Anyone Designed their own..

[silentsummit]

Myspace resource site. I am thinking about doing it.. I am just wondering if any of you have tips you would like to share with me. So far it has just been a lot of work. Trial and error. Any programs good to use?

[sshjustkissme]

For programs, I'm using Photoshop and Imageready...my site looks nothing like those other myspace resource sites though. I'm more on the cute side.

[silentsummit]

then you just work on coding with like notebook?

[sshjustkissme]

yeah, I use notepad.

[Selena]

I've made mine, but I haven't released it yet, in fact, i'm hoping to release it tonight. It's hard work to build it up, but once its ready, its almost always a success because its unique and people love unique.

I use a mixture of notepad+ftp and dreamhost's cpanel. For glitters i use PSP and Animation shop and for layouts I use PSP.

[nsmchris]

I'm working on a new custom script as well. Handcoding everything. The biggest thing you want to do is make is easy easy (did I say easy) to add new content. I mean as simple as dragging a load of glitters into a folder and boom they are on the site. Otherwise it will be a hassle and you will dread updating the site.

Chris...

[rob]

We have a custom design and backend for our new site launching soon :)

[shimmeringgraphix]

I use photoshop to design my layouts and then I just code everything in notepad...

[Maz]

The same as most people in this thread, I use Paint Shop Pro, Animation Shop and Photoshop for graphics, and Notepad for coding.

[YabbaDoo]

I use PSP for the layouts then code in Notepad at the moment....But coding is the part I hate, coding the bloody glitters, theres only so many times you can type "img src=" without FALLING ASLEEP lol :P
I wanna get a "backend" script to my site so I can just upload the glitters and BAM done, that would be SO nice and easy, just updating without having to code and upload every individual page one-by-one *drools* lol :P:)

[Jordan]

I use Photoshop 7 to make layouts and glitters, plus every other graphic I make, and I also use Animation Shop. I rarely use Imageready. I hand code my pages with notepad and EditPad Lite.

[mawt]

I use photoshop for graphics + making animations + glitters...
Notepad to code.
Dreamweaver SOMETIMES [it's a time saver... for when i get lazy haha]
And ftp to upload. But i have a script on the site so sometimes i use that.

[Connections]

I used front page to make www.qvb.mobi

yeah pay me out hehehehe

[silentsummit]

The only problem I ever have with making my own is getting everything to work..

[Sezi]

I made all graphics for the layout in Photoshop CS and then coded it all using Dreamweaver. I used to hand code everything in notepad but started using DW to check spelling and when I started making my CSS more and more complicated, and now I don't know what I'd do without it, it makes life so much easier lol.

As for the actual glitters, I make them all in Adobe ImageReady, it's really simple to use.

[FMPL]

There is too many of these free scripts out there. To stand out you have to have an unique site... the one i coded up is www.layouts-r-us.com...

and its currently up for sale over at digital point - http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=219861

[minnseoelite]

I use PSP9 and Animation Shop for graphics and Dreamweaver and Expression Web for creating the sites.