Hi all I wouldn't mind if someone could review http://www.ingressexperts.com. It is my forum I want to know people's opinions of the colour scheme, and the layout etc. And of course ways in which it could be improved! Liam
Liam, so you are using xenforo, the colors are fine though look too generic, can you use something different ? you obviously want to stand out among thousands of tech web forums. It has too many generic categories, focus on only one in which you are good at
It's nice but looks incomplete and rather empty. Adding more extensive header with a number of menu items and footer links would do no harm.
What do you mean by generic categories? The site is about one topic, the categories are relevant that topic What do you mean by that? What is needed in the header?
I think that the header is too small in height, make it a bit bigger. Also I'd recommend to add some extra promo wording or a slogan nearby the logo and get rid of the ad. You have only 3 menu items in the nav bar, so I'm suggesting to add more items, thus, menu won't look so meager.
For the ad in the header, you should go into AdSense and change the background color to match the background color of your site to have it blend in. Right now, it looks misplaced and sloppy. Give that a try to increase your CTR. Also, if you hire forum posters, have them make threads AND replies in threads so that it looks like there is natural conversation happening. Nobody wants to go to a forum where threads aren't getting responded to. Good luck, and good site!