After about 5 days of agonizing over Matt’s formmail.pl template and archive notes with studies and learning some perl basics and still no success, I stumbled upon NMS. NMS’ own website didn’t seem to have the ‘how to set up’ … and yours is the only website that showed up like a lighhouse.
Reading your site was so much like a comedy show – I couldn’t stop reading your descriptions …it is awesome!!!
I followed your simple steps to setup a feedback form … and voila! – at second shot my online form worked right away.
The following were setup – that made it a success…
– a “thankmessage.html” page was already setup.
Where it asked for the html coding for form action = http://www.mydomain.com/cgi/rename.pl, this did not work, because the server translated this action into (www.mydomain.com/www.mydomain.com/cgi/rename.pl) -repeating the website address twice. So it was left at /cgi/rename.pl. BTW the website is http://www.leapfrogfinancial.com/contact.html.
Thank you, Rob, your contribution put my agonies to
an end… where one wasn’t in sight. Patience wasn’t needed with your simple steps… the forewarning and calming of nerves talking about it is priceless.
Yes it’s a terrific deal at $12 and the customizations you can make to a band profile using the Super EZ Profile Tweaker are one of a kind (i.e., you won’t find a tweak like this anywhere else on the net).
Hey man just wanted to say thanks for keeping it simple and thanks for keeping the bs at 0. I really appreciate what you’re doing. As of today, I’m using one of your plain black myspace layouts for my band page that I’ve just started doing work on, and I think I’m planning on buying you’re nice little $12 dollar deal. Sounds like a deal to me! Feel free to check out the page if you want.
What you’re probably seeing on your layout is an ImageShack placeholder image (frog). This appears when ImageShack is having technical difficulties in serving up my MySpace background images (including contact tables and the Iron Spider MySpace Layouts corner tag). My layouts continue to remain free to use as long as you abide by the Terms of Use
All my MySpace backgrounds have been moved to a new image host and I’m currently in the process of updating all the layout codes. If you are seeing the ImageShack placeholder image anywhere on your profile, you will be able to reinstall your layout code within the next two hours so that all the images display properly. Please check in on my MySpace blog for updates to this situation.
You have an excellent site with lots of great information and wonderful layouts. I was so happy to land on your site after all the digging. Believe me, it was like a breath of fresh air. I really like your orangeish plain layout and I’m using it now. They are all very nice. I’m fairly new to myspace and you and your layouts, html help, Code-tweaker’s and etc, made it all so easy for me. Thank You Very Much & Best Wishes.
I love your instructions on how to create a crappy webpage LOL
Very entertaining and informative in the reverse teaching method!
Thank you for sharing!
Jan
Thank you so much! I can’t thank you enough, you have literally saved me months of researching how to make a table layout and such. I already knew a lot of HTML, but I couldn’t understand tables! My website is up now, and everyone loves it. I can’t wait for my website to get more popular, but I linked back to your website on almost every page! ^_^ Thank you again and again and again.
I’ve been woundering about making a personal web site for my frends and family to keep intouch with me. But didn’t know much about it or how to go about it. But when I came upon your site and began to read it, I became every relived to finally find a site that explained it all in detail and gave some good examples. I Thank You, you have helped me out and armed me with some good information to make my decision much easer.
PS I have added your site to my favorites. Thank You again and keep up the good work. Keep HEALTHY and STAY SAFE!
Hey there, I just wanted to tell you how much I like your layout designs. Most of the Myspace layouts I see practically give me an ocular migraine from all the noise, and I can hardly stand to look at them. I just wanted a clean, classy look for my own profile, and I was impressed when I found yours. Thanks! –Heather
Yeah I actually downloaded Safari 3 for Windows a few weeks back. Got it on my to-do list to install it (*chuckle*… my to-do list is getting impossibly long these days…)…
Hi. I love your web page info. Very useful. I will put some of the myspace advice to good use very soon.
Have you tried the Apple Safari 3 beta for Windows yet? What do you think? I am a Mac user by the way.
Thanks for a classy alternative to the majority of layouts. Very clean and professional. It’s almost too bad I fill up the tables with mostly useless crap… :)
Much thanks for your feedback! Just so you know, the comments posted to this blog are queued for approval before they’re posted. Just to clear up any confusion you might have had about why you weren’t seeing your comment(s) posted right away.
