Please review my site

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    battra, Aug 26, 2005 IP
  2. surfup23

    surfup23 Peon

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    something wrong with the colors, not sure what.

    i think it is because there is no lead color.

    thanks

    surf
     
    surfup23, Aug 27, 2005 IP
  3. battra

    battra Peon

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    Thank's for your input. Do you mean there is no one dominant color?
     
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    markkk Well-Known Member

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    for me,, your site have nice layout and color combination.. cool in my eyes.;)
     
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    iskandar Well-Known Member

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    I just don't know exactly what the site is about.

    I know it has something to do with tips ..You need let your visitors know up front, in only few seconds what your site is all about..

    If not, most would leave.

    BTW, IMHO there's too many adsense on your front page. Yes, it's not against TOS, but some users will find it annoying
     
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  6. Connect

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    I think it has too many ads. I hope I am wrong, but I think 80% of the content consist of ads!

    Good luck with people clicking on it ;)
     
    Connect, Aug 27, 2005 IP
  7. battra

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    markk, iskandar, connect: thank's for your feedback! I'll add tagline/heading/intro to explain what the site is about and reduce the amount of ads :)
     
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    From users point of view : too much ads
    From webmasters point of view : alot of people will click those ads , their nicely placed
     
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    clay15 Well-Known Member

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    Very nice site. I like the colors, soft and easy on the eyes.
     
    clay15, Aug 27, 2005 IP
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  11. Ethiccash

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    I like colors, an the "clean" style (good impressions considreing your topic), BUT you should add :
    - a baseline nex to your logo, to communicate what the site is about
    - add content on the home page to add the perceived value, and lower the visual impression of the ads. I don't think you have to remove some ads : add content and will be more balanced
     
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  12. frankm

    frankm Active Member

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    What the posts above say plus

    - content vs adsense ratio is not good. Drop some adsense boxes or add more own content
    - put in a "random tip" box at the top of all pages
    - Explain what your site is about and what it wants to accomplish (other than adsense CTR) on the homepage. Even a "Hi - we are .... and we do .... please add your tips" will do

    and while browsing: the "hang your clothes in the bathroom when you take shower to get the wrinkles out" tip is great, thanks :)
     
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  13. reciprocal_link

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    The site is very easy on the eyes.. There just don't seem to be any theme base behind it.. I found it very dull.. Not much content.
     
    reciprocal_link, Aug 28, 2005 IP
  14. battra

    battra Peon

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    kandeman, clay15, soapbath, Ethiccash, frankm, reciprocal_link: thanks for your input, guys! Following your advises:

    - I have taken out the top banner beside the logo and adlinks on the yellow bar
    - Changed the skyscraper to 120x240 ad unit

    Hopefully this makes it better advertisement-wise. However, the top area looks very empty now and I'm still thinking how to incorporate the heading/welcome message. So here's my todo list:

    - Change header to include heading and use the space more effectively
    - Add more content on the frontpage (thank's Ethiccash!). I'm still looking for a good 'popular post' plugin for WordPress :p Perhaps I can add more latest tips also so the ads won't take half of the content
    - See how I can incorporate random tips (thank's frankm!)

    soapbath: I didn't even submit to them :p Thank's for the link! Brighten up my day :)

    reciprocal_link: yeah, I'm still building the content. Hopefully I can add more usefull stuff soon :)
     
    battra, Aug 28, 2005 IP
  15. Laszlo

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    #15
    The layout and the colors are fine and there is noting wrong with the ads. But you may consider the old phrase content is king. So write a full 500 words article every week and you will make it big.

    Laszlo http://www.1printer-supply.com
     
    Laszlo, Aug 28, 2005 IP
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    #16
    I like the colors too, nicely done there.
     
    nightwolfz, Aug 28, 2005 IP