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Hester Eymers 
Netherlands
Local time: 03:15
Member (2005)
English to Dutch
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Hello everybody,
After messing around for two days with googlepages, which is a very easy way to build your own website, I can now proudly present my very own website at http://eymers.googlepages.com/
I would very much like to know what you, my colleagues, think of it.
E.g. Does everything function as it should? Are certain things missing? Is my English correct? What ... See more Hello everybody,
After messing around for two days with googlepages, which is a very easy way to build your own website, I can now proudly present my very own website at http://eymers.googlepages.com/
I would very much like to know what you, my colleagues, think of it.
E.g. Does everything function as it should? Are certain things missing? Is my English correct? What would you have done different?
Thanks in advance for your reaction!
Hester ▲ Collapse
| | | | texjax DDS PhD
Local time: 21:15
Member (2006)
English to Italian
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| congratulations | Jun 15, 2006 |
Dear Hester,
I really like the graphic aspect of the site.
My little suggestion: in the main page you should change 'spezialed' with 'specialized'.
Warmest Congratulations and Good Wishes
Tex
| | | | italia
Germany
Local time: 03:15
Italian to German
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Hester
I like it very much. It really looks professional.
Hope I will be able to set up mine in the next months and by early next year at the latest:)))
Good luck & lots of contacts through your site!!!
| | | | | Elegant and right to the point | Jun 15, 2006 |
Nice, sleek template stripped of the common "bells and whistles" that annoy more than please the eye.
Good luck!
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Emanuela Ankrom (X)
Italy
Local time: 03:15
English to Italian
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| Very nice and professional | Jun 15, 2006 |
Dear Hester,
I really like your new website. It looks great!
I would have used a lighter shade of blue for the following text:
"English to Dutch. Translating, copywriting and editing.
Engels - Nederlands. Vertalingen, redactie, correctie en tekst schrijven. "
All the best,
Emanuela
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It's simple and that makes it nice!
What I don't like is the use of "we". Are you an agency or a freelancer?
I think, but it's only my opinion, that using "we" you lose the personal touch that the customer might be looking for...
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very fast.
I prefer black fonts over clear backgrounds, but I think with this system you can change very easy this format every day if you want
Regards.
www.lenguatik.com
| | | | Alison Jenner
Switzerland
Local time: 03:15
German to English
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I think it looks good - as others have said, very clear!
One little comment - rather than saying "We are specialized in...", I would say "We specialize in..."
Alison
[Edited at 2006-06-15 13:56]
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Samuel Murray
Netherlands
Local time: 03:15
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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Hester Eymers wrote: After messing around for two days with googlepages, which is a very easy way to build your own website, I can now proudly present my very own website at http://eymers.googlepages.com/.[/quote] The colour scheme is not ideal. You have a dark blue background, with bright blue letters and darker blue letters for your text. Not everyone would be able to read it. Be careful of trying to align a background image with foreground text. I can see that you probably wanted your name and the dateline to be on the light blue background, but on my computer they are misaligned so that half of the text hangs over the edge of the upper background section. The blue text used in the heading of the second page is much, much more legible. Your site seems to have been designed for a very wide viewing window. I have a large screen but I do not have my browser maximised, and your navbar at the bottom of the second page wraps (so that "contact" is not at the right-hand edge of the window; instead it is directly below the "home" link at the left-hand edge of the window). You have a link on one of the pages "vorige pagina" (previous page), but this assumes that I have read your web site's pages in a certain order. I have, in fact, not read it in that order, and clicking "previous page" does not take me back to the previous page -- it takes me "back" to some other page. I suggest you use the same navbar at the bottom of all pages (and don't bother with a "previous page" link -- most users know what their browser's backbutton is for). If you do have a "home" link, don't link it back to the splash page of your site. Instead, the "home" link should take the visitor back to the logical first page of the pages in that language. Other than that, it is a good first effort. Well done! | | | | | Looks professional | Jun 15, 2006 |
Hi Hester,
I like your site, but would like to be able to get all the different links on every page.