Ok, I’ll try again, cuz this site is the BOMB! The layouts are delicious to the eye,and clean. I’ve been a m/s user for 2yrs now and by far, this is the BEST website I’ve found for layouts. Im thankful for your artistic creativity.
I’m hoping you get this email. It doesnt look like the first one went through. I just want to say what a beautiful site this is. Nice, clean, colorful layouts. Im using one of the chromatic layouts. Beautiful! This by far is the best site. I’ve been a m/s user for 2 yrs now and by far this is the best site for layouts. Im glad someone like you takes pride in their work. Keep it up.
This is the best website I’ve seen for myspace layouts. Very colorful, and clean. Very professional. Im glad you go through the effort so that I can have one of your layouts. Thank you very much.
You must have done something wrong in the copy-and-paste process because I installed your exact same layout on my test profile including the resize comments pics code and I managed to install a MySpace slide show no problem. It checked out fine in Internet Explorer 6 and 7, Firefox 2 and Opera 9. What web browser are you using and are you sure you have Flash installed in it? Visit the Macromedia Flash home page and test to see if you have Flash installed.
As long as you’re not using any tweak codes taken from another site, adding a slideshow should be no problem. The only hide codes my layouts use now specifically target the MySpace navigation bar (Home, Browse, Search, etc) and nothing else. So I can’t see any reason why my layouts would suppress the addition of a slideshow. What’s your MySpace URL?
Hi Rob, I am currently using one of your simple layouts. I would like to know how I can add a slideshow using your layout. I followed the myspace instructions: cutting and pasting html code and nothing is happening. Thanks.
Thank you so much – you guys are my myspace saviours!
I felt I must have been the only FILM COMPOSER’s profile with upwards of 2500 friends and still running on the default layout. But I have never be able to find anything I liked.
Until I came here now I’m really proud of my profile – THANK YOU!!!!
Your stuff is so beautifully done, and so is your site. You guys really walk your talk. You website is not only easy on the eye, but so natural to use and crammed with exactly the right information.
Thank you – you have come to my rescue and it was all so painless
I thank you kindly for your thoughts but as long as the link “Design by Iron Spider” link remains at the bottom of every page using my templates then that’s payment enough for me. :)
I really, REALLY wish you would put up a Paypal tip jar — if not to you, then to your favorite charity. I used your template to build my own business web site a year ago. Now, I’m updating a web site for a client who wanted a new skin for the site. After sifting through hundreds of over-wrought templates from paid sites, I came back to you and selected two schemes that include more color but are still uncluttered. The client chose one this morning, with no hesitation over whether to keep looking.
I was looking for a layout that would be seen correctly under IE 7, as many of the other websites’ layouts would have portions of them disappear when using IE 7. I found this site and was pleased that the layouts not only withstood IE 7 browsing but were well-composed and devoid of gimmicks. Text is now easy to read as the background doesn’t interfere with it. Thank you for sharing your talent with us!
W-H-A-T a crackin’ site with great content, easy to navigate and with LOTS of useful and relevant content; finally got my head around a whole lotta issues in no time flat ;)(well almost!).
Iron Spider ROCKS, need i say more? – except a big Thank You. Wishing that live long in great prosperity and good health.
Thank you so much – after trailing through pages and pages of REALLY grisly layouts I came across an article recommending Iron Spider.
I’m really delighted with my myspace layout now http://www.myspace.com/cathy2shoes and I’ll be coming back to learn how to transform my own website into a thing of beauty.
Everything mentioned above. I understand the form and functionality of myspace, but I am graphic print designer and most of it makes me want to puke. The plain red site looks exactly like the inside of my loft, rich dark bloody red on a lighter hue. It was so easy to navigate aqround your site finally i understood the myspace method.
how helpful… No problem on the link, Iron Spider is a phat name.
-lbee
I’ve been on your site for two minutes and I alread know it’s a great resource I’ll keep coming back to. Wish I had a relevant site to link to you from. Thanks for the site.
