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"Awe is not a very comfortable standpoint for many people... Hence, all about us today, we see avoidance of awe by burying ourselves in materialist science, for example or in absolutist religious positions; or by locking ourselves into systems, whether corporate, familial, or consumerist; or by stupefying ourselves with drugs."
-Kirk Schneider, 2004, Rediscovery of Awe, p. xiii

I have light brown hair and blue eyes. My favourite colours are white and light blue. I like to eat Italian food: olives, vinegar, pasta, garlic and tomatoes. I love Italy and travelling. I listen to the radio.

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I have the website http://theymos.com , which offers free web design. I get a decent amount of hits, but very few requests for web design. If you were looking for free web design, is there anything on my site that would turn you away from it? Of particular interest is my request form, http://theymos.com/recieve.php , which seems to be a popular exit point; is there anything unappealing with the form? Thanks much,

Theymos

I would love to help you out. This is NOT to criticize your website, but I feel you givin' you a hand. I'm giving you a few notes here on how to make your website more appealing. You really want to keep the visitor's attention= if they get bored, they will leave. Here goes=

-You have this futuristic layout and logo, but then this old fashioned font. Appears to be Times New Roman. (Try Arial? Anything more modern and simple.)
-Everything is pushed up towards the top of the screen, so I have to actually bother to really look up to see everything. Perhaps move everything down into the middle of the screen.
-Nothing to look at, to direct your eyes to. You have a pretty cool logo, so why not add a picture to your webpage!? The visitor doesn't like to be bored.
-Keep your menu bar simpler= simpler titles, I wasn't exactly sure what I was reading and directing myself to. (Also, include that funky logo on the home page on every page, for a nice sense of repetition.)
-Examples of your web design work. Show off your design skills, so clients know what they're getting!
-Finally, speak (type, I guess) on your website with more... flair. Use colorful exciting, important vocab. like you're trying to entertain the reader!

I hope this has helped you point out some things to improve on. Good luck with your website! :D

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(Rating: 5) Thank you for your opinion. I've made some of the changes you've suggested. The menu was replaced, the font was changed, and there is now a clear, emphasized path that can be followed to free web design. I specialize in the code that's behind the scenes, and I can never get these designs right :'(. If you have any more input, you can email me at theymos@theymos.com . Thanks again!
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