Well it was just hacked, so i had to restart the forums, what do you guys think? how can i make it better? guitartalker.com
1. The header is too big. 2. You need more content. 3. You should consider getting a professional template.
im on a very tight budget. the content is located on the forums, which were hacked, so we are refilling it.
the only size smaller is tiny.. any what content do you want? it is a guitar talk site whose forums were just reset.
What they mean by more content is that you should write teasers for your front page everyday (use wordpress or joomla for your front page) and update the front page daily. At the bottom of each article that you write, you should post a direct link to your forum to encourage your readers to sign up and become active. Like a 'discuss' link. Content is king. I'm revamping one of my music sites as we speak with joomla and phpbb3 at http://XtremeMusic.net. Good luck
My opinion: - poor content - more serious with web layout - must work harder to build that website sorry, no offense, just my honest opinion.
so just build a forum, install VB (pay) or SMF (free), run it and looking for review again. hope you're success to re-build and can get all backup data from previous forum's contents.
Your advert is 728 wide right? I know that making it a 468 would look out of place and wouldnt look right. So, why not make a 468x60 google advert, change the advert background to black and change the colours of the links and text so it will be more visable on a black background. I wouldnt use a boarder on an advert. If you do this and center it, then it will look better. Tight budgets can be the biggest downfall of some sites, but they can also give birth to some fantastic original work. If you need help with your forums, content or ideas, contact me. I would be happy to help you. Thanks Dave
i would like to see some kind of chord table or maybe a tab directory but otherwise the idea is awesome and so is the website! nice domain too!
IMO, I'd make the front page wordpress... Google Search engines Love Wordpress. Plus wordpress, plugins and about a million templates are free. That should fit your budget!?
The forum is fine, you need to change your homepage by finding another template and make sure that you header site Name is fully readable. Until you get the home page fixed you might want to point your site directly to the forum.