As much as i hate getting my site reviewed..i just can't resist. I think its some kind of addiction!

Review by: AcidGloss Reviews
Date: August 5th 2004
Version: 36

Code -- 5/5
I didn't have any problems finding the code, but I was going to suggest that you make another table for sites that you're awaiting reviews from. Then I realized that you only have one pending review, so it would be rather pointless to make a separate table for one link. If you do decide to apply for more reviews at a later time, I would suggest making a separate table for it, perhaps in between "links" and "vote" or however you decide to arrange it on your page.

First Impression -- 18/20
I'm not fond of how your image is aligned on your layout. The blog is wider than the image, and it looks awkward to have the image centered according to the blog. The image is very lovely, I love the colors you used, and it matches nicely with the rest of your layout, I just don't like that it's smaller in width than the blog it's above. One of the first things I noticed was how nicely your layout was setup. The overall effect is very clean cut looking, I really like it. Normally I'm not a fan of repeating backgrounds, like the dots you have, but since the layout is a solid color, it doesn't interfere with my ability to read the text or content on your page.

Layout -- 23/25
Again, the image isn't as wide as the blog, and although it doesn't look bad, I envision it looking far better wider. You do have several tables surrounding the blog, which usually is an annoyance of mine, but since it's not too busy and organized so nicely, I can't complain. The only other suggestion I have is getting an invisible scroll bar for your main page, so the white scrollbar isn't as obvious on the dotted background. I'm sure there are several pages that have tutorials on it, you may want to try PixelFX. Other than that, I really like your layout. Easy to navigate, organized, not overly busy, and professional.

Navigation -- 10/10
The CSS code stays the same on all pages, which I was extremely pleased about. Your font is also a nice size, and your links are in obvious contrast to the text, so I'm not having to search to figure out where your links are. Your navigation is all together on an obvious part of the page. I can't pinpoint any flaws on your navigation, so I'll just leave it at that. Nicely done.

Content -- 20/20
Your content is one of your site's greatest features, there's so much to keep the visitor occupied, and coming back for more.
You have tons of content not only on yourself, but just as much for the visitor, domain, hell, you even have tons of links out! I have to say that most of the content for the visitor, the "fun" section, I had seen on several domains and sites. It's difficult coming up with original content because eventually, everyone's going to end up copying each other. You also had tons of quizzes, which I'll admit are very addictive. I like that you have so much interactive activities for your guests. My favorite part; however, was probably the domain. I always love reading about the inspiration behind and put into a domain. I think you did a very nice job on maintaining and keeping your content fun and interesting.

Originality -- 10/10
Although the setup of the layout is a bit overused, I love the image, very 18th century. I enjoyed your content, although I was familiar with most of it, I still think you did a nice job of putting your own spin on it.

Errors - 10/10
None to my knowledge.

Final Score - 96/100

Review by: 397 Reviews
Date: January 3rd 2003
Version: 24

First Impression: 10/10 I really like it. It's different. Pink and gray go good together

Layout: 10/10 The layout is so awesome! It's very different from what I've seen on other websites.

Navigation: 15/15 Simplicity.

Content: 25/25 Wow, there is a lot of content at this website!! wo0t!

Originality: 10/10 Different type of layout. I love the way you sorted your gifts. Haha and the ode to your ex was funny!

Loading time: 10/10: Didn't take long at all.

Broken links: 5/5: None.

Credits: 5/5 Yea.

Errors: 5/5: None.

Linked to us? 5/5: Yep

Total: 100/100: Very awesome. I have no words. lol that's how great it is!

Review by: Magicated Reviews
Date: January 3rd 2003
Version: ************* SwayMyWay.Com * Version 23 *************

Splash Page [10/10]

Your splash page is perfect! It's neat, original and organized which makes it easy to navigate around and enter. You've listed all your necessary requirements and your links out extremely well. - There's no need for any changes for improvement here. 

Layout [30/30]

The layout you've made is incredible! I have seen similar types of layouts before but yours is pretty original. The colors you've chosen for your background and font match the layout well and the layouts colors also compliment each other. On closer inspection it's fairly obvious that your layout is made of fairly good quality and that you've spent quite a bit of time creating and editing it to perfection. - Good job!

