Advice for my site

Discussion in 'Reviews' started by mnymkr, Jan 16, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hello.

    I need some reviews and advice on a site I have been working on.

    It is http://www.shareyourexpertise.com

    It just sort of grew out of a couple of ideas and wanted to see what I could put together.

    I am having a lot of fun and learning a lot as it has grown from a simple installation.

    But I definitely need some advice and some help.

    I am open to any and all suggestions and criticisms.

    Thanks in advance! :eek:
     
    mnymkr, Jan 16, 2007 IP
  2. 8everything

    8everything Peon

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    #2
    The first thing I would change is your logo (it looks like clip art..) maybe a more professional icon.. or maybe just a plain white light bulb (I'm mainly not a fan of the "clip art-ish" person standing there).

    I like how the rest of the site looks well organized though :)
     
    8everything, Jan 16, 2007 IP
  3. BackupDrone.com

    BackupDrone.com Well-Known Member

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    #3
    Logo is doable, if you want, not really as bad as he said it is, but I think you should make the footer not as wide with all the extra space.

    Where the polls are, place a image of some sort there just to spice up the page more, and not have so much empty space.

    For the background, try using different colors and see what it does for you, if nothing does it, then just use what you have now. Thats just some ideas for you :)
     
    BackupDrone.com, Jan 16, 2007 IP
  4. mnymkr

    mnymkr Well-Known Member

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    Thanks. I work on it daily. i really like the idea of the site but man it is hard to get people to contribute. I don't know how. LOL
     
    mnymkr, Jan 16, 2007 IP
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    #5
    I like the site, pretty!
    I think change the color of blue word is better.
     
    versalstudio, Jan 16, 2007 IP
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    ancer Well-Known Member

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    #6
    The site looks tidy layout-wise, well sorted and sectioned on the whole.

    As for the logo, it's ok even though looks clipart-ish. Nevermind tht.

    Anyway, Font sizes in 'browse by section' looks smaller than the rest. I suggest make it same size n font as the article index area. I notice also, 'article index' is too close to the border.

    Spacing between titles are inconsistent i.e. 'business', 'entertainment', 'food', etc... Would look better if standardized.

    My thoughts and suggestions.

    Keep up the good work and all the best!
     
    ancer, Jan 16, 2007 IP
  7. txwebdesign

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    #7
    The section fonts need to be larger. And it looks like you have some alignment issues on the "Latest Articles" and "Polls" sections. Other than that, looks good!
     
    txwebdesign, Jan 16, 2007 IP
  8. Andrei Savu

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    #8
    hello.
    - the design looks ok, and i really like the logo
    - i think the adsense should have the same color as the header background
    - the category index should have the color as the menu, or at least should be in the same theme(color scheme)
     
    Andrei Savu, Jan 17, 2007 IP
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    #9
    I like your website , Color everything its good
    In Browse by Section the fonts its too small thats the only thing wanna change apart from that your website is cute
     
    meriya, Jan 17, 2007 IP
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    Zerosleep Established User

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    #10
    I think you have just started the site.Site is overall Nice but need some more content
    I rate it 7.8/10
    Best Of Luck for your future
     
    Zerosleep, Jan 17, 2007 IP
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    #11
    Took another look at it. Looks better now, noticed some additions and changes. But I still see some spacing inconsistencies between headings of titles.
    Overall I give it a 8/10. Good work.
     
    ancer, Jan 17, 2007 IP
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    #12
    Nice site man :)

    One thing I might change is the blue colored text. It doesn't really match the rest of the site.
     
    jimbo21, Jan 17, 2007 IP
  13. mnymkr

    mnymkr Well-Known Member

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    Thanks again. I am quickly trying to take into account everything. I hope to do some more work tonight. I am getting request from inside the site as well as battling spam versus articles that I will let go through because I need content. But it is growing and people seem happy.

    If anyone is willing to go through the procedures up , signing up, loading an avatar and posting to let me know about the process it would be great!

    This is really a fun process so far.

    I am gonna try to think of a cool logo.
     
    mnymkr, Jan 18, 2007 IP
  14. mnymkr

    mnymkr Well-Known Member

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    I made some updates and didnt want to start a new thread. Please slam me some more. (I havent been able to afford a new logo yet)
     
    mnymkr, Jan 31, 2007 IP
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    #15
    site looks pretty nice.but you need to add some contents.
    design is good.i like the logo.
    not impressive with color you have chosen.
     
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    #16
    not bad but it looks cut off on the left hand side
     
    punkpred, Feb 1, 2007 IP
  17. mnymkr

    mnymkr Well-Known Member

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    What colors would you have chosen? I am not very good at that stuff?
     
    mnymkr, Feb 1, 2007 IP
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    #18
    Nice design -like the the URLs are plain html- good for google.

    would move text away from left edge- little hard to read....

    Paul

    Just Dog Clothes. com
     
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    #19
    I like it, Simple, yet affective. good work on it.
     
    Cory, Feb 1, 2007 IP
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    #20
    Make some space for the left edge. Overall is nice.
     
    webcrawler, Feb 2, 2007 IP