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steamyjim Moderator

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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:12 pm Post subject: A bit of Website Help Please |
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Been working on a Freewebs website but have come across a bit of a problem. I have to many different makes of engines for the number of pages you are allowed on Freewebs.
If I put a list of the 27 different makes i own could i have a bit of input about how to classify the makes of engines (ie early British etc) into under 20 pages
1.Mamod
2.Wilesco
3.Bowman
4.Cheddar Models
5.MSS
6.Hobbies
7.Stuart Turner
8.Basset Lowke
9.Marklin
10.Heisler
11.Hornby
12.Doll
13.Fleischmann
14.S.E.L
15.Sussex Steam
16.Wells
17.J.Falk
18.U.S.E
19.Camden
20.D.R Mercer
21.IP Engineering
22.Locolines
23.LGB
24.Reeves
25.Jean Comby
26.Midwest
27.Scratchbuilt _________________ Happy 30th Birthday Mamod Railway Company!
My Steam Toy Site
www.freewebs.com/toysteam
My Garden Railway (The Whitchurch Light Raily Company) Site
www.freewebs.com/wlrail |
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Spokesmann Site Administrator

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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Group them together, ie put all the German engines on a few pages, group some of the smaller English makes etc, think about structuring the information and plan it out in detail on paper first, so you have a clear idea of how many pages/screen you'll need and what will be contained on each. _________________
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steamyjim Moderator

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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Spokesmann wrote: | | Group them together, ie put all the German engines on a few pages, group some of the smaller English makes etc, think about structuring the information and plan it out in detail on paper first, so you have a clear idea of how many pages/screen you'll need and what will be contained on each. |
Ok will do! I'll do a few drafts on paper and then ask what people think about it  _________________ Happy 30th Birthday Mamod Railway Company!
My Steam Toy Site
www.freewebs.com/toysteam
My Garden Railway (The Whitchurch Light Raily Company) Site
www.freewebs.com/wlrail |
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Spokesmann Site Administrator

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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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Always work out a clear structure first, esp if you are setting it up for the first time. My site has just grown and grown and is currently 50 pages+ its needs a make over but I'll plan how the information will be structured topic by topic on paper first. I pay for my site so extra pages isn't a problem, but if you have a limit then really think about your content and what is relevant. _________________
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steamyjim Moderator

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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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I do wish i'd payed attention in I.T when we were doing HTML  _________________ Happy 30th Birthday Mamod Railway Company!
My Steam Toy Site
www.freewebs.com/toysteam
My Garden Railway (The Whitchurch Light Raily Company) Site
www.freewebs.com/wlrail |
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steamyjim Moderator

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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the advice. Just had a look over the list and im thinking this.
Pre 1950 British Engines
Modern British Engines
German Engines
Other Foreign Engines
Locomotives
Steam Boats
Engineer Built Engines
Scratch Built Engines
Workshops
Accesories
Restorations, homebuilds and modifications _________________ Happy 30th Birthday Mamod Railway Company!
My Steam Toy Site
www.freewebs.com/toysteam
My Garden Railway (The Whitchurch Light Raily Company) Site
www.freewebs.com/wlrail |
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Spokesmann Site Administrator

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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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| steamyjim wrote: | I do wish i'd payed attention in I.T when we were doing HTML  |
Search the web Jim, there are loads of sites outlining basic HTML/web colours and picture formats. I may even let you in on how to to interpolated transparent background gifs!  _________________
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Mamod Collector Moderator

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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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What I did Jim was to have my main manufactures like
Mamod
Bowman
Wilesco
Meccano
And then I put everything else into one catogory called
Other engines _________________ Mike
My personal website, with pics.
www.mikes-steam-engines.co.uk ™
Mamod Loco
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