Navigation [13/15]

Your navigation is easy to find and easy to use and all your content can be found underneath the most relevant headings. The only thing about your navigation that I didn't like is that the sub menus because they took a while to load.

Content [27/30]

Wow! You have plenty of content for both yourself and your visitors - congratulations! You have the usual visitor content that most sites have but you also have your own original ideas which is always good. The tutorials have been written extremely well and I suggest that you make more of these when you have the time because I'm pretty sure that most people will enjoy reading and learning from them, especially since you explain things so well.

Loading Time [10/15]

Your layout takes no time at all to load but your actual text content kept me waiting a while.

Overall - [90/100] = A

What I liked about your site: The layout, tutorials and splash page were the nicest aspects of your site for me. I really like the way you've planned and designed your layout, neatly organized your splash page and of course the way in which you've explained your tutorials.

What I didn't like about your site: The loading times - Your layout loaded in no time at all but your actual content took an incredible amount of time to fully load, I'm not sure if this is because your server had an outage or was lagging but it was really, really, really slow!

Review by: Squeaky Clean Reviews
Date: December 20th 2002
Version: ************* SwayMyWay.Com * Version 23 *************

Loading: 9 - Loaded fairly fast, took a little time for the images on the main page, but nothing too strenuous for my connection.

Grammar: 10 - Perfect spelling and grammar throughout the site.

Originality: 20 - Very original layout and graphics. The theme has a Christmas sort of feeling to it yet doesn't throw snowmen or santa in your face. The giant dollar sign really reminds me of how expensive Christmas is. Overall I really love your site so far.

Color Scheme: 9 - I really like the whole red, white, and light pink thing going on. It's easy on the eyes. The only thing I didn't happen to like was the shades of green around the dollar sign. They reminded me of strained pea baby food for some odd reason.

Graphics: 18 - Love the graphics, they're very original and blend in well with the layout. Like I mentioned earlier, the only thing I disliked was the use of green on the dollar sign. I've seen the checkered background on sites a lot lately as well as the { symbol.

Content: 20 - Wow, you sure have a lot of content! I really enjoyed the photos of your bedroom, you have a snazzy room. I would have liked to come across a bit more information on yourself just to get a more intimate view of your personality. There's plenty of content for the visitor, it took me quite a while to get through it all! But that's good because sites with not enough or dull content don't capture my attention.

Link Back: 10 - It was there and easy to find. :)

Overall: 96/100

Review by: Hype Reviews
Date: December 20th 2002
Version: ************* SwayMyWay.Com * Version 23 *************

Layout 20/20 Your layout is great. It is very origional, and I have never seen anything like it. Its very organized and has unique colors.

Content 10/15 Not a lot of content but its good with what you have. Quizzes are cool, but as everyone knows im a big content person, and i didnt see much free items. Maybe you should add some in that department.

Organization/Neatness 15/15 Yup everything is organized, great job!

Grammer/Spelling 10/10 Everything looks good!

Overall site 28/30 I subtracted 2 points because there wasnt much content. But overall i love it, 28/30 is very good for this part.

Errors 5/5 Nope didnt find any.

Our link 0/5 Didnt find it, let me know where it is and ill add the five points.

Extra 5/5 You got a domain, thats really cool. An extra 5 points added ^_^

Overall 9398/100

Note from me: The link was up so i'll add 5 points myself :)

Review by: Girlgerms Reviews
Date: November 7th 2002
Version: Swaymyway.com + Version 21 = Retro

splash page: 10/10
I absolutely adore this splash page. First of all, you have PINK! I am such a girly girl I think because I have a fetish with the color pink. I especially love that you used different shades of pink. I like that you kept the lady's orange hair. It's not too bright, but it makes a nice contrast against all the pink. I want you to teach me how you did the effect with your splash info. That is just too cute. ^_^

layout/first impression: 15/15
Very original. For one, you put your picture in the computer screen. The colors are fabulous, and they are not TOO bright. Excellent job. Even though it's mostly bright colors, but they don't cause retinal damage. lol. The entire setup of your content, extra info on the left side, and the navigation looks very well thought out. I love it. I have yet to find one thing wrong with your site. You go girl! (geez that was corny.)

