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Posted: May 04 2008 02:20 PM
 
eriq breland (aka eriq) [ View ] [ Email ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ]
Palm Harbor, Florida
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I've been busy for the past couple months working on a new look for StreetRodding.com, nothing too radical, I'm just trying to refine the look and make it simpler to use. I'd love to get your feedback but please keep in mind that a lot of links don't work yet so if you find something that's not right, it's just because I haven't gotten to it yet :)

The new site is located at http://streetRodding.mobi.

 
 
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Posted by eriq  -  05/04/2008 02:34 PM
so you don't have to wonder what is working and what isn't here's a quick rundown of some of the stuff to check out:

  • myAccount - let's you manage all aspects of your account including ads, readers rides et al
  • StreetRods For Sale - this is the main page for browsing the newest cars listed
  • Classifieds Search - the new search tools let you find a particular car quickly and easily
  • Readers Rides - this page shows you the newest Readers Rides pictures added to the site
  • Readers Rides search - the new search tools let you find users by username or you could just browse all the rides by state
  • Discussion Forums - browse the newest forum topics
  • Advanced Search - the search section let's you find anything you're looking for while the section headers across the top will let you browse the newest items listed.

We hope you guys like the new look and keep in mind a lot of work still needs to be done but we wanted to give you a preview of the changes we're making in response to our marketing survey and feedback we're getting from our members
StreetRodding.com Webmaster [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Palm Harbor, Florida
 
Posted by ol bear  -  05/04/2008 05:03 PM
can we do a lil more contast, b4 the cursor gets to the point ???? so far looks oretty dam cool to me ,,, ol bear
OL BEAR [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] crown point, Indiana
 
Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  05/04/2008 05:24 PM
i like it.
dont poke the porchdog........he bites [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] BLUFF DALE, Texas Charter Member since March 2003
 
Posted by blade58  -  05/04/2008 05:54 PM
so far its good i like the show listings
blade58 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] apopka, Florida
 
Posted by DavyJ  -  05/04/2008 09:17 PM
looks easy to negotiate around, the ads and the discussions were eye catching and great. so far so good.
The Tulips are up, I'm ready to cruise. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Niagara Falls, Canada Charter Member since February 2005
 
Posted by dixie  -  05/04/2008 10:12 PM
its to easy to read,great job ERIC.
jim grace [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] dade city, Florida Charter Member since January 2006
 
Posted by stevena  -  05/04/2008 10:40 PM
I agree with ol bear. It needs more contrast to it but other than that it looks great!
stevena [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Camden, North Carolina
 
Posted by reneg8d  -  05/04/2008 11:07 PM
I'll add my wish for a bit more contrast... I'm not color blind, but the orange is hard to read.. JMHO
ASE Master Auto Tech [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Thoreau, New Mexico Charter Member since July 2005
 
Posted by 1carguy  -  05/05/2008 12:15 AM
I agree with Reneg8d, I too think the orange is hard to read. My old peepers need a little more contrast.
1carguy [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Pleasanton, California
 
Posted by LowPat  -  05/05/2008 03:13 AM
I'll add my 2c worth as well. The site looks great except for the orange. It's a bit hard to read with old eyes. A thumbnail view on the "Search StreetRods For Sale" would also be helpful. Keep up the good work.
LowPat [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Broken Hill, Australia Charter Member since August 2000
 
Posted by ahotrod33  -  05/05/2008 05:18 AM
I'm with the comments above. Easy to navigate, like the cars for sale on the left with thumbnails, orange a little tough on these old eyes, definitely like more 'white space' on the pages.
ahotrod33 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Glen Mills, Pennsylvannia Charter Member since June 2003
 
Posted by bigdude  -  05/05/2008 07:33 AM
I have to agree with the orange print--how about a spell checker for us that are down south and obviously affected by the warm climate?
resident know it all [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Three Rivers, Michigan Charter Member since January 2004
 
Posted by eriq  -  05/05/2008 07:54 AM
Ok, I darkened the orange, does it look better now?

Also, just so you guys know, you're more than welcome to use the beta version as much as you want, it contains the same stuff that the current version does. I've found that the forums and the account management are much simpler to use, also when i'm trying to locate an ad for someone I've found myself using the search tools on the beta site.
StreetRodding.com Webmaster [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Palm Harbor, Florida
 
Posted by bigdude  -  05/05/2008 08:07 AM
You did?
resident know it all [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Three Rivers, Michigan Charter Member since January 2004
 
Posted by ol bear  -  05/05/2008 09:17 AM
WHEN DOING A CLASSIFIEDS SEARCH ,I PREFER THE PICS TO COME UP TO,, NOT JUST THE LISTINGS ,,,A PIC MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD AS FAR AS IF IM GOING TO LOOK AT THE AD.. OL BEAR ,,
OL BEAR [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] crown point, Indiana
 
Posted by EZRodder  -  05/05/2008 09:29 AM
Everything looks fine so far, but I have a personal opinion on websites in general. I HATE WHITE backgrounds and find them very hard on my eyes, especially with the newer, brighter, and more contrasty flat panel screens. I would like the site much better with a black or midtone background, anything but white. ?? Anybody else with the same opinion, or am I alone ????
EZRodder [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bernville, Pennsylvannia
 
