Am I missing something?

[cleverlyslick]

I'm done with my first website getlaidny.com and i've uploaded all the files on GoDaddy,but i'm missing most all the features on it.it's only loading the home page.I used dreamweaver and I have all the files on my desktop to make finding the files easier.so what's going on why can't I see everything?please help.

cleverlyslick

[Fatbat]

First of all, you need to use spaces between your sentences. Other than that, without knowing more about these features you speak of, it's hard to know how to fix them. Looking at your site, I can't see links to anything that's missing. Of the top of my head I would look to make sure all your links are set up in the right way, aren't pointed to local files, etc.

Good luck.

[cleverlyslick]

thanx fatbat.let me give you a little more detail on how it should look.
under the nyc image there should be 4 flash buttons which are links to the other pages.in dreamweaver there is a flash buttons perk that allows you to use to link to other pages. maybe i should use images as buttons instead of the flash buttons? Another thing is the hotspots link.if you go to my about the site section in the bottom,on the paragraph and click on the link with the red letters it redirects it to an error page instead of the hotspots section.that's what i'm confused about because i uploaded every folder and that's all that came out.again thx for the help and all comments are welcome.

[yandig]

I've had a little trouble in the past with different web editors saving files in different formats. Be sure to check that your pages are .htm or .html (one or the other, not both) on both your PC, and the host where the files are uploaded. Also, having a file capitalized in one place, but not in the other can cause problems too.

[cleverlyslick]

thanx yandig.i'm starting to think it's the flash button perk from dreamweaver.i made sure that all my files are .html and still nothing.any other suggestions?i called GoDaddy twice already and they can't help me lol.

[whitebark]

You've got a bunch of potential problems.

getlaidny.com/about the site/about.html

Drop the spaces in the url(or use dashes or underscores) - not every browser/search engine knows what to do with them.

Why are you using a separate directory for each html file? It's not necessary and just contributes to bloat and file location confusion - like you are having now.

A nice clean easy to work with directory for a small site like yours would look like:
images*
css*
javascript*
flash*
index.html
about.html
hotspots.html

* - denotes separate directory folder

Your hotspots page works but as - getlaidny.com/hotspots.html

In your html code as a beginner I stress using full urls to file locations until you've got the directory issues worked out.

[Fatbat]

I'd ditch anything Flash and just go with standards based semantic xhtml/css. Flash buttons will do you absolutely no good when it comes to robots trying to spider your site. You can make some fantastic navigation elements with css alone, or combined with images.

That, and proper capitalization, punctuation and spaces in your sentences will go a long ways towards your credibility

[cleverlyslick]

You've got a bunch of potential problems.

Drop the spaces in the url(or use dashes or underscores) - not every browser/search engine knows what to do with them.

Why are you using a separate directory for each html file? It's not necessary and just contributes to bloat and file location confusion - like you are having now.

A nice clean easy to work with directory for a small site like yours would look like:
images*
css*
javascript*
flash*
index.html
about.html
hotspots.html

* - denotes separate directory folder

Your hotspots page works but as - getlaidny.com/hotspots.html

In your html code as a beginner I stress using full urls to file locations until you've got the directory issues worked out.

thanx for the tips.but also how do I drop the spaces in url? is this something I do in dreamweaver?

[ZeRohiLL]

You've got a bunch of potential problems.

Drop the spaces in the url(or use dashes or underscores) - not every browser/search engine knows what to do with them.

Why are you using a separate directory for each html file? It's not necessary and just contributes to bloat and file location confusion - like you are having now.

A nice clean easy to work with directory for a small site like yours would look like:
images*
css*
javascript*
flash*
index.html
about.html
hotspots.html

* - denotes separate directory folder

Your hotspots page works but as - getlaidny.com/hotspots.html

In your html code as a beginner I stress using full urls to file locations until you've got the directory issues worked out.

I to see a lot of potential problems with site structure, which will most likely be the death of any site.

Poor site structure leads to 404's and search engines will bury you. Why are you putting your homepage (index.html) in a subdirectory (/getlaidny.com/getlaidny/index.html) pointed from hostspots.html (/getlaidny.com/hotspots/hotspots.html), which returns a 404? It simply looks like you didn't upload all of the files, and the spaces are killing the reference.

As whitebark mentioned, used dashes-instead-of-spaces. Or_underscores_work_to. Just dont brake the string.

Looking at the smallness of the site, keep all pages at root level. There is absolutely no need for you to have to bury your pages in subdirectories, unless you get huge, like say different areas of NY, like manhattan, the bronx, queens, etc..

IMO, really get to know HTML, or put all of that aside. Pick up (for starters) Wordpress, and learn it through and through. Much easier to maitain, and you don't need Dreamweaver to develop it, although it helps.

I could write a book here for you.

[cleverlyslick]

I could write a book here for you.

lol i sure could use it.i've been doing my homework so all of this is new to me but i'm getting there.i renamed the files and used underscores for all of the.as far as the directory isssue, where can i fix that problem?

[cleverlyslick]

ok i want to thank everybody for helping me in this thread with my first site it's very much appreciated.you guys rock! i fixed the problems i was having thanx to you guys so if you can please check it out again and let me know what you think. i know it's a little plain but my css skills are very limited still.i assure it will look better in the near future along with all the other sites i plan on creating.

thanks to all
cleverlyslick