graphics: 15/15
The graphics are not super elaborate in terms of a main graphic. I have seen these lady characters before on other websites. However, when looking at all the graphics as a whole, it's just beautiful. I also looked through your past layouts. You used alot of cartoon characters, such as Superman and Wonder Woman, but your artistic talent clearly shows through your other layouts. Bravo.

navigation: 10/10
Beautiful. I love you. Big, bold and in your face. AND there's no second guessing on where the sections take you because they are rollovers with the destination clearly stated on the rollover image.

content: 15/15
Gasp! GIRL, you have more content than me! lol.

spelling/grammar: 5/5
I didn't see any mistakes.

broken links/images: 5/5
None that I saw.

loading time: 5/5
Excellent. Everything loaded quickly.

originality: 15/15
I want your originality. ^_^

followed rules?: 5/5
Yep. Right on the splash page.

overall impression: All I can say is, I am definitely linking you on my own website.

score: 100/100
EXCELLENT WORK! PERFECT SCORE!

Review by: Meaningless Reviews
Date: November 7th 2002
Version: Swaymyway.com + Version 21 = Retro

splash/first impression: 4/5
The splash graphic was okay and I liked the color.
layout: 18/20
Nice, I liked it, and the setup was good.
presentation: 9/10
There was a little too much pink. I like pink, it's my favorite color, but too much of a good thing can be bad at times. The opacity is cool on the side tables or iframes.. whatever they are on the left side.
content: 9/10
Good amount of content some stuff was interesting. I'm always a fan of the "room tour/my room" section, glad to see it up there. I'm also a fan of trading spaces I always wanted to be an interior designer so seeing other people's bedrooms and stuff enthuses me.
originality/creativity: 14/15
Pretty original I guess.
errors: 10/10
None that I saw (?)
code: 3/5
Couldn't find the code I checked reviews and your links (?) Maybe it was in 'splash stuff' but I didn't look there and don't feel like going back at the moment.
overall: 17/20
Yeah I liked it and all I'd come back sometime.
bonus/other: 2/5
the main graphic was shexy ;)

86/100 = 86%

additional comments:
Really cool layout, good job!

Review by: Madness REviews Reviews
Date: September 21st 2002
Version: 19 - Looking back

SCORE: 87/100

Splash:7/10 Your splash page is very unique in the fact that you can click on splash stuff and all these details show up. I thought that was very neat, but your splash image for some reason wasen't very appealing to me.

Content:10/10 With the amount of content that you have on your site one could come visit again and again, and find different things to do.

Navigation: 8/10 Navigation was simple but at the same time I would have rather that the links be labled. Also the links to the links you have could also be labled or at least you could have linked the button of each of the sites.

Layout: 7/10 It's unique, but I think your site has way to much going on. It is overbearing to the viewer.

HTML Skills: 10/10 You have plenty of that.

Errors: 10/10 None

Originality: 18/20 You have one of the most original sites that I have ever seen. Your content is amazing and it is not boring. There is always something to do.

Overall Opinion: 17/20 It's a very good site, there is a lot to do. The layout however as I said before has to much going on, if you tone down the layout to something that is not straining to the eye it would look better. Overall, nice job.

Review by: Glittercritter Reviews
Date: September 1st 2002
Version: 19 - Looking back

First Impression/Splash Page (10 points available): Plain, simple and uncluttered as a splash should be. No real indication as to the theme of the layout, but I like that - it's a nice surprise when you get in! And that magically-appearing 'splash stuff' bit is fun! Good plan too - keeps everything neat and tidy. Points: 10

Layout (20 points available): Yummy and nutritious! The 'Looking Back' idea is really nice for those of us who have been visiting from the early days, and an ideal way to showcase her web-weaving talents. It's also highly original - and the random little brushes throughout add a bit more of a "layout" feel to it (as opposed to it just being a straightforward collage). Some nice little touches with the swirly links (hours of entertainment!) and semi-camouflaged cam picture. A lot of sites have blog layouts, but these little extra bits along with the Topic of the Week make this a little different. My only issue is with the navigation. Although it is labelled, it's still not blindingly obvious. But then again, I'm not sure what could've been done to make it easy to see without it standing out a mile and distracting from the rest of the layout. Perhaps even making the squares a little bigger or having a bigger label for it, a bit more like the Links image? Other than, everything looks very pretty. Points: 18

