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tonyparra · 11-25-2008, 12:00 AM

Hi i need help with improving my thumbs. I can see the difference between my site and others. My url http://phatbuttmovies.com and i use comus. Im getting traffic but not the clicks i need so any tips or advice are welcome...i saw a tutorial on gfy for this a while ago but of course i didnt feel like i needed it at the time and now i cant find it.

thanks!

pornguy · 11-25-2008, 10:48 AM

Are you allowing the system to crop them?

I believe you can upload the thumbs that you want to use. in Which case you make them in Photoshop and then upload.

and what you have there now is not bad looking.

tonyparra · 11-25-2008, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pornguy

Are you allowing the system to crop them?

I believe you can upload the thumbs that you want to use. in Which case you make them in Photoshop and then upload.

and what you have there now is not bad looking.

Ok i assumed it is the thumb because im not getting good productivity, what else could it be then? All my trades are niche related?

ovidiu_webcams · 11-26-2008, 02:33 AM

This might not actually get you more clicks

... but I've noticed some of your thumbs are like 20kb... you could make them half that size and still keep the quality. It would improve your site's loading time. To do so you could open them in PS and File > Save for Web and Devices ... pick jpg and change the quality to about 75-80... The change it the look would not be that noticeable but the loading speed will.

Good Luck

pornguy · 11-26-2008, 10:34 AM

Making the thumbs smaller will make the site load faster but also make sure the header is opted as well. Make sure the site loads as fast as it can. I think there are sites that will test the load speed on various connections. And Yep here it is http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/

When I ran your site just now it shows that the thumbs are laoding slow. NOT TOOOOO Slow, but you may want to work on them.

There are lots of plugins that you can get for PS and they can make the images even smaller.

tonyparra · 11-26-2008, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ovidiu_webcams

This might not actually get you more clicks

... but I've noticed some of your thumbs are like 20kb... you could make them half that size and still keep the quality. It would improve your site's loading time. To do so you could open them in PS and File > Save for Web and Devices ... pick jpg and change the quality to about 75-80... The change it the look would not be that noticeable but the loading speed will.

Good Luck

Ok thanks

tonyparra · 11-26-2008, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pornguy

Making the thumbs smaller will make the site load faster but also make sure the header is opted as well. Make sure the site loads as fast as it can. I think there are sites that will test the load speed on various connections. And Yep here it is http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/

When I ran your site just now it shows that the thumbs are laoding slow. NOT TOOOOO Slow, but you may want to work on them.

There are lots of plugins that you can get for PS and they can make the images even smaller.

Ok i checked it out also will work on this thanks

Darkhorse · 11-26-2008, 06:10 PM

Not sure if Comus has it or not as i use smart thumbs but check (if you can) and adjust your Imagemagick command to generate clearer thumbnails.

tonyparra · 11-27-2008, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkhorse

Not sure if Comus has it or not as i use smart thumbs but check (if you can) and adjust your Imagemagick command to generate clearer thumbnails.

What is Imagemagik?

Darkhorse · 11-27-2008, 08:29 PM

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...magick&spell=1

tonyparra · 11-28-2008, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkhorse

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...magick&spell=1

I see

Darkhorse · 11-29-2008, 09:30 PM

Ya like I said I don't think Comus has a setting for changin the setting for this, but if you want to move over to www.smart-scripts.com (smart thumbs) or test it on another site let me know can help you out.

11-25-2008, 12:00 AM	#1
tonyparra Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: In your back seat with duck tape Posts: 4,568	Experts- Help with improving my thumbs please Hi i need help with improving my thumbs. I can see the difference between my site and others. My url http://phatbuttmovies.com and i use comus. Im getting traffic but not the clicks i need so any tips or advice are welcome...i saw a tutorial on gfy for this a while ago but of course i didnt feel like i needed it at the time and now i cant find it. thanks!

11-25-2008, 10:48 AM	#2
pornguy Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Homeless Posts: 62,911	Are you allowing the system to crop them? I believe you can upload the thumbs that you want to use. in Which case you make them in Photoshop and then upload. and what you have there now is not bad looking. __________________ PornGuy skype me pornguy_epic AmateurDough The Hottes Shemales online! TChicks.com \| Angeles Cid \| Mariana Cordoba \| MAILERS WELCOME!

11-26-2008, 02:33 AM	#4
ovidiu_webcams Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 19	This might not actually get you more clicks ... but I've noticed some of your thumbs are like 20kb... you could make them half that size and still keep the quality. It would improve your site's loading time. To do so you could open them in PS and File > Save for Web and Devices ... pick jpg and change the quality to about 75-80... The change it the look would not be that noticeable but the loading speed will. Good Luck __________________ Sign up to webcams.com affiliate program

11-26-2008, 10:34 AM	#5
pornguy Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Homeless Posts: 62,911	Making the thumbs smaller will make the site load faster but also make sure the header is opted as well. Make sure the site loads as fast as it can. I think there are sites that will test the load speed on various connections. And Yep here it is http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/ When I ran your site just now it shows that the thumbs are laoding slow. NOT TOOOOO Slow, but you may want to work on them. There are lots of plugins that you can get for PS and they can make the images even smaller. __________________ PornGuy skype me pornguy_epic AmateurDough The Hottes Shemales online! TChicks.com \| Angeles Cid \| Mariana Cordoba \| MAILERS WELCOME!

11-26-2008, 06:10 PM	#8
Darkhorse Horsing Around Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: AU Posts: 5,862	Not sure if Comus has it or not as i use smart thumbs but check (if you can) and adjust your Imagemagick command to generate clearer thumbnails.

11-27-2008, 08:29 PM	#10
Darkhorse Horsing Around Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: AU Posts: 5,862	http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...magick&spell=1

11-29-2008, 09:30 PM	#12
Darkhorse Horsing Around Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: AU Posts: 5,862	Ya like I said I don't think Comus has a setting for changin the setting for this, but if you want to move over to www.smart-scripts.com (smart thumbs) or test it on another site let me know can help you out.