All,

I hope I'm not breaking the rules here, but I wanted to let everyone know that I now have a web site to show some of the pipes that I have for sale. 

I'm posting on this forum partially because a lot of my turning skills have been honed and improved by the information that I have received on this forum.  So, mostly, I just want to show off my work and thank you guys for all of your help.

Well, here is a link to my web site.  It is my first one, so I would love to hear what you guys think about it.

Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or

Thanks,

Todd

Thanks Len.  That is good feedback.

Todd

Very nice looking pipes.  I have made a few in the past, but nothing as nice as those.  Thanks for posting.-Andy

Beautiful pipes, and a good start on the website. I agree with Len's suggestion about the photo backdrop. A lot of folks (including me) use flexible Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or available from photo supply places. Another less expensive route is to print a gradient pattern on a piece of paper. It handier if it's a big sheet of paper, but Kinko's has oversized printers that can do it. It's not as durable, but it's a lot less money.

Here's a Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or that's ready for printing. Be warned it's moderately large at 1,728 pixels × 2,592 pixels and about 500 KB. You can right-click the image that's displayed and save it to your computer.

If you're planning to make a commercial endeavor out of your site, another suggestion would be to switch from one of the free plans to a 'premium' plan so your potential customers aren't seeing ads trying to get them to sign up and create their own free website. Wix is a cool and handy way to make a website, but it doesn't really put a professional look on things. Like I said though, I'd only worry about that aspect if you're trying to go commercial.

And to reiterate, great start and awesome pipes.  smiley=thumbsup.gif

Todd, it's not free, but there are several web hosting companies that offer hosting plans for very low prices (about $6.00 per month) with all the space you could ever use. I use Bluehost for a number of sites that I run or maintain, although GoDaddy also has comparable prices. Once you have a hosting plan, you can either use the free website-building tools the hosting company offers, or use another free site authoring program like WordPress. Even though WordPress is primarily intended to be uses for making blogs, it can also be set up to create a more standard-looking website. The caveat is that it's pretty complicated to someone who's not real familiar with computers and website building. I'm kind of an intermediate-level web developer...not real good but I can usually find my way around through trial and error. I was able to create a website with WordPress for my sister's Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or , but if you're not familiar with website building, it might not be the best solution.

Vaughn,

I guess I am a Geek I saw the tab marked Bios. and couldn't figure why a web site would have a BIOS (Basic Input Output System)  bang head

Very nice site though.

Julien Robin wrote on Aug 28^th, 2011 at 7:34pm:


Julien,  I never thought of that.  do you have a problem with black print on a blue or green background?  It is amazing the things we take for granted. In ever considered common color blindness in my websites. 
Thanks for pointing it out.

When text is unreadable, sometimes selecting it as if to copy will make it readable.  Light blue on dark blue becomes black on white.