I'm contemplating doing an over all look and feel change to my website, simply because:
a. It's starting to bore me
b. I like a challenge
But, what do you think? Do you think escort sites start to get stale after a while, or does a good design stand the test of time? Is change for the sake of change necessary now and again? Does a site overhaul catch your eye?
On a final note, I'm well aware of how much almost everyone loathes Flash. Do you feel the same about Flash galleries? I'm starting to dislike the clunky look of the coppermine galleries, and I'm thinking of changing over to Flash, simply for how much more visually appealing it is.
Bad idea?
Thanks in advance,
Morgan
Nice site.
I read the review that are posted in my area pretty much daily. It is not uncommon for me to go to the provider's sight as a part of my reading.
I regularly go to sights and go ... Oh, I seen this before.
I think updated pics and maybe minor changes to the entry pages or color schemes occasionally would help keep any provider's site interesting.
I think the most important part of a website is that it be a refelction of the person represented there, as it will help you attract the type of customers you're looking to find and help me find women that I'm intersted in seeing as opposed to wasting both our time, so in that respect, do what makes you feel comfortable overall... if you're bored with it, then change it some.
Yes, I do think that a good design stands the test of time, major overhauls are not always required. The only exception to that would be keeping current pictures up. I can't tell you how many women I've known about here for at least a couple years, and in some cases, as long as four, and not one picture has been changed in all that time.
On flash: Don't care for it, but once again, your website should be a reflection of you, not me. The text in a website and what I can learn about a woman from it is more important to me overall then if I have to clog thru a flash gallery.
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I'm quite sure you have read or heard the following feedback before MorganEllis:
- Substance over style. The primary purpose of the site should be to provide information and not entertainment.
- Flash and music are not needed. If music is important to you then please have a turn-on/turn-off option on the home page and have SILENT be the default. Galleries that depict pictures by utilizing a 'roll-over' mouse option are nice in terms of saving click and load time.
- This is the world wide web. You never know how we got to your site so don't assume we know where you are based. Please share this information in your intro or bio.
- Simple beats complex in almost all instances. Tell us a little about yourself, where you are located, recent pics, your rates and preferred method of contact for making an appointment and what information you require to do so.
- It is possible to provide the above information in a neat web site package so you can be creative if that is important to you. I'm not saying that all sites should be blah, cookie-cutter replications. Just don't make it so complex that a major time committment is required to learn what we came for in the first place.
Thanks for asking for opinions MorganEllis and good luck with your new site should you choose to change it.
Working in marketing, I often deal with clients who are bored of their websites and marketing material. I have to remind them that consistency is important and while they see their website everyday and know it like the back of their hand, clients and potential clients do not. They want to change their logo, their colors, etc. which of course means huge costs and time not to mention a lack of recognition from the public.
While I don't think this really applies to this business so much, there are some things to consider. Basically, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I think a major overhaul is appropriate if you aren't as busy as you would like to be, you're not attracting the type of clients you want to attract, you have changed your look or your region, you have changed your business (from massage to GFE, for instance or from lower-end to higher-end).
I think your site is just fine, though it doesn't center on my screen. I know what you mean about wanting change. It's difficult for me to keep my hands off my site also. What helps is that I have a designer and I've got to pay her to make changes, so I'm only changing the text when I get the bug. My photos need to be updated in the worst way, I've lost about 20 lbs. since those were taken!
Good luck,
Kate
I don't care for fancy flash animation in the main page either, but it is useful in the photo gallery. I have done a few web sites for provider friends; some of them wanted to to protect their photos from being lifted. There is no 100% fool-proof way to do that other than buying some unrelaible encryption software; the best way I know to discourage the downloading of photos is through Flash.
Personally, I like evrything just the way it is. I've been to a few other similar boards and this one beats them all, particularly the advanced search features.
Everyone will find things to nitpick about but I find less to fault here than elsewhere.
A banner with links on explanatory threads for newbies, new reviewers, etc. would be the only improvement I'd like to see. That would reduce the threads of "what does (blank,blank) mean?"
