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By the way I did learn how to build sites about 3 weeks ago when I started HAARK Concepts at www.haarkconcepts.com

It certainly does have a learning curve.

Bobby

I am not sure what your leads are exposed to, but if they are going to your website their is nothing to buy, their are no graphics or clickable text links to any design elements that I noticed and the graphic and dark background don't really give me the feeling that I am at a design site, it feels more like a game site in some ways, and the text is to small for me but maybe it's my monitor today. It is acceptable to develop a portfolio of your or your contracted designers abilities without it having been paid work. Show what you can do, logos, banners, headers, graphic art, ads, forms, custom websites, templates, text styles, e business cards, whatever you can do or want to sell you'll need to show it in order to sell it in my humble opinion. I know when I look for a new designer I look at their site or link to portfolio and base my decision first if they have samples of anything I like, anything that I would use, but that's me. As far as how they got started I know many create a portfolio and then use some of the freelance sites and then bid on webmasters posted design projects, when I need a designer because the last one flaked out or is to busy I post projects on freelance sites to find new talent, but in all cases I have to see samples of their work first, I need to see the design skills, I only need words if I am hiring a writer! Steve

The first critiques were correct, the ones that were relevant to the old site.

The critiques given to me after the fact of the new site I do not totally agree with.

Correct or incorrect the new site is better then the old.

Guess I am on the right path.

Thank you for your apology.

Whether I like the criticism or not, I still need it. I will not be able to better analyze the path I need to take without it.

I did agree about the font size, and that has been changed.

Thanks again for the support.

I was trying to be critical but for your benefit, to start a web design firm or be a web designer and be successful you will need to sell the potential customer on your services and it won't be through words in most cases, if they are buying web design they will want to see what you can provide. I am not saying that your site is bad, I am saying that most persons that I know buy design work from what they see and if you only have one type of graphic art and one type of background you will be limiting your sales, but that is your choice of course. I am saying that if you are in the business of web design you should have no problem making a portfolio and that's the way customers should look at it, they should not buy from anybody that can't show their work, so that should be your next step in my opinion. I am not trying to be mean I am trying to be helpful. Steve

iTS,

I'm not piling on but I do agree with Steve agian.

I agree your site is better and that is due to your desire to make it better and get more business.

Just don't ever get to the point where it is "good enough".

I am curious after hearing everyones critique, what are your websites?

I do not wish to critique you, just curious.

My URL is www.haarkconcepts.com

As I said before, I have only built 1 site and that one is my own and I did not learn those skill until about 3 weeks ago.

My field is sales, marketing and advertising.

I have sold many websites for AT & T whose is my former employer.

Feel free to give me any suggestions on how I can make my site better. I am not an island.

Thanks iTS

Bobby