http://www.bestnaughtydeals.com Its an adult toy price comparison site. I'm new at this so please give something positive with the negative. I already have a list of things I'm fixing: - 'Products' shows at the bottom on the index page. - Catagories aren't alphabatizing on their own. - VAT readout shows next to the price. So other than those, does anyone have comments / suggestions? The site is due to officially launch march 1st and I want it to look as pro as possible. Thanks in advance! ~Now we'll see what 5 months of my life was worth.~
Well, I'ld first say the "negative" part, with eye on the fact that you'll probably review what I written, and take it into account hehe. This is also just my opinion, and design is always subjective, so Generally, I think the design is a bit too "separated". Basically, you have a header, a menu and further the blocks with content. All parts seem to be on their own, and that gives the impression of rather 'chaotic'. Maybe that's the generally most used in the adult toys niche; I don't have experience with those sites basically lol. On your items page, why don't you use the same black background style as on the homepage? That would be much better .. To end of with, this line at your website: "All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner. The comments are property of their posters, all the rest © 2006 - 2007 by Best Naughty Deals (tm) This site is intended for use of adults 18" is put on a gradient background, however the background for this text is rather dark, which could make it a bit more difficult to read it. Okay, now, time for the positive comments hehe I'm impressed by the fact that you worked 5 months on this site. The advantage is that this is also present at your website: you really see you worked carefully on it; especially because this design is already very good for just beginning You also chosen the right font for this site. Further, the background you chosen is the background which professionals sometimes use too. This kind of background images give people the impression of perfection, and that's exactly what we want to achieve of course Also a good color choice; I'm sure this is one of the most suitable colors for your site. *general non-design comment: when I click FAQ or Links on top, I still get 404's (page not found). Well, I hoped this helped you already a bit further. Nice done so far!
Thanks DeViAnThans3 / hans for the input. I actually thought I fixed the 'FAQ' and 'Links' buttons at the top this morning but I see they are now broke again. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I think the idea you had for the items page with the black background is a great idea but it will end up being quite difficult for me to pull off so I'm going to have to put it on my to-do list for the future as I know I can't get it done in time for the site launch. I'll see what I can do about the text at the footer. The problem is the background goes from light to dark so I'm not sure if I should use a light font or a dark font. I'll see what I can do though. As for the site being chaotic... I've seen alot of adult sites that are much more chaotic, but you're right... I want the clean / organized look. I'm really not happy with how the ads look in the right collumn right now. They seem to have their own chaos theory going on right now and I'm not quite sure how to fix it other than deleting some. Thanks SO much for your positive comments. A little praise goes a long way. If anyone else has any suggestions / advice please feel free to post. Thanks.