I have my basic web site up now and the purpose is to bring in "my kinda work.

People ask me to describe "my kinda work" and I find it difficult to answer them in a way that a layman can understand. I want my web site to answer this question.

So have a look at my site and see if you can describe "my kind of work" in a way any one could understand.

I need to say that there are two pages to the site not yet posted, the first is describing the keys which make my work successful and the other describing the benefits of having me creating artwork and signage on site, such as the attention it creates from passers by because people love to see artwork being created before their eyes.

Also, we are going to add a gallery as well.

I am keen to get your feedback as I am concerned that I am pidgeon-holing myself with a specific kind of work. It is the work I love to do though, I find it most profitable, and it's based on the theory that I would rather do 1 job worth $10g than 50 jobs that add up to $10g

www.robclark.net

So i am very interested in your opinion, oh most esteemed compatriots.

Post some of your Art that you will eventually offer in your Gallery..

I think your points come across clearly.

I would question the addition of a gallery. I think adding a few more examples with brief comments would do the job more in keeping with the rest of your site.

Less is more better.

Nice work throughout.

...there's abso-bloody-lutely nothing wrong with telling the cheap blokes who don't care about their image to step aside and allow you to devote your time and exceptional skills to the clients who do! (after seeing your site, I can't bring myself to utter the more common word, (customers), in association with you!)

I've always admired your work.

I was enchanted with your tasteful presentation and the work you show is incredible. You are definitely not one to insult with ridiculous requests, but one they'd be lucky to meet and be served by.

I have two comments about spacing and one about navigation:
*On the initial splash page my immediate reaction was to move my head back away from the screen. Maybe I sit too close to the monitor, but the big logo seemed slightly too large to focus on. Brilliant design, well rendered, lush colors and sharp focus, great depth, (I understand the desire to show it off).
*On the second page (and subsequent pages), I think the "Rob Clark" was too close to the top margin also. I really like that the pages fit in a single frame without scrolling. Doing all the text on the second page as a graphic might make it a bit hard to read for some people though. See what kind of feedback you get, it might have to be sacrificed for legibility.
*On navigation, the slash graphic as a 'next page' symbol is great. On the third page where you stopped using the word "next" eith it I got lost temporarily - thought that was all there was. Maybe you should keep it consistent throughout.

overall, i found the type too small to read comfortably. if you really want me to read all that, make it easier for me.

you have nine "bullet points" on page1 -- maybe you could make the type larger, spread the points over two pages, and put an image on each page.

i suspect that it is your design skills (the visuals) more than being a "3M accredited applicator" that gets the work YOU want. if that's the case, then emphasise what you WANT to do, and not what you are capable of doing. my experience is that people who want good design know it when they see it. when they see it they generally expect the artist to be professionally capable. unless you've run into a lot of clients questioning your skills, i'd skip all that stuff.

also, there is something about the tone of the words that seem to want to chase off pesky customers. i can understand why you might want to do that, but it can leave the desired clients feeling a bit irked as well. i liked the humor, but the rest was a bit pompous.

I have been here in Bundaberg for about 7 years, I always sign my work and that has led to a fairly consistent work load. I just want to be more specialised, with less of the average guff.

I intend signing my work from now on with <robclark.net> in order to draw potential customers to the website as a selling tool.

I will also go find potential customers that qualify for my services, say I hear of a new business coming to town, I will e-mail them with a link to the site. I dont think it's worth sitting back waiting for customers to find me.

I have always thought of the web like one yellow pages ad in a stack of phone books a mile high.......who is going to bother?

It is definately my intention to weed out the tire kickers but I really dont want to alienate everyone.

I am far more expensive than my competitors and felt that the text page will help convince potential clients that I am worth spending more on.

Thanks again all, your comments are constructive and thought provoking,
good onya!!