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New Hydroponic Website

nateb123
15 years ago

Hi

Just wanted to let people know about my new website http://www.alternative-innovation.com

Lots of people look for hydroponic system plans online and like myself were mostly frustrated by the amount of junk out there or people wanting money for system plans. I created this website and worked hard to be the best. Ive included several fully illustrated system plans and lots of guides and information. I do plan to add a lot more but for now everything you need to get started and build a great system is available free of charge without any ads or annoyances. If you like my website, please help to support it by telling people about it

Thanks,

Nate

Comments (10)

  • grizzman
    15 years ago

    you've got a meta tag showing at the top of the home page.
    my personal preference in sites like this would be to have clickable images that take you to directions about the specific instructions. That's what you did on the main page, but the subsequent pages not so much. it required a lot of scrolling and reading.
    a very good idea with an overall good design. I think better indexing of the information might help a bit. And letting the paragraphs be wider would be nice. something about having to continually scroll down a page makes them seem too big and a daunting task.
    This is, of course, my own opinion and I hope you'll take what I've written as constructive criticism.

  • nateb123
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    I just noticed that, I have this new flexible keyboard and the shift key only works if you push it directly in the center, So the I appreciate any advice, thats how I learn.
    If you click on the system plans button it will take you a page that lists out all the plans I currently have made.
    Are you saying there is to much text with the system plans?

    I will be building a better index as soon as I can
    Maybe I will try smaller text, The text is rather large as it is and people should be able to change it if they need to

    Thank you so much for the input, its always valuable and helpful

  • waternut
    15 years ago

    Nate, keep doing what you are!! It's inspiring. I'm about to do the same for automating my greenhouse. Which, has led me to hydroponics forum. Now, I want to add hydroponics.

    My two cents: The basics are good. Do use the full width of the header for your text and graphics, then you can increase the line spacing just a hair. I personally would reduce the shadows on the buttons, maybe change the font color slightly.

    Thanks,
    waternut

  • kirk1977
    15 years ago

    Very nice job. If you want some more pics I have some pretty good root porn grown in a dwc setup

    kirk

  • nateb123
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    Thanks guys, Really!
    "sigh" If I just had the time lol
    I am planing on changing these things, and I really appreciate the encouragement and compliments.

    I would absolutely love some more pics. That would be awesome! I feel that is the one thing my site is really lacking! Im a real visual type of person and I love having visual reference for everything.

    Soon, this spring I plan on adding a fence post "ein geti" system plan and I have some ideas for a low cost gutter system.

    I just updated with a new easy cloner plan if anyone is interested
    Thats when the good stuff will get done

    Thanks again everyone.

  • nateb123
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    "root porn" lmao
    You guys are awesome

  • grizzman
    15 years ago

    Here's my hybrid DWC/aero build page:
    marmalade.thruhere.net/DWC
    If you're interested in linking to it, let me know and I'll get you the non redirected address.

  • nateb123
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    grizzman, thats a pretty intense setup, I like it.
    I havent gotten around to my link page, its on my list of about 100,000 thing I need to do But I wont forget to add you ok If I do forget, just send me an email through my website or pm me here.
    Ive got allot of other stuff to get going on, seems like my life is just hydroponics now.

  • gringojay
    15 years ago

    nate1-3: just saw your nice free alt.-in. site; maybe sywire.com will let his DIY fogger also be shown by you

  • nateb123
    Original Author
    15 years ago

    hey guys,
    Just wanted to let you know I updated my website
    Hope you like it
    Keep in mind tho that its not even close to done and I do plan on adding a lot more stuff when I get time to.

    Thanks again guys

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