Graphics (15 points available): As I mentioned before, the odd brushes blend in nicely, bringing all the layout pictures together. Of course in a way a lot of the graphics had been made already as screen caps, so that's cheating! *giggles* Nah, this layout idea could've gone horribly in the wrong hands - but it's been matched up well and too much fuss or colour clashing has been avoided. Points: 15

HTML Skill (15 points available): Everything looks good. Obviously experienced and knows what she's doing! Points: 15

Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation (5 points available): hehehehehe... Ignoring the likes of the blog, because that's more random, instant thoughts so spelling isn't quite so vital there. However, the likes of the tutorials... well let's just say there's a little room for improvement! Although grammar and punctuation seems generally fine - and it does appear to be the same spelling mistakes which are made ( "you're, your" etc) so it's not that bad. Unless you're in my world, where every spelling mistake is a crime punishable by death. *grins* Points: 3

Content (25 points available): Plenty to do here, which is good. Genuinely useful tutorials - DIVs is a good one which you don't see on many sites. Some nice random quizzes, and a tutorial on making your own - that'll be popular, not that the internet needs more random quizzes, mind! The memories section is a nice personal touch - lets us get to know a little bit about Starlet without her having too give too much away. The usual 'guess celebs', awards and personality tests-type content is here, so a lot of the content isn't particularly different from that found on many personal sites. However the few things which do stand out are gems - the aforementioned magic moments, the 'ex' poem, the tutorials etc. Perhaps surprisingly, it's the 'Starlet' section which is the most interesting to visitors - it says quite a lot about her, without spelling it out for us. It's nice to build up a picture with the little bits and pieces of background info we can gather. But still - more juicy visitor content wouldn't go amiss. It's difficult to think of something new, certainly, but it's nice to have something which really makes this section stand out from the crowd. But overall, one could spend a good length of time going through the content here. Points: 21

Errors (5 points available): Everything looks in good working order. Points: 5

Bonus Points (up to 5 points available): For originality in her layout and because I was horrible about the spelling (What's this? Carrie has a conscience? *grins*) Points: 2

Total: Received 89 out of a possible 100 points.

Review by: Arrogance
Date: July 30th 2002
Version: 18

1. Whoa Factor score:
My first reaction to this was, "Oh, I've never seen something like this before." Big plus for origninality here. I enjoy this layout because it's easy to navigate and has a whole bunch of stuff that you can immediately look at. I'm not big on the colour scheme, but I can live with that. The only thing that kind of bugs me is that the cam picture clashes with the rest of the colours. That's okay.

2. Lost & Found score:
As I said before, this layout isn't difficult to figure out. Everything is smack in your face, so thats's easy. The problem? The rows of boxes that are the links are not obviously labelled, and the ALT tags take forever to show up. That's probably due to my iMac as usual. There are also a column of boxes beside the tagboard that are links, but could easily be mistaken as just a part of the design. Not a big deal to fix. I think the little shaking effect that is on the boxes is cute.

3. The Art score:
I enjoy the graphics at this site. They're simple and cute, but are also a functional part of the design. I really like the little floppy disk with the smiley face. As I said before, I'm not a big fan of the colours, but it's not a big deal. They aren't burning my eyes away or anyting, so that's a good thing. (big relief from some other stuff that I was looking at today!)

4. Boo-Boos score:
The only obvious boo boo is that the image above the "opinions" frame is broken. That red X isn't as attractive as the rest of the design. Another thing is that whenever I hover over a link, it goes crazy and starts flying around the frame. Kind of annoying.

5. The Word score:
This blog is definitely updated frequently, which is a good thing. The things that are written in it may not be deep and soul-searching, but not everyone wants to write like that. The entries fill the reader in on the daily happenings of life and are lightheartedly written. One thing that threw me off was the constant updates about what's happening on Big Brother 3. Sheesh.