Posted by asdf on 10/31/07 21:36

"Hot Pink Flamingo" <sunpistorange@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1193845896.644405.293100@o38g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> Hello,
> I hope it's OK that I post this here. I'm a freelance web and
> graphic
> designer trying to get my business moving, and looking for work. My
> rates are very low. If anyone here knows someone that might want to
> use my services, please direct them to
> http://webdesign.hotpinkflamingo.net.
> Thank you very much.
> -Heather :)
>

Heather,

Please regard this as constructive criticism...

Your home page is riddled with XHTML errors. In fact, it's so bad that the
W3C validator can't parse it:
http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http://webdesign.hotpinkflamingo.net/

http://www.totalvalidator.com reports 42 (Parsing: 8, HTML: 24, WAI A: 4,
WAI AA: 1, WAI AAA: 1, Link Errors: 4).

Your portfolio site shows a similar problem with errors:
http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http://www.mergirl44.com/ (51 HTML errors)

If you specify a DOCTYPE (as you have done, and this is a good thing) in
your code, you need to be prepared to stick to the specified standard in
your coding.

I think perhaps you should review the XHTML specification and correct your
errors. You may get a better response from potential clients.

Don't be disheartened by all this. We've all been there... the trick is to
learn from one's mistakes and improve.

I wish you good luck!

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