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OrganizedChaos

OrganizedChaos

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content content content. if people can read everything there in one sitting there not going to come back
 
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SportSC4

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how are you hosting your page?
If you can make a database, I would go with Wordpress (probably easier for you to use than something like Joomla). After you get it set up (they also have different themes), all you have to do to put in new information is select a category, type in your text and link to your pictures. Just don't use phpnuke. phpnuke is pretty much dead.

I'm currently working on getting my two car related sites up.

edit: oh, to get more people to visit your site, visit saturn forums and help out there, keep your link in your sig, and submit your site to search engines.
 
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puffff

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i wish i knew too.

Originally posted by: OrganizedChaos
content content content. if people can read everything there in one sitting there not going to come back
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some 'marketing' could still help. i have plenty of content but i dont get a horde of visitors.
 
Captante

Captante

Lifer
Oct 20, 2003
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I'd suggest getting rid of the white text on black background thing... that alone would make me never come back.
 
rhino56

rhino56

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make it on a better subject. nobody really wants to waste their time wrenching on a economy car.
better get some hot girls in swimsuits on the car. other then that i think your being unrealistic.
we are real people with real needs here, there are those of us who own saturns, but think of how many saturn owners own the tools to work on them.

so plan on- number of members this month= 3
number of visitors this month= 7
total pages this month= 10
hits = 92376726732612346
 
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tami

Lifer
Nov 14, 2004
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Originally posted by: StevenMara
I know how many people visit, I can track it with AdSense and with GeoCities (my host). Yes, I am using Frontpage, should I use something else? To whoever said something about rice: the only ricey thing I will have on my site is the underglow tutorial. Everything else is maintenance and repair (and maybe some performance stuff, but that's not rice).

I know I have almost no content right now, but I just borrowed my friend's camera today, so in the next couple days I will have more. And I really don't feel like taking everything apart in my car again just to take pictures.
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dude, get your own digital camera, and get a decent one.

frontpage is horrible. not recommended.

your background does not display well on my analog LCD display. it makes the screen seem like it's vibrating.
 
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StevenMara

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Originally posted by: SportSC4
how are you hosting your page?
If you can make a database, I would go with Wordpress (probably easier for you to use than something like Joomla). After you get it set up (they also have different themes), all you have to do to put in new information is select a category, type in your text and link to your pictures. Just don't use phpnuke. phpnuke is pretty much dead.

I'm currently working on getting my two car related sites up.

edit: oh, to get more people to visit your site, visit saturn forums and help out there, keep your link in your sig, and submit your site to search engines.
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I am hosting with GeoCities. I think it allows me to make a database, I just don't know anything about how. I do go to the Saturn forums though, and I have a link in my sig. :)
 
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StevenMara

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Originally posted by: rhino56
make it on a better subject. nobody really wants to waste their time wrenching on a economy car.
better get some hot girls in swimsuits on the car. other then that i think your being unrealistic.
we are real people with real needs here, there are those of us who own saturns, but think of how many saturn owners own the tools to work on them.

so plan on- number of members this month= 3
number of visitors this month= 7
total pages this month= 10
hits = 92376726732612346
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So if you had an economy car and something went wrong, you would want to pay a shop to fix it, even though you could do it yourself? Lots of the stuff doesn't require specials tools, just stuff like socket wrenches. Like replacing the thermostat only requires you to remove 2 bolts.


DaTT - are you serious? How do you know where I live?
 
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archcommus

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It's possible, just make sure your content is actually interesting and you add new stuff a lot.
 
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loic2003

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it's called an induction system, not a 'cold air intake'.

Also, that car, whatever it is, is uglier that a pile of stool.
 
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StevenMara

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May 12, 2005
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Originally posted by: loic2003
it's called an induction system, not a 'cold air intake'.

Also, that car, whatever it is, is uglier that a pile of stool.
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And what does it induct? AIR. What is another word for induct? INTAKE. Any air intake is an induction system, duh. It IS a cold air intake, ask anyone that actually knows about cars. As for "that car, whatever it is", maybe you could read 2 lines above it to find out.
 
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StevenMara

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I downloaded the 30 day trial of Dreamweaver 8. Is that any good? It should be, since it costs $400.

Also, I have been thinking about how many visitors I could get. I think that even if it is a great website and gets listed in search engines, I still don't think I could ever get more than 10,000 visitor a day. Which isn't too great compared to what other sites get.
So for future reference, what do you guys think a good site to build would be? It has to comply with AdSense and Geocities policies (mostly meaning: no porn).

EDIT: Thanks for all the constructive criticism so far, I really appreciate it.
 
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everman

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Nov 5, 2002
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You need to work on the site design, no expensive piece of software is really going to teach you that. Just look at all the popular sites you frequent and work on something that's better.
...just trying to be constructive here.
 
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StevenMara

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May 12, 2005
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Well, lot's of people are saying Frontpage sucks, so am I just supposed to write the whole thing in HTML without using any program?
 
neutralizer

neutralizer

Lifer
Oct 4, 2001
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Originally posted by: StevenMara
Well, lot's of people are saying Frontpage sucks, so am I just supposed to write the whole thing in HTML without using any program?
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Yes, notepad ftw.
 
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