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gabemc
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p.1 #1 · My New Site!!

Hello everyone,

So I just went live with yet another "new" site. I have had, in the past 2 years, three bludomain sites and have had a lot of luck with them. However I felt it was time to move on.

So please check out my new site done by the awesome team over at LiveBooks. From Jon my sales rep, to Corrie my designer, to Bert my tech guy who is helping me right now with getting my BLOG up and running (you'll notice that link doesn;t work)...these guys are amazing. You pay a little more, but hands down the customer service alone I feel is worth it...and the site is beautiful.

So here we go... .http://livebooks.perspectiveye.com/

Cheers.

Edited by gabemc on Jan 29, 2008 at 06:11 PM GMT

Edited on Jan 30, 2008 at 01:11 AM

Jan 29, 2008 at 09:16 PM

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p.1 #2 · My New Site!!

I'm saving up for a LiveBooks myself, much cleaner and nicer than Blu.

You BLOG link doesn't work.

Questions: How was the design process? What was it like working with the designer? Which package did you go with? What is the admin backend like, is it super easy to change like Blu?

Anyways, love the design, very nice.

Jan 29, 2008 at 09:37 PM

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p.1 #3 · My New Site!!

Overall I really like it. Nice background textures, beautiful pictures, and easy to navigate. The only thing I dislike is the moving thumbnails beside each gallery. I hate chasing those things around trying to click on the photo I want. Other than that, the site looks great!

Jan 29, 2008 at 09:37 PM

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p.1 #4 · My New Site!!

I don’t see anything different from this site to Blu. Personally I liked your old site better.

Jan 29, 2008 at 09:51 PM

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p.1 #5 · My New Site!!

It took me to a blank blog page
?

Jan 30, 2008 at 12:38 AM

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p.1 #6 · My New Site!!

Love the textured backgrounds, really like this site. But, I must say, when it comes to punch for punch, your site on George template was champ.

Jan 30, 2008 at 12:53 AM

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p.1 #7 · My New Site!!

Gotta love Wordpress.

Jan 30, 2008 at 12:58 AM

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p.1 #8 · My New Site!!

nickwsu wrote:
It took me to a blank blog page
?

not sure...try again.

Jan 30, 2008 at 01:10 AM

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p.1 #9 · My New Site!!

really slow

Jan 30, 2008 at 01:15 AM

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p.1 #10 · My New Site!!

Matt Veldhuis wrote:
really slow

really..its really fast for me..even after a cache clear.

anyone else?

Jan 30, 2008 at 01:40 AM

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p.1 #11 · My New Site!!

Fast for me, and I think it fits your photography style very well. Two thumbs up!

Jan 30, 2008 at 01:57 AM

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p.1 #12 · My New Site!!

Congrats on the change gabe.

Ok, so some small quirks...
-When you're on the Home section and click on Clients, the music stops unexpectedly. Sometimes, when you click back on Home, then it starts back up again without any manual intervention. I'm assuming this is by design more then likely.
-Transitions between sections aren't smooth and photos just *blink* appear. Can they smooth them in after the load bar finishes?

The site is working fast for me on cable connection.

Edited on Jan 30, 2008 at 02:01 AM

Jan 30, 2008 at 01:59 AM

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p.1 #13 · My New Site!!

As far as a blog, when you type in www.perspectiveye.com, it takes you automatically to your Wordpress blog (hello world). So you end up at blog.perspectiveye.com

BTW, what made you choose Wordpress? I'm considering a blog but don't know the differences in the options out there.

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Jan 30, 2008 at 02:07 AM

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p.1 #14 · My New Site!!

Beautiful work. You are worth every penny and then some. Its a nice and unique site. Keep up the good work.

Andy Wood

Jan 30, 2008 at 02:27 AM

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p.1 #15 · My New Site!!

Gabe,

I've always read your posts and have always appreciated your work. I just went through the site and was consistently wowed. I really love your style. I mean, REALLY. The site looks awesome. Keep up the great work.

Michelle

Jan 30, 2008 at 05:09 AM

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p.1 #16 · My New Site!!

Is there a way to direct your old domain to go to your new one? Try doing that if you still own the old domain...Your hosting company should be able to do that for you.

This way when I go to perspectiveeye.com, it will take me to your new site.

I had your old site bookmarked and was wondering what happened until I saw this thread.

Jan 30, 2008 at 06:00 AM

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p.1 #17 · My New Site!!

haha...and i was just on the other night and said hmmm somethings different..

love your work mang keep it up!

Jan 30, 2008 at 07:59 AM

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p.1 #18 · My New Site!!

Going between "Pricing" and "Engagement" looks awkward, as one's just a cropped blurred version of the same photo. I think, from your incredible body of work, you could find a better photo for pricing (especially since thats one of the first photos many clients will see). Just my two cents -- I've got to give you a hard time, since you've set the standard so high.

Edited on Jan 30, 2008 at 09:03 AM

Jan 30, 2008 at 09:02 AM

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p.1 #19 · My New Site!!

ripper. Fast for me too.

Jan 30, 2008 at 12:42 PM

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p.1 #20 · My New Site!!

Love your work. The site was slow for me. We are on half the speed of the U.S with broadband but i don't usually have a problem with load times.
The drop down menu for portfolio is a different shade to the rest of the site.
I also had a problem with the blog link.
The drip i hate, sorry. It reminds me a little of the flying letterbox of days long gone.
I agree with others here about the quality of your work, your reputation for being first rate is well earned amongst your peers here.
I think the site is almost there but for those few things it is to my mind not yet on par with you usual standard.

Jan 30, 2008 at 01:30 PM

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p.1 #21 · My New Site!!

Hey everyone...

So thanks for the emails and the comments here. From some suggestions I did change a few things

-the dripped/wave drop down for portfolio....gone
-the same image between engagement and pricing.....changed.

as for the blog link and the redirect...we are working on it. Because livebooks doesn't host anything but their sites I had to find a hosting company for my blog. Easy yes..but difficult to keep the same blog address (perspectiveye.com/theblog) Anyway Bert at livebooks has been awesome and we are hoping to have that fixed by today.

Thanks again everyone.

Gabe

Jan 30, 2008 at 01:43 PM

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p.1 #22 · My New Site!!

Gabe - I really like the overall design. Very clean with a nice background to add that something extra. Your Contact page is awesome...creative image and I like the "available for weddings anywhere nice" hah.

Jan 30, 2008 at 03:18 PM

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p.1 #23 · My New Site!!

Everything works for me - and it's fast.

I love this design - very clean, very modern, very elegant.

Great site!

Jan 30, 2008 at 05:49 PM

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p.1 #24 · My New Site!!

MichelleL wrote:
Gabe,

.......I just went through the site and was consistently wowed. I really love your style. I mean, REALLY. The site looks awesome. Keep up the great work.

Michelle

DITTO

Jan 30, 2008 at 10:39 PM

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p.1 #25 · My New Site!!

Gorgeous. I laughed out loud when I saw the 4th entry under 'I Do' - you are definitely wedded to your work

Oh, and the site isn't bad either...

Jan 31, 2008 at 01:34 AM


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