Feedback for my awesome site! Winner gets $25

Hi DPers,

I want to use the brilliant mind power of DP users to get feedback for my site. I want you to take a look at my site and then provide feedback here in the thread. Please don't send me a PM with your idea. They will be rejected. Let me know how my website can be made better. Ideas to improve user experience or monetization of the site are welcome. If two people have the same idea, the person who posted it first will get credit.

1st place - $25
2nd place - $10

Provide ideas that are tangible to get done in PHP at a reasonable price. If you can tell me how much you will charge to implement the idea you posted even better.

Take a look at my site here: http://tinyurl.com/

Thanks!

 

Here are some quick ideas I came up with looking at your site.

1) Remove adsense from the main page. You don't want to lose new users.

2) Add a description of the service on the main page.

3) Add a demo how to use Splicd (short video with camstudio)

4) Popular Splicd Videos should be scrollable (left-to-right) like in YouTube.

5) Better replace the "Share" feature with a send-to-friend script. Opening up a new e-mail composing window is annoying.

6) Create a community:
* Visitors can register for free
* Create a Splicd video or even combine several videos into one Splicd video (playlist).
* Write weekly newsletter: best videos of week.

7) "Rate the video".

8) Latest viewers: a group of avatars that shows who've been watching the video lately.

9) At the top of the video replace the AdSense banner with a link unit. But you should just play around with AdSense. Then you will understand which works for you the best.

10) When I enter the YouTube URL the system should load up the videos time length so I can scroll the timeline or just type the seconds.

 

As you can see all the things, i have mentioned can be implemented. If you wish me to implement this for you, i would charge $25 for the implementation if you choose me in 1st or 2nd place. So the total charge would be like $25 + $25 or $10 + $25

If you have any questions, feel free to add me on your MSN or gTalk or AIM or send me a PM and i will get back to you.

Thanks for viewing.

 

I like your ideas so far guys. I'm waiting for more ideas before I announce a winner. Newgenservices...how long will it take you to complete these changes? Will the number of videos spliced start when the code is up or can I edit this to account for the splicd videos created in the last few months? The why use splicd section you propose. How will the tabs be programmed?

Greny, I like the send to friend script and number 10 about loading up the video and allowing users to stop and start on the video itself versus just entering numbers.

 

Hello,
We can set the number of videos already splicd a fixed number which keeps added by the new videos. You can let me know the number initially at the time of coding. I think the changes i suggested could take less than 48 hours to complete. The tabs would be based on Javascript Show Hide. As you click on tab, the related content comes up in the content box below and so on.

Please let me know if you have any more questions.

 

Hi Newgen,

You win the contest. I want you to do the mods you suggested as well. Couple changes though:

1) Where the large banner is on your design. Is it possible to change the banner to 5 125 x125 banners? Also is it possible to keep the large banner and add 4-6 125 x125 banners elsewhere on the page?

2 ) Is it possible to make a separate page that automatically lists the last 5 Splicd Videos created?

3) Please add the content for 'what is splicd', 'why use splicd', 'How to use Splicd

4) What do you think of a vertical image skyscraper on the right side of the screen?

What do you need to get started? Paypal address and FTP info? I need to get these mods done ASAP. I need them done within the next 12 hours.

Thanks,

Adam

 

So no second place?

 

Hello,
1) Yes, we can have the large banner replaced by 125 x 125 buttons.
2) I will need to check with the script code or database structure before committing on whether we can have the last 5 videos. This should be possible mostly.
3) Yes, i can add content for you.
4) As long as the skyscraper does not spoil the look and feel of the site, why lose a revenue oppurtunity ?
5) My PayPal address is in my suggestions image above. If you need it again, i will send you by PM. I can get this done in 12 hour

Please PM me your MSN or you can add me on your MSN and we can get started

Thanks again for choosing me as winner.

 

This is the wrong section for this. This is a contest and it belongs in the contest section.

 

I have added you to MSN/Yahoo. Waiting for you to respond. I'll send payment once we get in touch on MSN.

Thanks.

 

I didn't realize at the time, but I now agree.

 

As of now no, but if we implement any of your ideas then yes.

 

Thanks for the payment, the new layout and my suggestions are currently being implemented.

 

Watch out for the javascript errors preventing spiced videos from being played. Tested with Firefox 3.

 

Thanks Clive. I am aware of it and i am working on it