Hey, I've tried making this site user friendly and web 2.0. The way i see it, it is more of a web tool than a website. Reviews are much appreciated on usability and anything else... http://www.drinkmixguide.com Thanks
The top search // I really like that search - nice and big and one of the best that I've seen that size! I like that you are able to search your database with a few keywords ...... I was actually trying to search for some PHP script that can do that - is it hard to do? The Comment Box // I didn't like the comment feature and I think you are right in your assessment above that this is more of a webtool than a website, blog or community .. When I search for e.g. Seabreeze .. not only is that "Comment on drink:" look out of place (and too facebook'ish) .. I think it detracts from the site. The Search Ingredients Section // The red is really hard to read and when I searched for anything -e.g cinnamon - I think that the far right column should be the same as the others - white background black text The Top Categories // Right now, there are too many categories that you have to add "More" link. I would either go 26 categories - one for each letter of the alphabet - or minimize that into alcoholic, non-alcoholic ... (plus a few non drink-recipe related (contact, bookmark, etc) or by shotglass, punchbowl, cocktail glass, etc. Tips to monetize? // make it hard to print-screen with more pictures - then offer free dowload of recipe and offer to buy some general drink recipe book or something with all the recipes // or be able to sell ingredients of drinks like drink mix, and non-alcohol or non-liquid stuff // maybe some type of statue ornament for people's bars like that baby pointing and rye shooting out of his midsection there (college humour type of knickknacks)