Please review my beta project for page broadcasting

**FindMyPages** · 03-23-2007, 05:17 PM

Have seen so many SEO topic, web directory success stories on the internet.

Don't know if it is stupid idea, wasting time or something. I would like to create a broadcast network for people to list, share and broadcast their web pages.

The idea is to list the pages and put a little script on their web pages. They invite friends to join and exchanges pages links. It will automatically show the links on their own web pages.

Heard a lot of terms like "Links Generator", "Banner exchange" ... Am I too stupid to start one like those?

From the SEO stand point, do you think the site sucks?

Here is the link. www.findmypages.com

Thanks!

**travelagent** · 03-23-2007, 08:16 PM

You really don't want my opinion...

**FindMyPages** · 03-23-2007, 10:11 PM

WELL. That sounds bad!

TravelAgent. I know you care so much about validated code. I know my site is not even close to 90% accuracy. That is not what I am asking for.

I hope someone can tell me that. Nuh. Your idea is great or your site sucks.

I would love to hear the reasons. Not just because "It sucks".

I don't mind to hear negative comment. That's what I am here for. Learn what people are doing and listen what people are saying.

Thanks!

This is a great forum. I should come here earlier.

**webcosmo** · 03-24-2007, 03:32 PM

I like the site for simplicity. A few suggestions:
- Image quality arent that great. you may consider putting cleaner images.
- texts doesnt have any padding in most cases. give them some space to breathe. that will make things look neater.
- I actually added my site on yours. the image size says 120X90 I did upload same size image but it was pixelleted. then i changed the image for 99x74 it was ok then.

**Spacyjane** · 03-24-2007, 03:38 PM

Hi,
A little dizzy but a good idea. anyway, who am i to talk. i had so much negative feedback about my website i'm doing the whole thing over with a completely different design. lol
when i'm finished will post it
keep on trying ... it does pay in the end
JP

**travelagent** · 03-24-2007, 05:32 PM

Now that I've taken longer to look at your site, it's a good way to advertise; only thing I don't like is the fact you force people to provide a link back on their site(s) to be published.

You have alot of code warnings (484) of which I won't list, but the majority are where you're using XHTML as your Doctype Declaration and at the end of each image tag, you haven't placed this -- < /> -- this is for validation; and the next warning item is you have alot of propietary code that is "&whateverid" ... hopefully, you have the option of doing a "find / replace" in your HTML Editor, and replace all of them with this (in bold) -- "&amp;whateverid".

**FindMyPages** · 03-24-2007, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by webcosmo

I like the site for simplicity. A few suggestions:
- Image quality arent that great. you may consider putting cleaner images.
- texts doesnt have any padding in most cases. give them some space to breathe. that will make things look neater.
- I actually added my site on yours. the image size says 120X90 I did upload same size image but it was pixelleted. then i changed the image for 99x74 it was ok then.

Thank you for signing up!

To answer your questions.
1. I was using 120x90 and decide to down size to 90x75, because it takes too much space. I have not changed the instruction in the other pages.
2. Yeah! It's not very clean, since I have many text in the page.
3. Trying to make image size smaller. Need to re-do some graphics.

Trying to create a web site that everyone can share links like old days with banner exchange or link exchange. Now, I guess most web site just want to get list on other's and don't want to contribute a little space on their own site.

I don't know about anyone else, I tried to list my site on other popular web directory. Once I list it, I can't find it within two clicks from the home page. It is berried so deep in the directory, which can never be found by search engine. I have been turned down by so many PR 6-7 web directories, which make me think about what I can do to help others.

I may be too naive and believe that people are willing to share their pages. I do try charge $ for extra pages, that's keep me motivated. :-) I guess everyone wants to make some $$ for something. Aren't u?

Thank you all for giving me comments.

**FindMyPages** · 03-24-2007, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by travelagent

Now that I've taken longer to look at your site, it's a good way to advertise; only thing I don't like is the fact you force people to provide a link back on their site(s) to be published.

You have alot of code warnings (484) of which I won't list, but the majority are where you're using XHTML as your Doctype Declaration and at the end of each image tag, you haven't placed this -- < /> -- this is for validation; and the next warning item is you have alot of propietary code that is "&whateverid" ... hopefully, you have the option of doing a "find / replace" in your HTML Editor, and replace all of them with this (in bold) -- "&amp;whateverid".

TravelAgent. Now we are talking.

First, thank you for review my site.

Isn't sharing the nice things in the old days? I really don't know if you can or are willing to answer this question for me.

What can a new web site do to get traffic without put up ads and asking reciprocal links from others? Let's assume the site is already SEOed.

I did validate my site on w3.org. I am shocked, honestly. Since it's a beta site, I don't know how long it will last. So just get this site up and see if the idea works.

Can you explain what do you mean to convert & -> "&amp;whateverid". Do you mean every & in the query string? Is that something causing SE or Lynx to unable to read the link? From the programming side, I don't know it will cause problems, unless there is something I need to learn from.

I really appreciate what you have contribute to the forum, it's nice to have someone like you here. So we all learn something from others.