Well my friend you have outdone yourself once again. Great job on the site, classy and clean along with the new layouts. I wouldn’t expect anything less. Now for the good news..I am going to finally try and install your new two toned layouts. Awesome work Rob, stand by I may need you :)
This is the best tutorial for HTML that I have seen. I’ve been a self-taught HTML-capable person for a while, and I learned some new things. AND I like the SmartFrames. And I am going to do the CSS tutorial next; I’ve been using css for years, but I’ll bet I learn a lot. Thank you!
After HOURS of wrestling with a form, I found your site. Up and working! Your instructions are written in a manner so easy to understand! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Make what work in Firefox? Firefox is my default web browser. Everything I do, I run it through Firefox to make sure it works. What exactly are you talking about?
After about 5 days of agonizing over Matt’s formmail.pl template and archive notes with studies and learning some perl basics and still no success, I stumbled upon NMS. NMS’ own website didn’t seem to have the ‘how to set up’ … and yours is the only website that showed up like a lighhouse.
Reading your site was so much like a comedy show – I couldn’t stop reading your descriptions …it is awesome!!!
I followed your simple steps to setup a feedback form … and voila! – at second shot my online form worked right away.
The following were setup – that made it a success…
– a “thankmessage.html” page was already setup.
Where it asked for the html coding for form action = http://www.mydomain.com/cgi/rename.pl, this did not work, because the server translated this action into (www.mydomain.com/www.mydomain.com/cgi/rename.pl) -repeating the website address twice. So it was left at /cgi/rename.pl. BTW the website is http://www.leapfrogfinancial.com/contact.html.
Thank you, Rob, your contribution put my agonies to
an end… where one wasn’t in sight. Patience wasn’t needed with your simple steps… the forewarning and calming of nerves talking about it is priceless.
Cheers,
Kaaizer
Awesome! This myspace editor is awesome! Very professional and well done. Even the links back to your page are clean!
God bless!
Quebster,
Yes it’s a terrific deal at $12 and the customizations you can make to a band profile using the Super EZ Profile Tweaker are one of a kind (i.e., you won’t find a tweak like this anywhere else on the net).
Hey man just wanted to say thanks for keeping it simple and thanks for keeping the bs at 0. I really appreciate what you’re doing. As of today, I’m using one of your plain black myspace layouts for my band page that I’ve just started doing work on, and I think I’m planning on buying you’re nice little $12 dollar deal. Sounds like a deal to me! Feel free to check out the page if you want.
http://www.myspace.com/thequebsterband
Like I said, I’ve just started working on it, so it’s a bit empty. I do have a few songs up though. =)
Anyway, thanks again, you’re the man!
-The Quebster
Anjeza,
What you’re probably seeing on your layout is an ImageShack placeholder image (frog). This appears when ImageShack is having technical difficulties in serving up my MySpace background images (including contact tables and the Iron Spider MySpace Layouts corner tag). My layouts continue to remain free to use as long as you abide by the Terms of Use
http://www.ironspider.ca/adv/myspace/aboutlayouts.htm
TO ALL:
All my MySpace backgrounds have been moved to a new image host and I’m currently in the process of updating all the layout codes. If you are seeing the ImageShack placeholder image anywhere on your profile, you will be able to reinstall your layout code within the next two hours so that all the images display properly. Please check in on my MySpace blog for updates to this situation.
http://blog.myspace.com/ironspider_ca
Humble apologies for the inconvenience.
~ Rob
(edit)
All Iron Spider MySpace layout codes have now been updated .
i’ve been using one of ur free myspace layouts, but it desappear after some days. it’s so sad that people must pay to use ur layouts.
Hi, Rob
You have an excellent site with lots of great information and wonderful layouts. I was so happy to land on your site after all the digging. Believe me, it was like a breath of fresh air. I really like your orangeish plain layout and I’m using it now. They are all very nice. I’m fairly new to myspace and you and your layouts, html help, Code-tweaker’s and etc, made it all so easy for me. Thank You Very Much & Best Wishes.
I love your instructions on how to create a crappy webpage LOL
Very entertaining and informative in the reverse teaching method!
Thank you for sharing!
Jan
Dear Iron Spider,
Thanks for sharing the know-how enabling me to make my site more scrumptioius than I could ever hope!
