Hello I have launched/am launching a skiing and snowboard news website: Snow Surge Skiing & Snowboard News So far I have spent $80 on the wordpress theme and another $15 on the logo. The site is displaying around 2 news articles every day. I am getting a press release written up aswell that should be submitted to all directories. I also plan to add a forum in a month or two. Please leave any reviews or constructive criticism, please say why it is bad, not just that it is. Thanks Calum
The good: I do like the site very much I like the style you were going for as well. I like the way the pictures/photos/vid pop against the background. The bad: If I could have my way every site would be clean cut with a lot of white space. I like white space but recently I have had to really work at expanding into more colors. Colors seem to be dominating the web now and although I feel white is a color, most do not. I started my "bad" segment this way because I wanted you to know where I am coming from when I say I do not like black backgrounds I feel the a black background is like walking into a poorly lit room and you kinda have to really search hard to get around. I like when sites make me almost take a breath of fresh air (example http://www.mollom.com ). This is my opinion and I am sure you have taken much time and effort to get it to the state it is now and I am happy that you have succeeded so far. Remember to always keep working.
Thanks for the review, it is very, very helpful. I had to make the descision between a dark or light design. I normally love light designs and hate dark ones, but I thought that this one wasn't too dark and was very nice. It also seemed to suit the extreme sports scene more than a light theme. Thanks for the review, left +rep.
On thing I would suggest is using a contact form linkl instead of having your email address on the home page. It will get harvested and them spammed.
looks good i would try to add some images through the articles i would stay away from ads until you get some good traffic you dont want to turn off people with ads. i would give it a 8 out of 10
thomas.steve, thanks for the complements tigrrra, the images are displayed on the main page. The ads are only there to help earn back the $100s I have spent on the theme, seo, directory submissions, links, adwords and other advertising.
i like the design / appearance very well. it looks elegant to me. i'm considering to use that template by myself with different colors welldone. the logo as well.
Thanks. You can get the design from www.revolutiontheme.com I use the revolution pro media theme, however there are many other revolution themes that look similar but different, you should take a look at them. The logo I got for only $15 using a logo contest here at DP. If you would like a logo made then PM me and I can send you the designers username.