Hey everyone. Just released my ultra awesome new site. Check it out at skmagic.com or skmagic.net and comment on it below. Thanks
Also be aware a flash website will not show up on mobile devices.
Also be aware a flash website will not show up on mobile devices.
But Flash is gross. Not only is it not compatible with all devices, it also has a much slower loading time than HTML/CSS based sites and is terrible for SEO.
The Kid is 13 years old, and he found a site that would let him put up a pretty customizable site w/o having to pay for a designer or spend all of his waking moments learning CSS/HTML/PHP and the fine tunings of web standards in order to pass everyone's never failing and always watching critical eye on the Theory11 forums. His writing might not be the most appropriate for a professional site, BUT it is quite good for a 13 year old. AND, considering that there have been way older magicians on these boards posting sites with English composition FAR worse than this kids, I say kudos for taking the time to put up such well written content.
FLASH not great for SEO? You are right, but I am pretty sure that this kid is not trying to book all of his performances through random search requests and SEO based search queries. If you read his actual content, he has repeat bookings and is doing quite well, and I am fairly sure that his lack of SEO, his lack of professionally written content, is preventing him from performing magic.
STOP trying to spoon feed and force guidance and advice on a kid where it usually takes anywhere from 5 years to a decade to learn naturally. THE KID IS THIRTEEN, let him be thirteen for crying out loud.
To the original poster. You have done a great job setting this site up on your own. Keep modifying it as you go and you will slowly start to see what works best for you, what looks naturally appealing to a viewer's eyes, and as you continue to get more work, you will be able to modify your site more accordingly to your needs! In the future, you can have people not only edit your content, but perhaps give you some advice on how to make the language more catchy (not professionally adult sounding, but just catchy).
Keep working hard! Maybe in the future, web-design will also become a hobby to go alongside magic!!! They both take an enormous amount of creativity!
Ignore the Negative Nancies and Debby Downers that try to put you down.
The same basic business rules apply to you whether you're 13, 50 or even 100. He is clearly trying to make a bit of money from performing magic and his age should not be an excuse, for anything.THE KID IS THIRTEEN, let him be thirteen for crying out loud.