Please review my apartment rental website

Discussion in 'Reviews' started by coldtek, Jan 13, 2010.

  1. #1
    www.apartmentsRus.ca This is my website that I recently had made. I am looking for suggestions and comments. It lists apartments for rent in Victoria BC.
    thanks
     
    coldtek, Jan 13, 2010 IP
  2. pteal

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    Nice, easy to navigate design. I like your logo as well. One thing that could make it look better, is if you created thumbnail images of the apartments rather than letting the browser scale the images down. The thumbnails will look better, and your site will load faster. Nice site!
     
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  3. netdriver788

    netdriver788 Well-Known Member

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    Looks good in template design and layout and it was fast in loading too.I accept the above comment regarding the thumbnails that will look better..
     
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  4. coldtek

    coldtek Active Member

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    what's the difference between a thumbnail and the pics I have now?
     
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  5. sheryna

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    #5
    Looks good.

    Now what displaying for thumbnails are actually normal size photos and scaled down on the fly.

    Right click on thumbnail, and choose Properties option. You will see the size. A thumbnail must have a few kb not hundreds. So you must have saved the normal size picture, but also same photo with small size for thumbnail.

    The problem with the thumbnail is only in search page (on details page is ok).
     
    sheryna, Jan 14, 2010 IP
  6. krinad'suza

    krinad'suza Guest

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    #6
    Your site is looking good for me, But you should make better header for your site
     
    krinad'suza, Jan 15, 2010 IP
  7. nestria

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    The site looks good to my eyes. If you haven't already done so, you might want to check to make sure the name isn't infringing on someone else's trademark there. I liked the integration with facebook and Google Maps.
     
    nestria, Jan 15, 2010 IP
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    HARRY256 Well-Known Member

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    Sounds promising to me, take a look at your SEO, so you get to improve your PR on search Engines.
     
    HARRY256, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  9. coldtek

    coldtek Active Member

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    Hi guys, thanks for the comments. I had my webmaster change the pics on my front page into thumbnails. Let me know if it is proper now or if it still needs changing.
    thanks
     
    coldtek, Jan 16, 2010 IP
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    Impressive. great template with good bright colors. Easy to navigate as well, very promising.
     
    PixelMuse, Jan 16, 2010 IP
  11. sheryna

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    The thumbnail problem fom front page remain unsolved!!!
     
    sheryna, Jan 19, 2010 IP
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    #12
    What a beautiful handmade site. Looks great to me, not sure I could work up the nerve to point out a flaw as I could never do better. I don't have the design skills but if I were to tackle such a product it would probably be wordpress based and I'd find some plugin for it. I take the easy way out :)
     
    Dycan, Jan 19, 2010 IP
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    #13
    The change looks good.... the site looks perfect... once start promoting it you would attract a lot of visitors due to its unique design....
     
    rajbirkohli, Jan 19, 2010 IP
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    flawless design. hope it goes good for you.

    i don't like the "apartments r' us' graphic though.
     
    millionaire_poser, Jan 20, 2010 IP
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    that's a good blog design.. i really like it..nice jobs
     
    bob, Jan 20, 2010 IP
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    #16
    Hey fellow Canadian!

    Your site looks really good. Clean, professional lookiing and fast loading.
    Was wondering if you have considered moving the "Furnished Suites" and "Pet Friendly" tabs and incorporating them into the advance search to the left of the page?

    Also, have you consider a "About us" or FAQ tab?

    We have a lot in common as I also just launched a site for people living in the Toronto area. Maybe we could give me some advice/tips and help each other succeed. Make our site better, get more listings, and more traffic. Good luck and hope to hear from you soon.

    rentitfast.ca
     
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  17. cubeup

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    Hi ColdTek!

    I love your website, layout is nice and navigation is smooth and fast... I just dont like the logo at all, too colourful and childish...may be you should consider making a professional logo? If you want to advertise on my directory (Vancouver city) please feel free to contact me. Good Luck!
     
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  18. cubeup

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    Hey Rentitfast! nice website mate! I am canadian also, if you want to advertise in my directory (Toronto City), please feel free to contact me, I keep your website in favorites, I will may be move soon from Montreal to Toronto ;)
    Good Luck Mate!
     
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    #19
    Site looks very good.
     
    alzander, Feb 14, 2010 IP
  20. blackmarker

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    #20
    your site is good, but it will attract more people for a long time exploring your site if your site is equipped with articles or information about tricks choosing an apartment or residence.:cool:
     
    blackmarker, Feb 16, 2010 IP