Please review my automotive news/social networking site

Discussion in 'Websites' started by Cognoscente, Jun 5, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hi, I recently launched my site and would appreciate any feedback the DP community has to offer.

    AutoConcourse is a user-driven automotive news and social networking site for automotive enthusiasts. Users can submit news, contribute to the editorial process by voting on content, create and maintain image galleries, connect with friends, and post comments to stories and profiles.

    Thank you for reading.

    autoconcourse.com.
     
    Cognoscente, Jun 5, 2007 IP
  2. raugusto

    raugusto Active Member

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    I like the colors and design...how can I have my RSS car related news on your website?
     
    raugusto, Jun 6, 2007 IP
  3. Cognoscente

    Cognoscente Peon

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    Thanks for looking raugusto. To submit articles from Top Green Cars (I'm guessing, as the site is in English) all you have to do is register.
     
    Cognoscente, Jun 6, 2007 IP
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    ThisDot Peon

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    Pretty nice. I would suggest a tad bit more space or a line between articles or don't use red for the comment/read more line.
     
    ThisDot, Jun 7, 2007 IP
  5. 8everything

    8everything Peon

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    I think the ad on top disrupts your site's layout design. Since the width isn't that wide (on the ad). I would move it to the content area above your "popular news" text.
     
    8everything, Jun 7, 2007 IP
  6. Cognoscente

    Cognoscente Peon

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    Actually, the white space at the top will show 728x90 ads in the future, but I put up that little banner as a way to get linked by Autoblog while they're holding the contest. Once the contest ends, it'll be taken down.

    I agree that it looks out of place though.
     
    Cognoscente, Jun 7, 2007 IP
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    nicedeals Active Member

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    not bad..what script does it use?
     
    nicedeals, Jun 7, 2007 IP
  8. Cognoscente

    Cognoscente Peon

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    The site was built using the Drupal CMS with a number of contributed and custom modules.
     
    Cognoscente, Jun 7, 2007 IP
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    darbsllim Peon

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    it looks nice. It's a great color scheme, simple design. I think you did a great job - was it a template or what?
     
    darbsllim, Jun 7, 2007 IP
  10. Cognoscente

    Cognoscente Peon

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    Thanks for the kind words darbsllim. The theme was all custom. Building the site was big enough of a hurdle; now I'm finding that building traffic is an even bigger challenge.
     
    Cognoscente, Jun 7, 2007 IP
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    tradeya Notable Member

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    nice design. i like it.
     
    tradeya, Jun 9, 2007 IP