Posted by Adrienne Boswell on 05/11/06 09:41

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Richard Thoms
<richard@TopServicePros.com> writing in
news:99A8g.38452$Kn4.17192@bignews2.bellsouth.net:

> Hello web-gurus,
>
> Please checkout our new website and give us some feedback.
>
> http://www.TopServicePros.com
>
> The premise is a website to connect homeowners to local service
> professionals. Service pros can subscribe to build a personalized
> custom web listing.

Great idea. I like the picture of the person having a break with his
sandwich and thermos. He looks so typical, I'll bet if he turned
around, his butt crack would show.

>
> The /cart/ area is not fully functional yet but everything else should
> be navigable. Known broken links for "servicepro: how it works" and
> "media center"
>
> Since there are no real service pros listed yet, the search won't find
> much but if you Search for "Housekeeping/Maid" with zipcode 35801
> you'll see some dummy hits. Also you can go directly to a sample
> listing at http://www.TopServicePros.com/1
>
> I'm interested to hear your comments especially about navigation
> (easy/confusing) and content (too much/too little).

Never use javascript for anything that is really important, like
navigation. With javascript disabled, the top menu does not work at all
<a class="item1" href="javascript:void(0)">About Us</a>. You can still
have a horizontal dropdown menu without javascript using CSS. Google
for suckerfish css. Users without CSS will see a regular list, users
with CSS will see the dropdown menu - and all users will have access to
the information.

You are also using some deprecated elements, I assume hence the
Transitional DTD. Get rid of them, use CSS instead and upgrade to
Strict.

You're using pixels for font sizing. Not good. Pixels cannot be
resized in certain browsers (IE for example), and the little old lady
who needs a plumber might not be able to see, and the guy who has bad
eyesight who wants to list his services might not be able to see "List
my Company!"



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