Today is a big step!

I have now registered Ratemyspace as a self-employed business. what does this mean?
Well since we are going to be selling things on the website we need to be a registered company to sell items. This is due to tax reasons. It should take about a week from today before i can get the merchandise on the go.

Its always worth doing things properly because you don't want the tax man chasing you for money you owe the government.

next....

We have a few t-shirt designs we have made so i am looking at getting these produced so we can sell them. I personally think the designs are rather good. A little different from the norm because after all we don't want to look like the next person. we are individuals so why don't we dress individually ?

LM

LIKE DISLIKE buttons!!!

I have added a simple code i managed to grab for like and dislike buttons.

I think this is a nice touch and it allows each item to be rated individually weather they like the review or not. I feel this is a handy tool to have so that everyone can see the majority vote on the venue/ review.

It makes things visually easier

LM

Shop front Decal

I have also created a Shop window decal so restaurants and other shops can put it in their window. I would like my website to become a reputable place to read and write reviews. Hopefully with this decal i can achieve this. This is what it looks like

So as you can see there is a clear connection from this shop decal/ sticker to this other simple design i have made.

The website is really taking form now. I am yet still to populate the different pages, again i am finding this part hard. I am having to tout and look for people through other reviewing websites. I will try and do some things myself with my own views but i don't want it to get to personal with holidays and places i have visited etc...

LM

We have the key

I have now designed a little JPEG with a key and a 'R' as the end of the key instead of your traditional locking key you would see. I have also put underneath the key itself 'We have the key'...
I have done this because now i can start thinking about merchandising. Creating stickers, t-shirts and window decals etc...

What i am hoping for is to get this image on the go. Getting my stickers and logo's out there so when people look at it they wonder what is it, they become intrigued and want to find out more. Once this brand image has become publicly visible people will then associate it with my website thus getting more views and more publicity,

This is what the key looks like for now. We can call this a prototype but the idea is there. I personally like the image. Its simple and intriguing. I would ask the question of, 'what is the key'. Since this website is called Rate My Space and that's exactly what people will be doing we can take reviewing to a whole new level. Rating park walks or rating a space on the street. That is the beauty of Rate my space. It can also be an intangible thing. 

LM

Wifi now Ethernet

Apon viewing my website externally from my network, i had found it quite slow on response. I was confused as to why! 

Having a think about it i realised that my website was hosted over a wifi connection... I have now adjusted settings and ports etc... To have it running on a cable.

This now has brought my website up to speed

LM

Black to white !

I have recently changed my colour theme from black to white. This made the website look more appealing when viewed. White is a brighter colour.

LM

Re-Design

I have just redesigned the website... again. i feel that this design makes the website look and feel better. White/black/blue is a good colour scheme i think.

I have also added the 'Inside the UK' and 'Outside the UK' for my travel section. so then i can really start with the boring bit. filling up the website with info.

lets get cracking,

LM