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Feb 17, 2013 08:19 |  #1

So I decided to give zenfolio a trial and set this up yesterday afternoon. Please let me know what you think, what I'm doing right/wrong and suggestions. I would like to give this a good test before buying.
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Feb 17, 2013 19:00 |  #2

I thought Guestbooks went out in the 90's. Personally I would ditch the Guestbook. I'm not familiar with Zen, but I would like to see the thumbnails larger, at least 2x.


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Feb 17, 2013 19:37 |  #3

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I thought Guestbooks went out in the 90's. Personally I would ditch the Guestbook. I'm not familiar with Zen, but I would like to see the thumbnails larger, at least 2x.

thanks ....I'll see what I can do....I agree about the "guestbook" :)


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Feb 18, 2013 15:40 |  #4

it said website blocked!


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Feb 18, 2013 19:04 |  #5

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it said website blocked!

Maybe something with your internet service. the site is working fine. Others as well as family /friends are acessing fine :cry:


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Feb 18, 2013 19:21 |  #6

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Maybe something with your internet service. the site is working fine. Others as well as family /friends are acessing fine :cry:

A lot of companies block sites like Zen, Smugmug etc. Lot of people surf the net at work. Nothing you can do about it.


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Feb 19, 2013 14:08 |  #7

I like the simplicity. One thing I would change is to make all of the slideshow images the same size (put portrait images side by side to even it all out). You seem to be using the site at pretty much the default settings. Maybe explore the different layouts for gallerys and things. I have been re designing my zenfolio site and have had no response from this forum.
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Feb 19, 2013 21:06 |  #8

sarahashleyphotos wrote in post #15628401 (external link)
I like the simplicity. One thing I would change is to make all of the slideshow images the same size (put portrait images side by side to even it all out). You seem to be using the site at pretty much the default settings. Maybe explore the different layouts for gallerys and things. I have been re designing my zenfolio site and have had no response from this forum.
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Thanks for the input. I browsed your site and really like how you laid it out. Hopefully I can pickup some ideas.
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Feb 21, 2013 10:31 |  #9

get rid of the music :)


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Feb 21, 2013 17:36 |  #10

Im on Zen as well. Looks good, but yeah ditch the music


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Feb 21, 2013 17:38 as a reply to  @ torkk's post |  #11

Agreed...lose the music.


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Feb 21, 2013 17:56 as a reply to  @ helloagain36's post |  #12

what's with all the music haters?
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ok, I got rid of the music....now I think I'm more a follower than a leader!


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Feb 21, 2013 18:05 |  #13

My music will ALWAYS be better than your website music.....always.

Either you added it, or I had my speakers off, but I didn't see that until this time.


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Feb 21, 2013 20:16 |  #14

like someone mentioned before about guestbooks being so 90's music on websites are even more so. lol I've to a motorcycle parts vendor he had some music on site, took so long to shut if off i went to another site that had what i was looking for :)


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Feb 21, 2013 20:39 |  #15

WillMeades wrote in post #15637492 (external link)
what's with all the music haters?
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ok, I got rid of the music....now I think I'm more a follower than a leader!

The problem with music on a website is that probably 90% of people who are on a computer are already listening to their own music. When they come to your site and your music competes with the music they are already listening to, creating a chaotic audio hodgepodge...the first thing they are going to do is close your site.


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