Please Review My Xbox Blog

Discussion in 'Websites' started by gregdavidson, Aug 3, 2010.

  1. #1
    I just launched this blog off and wanted some feedback on the quality of the website as well as my posts. You can view it at http://www.xboxblogger.com
     
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  2. ajwalsh

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    #2
    Hey, I think the site looks sharp overall and has a good theme.

    I'm no Xbox expert but I would say the content seems to be well-written: I liked the style of your 5 reasons not to mod your xbox 360 post.

    One suggestion would be to use more paragraph breaks on your text. Some of them are just one block that might be a bit hard for users to read. (They say you should never have more than 4 or 5 lines without breaking.)

    Also, if you increase the padding on your inside your main content a bit it would look like the posts are a bit longer. (the font could also probably stand to be 1px to 2px larger...)

    Just a couple of ideas off the top of my head.
     
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  3. gregdavidson

    gregdavidson Well-Known Member

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    #3
    Thanks for the advice! By the way none of these posts have been proofread so you'll probably find a few typos until I do that. I was just in a hurry to get the blog up.
     
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    #4
    Very nice, I'm an xbox user myself, but maybe you could make your background more related to your mw2 banner, perhaps by getting a few stock mw2 photos and blending them over the top of the background?

    Just a thought, and btw, do you play xbl, whats your gamertag :p
     
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  5. Sahil72

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    #5
    Cool name to start with, Nice header going with the theme (which is pretty well suited). But, you should think on changing the Background to a more techy background (a grey-ish background will light it up) don't know, you're the boss!
     
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  6. gregdavidson

    gregdavidson Well-Known Member

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    My gamertag is gregdavidson727 but I've pretty busy lately and haven't been playing it. I need to check but I might have to renew my membership soon. When I do play I usually just stick with MW2 but I occasionally play BBC2.
     
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    #7
    Nice site. The theme is flashy. Very good with your niche. I see you have some sponsors. Good way to go...
     
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    #8
    I like site design :)
     
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    #9
    The deisgn layout looks pretty good.
     
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    #10
    sorry, i am not clear.
     
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    #11
    - Top image needs to be smaller height and width + less file size.
    - The scrolling xBox games need a couple more games to make it worth while
    - The blog entries need to be separated off more clearly
    - A box around the images might be good

    Other than that its very cool, especially the scrolling bit!
     
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  12. RadioBounce

    RadioBounce Banned

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    #12
    Background is dodgy.
     
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  13. Mr.Waltz

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    #13
    need to work on the background. But overall the design is good.
     
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    #14
    nice site and good desing
     
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    #15
    great blog.. good design and nice logo
     
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    #16
    "The website you were trying to reach is temporarily unavailable. "
    It's better to check off the hosting company.
     
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    sorry, i can't access it. i want see a blog with game theme..
     
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    Temporarily unavailable. Honestly I always stay away from trademarked domain names. They can get taken away at any time and all your effort and money goes in the trash. If it was me I would monetize it and any money that came my way would be fine but I would not put any more into it. Best of luck to you.
     
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