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Re: Website [><Please look><] :)

Everything loaded fine in Chrome (8). Took about 5 seconds to load.

My two main suggestions:
First, the page feels too cluttered. The biggest culprit here is the region that includes the sponsor's logos. Find a way to break up the page appropriately.

Second, get a real host and a real domain. Hosting the site on dropbox (while I love dropbox and this is certainly a novel use) is not practical. Judges may or may not wait that long for your site to load, and if they do they will take off quite a few points for that.

You can find hosting that includes a domain for as little as 3 or 4 dollars a month. I personally like 1and1.com., but there are plenty of others. You could even find a free host and pay $10 a year for a domain if you were so inclined.

A real host will expand your opportunities for the site in the future and will drastically reduce load times.
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Ok, thanks guys! Sadly my team doesn't have a budget for a paid website so that's not going to happen this year. I'll definitely take your suggestions into consideration.

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Re: Website [><Please look><] :)

You should try going to ww.nearlyfreespeech.com. They have great prices, great feature set, and great support. Just remember to compress your JPGs and optimize your scripts cause they aren't the fastest.
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Ok, thanks for the feedback, but I don't have the time right now to change the domain, or anything like that. I am only looking for advice on how the website looks, and how fast it loads.
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