Please review my new blog

Discussion in 'Reviews' started by Maev, Oct 25, 2009.

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    Please review my new blog about soccer betting. I just finished the design and registered my domain. I'd like to know what you guys think of Soccer Betting King.

    Your feedback is appreciated.
     
    Maev, Oct 25, 2009 IP
  2. netdriver788

    netdriver788 Well-Known Member

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    Nice blog with attractive header image and it was fine in loading too.But there are lot of empty spaces and need a good looking color schemes to impress more.
     
    netdriver788, Oct 26, 2009 IP
  3. andoy96

    andoy96 Peon

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    #3
    just add some widget to right side. keep it up
     
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  4. Maev

    Maev Guest

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    Well, I intended to keep the design nice and clean. But I agree with you that the design still needs some work. Any specific ideas? I just added a Twitter service to my blog, hopefully this will give me some attention in the soccer betting community. So far I had some quality picks.
     
    Maev, Oct 26, 2009 IP
  5. 500ml

    500ml Peon

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    #5
    nice idea, but why blogspot? you said you registered the domain right?
    I would move it over to wordpress, they have some nice themes that would fit perfectly with what you're doing.
    To monetize it you could setup easily a membership site and charge those who love sports betting for the latest secrets of the trade, how to improve their odds of winning etc...

    good luck with the site
     
    500ml, Oct 26, 2009 IP
  6. Maev

    Maev Guest

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    I just registered the domain for €9 a year. Setting up a complete website would take much more time and money (upgrade my hosting package). For me it's easy to maintain this blog with Blogger (I'm not to experienced with website design) and it doesn't take much time at all. I don't have the time to spend a couple of hours every week to maintain a blog.

    Also I do not really have intentions to fully monetize this blog, because I think offering free betting tips is a nice niche market. Fun is the key factor in this blog and I'm curious to see how far I can bring this blog up to the search engines (and yes I know WP is more SEO friendly but like I said I don't want to spend to much time on it).

    Anyway thank you for the review, any comments on the design?
     
    Maev, Oct 26, 2009 IP
  7. Dee2007

    Dee2007 Active Member

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    #7
    I like the header but I too would like to see more colour and contents.

    Dee
     
    Dee2007, Oct 26, 2009 IP
  8. rocco2004

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    The header is nice, I agree. You should visually differentiate between the parts of the site. Now it seems little chaotic for me. Users should be able to understand what the web site is about and how is organized for 1 to max 3 seconds, once visiting it. Maybe if you try to put different regions in different background/borders, but without mixing too many colors. Try to stay consistent with 'soccer-related' colors.
     
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  9. Maev

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    I added a grass pattern to the sidebar. Still thinking of how to differentiate the sidebar from the main wrapper, any ideas?

    What do you guys think of the pattern? Does it look good or is it just to much for the blog.
     
    Maev, Oct 27, 2009 IP
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    ractors Well-Known Member

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    #10
    great look i love your color combination.
     
    ractors, Oct 27, 2009 IP
  11. Maev

    Maev Guest

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    Thanks mate, I have to say I'm pretty happy with the layout so far. Anyway I'm still looking to make some improvements, so feedback is very much appreciated.
     
    Maev, Oct 27, 2009 IP
  12. rocco2004

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    With the new background it looks much better to me. Once you visit the site you quickly know what it is about. I'm not sure for long you have the site. If users are familiar with current design it may not be recommended to make dramatic changes within short period of time. Otherwise users may think that this is another site. You can still work on how to differentiate parts on your content, but for now you should be fine. I think that you made a great success since the last time I saw it!
     
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  13. Maev

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    The site is barely a week old or so. I haven't done any advertisement at all, first I want to finish the site design and SEO.
     
    Maev, Oct 27, 2009 IP
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    #14
    nice design but u need more content... ur site looks somewhat empty..
     
    mony911, Oct 27, 2009 IP
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    Your site is very simple and clean and I think it looks good. I love the use of color the grass background is a very nice effect.
     
    seddu, Oct 28, 2009 IP
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    Your site is extremely clean, I do like the colors used and the banner is great:)
     
    TDPTemple, Oct 28, 2009 IP