Mod finally has a Site. Created 20 years ago2004-08-23 20:03:54 UTC by Griz

http://www.freewebs.com/abolished_half-life_mod/index.htm
Stop by and see my mod my team is working on.

The site is kind nifty, though there's not much there at the current moment.

Thanks, as long as I get some responses from my progress, I'll be adding more features. I'll admit though, this was from freewebs.com so making it was about as easy as typing 'easy' on Notepad. I'll put some time into though. Hope this becomes more and more popular as it progresses. Thnx.

Site is smooth and nice to look at...
You might want to add Half-Life to your index page name and register the site on Google and Yahoo for the webcrawlers to pick up next time around.

Hey that site looks a lot like this one!

www.freewebs.com/fattymaps

But the mod seems cool too.

they use the same site for hosting and same easy website setup. Once I learn some more HTML, I'll be adding a lot more to it and hopefully make it a lot more usable. If you ever have any suggestions for the site or the mod just send them to GrizBizz@hotmail.com. Thanks again.

Would you happen to know how to submit your website to search engines or is there some kind of agreement you have to set up. This is my first website after all and I've never done anything with webpages before this my first. Thanks.

Go into your freewebs account and there should be something about "site promotion". They walk you through what to do.

P.S. That site I posted is mine!

Google finds things through links. Get links on indexed pages (even things like posting your addy in your TWHL help, and help quite a bit as TWHL is pretty damn popular).

My webserver was the number one hit for my name one day and it never even occured to me to search for it. All it is is a title page and a few buttons, but 'cos I filled the URL in tonza profile pages on various sites, it got high up.

It seems to have dropped entirely from the first page (at least) since I tore apart my index page which is a pity, but it can get back up just as fast. Mention your name on your pages a fair bit, consider putting it in the title.

Look up META tags perhaps, but I never used them and got to #1 on Google.

I submitted the site to the directory so it will probably be about 2 weeks.

also, freewebs has a 7 page limit, that's why i quit it long long ago, in a galaxy far far away ,
and one more thing:
is this mod for HL2 or HL1?

HL2. I can get a lot of the stuff done with in the next month that can be converted to HL2. (like maps)

Decent free hosting search engine? Click.

Thanks Seventh-Monkey. The site should be under the directory within a matter of weeks.

No problem and good luck.

Well now that I got some time to map, I've been thinking about what to present as a piece to show eye appeal or interest to the those that might not know a whole lot about the mod. I'm currently in a HTML class so I think I'll try to update the site once my skills can surpass the quality that is already there.

But mainly, my reason for posting was to ask an opinion. I have three mapping projects I could be working on right now. I'm going to decide to do two of the three projects to allow time for other non-mapping projects.
One involves showing off my mapping ability, which in terms of modesty isn't a whole ton. Show off mainly detail and texturing abilities as well as realism into a map for show. Another option would incorporate a movie to display the some plot and more so theme and setting to the story. Another would introduce a map that showed more feeling while playing the game in terms of setting and surroundings. Now I don't entirely like the first option because it might find a full use to presenting what I should be and wouldn't be all that fun to make (though I am about 40% done with it).
The second one also carries a bit of controversial displaying for a fact that I will be making a movie/cinematic when Half-Life 2 comes out. I'm not sure it is worth it to make one but then again, it might be the best way to display something worth watching.
And the third was probably a person preference, being much more fun to make as well as to play, being a downloader.
Now the reason for choosing a project at all was probably the need for more attention to the mod and show that it is making progress. Anyone have any opinions or possibly person experience that could help the less experienced. Thank you very much, it is greatly appreciated. (Sorry, I'm not good at writing in paragraph form, its always been a weekness.)