Please Review You-Cubez.com

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  1. 8everything

    8everything Peon

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    #21
    Looks so much more better with a white background on the left! I also like the drop shadow effects you've applied to the cubes! :)

    Looks 100X better!!

    I just have 1 suggestion.. to make the background will the whole page (there's a large white gap area on the right for me because my laptop's screen is so wide).

    Looking good :)
     
    8everything, Feb 10, 2007 IP
  2. jill_domains

    jill_domains Peon

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    #22
    You don't need to load it initially - load it when the mouse moves over. You can do that dynamically.

    Why would someone pay incremental amounts of money, when the perceived value of the cube remains the same? I know the high value cube offers more benefits, apparently, but why would someone buy them for much higher prices? After a certain point, the increase in value of the cube will not make much sense for the buyer.


    And, I was not trying to be negative by saying it is based on the pixel site. If I touched a raw nerve there, I apologize. :eek: But I can assure you, I won't be the last person to say so :D
    Like I said, it looks interesting to me - which is why I am still here, writing to you for the second time. ;)

    If you market it the right way, it has the opportunity to take off. Best wishes!
     
    jill_domains, Feb 10, 2007 IP
  3. tulip4heaven

    tulip4heaven Well-Known Member

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    #23
    I like your idea , But what is motivation of a visitor to click on a cube , bcoz all cubez look like same.
     
    tulip4heaven, Feb 10, 2007 IP
  4. you-cubez

    you-cubez Active Member

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    #24
    Hi jill_domains - No, I understand you were not being negative (and you didn't touch a raw nerve ;) )

    Ok... I'll take a look at the rollovers at some point then. Thanks for the info.

    I'm still confused by what you mean with regards to the selling of a cube - lol.

    Ok... If a customer purchases a cube for £10 - the value is £10. Let's say they increase the value by £20 through referals; then their cube is worth £30.
    They might then sell it for £20 - which means they make £10 profit yeh? and the buyer has a £30 cube, but only cost them £20??! Make sense??

    We'll get there I'm sure :)
     
    you-cubez, Feb 10, 2007 IP
  5. you-cubez

    you-cubez Active Member

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    #25
    Hi tulip4heaven - Have you clicked any cubes yet? ;)

    Curiosity drives visitors to clicks different cubes for different reasons! But the cubes have had a lot of clicks - some in the hundreds! :)
     
    you-cubez, Feb 10, 2007 IP
  6. jill_domains

    jill_domains Peon

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    #26
    Cool! :cool:
    Hmm...look at it from the perspective of the customer - he sees some £1 cubes which he can purchase - and he sees some £20 cubes - what is the additional incentive for him to spend an additional £19?
    (I know that you display the highest value cube on 7 other pages - but that is only one cube).
     
    jill_domains, Feb 10, 2007 IP
  7. you-cubez

    you-cubez Active Member

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    #27
    Hi Jill - Stats show that the higher the cube, the more clicks they get and once a few more cubes have been sold, the £1 cubes will be off the edge of the page unless you scroll down. This will encourage owners to keep their cube as high as possible and yes... some visitors may only wish to pay £1 which is fine - that's why you may pay what you like :) But... it's shown already that some people pay more than £1 - around half have paid more than £1 and around a 1/5 of people have paid more than £5 so... I guess we'll have to see what happens.

    We have a few additions coming soon such as targets to hit as an incentive so this may help things. Thanks again for your comments :)
     
    you-cubez, Feb 10, 2007 IP
  8. daytimetvisrottingmybrain

    daytimetvisrottingmybrain Peon

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    #28
    You may want to re-think your terms...

    If your website is successful, eventually the tax man will come knocking on your door and when he does he'll be looking for VAT/corporate tax (if you register as a business) or just PAYE if you operate as a sole trader. Assuming that the success of your site is borne from advertisers 'selling' their cubes and blogging about the website afterwards, it stands to reason that you will only be getting your 10% cut from the majority of the cube sales.

    You'll be taxed on your profits/total sales (depending on whether or not you operate as a business/sole trader) but either way you won't see much of the revenue generated by your venture. I would suggest that you raise your cut to at least 25% before you get too many subscribers. Unless you have plans to raise money another way?? Incidentally, I pitched a similar idea back here in September without much luck!! Here's hoping you do better than I did!
     
  9. you-cubez

    you-cubez Active Member

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    #29
    Thanks - I'll need to make £4000 PROFIT before the tax man comes knocking and if so... he can have the £700 TAX. I'll be pleased I've made £3300 from the site :)

    Thanks for your comments though :)
     
    you-cubez, Feb 10, 2007 IP
  10. signorm68

    signorm68 Well-Known Member

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    #30
    looks great to me...
     
    signorm68, Feb 10, 2007 IP
  11. you-cubez

    you-cubez Active Member

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    #31
    8everything - You mentioned about ensuring the site was Web 2.0 and believe this also means that the coding should be Transitional?? Is this correct? As the site is XHTML 1.0 and CSS Transitional :)
     
    you-cubez, Feb 10, 2007 IP
  12. PHP5-Hosting

    PHP5-Hosting Peon

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    #32
    I mean, is this page designed only for web crawlers or search bots? 'Coz it seems like only bots can read as many links on the said page.

    No offense meant, but, I read from an old article that hiding text or links under images or abstract images is not a good practice.

    Just curious.
     
    PHP5-Hosting, Feb 11, 2007 IP
  13. you-cubez

    you-cubez Active Member

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    #33
    Hi - I'm still slightly confused with what you are saying. Links are not hidden under images. The images all contain rollover text and are direct links :)
     
    you-cubez, Feb 12, 2007 IP
  14. opensourcehost

    opensourcehost Peon

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    #34
    Great idea. I think that if that gets alot of hits you could make a fair amount of money. :)
     
    opensourcehost, Feb 12, 2007 IP
  15. xarkob

    xarkob Banned

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    #35
    you've quite good alexa rank. how did you do that man?
     
    xarkob, Feb 19, 2007 IP
  16. xarkob

    xarkob Banned

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    #36
    indeed very clever website idea!
     
    xarkob, Feb 19, 2007 IP
  17. you-cubez

    you-cubez Active Member

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    #37
    Hi - Well... the site is receiving over 10,000 hits daily and generating a fair amount of interest. We've been ranked as high as 50,000 for the day on Alexa too :)
     
    you-cubez, Feb 19, 2007 IP
  18. tigrrra

    tigrrra Well-Known Member

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    #38
    I like the concept but it needs more work on the design part too 1.0
     
    tigrrra, Feb 19, 2007 IP
  19. you-cubez

    you-cubez Active Member

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    #39
    Thanks for the comments... I'm working on it - Only so much time :)

    Thanks for all the comments and if you have any questions regarding advertising with us don't hesitate to PM me :)
     
    you-cubez, Feb 20, 2007 IP