Colin
Thank you so much! I can’t thank you enough, you have literally saved me months of researching how to make a table layout and such. I already knew a lot of HTML, but I couldn’t understand tables! My website is up now, and everyone loves it. I can’t wait for my website to get more popular, but I linked back to your website on almost every page! ^_^ Thank you again and again and again.
Amazing graphics, clean looking and eye catching, what more could you ever want from a myspace layout? Fabulous, many many kudos to you!
I’ve been woundering about making a personal web site for my frends and family to keep intouch with me. But didn’t know much about it or how to go about it. But when I came upon your site and began to read it, I became every relived to finally find a site that explained it all in detail and gave some good examples. I Thank You, you have helped me out and armed me with some good information to make my decision much easer.
PS I have added your site to my favorites. Thank You again and keep up the good work. Keep HEALTHY and STAY SAFE!
YOU GUYS ROCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!! nice page!
Hey there, I just wanted to tell you how much I like your layout designs. Most of the Myspace layouts I see practically give me an ocular migraine from all the noise, and I can hardly stand to look at them. I just wanted a clean, classy look for my own profile, and I was impressed when I found yours. Thanks! –Heather
Arn,
Yeah I actually downloaded Safari 3 for Windows a few weeks back. Got it on my to-do list to install it (*chuckle*… my to-do list is getting impossibly long these days…)…
Hi. I love your web page info. Very useful. I will put some of the myspace advice to good use very soon.
Have you tried the Apple Safari 3 beta for Windows yet? What do you think? I am a Mac user by the way.
Take it easy.
Arn
Thanks for a classy alternative to the majority of layouts. Very clean and professional. It’s almost too bad I fill up the tables with mostly useless crap… :)
Hi KP,
Much thanks for your feedback! Just so you know, the comments posted to this blog are queued for approval before they’re posted. Just to clear up any confusion you might have had about why you weren’t seeing your comment(s) posted right away.
TO ALL:
Much thanks for your feedback everyone!
Ok, I’ll try again, cuz this site is the BOMB! The layouts are delicious to the eye,and clean. I’ve been a m/s user for 2yrs now and by far, this is the BEST website I’ve found for layouts. Im thankful for your artistic creativity.
I’m hoping you get this email. It doesnt look like the first one went through. I just want to say what a beautiful site this is. Nice, clean, colorful layouts. Im using one of the chromatic layouts. Beautiful! This by far is the best site. I’ve been a m/s user for 2 yrs now and by far this is the best site for layouts. Im glad someone like you takes pride in their work. Keep it up.
This is the best website I’ve seen for myspace layouts. Very colorful, and clean. Very professional. Im glad you go through the effort so that I can have one of your layouts. Thank you very much.
Hey I havent changed my layout in a long ass time till I seen yours and I just gotta say THANKS!!!!!
Mike,
You must have done something wrong in the copy-and-paste process because I installed your exact same layout on my test profile including the resize comments pics code and I managed to install a MySpace slide show no problem. It checked out fine in Internet Explorer 6 and 7, Firefox 2 and Opera 9. What web browser are you using and are you sure you have Flash installed in it? Visit the Macromedia Flash home page and test to see if you have Flash installed.
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/about/
Thanks for your reply Rob. The url is: http://www.myspace.com/allahmahabe
Mike,
As long as you’re not using any tweak codes taken from another site, adding a slideshow should be no problem. The only hide codes my layouts use now specifically target the MySpace navigation bar (Home, Browse, Search, etc) and nothing else. So I can’t see any reason why my layouts would suppress the addition of a slideshow. What’s your MySpace URL?
Hi Rob, I am currently using one of your simple layouts. I would like to know how I can add a slideshow using your layout. I followed the myspace instructions: cutting and pasting html code and nothing is happening. Thanks.
mike
Thank you so much – you guys are my myspace saviours!
I felt I must have been the only FILM COMPOSER’s profile with upwards of 2500 friends and still running on the default layout. But I have never be able to find anything I liked.
Until I came here now I’m really proud of my profile – THANK YOU!!!!
http://www.myspace.com/stevedunster
Your stuff is so beautifully done, and so is your site. You guys really walk your talk. You website is not only easy on the eye, but so natural to use and crammed with exactly the right information.
