Age - How old are you?
Brenda - 31 / Rob - 34
How long have you had your site?
2 years
How many pets do you have?
7 and lots of different kinds of fish
What type of pets do you have and what are their names?
3 cats - Buddy, Trouble and Ashleigh Sun Conure - Tigger Dog - Angle 2 Whites Tree Frogs - Kermit & Scooter
Pets hobbies - What do your pets like to do?
Tigger loves to eat pizza and pancakes. The dog loves to "play" with the cats, however the cats just hit back.
Why did you start writing your Web site?
To let our friends and family know what we are up to. Also to brag about our pets.
WHY do you write a site about your pets?
To show everyone what our "children" look like and what they are up to.
What kinds of things do you discuss about you pets on your site?
How they came into our lives, what they like to do and some pictures of them.
Do you and/or others in your family communicate with readers of your site?
Yes.
How much email feedback to you recieve from your site? Is it mainly positive or negative?
We have not received any negative feedback.
Have you met any new friends because of the site?
No
Has your motivation changed over time?
Yes
Do your friends and family know you keep this site/read it?
Yes
HOW has your Web site benefited you? Your friends? Or total strangers?
We received an email from someone who had an iguana who had an abscess like our iguana use to. They wanted to know how we took care of it and I hope we were able to help.
If you had to do it over again from the beginning, what would you change?
We have already redone our page once and this is the result. We made more eye pleasing backgrounds, faster loading pictures, easier to navigate layout.
What are your favorite things on your site?
Stories about our "children"
What do you look for in an pet Web site, as a viewer?
Pictures of the pets.
What is "one word" that would describe your site?
FUN!!
How do you tackle the mechanics of Web design and how do you deal with your frustrations when you can't do what you envision.
Code manually with html and research manuals for information and look at other sites for inspiration.
Why do you think people are interested in your pets and what they do?
People like to find out about animals and look at sites that have animals like theirs.