Astrid
| | | | | A little editing... | Jun 15, 2006 |
Your website looks very nice. I also like the fact that it's simple and easy to use. Congratulations on getting it set up, and I hope it helps you to grow your business!
The only thing I would suggest is to have a native English speaker edit it for you. It really wouldn't cost that much, as there aren't a lot of words on the site, but it would make a huge difference and almost certainly help you to increase your income.
As a translator, you are a language professional, ... See more Your website looks very nice. I also like the fact that it's simple and easy to use. Congratulations on getting it set up, and I hope it helps you to grow your business!
The only thing I would suggest is to have a native English speaker edit it for you. It really wouldn't cost that much, as there aren't a lot of words on the site, but it would make a huge difference and almost certainly help you to increase your income.
As a translator, you are a language professional, so you will be held to a higher standard than someone of another profession. Your website may be the first impression potential clients have of you, and even if English isn't your native language, the English in your website be native-like.
I hope you find this helpful, and I hope when I figure out how to design my webpage (something I've never done), everyone will be just as helpful to me! ▲ Collapse
| | | | John Colangelo
United States
Local time: 21:15
Member (2006)
Arabic to English
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| Really good ... | Jun 15, 2006 |
Hester,
I would like to know how you did it? I mean: my level of creating a website is like that of a three year old tying his shoe. I don´t know where to begin. And if I pay someone it is going to be expensive.
Good for you !
John
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Dees
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:15
English to French
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| Congratulations! | Jun 15, 2006 |
Well done Hester, it looks fab! I like the colours
I agree with everyone above.
Other thoughts:
I would not underline links. We intuitively know that they are links so I think they would look nicer if they were not underlined.
Your menu might be better placed on top of the page under your heading or on the left side rather than at the bottom which is not the usual place where I w... See more Well done Hester, it looks fab! I like the colours
I agree with everyone above.
Other thoughts:
I would not underline links. We intuitively know that they are links so I think they would look nicer if they were not underlined.
Your menu might be better placed on top of the page under your heading or on the left side rather than at the bottom which is not the usual place where I would look for a menu.
My 2 cents...
Good luck and a great weekend to everyone! ▲ Collapse
| | | | Hester Eymers
Netherlands
Local time: 03:15
Member (2005)
English to Dutch
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TOPIC STARTER | Thanks everyone! | Jun 15, 2006 |
Thanks a lot everyone for the positive feedback - very encouraging! - and for your critiques. I have already made some changes: the colours on the first page make the text more easy to read now (I hope!) and I have skipped the 'back' buttons and replaced them with more links, so you have every link on every page (Thanks, Elke, it makes sense!). I also changed the home button, thanks a lot for your comments, Samuel!
Some things can't be changed, like the underlining of the links and ... See more Thanks a lot everyone for the positive feedback - very encouraging! - and for your critiques. I have already made some changes: the colours on the first page make the text more easy to read now (I hope!) and I have skipped the 'back' buttons and replaced them with more links, so you have every link on every page (Thanks, Elke, it makes sense!). I also changed the home button, thanks a lot for your comments, Samuel!
Some things can't be changed, like the underlining of the links and the alignment of the text. But I did my best on the first page: is it better now, Samuel?
I will get somenone to edit the English text, I had hoped it wouldn't be necessary, but it's probably better if I do. Thanks for the advice, Heather!
And it really isn't that difficult, not with googlepages, anyway. There aren't that many choices either, that might be a disadvantage, you can't build a really impressive site like that of Fernando with google, but for nitwits like me the simple building blocks are great!
Again, thanks a lot for your comments! ▲ Collapse
| | | | Samuel Murray
Netherlands
Local time: 03:15
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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| More comments I | Jun 15, 2006 |
Mitsuko Moine wrote:
I would not underline links. We intuitively know that they are links so I think they would look nicer if they were not underlined.
I usually disagree with this sentiment (I say, links want to look like links), but if the only links you'll have, will be in the navbar, then you might make them as you wish. However, links within the text (such as your e-mail address) should look clearly like links.
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