Thank you – you have come to my rescue and it was all so painless
Steve Dunster
Film Composer
http://www.steve-dunster.com
Super!!! Thank you… Thank you… Thank you…
Just the simple background is wonderful…
This site is awesome. :)
Very easy to understand, for newbies like myself.
Thanks a lot! :)
you are good beyond words.
Kim,
I thank you kindly for your thoughts but as long as the link “Design by Iron Spider” link remains at the bottom of every page using my templates then that’s payment enough for me. :)
TO ALL:
Much thanks for your feedback!
I really, REALLY wish you would put up a Paypal tip jar — if not to you, then to your favorite charity. I used your template to build my own business web site a year ago. Now, I’m updating a web site for a client who wanted a new skin for the site. After sifting through hundreds of over-wrought templates from paid sites, I came back to you and selected two schemes that include more color but are still uncluttered. The client chose one this morning, with no hesitation over whether to keep looking.
Thank you for making my life easier.
I was looking for a layout that would be seen correctly under IE 7, as many of the other websites’ layouts would have portions of them disappear when using IE 7. I found this site and was pleased that the layouts not only withstood IE 7 browsing but were well-composed and devoid of gimmicks. Text is now easy to read as the background doesn’t interfere with it. Thank you for sharing your talent with us!
W-H-A-T a crackin’ site with great content, easy to navigate and with LOTS of useful and relevant content; finally got my head around a whole lotta issues in no time flat ;)(well almost!).
Iron Spider ROCKS, need i say more? – except a big Thank You. Wishing that live long in great prosperity and good health.
Beautiful! Thank you! I was looking for a Layout that wasn’t Teeny Bopper or OCD or Goulish and got lucky and found you!
Thank you so much – after trailing through pages and pages of REALLY grisly layouts I came across an article recommending Iron Spider.
I’m really delighted with my myspace layout now
http://www.myspace.com/cathy2shoes and I’ll be coming back to learn how to transform my own website into a thing of beauty.
You are My Hero!
Cathy x
Everything mentioned above. I understand the form and functionality of myspace, but I am graphic print designer and most of it makes me want to puke. The plain red site looks exactly like the inside of my loft, rich dark bloody red on a lighter hue. It was so easy to navigate aqround your site finally i understood the myspace method.
how helpful… No problem on the link, Iron Spider is a phat name.
-lbee
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL work!! I’m new to MySpace and you made it easy for me to make a site for my Mom.. It’s Lovely
Hugz!!
I’ve been on your site for two minutes and I alread know it’s a great resource I’ll keep coming back to. Wish I had a relevant site to link to you from. Thanks for the site.
Hey Deb!
Fancy meeting you here! (*chuckle*)… Thanks for the feedback!
To All:
Thanks for your feedback everyone!
Well my friend you have outdone yourself once again. Great job on the site, classy and clean along with the new layouts. I wouldn’t expect anything less. Now for the good news..I am going to finally try and install your new two toned layouts. Awesome work Rob, stand by I may need you :)
Loving that little speaker, :P
Thanks Rob!
This is the best tutorial for HTML that I have seen. I’ve been a self-taught HTML-capable person for a while, and I learned some new things. AND I like the SmartFrames. And I am going to do the CSS tutorial next; I’ve been using css for years, but I’ll bet I learn a lot. Thank you!
After HOURS of wrestling with a form, I found your site. Up and working! Your instructions are written in a manner so easy to understand! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
these profiles are great! i like the plain profiles, they’re exactly what i wanted. thanks =]
brmwk,
Make what work in Firefox? Firefox is my default web browser. Everything I do, I run it through Firefox to make sure it works. What exactly are you talking about?
great work, any plans on making it work with Firefox?
thank u for ur site!
you have given me sweet relief (yes I was breakin out in a sweat!)
love the layouts… easy to install
cheers ! xx
Thanks so much for your great site. You were a big help in understanding the HTML Kit and your templates helped me design my own website.
simply beautiful. simply thankyou.
I found your layouts to be impressively clean and elegantly simple. Kudos! and thank you.