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Discussion in 'All Other Search Engines' started by eyezshine, Jun 8, 2008.

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    I've been working on http://www.vmgo.com/ for around 2 years now and it seems to be building popularity slowly but I was needing some advise on what you would like in a search engine.

    I built it based on what I would like, being a webmaster myself. but also tried to make it as simple as possible for the basic newbie user.

    If you read the "Webmasters" page and the "About" page, you'll get how the engine works.

    I need to know what you think about the design, features, problems, etc.

    Please be brutally honest, I can take it.
     
    eyezshine, Jun 8, 2008 IP
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    Gigacore Active Member

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    Nice, but I think u need to revamp the design. Either make it elegant or jazzy like live search :)
     
    Gigacore, Jun 8, 2008 IP
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    hey you better allign it to the cetre.allignment is loking really bad on my 22-inch monitor,i guess you used a smaller screen resolution.also the logo was it designed by you?
     
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    Needs a facelift but the functionality's pretty good.
     
    webmasterlabor.com, Jun 8, 2008 IP
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    Nice, do you fetch the results or do you have a own db?

    The design needs a makeover
     
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    I will work on the design for sure. Thanks for that! I was trying to stay away from the "Google" look.

    ""Nice, do you fetch the results or do you have a own db?""

    The results are grabbed from MSN and then placed in a database. So Yes and Yes. Then the results are sorted automatically by the users when they search and click and vote etc...

    New submissions are given a boost in the rankings until they are either voted down or reported as spam. All links are randomly rotated to the #1 spot so everyone can get some traffic sometimes and get votes.

    It's win win for everyone.
     
    eyezshine, Jun 8, 2008 IP
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    Yea...probably need to center it ...Plus u should change the logo... :)
    Good Luck
     
    Hitman_88, Jun 8, 2008 IP
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    I would recommend re-doing the logo and maybe jazzing up the site a little bit.
     
    jus1haz2, Jun 8, 2008 IP
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    Ok, what about functionality? Is it useful? Helpful? Fun? Fast? Slow?
     
    eyezshine, Jun 9, 2008 IP
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    I would also reccommend a different logo, you should also check out inclick.net to boost the functionality as well as features you can offer to advertisers and publishers.
     
    987mb, Jun 9, 2008 IP
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    gordypordy Banned

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    my advice would be to change the logo and center align everything
    you should also tidy up the results page
    otherwise, very nice, keep it going! best wishes
     
    gordypordy, Jun 9, 2008 IP
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    yeah i think you need a new logo the current one looks a generated one from some kind of site like cooltext.com which looks unprofessional but a part from that it;s nice.
     
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    It's a litte to slow. When I search, I want instant results, I don't want to wait, tapping my fingers.
     
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    Well yeah, a fresh look like the old live.com would be good :)
    All those other links are a bit unprofessional ;)
    You could make just 1 'network' menu button with all links


    But yeah it's good I think ;)
     
    Aquarezz, Jun 9, 2008 IP
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    its ok i guess.
     
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    not bad. have you tried blue web2-ish logo? not allowed to post links yet so.. but congrats and good luck with it.
     
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    If it is slow, it is because nobody has ever searched for that keyword yet. So it is building the database for the keyword you just searched for. If you search for that keyword again it will be much faster every time after that.
     
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    Ok, I made a new logo for fun just to see what you thought. I really do plan on getting one professionally made one day. Check it out http://www.vmgo.com/
     
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    Hey. i would love to design some good template and logo for free. if you are interested PM me.

    I liked your idea and would like to help you. I have added you on MSN. Please accept my invitation.
     
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    That would be nice, How much do you charge for these free logos??? HAHAHA!
     
    eyezshine, Jun 10, 2008 IP