Any opinions/feedback much appreciated on this travel website

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    A SE Asia-related travel information site -- any and all comments/complaints/critiques much appreciated :)

    http://www.travelfish.org
     
    travelfish, May 1, 2006 IP
  2. Oreamnos

    Oreamnos Well-Known Member

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    i think your site looks really good overall. well organized and easy on the eyes.

    the text at the very top is a little distracting. its so small that its hard to read (at least on my system mac/ff). i thought it was one of the registration boxes. and between that box and your ad, your content gets pushed really far down the page. why not put your logo at the top and put the ad below it. you'll probably get a better ctr, it wont be so distracting and it will look better. just my 2 pesos.
     
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  3. on9now.com

    on9now.com Peon

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    I think you can add more pictures for each places.
    Like right now every page of your travel info uses so many words.
    Maybe you can add a gallery for each place, so people can see more about the place. Just my little comment...
     
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  4. SumitBahl

    SumitBahl Reign of Chaos

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    Design is neat, but i think you should move your adsense below the header, where your site name is displayed.

    Consider redesigning your logo as well, right now its just a simple text.
     
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  5. travelfish

    travelfish Peon

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    Thanks for the comments - much appreciated
     
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  6. websys

    websys Active Member

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    nice clean design . i would definitely prefer some more images though , considering it is a trabel site . travel sites definitely should have some exotic locales or food or stuff highlited a little more to make people realy go thru their places / pages of interests . With SEO on the hype , people are now somewhat discarding images altogether in order to give importance to text matter on the pages .... i think none should be less important .
    The logo / header is definitely your site's lack , if anything . Just the word Travelfish.org doesnt say enuf to me .

    p.s i love your humour
    ;)
     
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    imho...

    More color. We're talking holidays here! Green grass...Blue water...multi colored flowers...etc. Not really those pics but that's what I want to see on a travel site....colors.

    Good Luck!
     
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  8. travelfish

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    Thanks again -- there are two main reasons for the text heavy, pics light approach;
    1) I think the search engines love the text a bit more than the pics
    2) A lot of people access the site on low-band (dial-up) connections -- the internet in upcountry Laos and Cambodia isn't what it could be!
     
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    Liven the design up a bit.
     
    lynder, Dec 7, 2007 IP