New pics added to website

[JPMach]

I finally got around to putting some sample pics up on my site.
Let me know what you think, or any ideas to improve the site.

www.jp-machining.com

JP

[phantomcow2]

Include a little more detail. Include what materials you have and are willing to work with, perhaps a few pictures of your shop.
Here is an example of the website for the shop I work at. Its pretty out of date now, but should give you good ideas.
http://www.idmnh.com/index.htm

[JPMach]

There I put a few more pics on and some other info. I will have to get some better pics of the shop and such at some point.

JP

[JPMach]

OK, I got a better pic of the Haas on the site and also added a simple request for quote form. I plan to put another page yet with some little blurb about me on it.

Any other thoughts?

JP

[CNCRob]

Very cool, I like the Scale semi trailer for Buildnboy, was it machined out of one piece?

[JPMach]

Thanks,
Yes the trailers are made out of one solid piece. I believe you can buy them from him. his site is at www.buildnboy.com (the more you buy the more I get to make so buy a lot!! :-)

JP

[Ken_Shea]

Site it nice JP,
Clean looking, I like that, not all cluttered up.

Here are a couple considerations.
Put the visitor counter out of the text area, like below the "Created by JP".
Images should be enlargeable so we can see better detail on your examples.
People are more and more frequently using the higher resolutions, mine is always set as 1280x1024 making your picture details very limited.
An "About US" link, be sure to brag (not exaggerate) your experience, ethics, attention to detail etc.

Ken

[JPMach]

Ken,
Thanks, all are things I would like to do in the next couple weeks. I am not sure if the website builder thing I am using will let me put the visitor counter at the bottom, but I could put a few extra line spaces between it and the text at least. I hate to get rid of it completly as it is always nice to know how much traffic the site is getting.
I think the site builder I am using might let me build like a photo gallery where the pics would be enlargeable with captions and such, so I will start working on that soon. The shop pics would have to stay as they are though as I believe I can only have the one gallery before I have to start paying more.
What do you think would be a good size for the big pictures like 1000 pixels by whatever or smaller. I think the 1000 it what the size is for cnczone and that seems to be a good size so maybe I will go with that.

Thanks
JP

[Ken_Shea]

JP,
I don't think you will want 1000 wide as that is larger then the standard screen resolution most people use of 800x600 and having to scroll is a web page no-no, I don't think it is a big deal but pro's do I guess.
600-650 wide is a nice size.

I can't imagine any real problem moving the counter where you need it, but I do not know what site builder you are using either. I use Front Page, it is great software for us just wanna get it done guys, with lots of control. It is does not however build the most efficient pages.

Ken

[phantomcow2]

You could have multiple options for picture size.
Also, pictures are large tend to be shrunken down by your browser. People really like to see detail in works.

[tobyaxis]

Cool Site!!!!!!!!!!

[JPMach]

Thanks guys,
I think I'll compromise and go 800 by 600 as with lower resolution they would be big but the people that have larger resolutions (like me) they would still be large enough to provide some detail.
Hopefully in a few days I will have the pic gallery up with a few more pics added also.

JP