Finally took the plunge! Easy Builder to Dreamweaver - Please review my site!!

Discussion in 'Reviews' started by grs123, Nov 19, 2006.

  1. #1
    Hi all

    My site: http://www.GhostRacingSeries.com

    After hours and hours of hard work I have completely re-done my site with Dreamweaver (some pages are still under construction thou!!).

    Before today, I was using the Easy Builder software that came with my hosting package but found that to be quite restricting design wise. I've been wanting to "downgrade" my site to html only but kept stalling just incase everything went away or I lost my pages etc...

    Finally took the plunge today and uploaded the new site onto the hosting servers - looks like its all come up fine but now I need your help to make it better!

    Please can you let me know how user friendly it is, what you think of the colour schemes, what looks bad and what I could do to make customers stay longer

    Below is a image of what the front page looked like before

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    Thank you.
     
    grs123, Nov 19, 2006 IP
  2. jaybong

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    The top navigation takes way too long to load. Maybe you could create a few main categories and then put smaller ones inside them.

    I would also seperate t & c/guestbook/links etc from the top navigation, and scrap either the link navigation or the picture navigation, its confusing to have two different ways to access the same page.

    I like your adsense link unit integration, you must get a good ctr.
     
    jaybong, Nov 19, 2006 IP
  3. grs123

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    Thank you - not sure about the CTR at the moment as all the pages got done these last few days. But I will let you know if it picks up.

    Ill change the Picture link to something else - thank you

    My biggest problem is the navigation buttons, as I have many pages that I want users to have access to straight away but no where to put them! Any more ideas on that would b helpful.

    On my end it is loading up quite fast - so I will test that on other pc's as well.

    Keep the comments coming guys - much apreciated
     
    grs123, Nov 19, 2006 IP
  4. grs123

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    Come on guys - woud really appreciate the help with this!

    26 views and no comment :(
     
    grs123, Nov 19, 2006 IP
  5. Kassi

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    I liked the layout, but I would make the green a little brighter and added a little “air” into the content. Use a space brakes in the content, it will make it more visible.
     
    Kassi, Nov 20, 2006 IP
  6. grs123

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    Hi all

    I've changed a few things - like the buttons on top to make the files smaller - just wondering if it loads up any faster for you guys...

    Its faster on mine now just wondering about every1 else?

    can you tell me what speed your using and wherether its fast or slow or u just gave up on the page!

    Especially ppl on dail up plz

    thank you
     
    grs123, Nov 24, 2006 IP
  7. ecolatur

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    layout is gud.contents are nice.light green colour is not attractive.its not suiting to background colour.
    checkout with another light colour.

    Abhilash.
     
    ecolatur, Jan 1, 2007 IP
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    I advice you a dropdown menu!
     
    matik, Jan 1, 2007 IP
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    changes you did really nice.contents are very nice.
    colour are also looking fine.overall good job.keep up good work.
     
    kangaroo, Jan 5, 2007 IP
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    it looks alright, but have you considered using a CMS?
     
    woolitz, Jan 6, 2007 IP
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    Looks great, apart from the navigation. Take a look around on other websites and look for standard solutions to site navigation.
     
    junjun, Jan 8, 2007 IP