Posted by ol bear  -  05/05/2008 01:09 PM
SEARCH FOR 1923 FORD !!!!! MY AD IS NOT THERE ,,,,,,,,, WILL IT BE THERE WHEN WE CHANGE TO THE NEW FOMAT ? LES .AKA OL BEAR ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,B4 WHEN YOU SEARCHED FOR A 1923 FORD AT LEAST WE GOT A PIC TO LOOK,, THATS THE DECIDING FACTOR FOR SOMEONE TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT YOUR AD ,,,,,,,,, LES AKA OL BEAR, IM DONE !!!
OL BEAR [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] crown point, Indiana
 
Posted by BigAlBre  -  05/05/2008 06:04 PM
Its there now Ol Bear! I'm hearing you guys like thumbnails
Big Al sittin back in paradise. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St Pete Beach, Florida Charter Member since June 1999
 
Posted by brian41chevy  -  05/05/2008 06:06 PM
Looks good to me.
There is a fine line between hobby and mental illness [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] New Lenox, Illinois Charter Member since November 2004
 
Posted by Ken_tech  -  05/05/2008 08:59 PM
Eriq,

I like the new design layout -- nice. I agree with what many have said here, the orange on white background is not easily readable. Please choose a dark font. Blue, black, something dark.

One other item. I run a 22 inch widescreen monitor, and some of the images are expanded far beyond their original dimensions. Can you constraint the image size to no more than 100%, pls? See http://streetrodding.mobi/index.cfm/f/pics.view/id/381014 Then right-click on the image, select view image for original size. The original pix is 800 pixels wide. On my monitor it is displayed at 1245 pixels wide -- so it is blown up 50% and is fuzzy.

thanks, Ken
Ken_tech [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Fairfax, Virginia
 
Posted by ol bear  -  05/06/2008 08:21 AM
GOODMORNING ,, DID U KNOW THAT NOT 1 PERSON OTHER THAN MYSELF HAS A CAR FOR SALE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS!!!! THATS A REGULAR HERE ,,NOW WHEN WE SEARCH FOR A SPECIFIC YEAR CAR ALL WE GET IS A LIST OF CARS FOR SALE WITHOUT THE PICTURE ,,TIME TO LOAD PICS IS NEGLEGIBLE , HELL WERE DOING IT ON THE OLD SITE ,WHY NOT THE NEW ???,MOST PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF LOOK AT THE PIC FIRST TO SEE IF THEY WANT TO VIEW THE DETAILS OF THE CAR ,,,,IM LOOKING FOR A LIL SUPPORT FROM OUR REGULARS ON THIS PLZZZZZZZZZZZ ,, RESPECTFULLY OL BEAR ,,,,,,,
OL BEAR [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] crown point, Indiana
 
Posted by BigAlBre  -  05/06/2008 09:03 AM
i added the thumbnails this morning
Big Al sittin back in paradise. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St Pete Beach, Florida Charter Member since June 1999
 
Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  05/06/2008 09:16 AM
i have one request. in builders corner if you click on a pic all of the others have to load in the side bar first. this takes way too long for folks on dial up. i see no reason for them. they are already loaded on the project page.
dont poke the porchdog........he bites [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] BLUFF DALE, Texas Charter Member since March 2003
 
Posted by BigAlBre  -  05/06/2008 09:29 AM
shine, check out how it works now and tell me what you think, click the "Builders Corner" link at the top of the page and pick a project.
Big Al sittin back in paradise. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St Pete Beach, Florida Charter Member since June 1999
 
Posted by ol bear  -  05/06/2008 11:58 AM
I LOVE U ERIQ ,,,,,,,,,U GUYS R THE BEST AROUND ,,, OL BEAR ,, DONT GET ANY IDEAS ABOUT PLAYING STRIP POKER WITH ME LIKE BIG DUDE ONCE SAID ,,,,,,,,,
OL BEAR [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] crown point, Indiana
 
Posted by BigAlBre  -  05/07/2008 09:19 AM
hehe, sorry about missing your call yesterday Ol Bear, i dont know if you guys know this or not but i also have a full-time job in addition to this site i love hearing from you guys, i was just in a meeting at the time and i knew i was going to add in the thumbnails already hehe
If you guys have more comments or suggestions about the new site, now is the time to get them in while i'm still building it!
Big Al sittin back in paradise. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St Pete Beach, Florida Charter Member since June 1999
 
Posted by eriq  -  05/07/2008 09:20 AM
ok guys, i changed the font color to a darker orange for link text and added thumbnails to the street rods for sale search results. any other ideas so far? what do you think of the layout?
StreetRodding.com Webmaster [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Palm Harbor, Florida
 
Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  05/07/2008 09:25 AM
much better eriq. before it took forever to load all the pics.
dont poke the porchdog........he bites [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] BLUFF DALE, Texas Charter Member since March 2003
 
Posted by zinski3  -  05/08/2008 08:58 AM
My only comment would be that when looking up the classifieds, you can only put the year and make, no model. If I put 1934 Ford, I get everything. coupes, sedans, pickups. Any way to give the option of model? Looks good otherwise.
zinski3 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Edwards, Missouri Charter Member since December 2000
 
Posted by jimmothershead  -  05/08/2008 10:10 AM
Good moring, E. When I get a chat room thread, it would help if I could click on your logo and go straight to that topic.

Otherwise, you do good.

Jim
Jim [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Huntingtown, Maryland
 
Posted by orphans2  -  05/08/2008 02:46 PM
Very Nice. Colors are okay.
orphans2 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Stewartstown, Pennsylvannia Charter Member since November 2001
 
Posted by tazhog54  -  05/09/2008 07:41 PM
Gota Love it , Good job ,the bugs will come out in time !!One thing would be nice page numbers on the forum !!!!
tazhog54 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] visalia, California
 
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