[wdvltalk] Re: SCR-www.foulston.com

2004-04-26 Thread ANDREA STREIGHT
I agree with David Blakey, but I would want to be a wee bit more diplomatic about it. LOL Marketing directors aren't necessarily experts at all aspects of marketing communications. Many have great thinking in terms of overall planning and implementation...but need expert input on design, content

[wdvltalk] Re: SCR - www.foulston.com

2004-04-26 Thread David Blakey
David wrote: Does this firm have brand marketing? They may need to call a professional marketing consultant. [...] Professional services web sites need more people working on them than just designers and developers. And they should definitely not write their own copy. Tim: David, you made my da

[wdvltalk] Re: SCR-www.foulston.com

2004-04-26 Thread ANDREA STREIGHT
Tim: You may forward my comments to your marketing director. Thanks for the compliments on my usability notes. I appreciate your keen insight into all the ideas discussed. I'm sending you a personal email with more details. Steven Streight STREIGHT SITE SYSTEMS Web Usability Analysis, Credi

[wdvltalk] Re: SCR - www.foulston.com

2004-04-26 Thread Furry, Tim
All, Stephen, Bj, Joseph, Scott, Steven, Cheryl, David: thanks for all your comments. To clarify something, I work directly for FS; I'm not a consultant or contractor (I also do all their internal programming). I've addressed some of the comments directly: Stephen wrote: I'm getting a 500 error:

[wdvltalk] Re: SCR-www.foulston.com

2004-04-24 Thread Cheryl D. Wise
No problem Steven, Your points were very good advice, I just wanted to add that there are some professions and industries that have requirements "out of the ordinary" and as someone was been a practicing litigation attorney I'm more aware of the pitfalls of not complying with those requirements th

[wdvltalk] Re: SCR-www.foulston.com

2004-04-23 Thread David Blakey
To back up some of Steven's points. 2. "A tradition for legal excellence...etc." is not the strongest claim that can be made by this firm. Does this firm have brand marketing? They may need to call a professional marketing consultant. 3. "Ranked #1 Law Firm in Kansas 2003...by Chambers USA" is

[wdvltalk] Re: SCR-www.foulston.com

2004-04-23 Thread ANDREA STREIGHT
Cheryl Wise: thank you for adding those very good comments about legal restrictions on law firm advertising. I admit I have never worked on law firm web sites. I was speaking in general terms according to good online copywriting and usability principles. Every specific industry must follow its in

[wdvltalk] Re: SCR-www.foulston.com

2004-04-23 Thread Cheryl D. Wise
And make sure that whatever rules the Kansas State Bar Association has regarding websites are complied with. Most bar associations consider them to be a form of legal advertising and as such you may have to submit it to the bar association before it goes live, pay a "review fee", pay an advertisem

[wdvltalk] Re: SCR-www.foulston.com

2004-04-23 Thread ANDREA STREIGHT
Quick Web HOME PAGE Usability Review: 1. Small print. Can you offer "larger print" option button? Seniors tend to need lawyers, and have poor eyesight. 2. "A tradition for legal excellence...etc." is not the strongest claim that can be made by this firm. 3. "Ranked #1 Law Firm in Kansas 2003...b

[wdvltalk] Re: SCR - www.foulston.com

2004-04-23 Thread Scott Glasgow
ssage - From: "Smile-Poet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 1:39 PM Subject: [wdvltalk] Re: SCR - www.foulston.com > Tim, > > That's a nice clean look and downloaded fast enough at the start, and at > least kept ad

[wdvltalk] Re: SCR - www.foulston.com

2004-04-23 Thread Smile-Poet
Tim, That's a nice clean look and downloaded fast enough at the start, and at least kept adding bits as time went on; 56k, Xp, IE6. I am surprised that the blues seem to work as I would normally think the left column colour too deep. I like the 3D effect on the top line. And - I have a crowd

[wdvltalk] Re: SCR - www.foulston.com

2004-04-23 Thread Bj
- Original Message - From: "Furry, Tim" Can't see any problems, it works fine and looks good (IE6, Win98, 1024x768, 24 bit true color) • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PRO

[wdvltalk] RE: SCR - www.foulston.com

2004-04-23 Thread Stephen Caudill
--- Furry, Tim wrote: --- : It's been awhile since I've asked for a review, and I just : finished putting out a somewhat new look (dropped the top red I'm getting a 500 error: Cannot insert duplicate key row in object 'WhatsNewSubpageNavigation' with unique index 'PK_

[wdvltalk] RE: SCR - www.foulston.com

2004-04-23 Thread Stephen Caudill
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2004-04-23 Thread Stephen Caudill
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