Review my site - any suggestions welcome!

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by ValDD, Oct 31, 2007.

  1. #1
    Please review my site:
    ademand.com

    It's a free classified ads with images site. Registration is easy and fast. Making ads is also easy. Any suggestions are welcome!

    You can make all the criticizing you want. I really need any ideas for improvement.

    Thank you!
     
    ValDD, Oct 31, 2007 IP
  2. AdamSelene

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    It loads too slowly. I didn't even wait for it to finish - and most people won't. Get a faster host.
     
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  3. motang

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    load time was normal for me, but the UI needs some work.
     
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  4. chewie49

    chewie49 Well-Known Member

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    Load time was great for me also.

    My opinion,...it looks very simple. I like the "KISS" theory, but it looks like if everything is plain text. Maybe you can make the Navigation bar with buttons instead of letters.

    the: jobs, selling, buying maybe should be located in different places from the log in. I don't know.

    I am looking for free classifieds Ads website, and honestly the appearance of your didn't catch my attention. Sorry, it is my honest opinion

    Kindest Regards,

    Chewie.
     
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  5. theultimate1

    theultimate1 Banned

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    loads quick for me... design and Ad(Sense) placement needs consideration... oh, and keep it simple as it is, so that it could continue to load quick... :)
     
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  6. dadougalee

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    Just my own personal opinion and all, but I am not a fan of the color scheme. I never did like the Redskins. :p

    I don't like the Courier font in the tabs either. You might want to try another type.

    Also everything seems a bit too spread out, you also might want to sqeeze down the margins a few pixels.

    Maybe try changing your link style too other than the default. Like make them red, and go to black on hover or something. Just try something else.

    Load time was fast, 2.64s... when viewed from a connection other than dial up :)

    Anyways, your site could use a little more work. Good luck to you!
     
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  7. Ejudicator

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    When you say review, are you more thinking of the look and feel or more towards an SEO perspective?

    If look and feel, I would change the color scheme a bit, maybe to something not so bright and contrasty. The font I would change to Arial or Tahoma, it's a little easier on the eyes. And I like the above posters recommendation of changing the link colors as well, something more in line with the color theme you decide to settle on. And I would definetely add an adsense bar to the right hand side, again using the color theme you settle on.

    If SEO let me know, I have already taken a look at your source code and can see some areas for on-site improvement.

    I wish you the best of luck in your venture.
     
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    Ok For sites review, it's always best to give a constructive opinion. I think the colors are bit too harsh on the eyes (the yellow). Also the fonts look very 'business' and hard (that's just me though).

    (I love the general lay out though)
     
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  9. ezmoneyonline

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    Hello,

    Site loads fairly quick, does not capture attention, I don't know tweak you lay out and split test, check your conversion ratios, this will tell you what layout is converting better. Pretty awesome if your a newbie though,


    If you have never made money online but have been online for awhile, it's because you've been lied to. 90% of all marketers fail to make money online. Why? because they get frustrated about the technical stuff and give up.

    what you need to know is that to make money online you have to have the technologies in place on your site, or you will be flailing around for years.

    I have the solution, point and click no tech exper. needed simply visit

    http://internetmarketinghoax.smmsite.com

    Best Regards,
    Shane Purcell
     
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  10. NCMedia

    NCMedia Well-Known Member

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    Branding branding branding - I would recommend just outsourcing a quick overhaul, get a real style guide to follow with a branding treatment that is more neutral to the eyes. Especially for this purpose where it is mostly text based (meant to read not to look at). Other than that it's good. *Loads fast for me too - perhaps someone needs a faster internet connection ;)

    NC.
     
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  11. cosmocentral

    cosmocentral Banned

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    Not loading on mozilla here.
     
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  12. Perry Rose

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    Make sure it loads fast for dial ups. 7 seconds, tops.

    Make sure it looks the same on Firefox and Opera.

    Make sure it looks the same on both monitor sizes, 1024 x 768 and 10280 x 768.

    Choose earth tone colors.

    http://desktoppub.about.com/od/colorpalettes/l/blcpearth.htm

    Get rid of that font style!
     
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  13. ValDD

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    Thank you everyone for your comments!

    I will definitely look into changing some of the layout. I'm a programmer - not a designer, and I suppose this is fairly obvious when looking at the site :)

    Best wishes to all!
     
    ValDD, Nov 1, 2007 IP
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    Your website design is not unique. A unique design will make your website different from others but you do not use more flash. It will be simple but idea will be unique.
     
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