Re: Free Site Workshop - Let’s Get Building!
I think it’s better to have each submitter in their own thread.
Ben came in late and I don’t think he got as much feedback.
Someone who has just arrived at the thread is unlikely to read a 7-page thread, but they might read smaller threads. I have to admit once the thread started getting into several pages, I was less interested in sifting through it.
It’s just easier to keep everything organized.
Michael
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My idea is to have a “Workshop forum” if we plan on doing regular workshops. We can sticky that we are doing a workshop in the main forum. Then the worksop forum can have 20 threads each with their own site, blog post example, etc. without overwhelming the main board and none will get buried.
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that’s what i thought about the member introductions thread…
okay, we’ll try a workshop forum and see how it goes 
[quote=dzinerbear;9472]I think it’s better to have each submitter in their own thread.
Ben came in late and I don’t think he got as much feedback.
Someone who has just arrived at the thread is unlikely to read a 7-page thread, but they might read smaller threads. I have to admit once the thread started getting into several pages, I was less interested in sifting through it.
It’s just easier to keep everything organized.
Michael[/quote]
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I haven’t looked at those either since they went beyond two pages.
Michael
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when i noticed that happening, i unstuck it but bjorn, lloyd and ian wanted it back up. maybe i’ll unstick it again… :rolleyes:
that way, each new member can start his or her own thread and get individual attention.
[quote=dzinerbear;9534]I haven’t looked at those either since they went beyond two pages.
Michael[/quote]
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Lol. I have to agree. I check the new members thread daily. Its nice to see the new people saying hi, in the same place.
Keep it sticky 
Lloyd’s idea for a workshop forum sounds great.
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I felt the same as Micheal. I didnt notice it, but after a few pages I automaticly became less interested in it. I do agree that Ben didnt get as much attention. I hope he will take part in the next one. Ben is alot like me in the sense that he is very keen to learn.
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Ok, lets open another seperate category / forum for site building only. I think you are right its easy for any new site to be lost.
I’ll create a forum now.
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Hi guys.
I am a bit late here but I made my first free site and wanted to post it.
I dont see the forum that is mentioned here. So I am posting it here.
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Where do we post our free sites for critique?
Alex
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for starters, there’s a lot of space vertically between things on this page
http://www.barebackleathermen.com/home.html
that keeps surfers from seeing both ads at once or from seeing the bottom ad when scrolling down just a little. i’d take space out from above and below the site title, from below the first link to the site at the end of your text and take a lot of space out from under the gallery thumbs.
i’d also edit the text so that it ends a few words sooner so the link could be centered below the text on it’s own line. i might make the links a different color from the text so they stand out even more and i’d be sure and underline the first text link on the page and all text links so that surfers are a little more aware that they are clickable.
on the galleries, or somewhere, i’d go for other text besides [URL=“http://barebackmasters.com/tour1.html”]
CLICK FOR THE BEST OF HARDCORE BAREBACK!
which appears on every page. maybe something like RAW ASSHOLES POUNDED BY MASSIVE COCKS or BAREBACK MAN-FUCKING - EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS or something more aimed at trying to grab the guys who already saw CLICK FOR THE BEST OF HARDCORE BAREBACK and didn’t click it.
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how’s about right here? otherwise you can always start a thread with a title like “Please Critique My Free Site”.
[quote=AlexManifestMan;33937]Where do we post our free sites for critique?
Alex[/quote]
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this isn’t a standard feeder site - it has no recips on the main page, for a start. that and its paysite navigation mean it won’t be listed on most link lists, so i’m wondering what is the function of this site - is it to filter your own traffic?
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We use a bunch of these to garner search traffic and further expose the individual most popular models. Many of them get a lot of direct searches to these sites. We don’t post them to link lists and only put links to our own sites on them. We are working to build even more of our own traffic. Not that many affiliates want to market a muscle niche site.
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[QUOTE=camcruise;33933]Hi guys.
I am a bit late here but I made my first free site and wanted to post it.[/QUOTE]
I like your individual gallery pages a lot. I like how you’ve split up the groupings of thumbnails.
The one thing I felt about the whole site, however, was lots and lots of white text. I had a really hard time zeroing in on some text that I should click. You need to find a way to signal to the visitor what they should be clicking.
I would try using the hyperlink underline, but I might also try making the clickable text another colour, or white text on another coloured background. I would avoid using red on black because most men who are colour blind have trouble with that combo.
I like the red borders around the thumbs â really adds punch and focuses your eye.
Cheers
Michael
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[QUOTE=AlexManifestMan;33940]Okie dokie…
http://damondanilomanifestmen.com/[/QUOTE]
My first impression when I landed on the site was: this isn’t a freesite. If I’m thinking that, I’m wondering if you’re losing a lot of traffic because people who are looking for free pics are thinking they’re on a paysite.
You need a warning and recips on your first page, so I’d simplify it and make it look more like a typical freesite warning page.
I like this page: http://damondanilomanifestmen.com/photos.html but I think the photos could use a border treatment to focus them a little more. Maybe use the gold colour from your logo.
I like other elements of your freesite because it’s unconventional. I think it does a good job of leading the surfer in. Do link lists accept this style of freesite?
Michael
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i use a pale yellow for the links a lot of the time when i’m using white text. btw, i’ve had good luck with red links even though so many men are colorblind - perhaps red shows up as a grey for them?
[quote=dzinerbear;33948]I like your individual gallery pages a lot. I like how you’ve split up the groupings of thumbnails.
The one thing I felt about the whole site, however, was lots and lots of white text. I had a really hard time zeroing in on some text that I should click. You need to find a way to signal to the visitor what they should be clicking.
I would try using the hyperlink underline, but I might also try making the clickable text another colour, or white text on another coloured background. I would avoid using red on black because most men who are colour blind have trouble with that combo.
I like the red borders around the thumbs â really adds punch and focuses your eye.
Cheers
Michael[/quote]
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Thanks for the experts eyes on this.
I will change the color on the click to and work on the text.
Cam
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also underline the link text - it makes a difference.
if i were you, i’d also concentrate on getting those extra amounts of space off the page. the idea of this page is to get the guys to the ads.
[quote=camcruise;33957]Thanks for the experts eyes on this.
I will change the color on the click to and work on the text.
Cam[/quote]