Otherwise, keep up the good work.
...this board and its features begs the question:
WTF?
Does Pepsi still talk about the "Pepsi Generation?"
Advertising only works if it changes.
Change it.
But I say:
"See the U - S - A
In your Chevrolet.
America is asking you to call.
Drive your Chevrolet
Through the U - S - A.
America's the greatest land of all.
On the highway, on the road or on the levee,
Performance is sweeter,
Nothing can beat 'er,
Life is complete-r in a Chevy.
So take a break today,
And see the U - S - A.
And see it in a Chevrolet!"
There was one fine looking Jewish gal, I'll tell you what.
Maybe I'll buy that new Impala afterall.
You're showing your age there sonny! BTW, I didn't know she was Jewish. Her willingness to go down on guys threw me off.
she wasn't married to them yet.
By the way granny, are you and Ellie May still availiable for doubles? 
Please let me know if you learn Flash.
I like it but not too much all at once. There is an error in my site that makes black boxes around words on my gallery page.
Most people can't see that but some can. It drives me crazy.
I can see it on my computer. But my webmaster can't. The other one can but doesn't know how to fix it I don't think.
I would be happy if I even knew html, lol.
I like to change my site design about every year or two.
Sara
I really like the way you utilized your best feature (you're sexy eyes) to maintain a header throughout. Not that other features are not lovely as well, but those eyes are killers for me. ummmm
Where are you from though? Sure people can go and find out from a TER profile page that you are in Miami. But I come across websites all the time, with hot ladies. For the life of me, going page after page I cannot find out where the heck her home base is.
I wonder if ladies purposely do not put their home town in the website, or is there a reason for not doing so?
Still hot as hell none-the-less. lol
Hey hun, thanks so much. The header was my weblady's idea. But I did put alot of thought into this site design. It was fun finding the butterfly pics, etc.
On my home page, it says at the top where I am located.
Sara
Sara,
I'll agree with Smarty in that you have a beautiful face with a sexy smile and very pretty eyes. And I applaud you for showing us your face, as it is your best "feature" (make no mistake, I like your other "features", too LOL). However if you wanted to improve your site, I'd lose some of the "flash" and go a bit more basic. You have too many things that are hard to read. The scroll feature you have at the bottom of your site is awful. Also, there are pics on the left side that flash up, that appear as though they can be "clicked on". Yet when I "click on" them nothing happens. Seriously, guys want pics and info that are simple and quick to view. Spare us the flying butterfly and the boxes that appear & then disappear. You do a nice job of "showing off your best feature". Do more of it and your site improves. Make it easier and quicker for us to see you and your info, and your site improves.
Also, Smarty was inquiring about your "homebase" (Miami, according to your TER Profile Page; although we guys like things "confirmed" on providers' websites) not about where you'll be located for the next week or few days (though that is good info, too). I agree with Smarty again on this matter. Providers should state, "I'm based out of________. I also travel and/or tour these areas _____, ______, ______& __________ on a regular basis" (or something to this effect). THIS FOLLOWING PART HAS BEEN ADDED & IS 100% OF THE MODIFIED CONTENT: I just discovered that "the scroll feature you have at the bottom of your site is awful" that I referred to earlier is where you listed your homebase. That neither Smarty nor I (until now) discovered it, ought to cement how poor that design is.
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If you are bored with it update or change because YOU want to.
There is nothing like taking up a challenge and succeeding - or even failing and knowing you did your best. Either way, you have grown.
Flash or no flash - your pics on your site are very well done and highly erotic, at least in my eyes. How could anyone NOT be interested in the following link on your site?
1) spare us all the EXTRA writing before clicking "enter" or "leave". Just the basic, short legal disclaimer is fine.
2) but for God's sake, putting in a "password"? WTF? Is this a private site? Do you NOT WANT people to see your site? Cause this is a sure fire way to keep people (i.e. potential customers) from seeing it. You gotta be kidding me!!
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