Progress and status update on TLC-Trade.com web site

I just finally validated all our TLC-Trade.com main web pages to comply with W3C HTML 4.01. You could easily view this W3C Validation button at bottom of those web pages at the web sites that validated by W3C Markup Validation Services version 0.7.2.

Since I started our corporate web site in middle of February 2006, I have been diligently improving the web site not just in the design, but also in content, so that to ensure the web site would have a better chance of rank higher at most Search Engines, like Google, MSN and Yahoo. Ultimately, the goal is for others to find our products and information easily.

In actual fact, I have incubated the web site in middle of January 2006 at my local Internet Service Provider (ISP) before moving to the current web site using TLC-Trade.com domain. Since then, I have done my research and study on the Internet and others web sites. I also received some feedback on our web sites. Although, I have received some compliments but however, I take much concerns on feedback that highlight our web site’s shortcoming and not so favorable comment.

Take for example, one of the feedbacks was the initial moving Menu bar was horizontal and will follow the viewers when they scroll down or up when reading the information on the web page. This horizontal moving menu bar could be very distracting and could be an eye sore. Needless to say, I immediately look into it and consider what actions to remedy this shortcoming.

Before deciding what remedy actions to take, I did considered on static menu bar, but however, some of the web pages are rather lengthy due to the content, and static menu bar could not give the viewer the flexibility to navigate to other pages easily and conveniently. Therefore, I settled with a vertical moving Menu bar, so that it will not block the viewer when reading the information and yet allow the viewer to have easy access the Menu bar for navigate to other pages when needed. So now if you view our web site, the Menu bar will be at the Left hand side of the Web page and move accordingly with the viewer. This could be the solution until we find better solution.

I also received feedbacks that the loading on some of the web pages are rather slow, especially with dial-up users or those users that have slower broadband Internet connection. So I also waste no time to optimize all the web pages.

Firstly, I separated some large size web pages to smaller web pages and remove any redundant HTML codes. Secondly, I optimized and reduced the size of the pictures, so that to reduce web pages loading time. Thirdly, I also try to reduce number of pictures and external links per pages to reduce latency times. Fourthly, I moved the MenuBar Javascript to lower bottom of the page, so that the web page can load first and Menubar Javascript later which usually take longer time. And I hope all this changes would help to make loading our web pages much faster.

I also in the process of implementing a few more improvements, or rather SEO (Search Engine Optimization) or SERP (Search Engine Rank Page) so that the web site could rank better at the most popular Search Engines.

However, I’m still continuingly to improve and add on the contents and also the Chinese web pages. English to Chinese Translation are still in progress for AirVita, Plush Toy Web Cam and other web pages. I also hope soon I could add in more products information and relevant contents for those visitors that visit the web site.

If you have any comments or feedback on our web site, please do not hesitate to contact us and let us know.

Cheers!