referred more to his opinion on things rather than advice.

The Freezer and Fridge Hacks article on The Simple Dollar was very informative. The first one I saw that actually provided tips on how to save money. When I saw the first post about podcasts I thought that I was going to have to listen to audio instead of getting to read it. I almost left the site. Didn’t really care to much for the site other than that one article. The typeface/graphic for the blog header is distracting and other than the dollar illustration in it doesn’t seem to relate to the content.

Although Frugal for Life added a lighter side like you mentioned it seemed to be more concerned with listing quotes and funny quips than offering sound advice or tips on living cheaply. I have an ad blocker add-on in my browser so I didn’t see the scary, stretched pictures at the top or the adds. I disabled it for a bit to see them and they aren’t organized very well.

Bargaineering and Zen Habits are definitely a step up in design. They are both obviously blog formats but have been thought out a little better. Bargaineering’s articles provide some sound advice and you don’t have to hunt for it as much as you have to on the other aforementioned sites.

I do like the clean style of Zen Habits but the content could be organized more efficiently without having so much white space around the title.

Curious to know a little bit more about what features you are offering that make it stand out from your competition.

]]> Comment on Semantic Sound-Off by Alexwebmaster http://endurefort.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/semantic-sound-off/#comment-107 Alexwebmaster Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:09:28 +0000 http://endurefort.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-107 Hello webmaster I would like to share with you a link to your site write me here preonrelt@mail.ru Hello webmaster
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]]> Comment on Location, location, location by jimmydlg http://endurefort.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/location-location-location/#comment-105 jimmydlg Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:55:30 +0000 http://endurefort.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-105 I had the same problem when I was looking for my resources. When I was developing the xhtml versions of my site this week, I found things didn't work like they were shown in class so much. There seem to be a lot of intricacies even with simple designs once you get enough elements on the screen :) I had the same problem when I was looking for my resources. When I was developing the xhtml versions of my site this week, I found things didn’t work like they were shown in class so much. There seem to be a lot of intricacies even with simple designs once you get enough elements on the screen :)

]]> Comment on 5 Sites to Help With My “Choose A City” Project by Jimmy http://endurefort.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/5-sites-to-help-with-my-choose-a-city-project/#comment-103 Jimmy Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:24:22 +0000 http://endurefort.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-103 Yelp looks pretty interesting, it seems to have a LOT of information on it. I was quite overwhelmed when I opened it at first trying to get a handle on what all was there. I agree with what you said about city-data too where the information is useful unless it devolves into flame wars.. but perhaps you could include a rating system that moves useful comments to the top and supresses those inflamatory ones that don't contribute anything? Or maybe even add a similar feature that puts verified local residents (IP Geocoding?) as moderators or something to that effect? Yelp looks pretty interesting, it seems to have a LOT of information on it. I was quite overwhelmed when I opened it at first trying to get a handle on what all was there.

I agree with what you said about city-data too where the information is useful unless it devolves into flame wars.. but perhaps you could include a rating system that moves useful comments to the top and supresses those inflamatory ones that don’t contribute anything? Or maybe even add a similar feature that puts verified local residents (IP Geocoding?) as moderators or something to that effect?

]]> Comment on Design Articles by Zelimir Graf http://endurefort.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/design-articles/#comment-102 Zelimir Graf Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:56:11 +0000 http://endurefort.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-102 I think usually web designers put too much focus on the look of the website, and ignoring usability. I like your approach, after all, websites are there to make someone money, and things like conversions need to be tested with multiple landing pages. I really think one of the more important things every web designer should have in mind are eye tracking studies. When you get familiar with those, it`s not that hard to figure out how to combine esthetics with usability. I think usually web designers put too much focus on the look of the website, and ignoring usability. I like your approach, after all, websites are there to make someone money, and things like conversions need to be tested with multiple landing pages. I really think one of the more important things every web designer should have in mind are eye tracking studies. When you get familiar with those, it`s not that hard to figure out how to combine esthetics with usability.

]]> Comment on “Everything Floats Down Here” by James http://endurefort.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/everything-floats-down-here/#comment-101 James Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:36:36 +0000 http://endurefort.wordpress.com/?p=39#comment-101 I really like how you posted some arguments to the other side of the story. I went through the same deal as you did at work. Lucky for me I was in my intro to scripting class about the same time I started my internship. I was the only one who stuck to table-less layouts and everyone always joked around about how much longer it took me to slice down a site and build it in html / css. The learning curve on table design is much shorter but in the long run CSS driven layout is so much stronger. Now, Shane and I have gotten the rest of the office to ditch tables (for the most part) and stick with the right way of doing things. I really like how you posted some arguments to the other side of the story. I went through the same deal as you did at work. Lucky for me I was in my intro to scripting class about the same time I started my internship. I was the only one who stuck to table-less layouts and everyone always joked around about how much longer it took me to slice down a site and build it in html / css. The learning curve on table design is much shorter but in the long run CSS driven layout is so much stronger. Now, Shane and I have gotten the rest of the office to ditch tables (for the most part) and stick with the right way of doing things.

]]> Comment on “Everything Floats Down Here” by Jimmy http://endurefort.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/everything-floats-down-here/#comment-100 Jimmy Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:19:17 +0000 http://endurefort.wordpress.com/?p=39#comment-100 Stephen King's: It? :) Which would fit with the "evilness" of youth (even in design) that could be recognized later in life.. I know I keep opening old projects and get a shiver or two from where I used to be. Anyway, I didn't know about the display: table option, I can't see why there would be a problem with using it since display: table is purely a rendering option and not part of semantic markup... it seems like it'd be no different than choosing a red background or a yellow border. Of course, if the majority of your users or customers use IE7, then you'll have to have some sort of contingency layout for them, since it's only supported in IE8+ Stephen King’s: It? :) Which would fit with the “evilness” of youth (even in design) that could be recognized later in life.. I know I keep opening old projects and get a shiver or two from where I used to be. Anyway, I didn’t know about the display: table option, I can’t see why there would be a problem with using it since display: table is purely a rendering option and not part of semantic markup… it seems like it’d be no different than choosing a red background or a yellow border. Of course, if the majority of your users or customers use IE7, then you’ll have to have some sort of contingency layout for them, since it’s only supported in IE8+

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