Hello - I've been doing freelance graphic, webdesign, & hosting work for a few years. I have a couple of clients that

copsworld · 22nd March 2009, 02:44 PM

I've been doing freelance graphic, webdesign, & hosting work for a few years.
I have a couple of clients that pay a monthly maintainence fee.

I also host a few blogs (WordPress) and SMF forums, but I really like designing from the ground up and have already learned a few tricks on here.
..Thanks! lots of good info so far.

CloudedVision · 22nd March 2009, 03:50 PM

Welcome, CW! Nice to have you here. Be sure to post some of your websites in the critique section, it really helps you improve your designing skills.

I've never used SMF. Is it good? How is it compared to VB?

WelshStew · 22nd March 2009, 06:27 PM

Welcome to the forums, great to have you here

Quote:

Originally Posted by CloudedVision

I've never used SMF. Is it good? How is it compared to VB?

I'd be interested in knowing the differences too.

copsworld · 25th March 2009, 08:12 AM

Thank you all for the fine welcome.
Regrettfully, I have never used VB.
SMF is indeed a tough learning curve, hard to customise.
I used fantastico for the install due to dialup being the only thing available to me. The one plus about that is the updates (though infrequent) are a breeze.

As for my designing skills, I'm not on the same level as you guys I'm sure..I use mostly free templates which I customise.

WelshStew · 25th March 2009, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by copsworld

I use mostly free templates which I customise.

Why reinvent the wheel ;o)

I sometimes do this as well, just to save time. Most things out there won't have exactly what I want, but are a good grounding to help me be about 20% along the way to creating what I need.

great to have you here, and see you in the forums.

shalom_m · 25th March 2009, 01:33 PM

I used SMF for quite a while. It is relatively simple to install for multi-language forums.

Although the first Hebrew forum (different fonts and right to left) took some time. Finally found the problem; it was that the installer defined the SQL as Swedish for some unexplainable reason.

Here a link to a DEFUNCT Hebrew forum: comp-4u.org - ???? ????

22nd March 2009, 02:44 PM	#1
copsworld Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello I've been doing freelance graphic, webdesign, & hosting work for a few years. I have a couple of clients that pay a monthly maintainence fee. I also host a few blogs (WordPress) and SMF forums, but I really like designing from the ground up and have already learned a few tricks on here. ..Thanks! lots of good info so far.

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CloudedVision Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Your Imagination Posts: 729 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 1 Thanked 27 Times in 26 Posts Expertise: PHP Experience: Professional	Welcome, CW! Nice to have you here. Be sure to post some of your websites in the critique section, it really helps you improve your designing skills. I've never used SMF. Is it good? How is it compared to VB? __________________ Panthr - Web Design and Development

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shalom_m Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Or-Yehuda, Israel Posts: 428 Thanks: 1 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts Expertise: (X)HTML / CSS Experience: Quite Good	I used SMF for quite a while. It is relatively simple to install for multi-language forums. Although the first Hebrew forum (different fonts and right to left) took some time. Finally found the problem; it was that the installer defined the SQL as Swedish for some unexplainable reason. Here a link to a DEFUNCT Hebrew forum: comp-4u.org - ???? ???? Last edited by shalom_m; 25th March 2009 at 01:59 PM..

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25th March 2009, 08:12 AM	#4
copsworld Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you all for the fine welcome. Regrettfully, I have never used VB. SMF is indeed a tough learning curve, hard to customise. I used fantastico for the install due to dialup being the only thing available to me. The one plus about that is the updates (though infrequent) are a breeze. As for my designing skills, I'm not on the same level as you guys I'm sure..I use mostly free templates which I customise.