Making a Website for My Channel

TheIntegration555123

TheIntegration555123

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If you saw this post somewhere else, I re-posted it because it was in the wrong section.

So recently, I have been learning how to code by learning HTML, CSS, and javascript. I decided to design my own website for my YouTube channel. I approached the site with a flat design, which I think looks the cleanest. I'm posting this partially to show off, but also I want you're guys' opinions. Does this website want you to check out my channel?

By the way, the site is not done. I'm planning on adding a menu a bar for extra webpages which will show social media updates, blogs, contact info, and the home button (of course).

So without further a do...

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Oh when you hover over the social media images/links the background color (which is red) changes to that nice navy blue.

*editted

The site hasn't launched yet (if you were wondering where the link is).
 
It looks alright just remember to keep your code tidy if you ever expand to include merch or contact info as well you want to be able to read it quickly:) also a neat feature if u get some help maybe is set it up so it's availible in multiple languages(just a bit imaginitive but could work). I might also if I was you find a cheaper hosting service for now and pay a bit for advertising as looking at your channel you only have a couple hundred of subscribers so i would go all out on a website yet, but that is just personal opinion
 
RandomMike said:
It looks alright just remember to keep your code tidy if you ever expand to include merch or contact info as well you want to be able to read it quickly:) also a neat feature if u get some help maybe is set it up so it's availible in multiple languages(just a bit imaginitive but could work). I might also if I was you find a cheaper hosting service for now and pay a bit for advertising as looking at your channel you only have a couple hundred of subscribers so i would go all out on a website yet, but that is just personal opinion
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Thanks for the advice!

It seems like you know a thing or two about making websites? So maybe you can help me out with this question. How do you optimize your website for mobile devices? For example, YouTube has a mobile version for their site and a desktop version. How would you make it so mobile users only see mobile version and desktop users see the desktop version?
 
Kijana said:
Why are you creating this site? For your subscribers or for the pure purpose of promotion?
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For learning purposes, subscribers, and promotion. It's like having a Facebook page for your channel, but instead it's a website. And I think having a website allows me to customize and show extra bits that are not readily available on YouTube and other social media websites.
 
Well I agree with what RandomMike said. You don't have a lot of subs. I wouldn't worry about a website until you grow your viewership some....a lot. If you know anything about setting up a website you would know it's a lot more work than just promoting on facebook or other social media because those sites are already established and have a following. It would actually take more effort trying to promote your website than just promoting your youtube alone. Just like everyone is trying to get their channel out there on youtube, everyone is creating a site and trying to get it out there. The only difference is that it costs money. It's not often that people are on google looking for different sites that they don't typically go on. And when people google search they often won't exceed the first page of search results. Your website could potentially be lost within the hundreds of thousands of webpages trying to be first page of results. If you're doing this on a free domain, go ahead but you may find all your efforts and hardwork futile. If you're paying for the domain name and everything I would just avoid this idea, save it for later. It's like paying for a billboard in a ghost town.
 
Kijana said:
Well I agree with what RandomMike said. You don't have a lot of subs. I wouldn't worry about a website until you grow your viewership some....a lot. If you know anything about setting up a website you would know it's a lot more work than just promoting on facebook or other social media because those sites are already established and have a following. It would actually take more effort trying to promote your website than just promoting your youtube alone. Just like everyone is trying to get their channel out there on youtube, everyone is creating a site and trying to get it out there. The only difference is that it costs money. It's not often that people are on google looking for different sites that they don't typically go on. And when people google search they often won't exceed the first page of search results. Your website could potentially be lost within the hundreds of thousands of webpages trying to be first page of results. If you're doing this on a free domain, go ahead but you may find all your efforts and hardwork futile. If you're paying for the domain name and everything I would just avoid this idea, save it for later. It's like paying for a billboard in a ghost town.
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Well, when you put it that way, it's absolutely dream crushing and depressing... I guess everyone who's ever wanted to do anything on the internet should quit, since their hard work will end up being futile too.[DOUBLEPOST=1419663527,1419663471][/DOUBLEPOST]I personally like the website, it's a nice simple theme you have going on there. Keep up the good work.
 
Make the colors bright and keep it simple.
Websites with to much info and just bland colors dont work
 
Dino said:
Well, when you put it that way, it's absolutely dream crushing and depressing... I guess everyone who's ever wanted to do anything on the internet should quit, since their hard work will end up being futile too.
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I never said not to do it. Just pointers since I can think of several other ways to get subs with less effort since that seems to be the end goal. But there are plenty of idols that were told that wouldn't or couldn't do something. This will just be drive to prove me wrong. Props if he does prove this method effective.
 
This would really depend on what type languages you are comfortable coding in, all you need to do is use some kind of user agent that would detect the mobile device and would then redirect that device to the mobile version of your site.... or you could do it the lazy/cheat way and tell the website to resize to the browserz width dimensions in which case everything would be put in order from top to bottom and the user could just scroll through. :) sorry this is a bit sparse but i hope it helps. :)

TheIntegration555123 said:
Thanks for the advice!

It seems like you know a thing or two about making websites? So maybe you can help me out with this question. How do you optimize your website for mobile devices? For example, YouTube has a mobile version for their site and a desktop version. How would you make it so mobile users only see mobile version and desktop users see the desktop version?
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