I don't like it myself

[fmgrowit]

I bought the license about 8 months ago and from the beginning, I've been trying to get help with building the site properly. I've spent a lot of money and have received very little for it. The developer currently working for me is concentrating on building a website, so I'm not including him with the rest of the crooks...he's actually doing something.

I know it needs a lot of work, so if someone wants to do a review and a proposal, I'd like to see both. Most of the work has been done by myself, but I know my limitations and I can be much more productive doing other things than trying to learn this program.

www.FairTradeTobacco.com

Thank you

[Lynne]

I really don't see that you have done a whole lot except change the colors and the logo. Was there something specifically you wanted us to look at?

I would get a background image - something light, but just something to add to the look. The logo/header area could also use a background or change of color. I'm not a big fan a plain brown which is probably why I am wanting some background to the site.

[fmgrowit]

Yeah, I started with trying to change the statusicons. I made my own and wanted them installed along with some other color changes. Simple enough task (I thought), but every developer wanted to "re-do" the whole site for one price. 8 months later...I'd still like to change the statusicons.

[JacquiiDesigns]

Originally Posted by fmgrowit

Yeah, I started with trying to change the statusicons. I made my own and wanted them installed along with some other color changes. Simple enough task (I thought), but every developer wanted to "re-do" the whole site for one price. 8 months later...I'd still like to change the statusicons.

hmmm- if you're actually requesting a paid service - I'd be happy to consult with you regarding stylistic elements of your current skin.

Unfortunately not all freelance projects go as planned, but if you've requested before via the paid requests area - you should definitely leave feedback regarding the designer(s) service.

But yeah - I agree with Lynne = you've done very minimal changes from the default. There's room for a lot of improvement.

Good luck

J.

[Sage Knight]

Go for premium themes, should cost about 30-45 USD per theme licence or just take up a theme from the Style section and do customization on it. If you need Graphic work post here and I'll link you to some good stuff.

Goo luck.

[fmgrowit]

Here it is after some real work by Socialteenz...I'm very happy with his work. Does anyone have a suggestion as to how to make the home page less cluttered looking?

[blind-eddie]

I think it looks great with the changes you made. I like the look of the search in the header. Nice job.:up::up:

[Reycer]

Looks really good However, it took forever to load all of those graphics.

[ForceHSS]

Check ss and check other forums to see what I mean if you dont understand

[jimsflies]

I like the header and table category backgrounds. I have a suggestion about making it look less cluttered as well as I think help your forum in general...i would consolidate forums. I think you have too many for a smaller site. I think it is far better to start with more general forums and add to them as your site grows.

Also try making a few main category forums, and then have forums in those categories...this will not only help from an organizational standpoint it will also help visually with your forum homepage.