Plz Review My Website. Looking for your suggestions....

Discussion in 'Websites' started by exploreankit, Apr 18, 2008.

  1. #1
    hey...

    plz review my blog :http://exploreankit.wordpress.com

    It is tech related blog.

    Please provide some feedback on how I can improve the layout / design.

    Let me know what you think:):)
     
    exploreankit, Apr 18, 2008 IP
  2. sydneyaus

    sydneyaus Active Member

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    #2
    Nice clean looking blog, the header was kind of slow loading, it took 5 secs longer to load than the rest of the page. Good design and nice colour scheme.
     
    sydneyaus, Apr 18, 2008 IP
  3. exploreankit

    exploreankit Peon

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    #3
    thanks for the review...will surely try to reduce the image's loadign time...:)
     
    exploreankit, Apr 18, 2008 IP
  4. exploreankit

    exploreankit Peon

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    #4
    anybody else ??
     
    exploreankit, Apr 18, 2008 IP
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    tigrrra Well-Known Member

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    #5
    looks great i love that its simple and i love the header picture :)
     
    tigrrra, Apr 18, 2008 IP
  6. Sxperm

    Sxperm Notable Member

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    #6
    Clean design from well known popular template - Misty. Here is my suggestion

    - I see you are trying to reduce load time by use a bit low quality graphics. I suggest you should use better quality of some graphics you are using
    - Your header is nice but it doesn't make people aware about your blog topic enough. If your blog tend to related with tech then you should use header graphic which shown somehow related to tech.
    - Your right sidebar need some re-arrange.
    1. Why your "Blog stats" and "Visitor Locations" don't stay close to each other?
    2. You should move "Category" section to near the top, next to "search" if possible.

    Overall is ok.
     
    Sxperm, Apr 18, 2008 IP
  7. exploreankit

    exploreankit Peon

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    @tigrrra
    thanks a lot

    @Sxperm
    thanks for the suggestion....implemented all of them....thanks a lot...
     
    exploreankit, Apr 19, 2008 IP
  8. john247

    john247 Peon

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    #8
    agree about header loading -10 secs after rest of page

    nice use of graphics and very well designed - good content
     
    john247, Apr 19, 2008 IP
  9. mister_doodi

    mister_doodi Peon

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    #9
    The images on your posts definitely show signs of bad compression especially the text ones. Maybe give up some file size and use less compression to make it more cleaner.
     
    mister_doodi, Apr 19, 2008 IP
  10. mcfall2008

    mcfall2008 Peon

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    #10
    I also like the image idea but may give it a more tech image. Your content is
    great.
     
    mcfall2008, Apr 19, 2008 IP
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    astoever Peon

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    Nice, as far as blogs go (some conventions have to be upheld). However I don't like the choice to box everything single "button" image in a separate box. Too much dead space. Sorta feels like you're wrapping up every potato chip in a separate bag.
     
    astoever, Apr 19, 2008 IP
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    flashgordonweb Peon

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    #12
    Very nice, clean, tight. The header image was still a tad slow in loading via the free cafe wifi I'm using, but not too long.
     
    flashgordonweb, Apr 19, 2008 IP
  13. exploreankit

    exploreankit Peon

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    #13
    thanks everyone....
    will improve upon on the areas mentioned :)
     
    exploreankit, Apr 20, 2008 IP
  14. daviesp

    daviesp Peon

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    #14
    Your site looks ok but it doesn't really grab me on what its supposed to be about.

    1. I would insert a navigation bar above or below the header with some pages such as About, explaining who you are and what the site is really about.
    2. I would then insert other pages such as a contact page, privacy policy etc to make it look more professional.
    3. It might be an idea to put a recent posts widget in the sidebar to split up your posts into say months or categories making it easier for people to navigate around the site.

    Lastly if this site is important to you, I would be more inclined to replace it with a self hosted WP site. These types of sites are ok for hobbies but providers have been known to delete accounts with no redress - so either keep it well backed up or move to your own host where you have more control.

    Hope this helps

    Pete :)
     
    daviesp, May 4, 2011 IP
  15. raz

    raz Peon

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    #15
    Good, clean and balanced layout. The kind I love.

    Goog luck,

    raz
     
    raz, May 4, 2011 IP