I see some low-hanging-fruit-kindof-issues you could resolve which may help a little.
Your name on your website (the H1 on the upper-left) is blue on blue == invisible.
Your website loads 5.7 MB on the first page-load. This is huge, and the most data comes from images. Find a way to get below 2 MB, better 1 MB. Check out "Audit" in Chrome's devtools.
Get a professionally (as in no selfie, no photo-booth) cover-photo/headshot. It doesn't need to be in a suit, but something calmer than your current photo. (The second pic on your "About-Me" page is much better than the first)
Those are things I look at when I have applications on the table.
Also, I'm not from the states, so I don't know if this is really an issue, but there seems to be too much branding for your XP-level. I'd reduce it a bit. There's just too much text, so the user is more likely to read none of it, than any.
I wish you all the best! In case you ever think about moving to Germany, we're looking!
Yeah, someone mentioned that to me after I made this post. I will redo my entire site. It will be just one page straight to the point with less branding. Thanks for your advice and I will develop with performance in mind. 👌
Hey, Antonio, I reviewed your response and advice than began to redeveloped my website. I hope you approve of the changes. I have a few issues that I can't seem to figure out how to fix.
On mobile, the header background image looks terrible and not really like an image at all. Even though dev tools emulator shows the image perfectly.
I have compressed my images yet I still don't feel like my website loads fast enough.
My the responsiveness of the site is almost good but certain text and elements aren't aligned properly (I am sure you will notice).
However, I am pretty happy with the changes and the website.
Hi Darrell,
I see some low-hanging-fruit-kindof-issues you could resolve which may help a little.
Those are things I look at when I have applications on the table.
Also, I'm not from the states, so I don't know if this is really an issue, but there seems to be too much branding for your XP-level. I'd reduce it a bit. There's just too much text, so the user is more likely to read none of it, than any.
I wish you all the best! In case you ever think about moving to Germany, we're looking!
-antonio
Yeah, someone mentioned that to me after I made this post. I will redo my entire site. It will be just one page straight to the point with less branding. Thanks for your advice and I will develop with performance in mind. 👌
Hey, Antonio, I reviewed your response and advice than began to redeveloped my website. I hope you approve of the changes. I have a few issues that I can't seem to figure out how to fix.
However, I am pretty happy with the changes and the website.
Thanks, for your help and support
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