hi guys wish you all a happy new year i had been upgrading my website i totally changed my site moved meta search from main domain to a sub domain and main domain(chum9.com) is now about networking blogging and bookmarking[/URL] do not forget to check new design
When People get in to your site first time they don't know what this site is about, there is no information about the purpose of this site, just Site Activity, maybe you should put some intro to the site.
I would advice you to make it lighter ... I really do not like dark sites, and after I get to your site it does not attract me so much as it probably could, if it would no be so dark ...
Unless it's a niche social networking, why waste time creating a social network when everyone uses facebook et al? If it's a niche network, it will be helpful to state it in the header. Sometime like: Welcome to Chum9. The Social Network for those who don't use facebook. Perhaps it's just me, but the landing page it looks too noisy and populated. Personally, I only want to see information about the people I want to social-network with.
The site needs a little work, maybe make the colours lighter , social networking site pop up every day and you need a unique pull to make it successfull.
I think it is very rough around the edges, there are many improvements that need to be put into place. However, it is a good start. Just keep up the development and never stop.
That's alright, if you want you and your buds to log in and chat from the interweb. If you want it to be popular though, then it needs changes. Lots of them.
Its very simple not extra imaging but still i really like it as the layout and font sizes are great .However you need a good content.