Hey Guys, So my friend and I have been developing / writing for a site lately and we're wanting your feed back. The site is http://devjargon.com. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the highest), what would you rate the site based on design and content? Thanks for your help.
The site look's ok, you need more work in the seo part, honestly the desing isnt so proffesional, you need one more organized, i would give it rate 6. But this only my openion.
It looks ok. I don't know if this is your type of thing but for me it's so simple. Maybe you need to do more stuff inside, fill it with images, that would work out I think on the design.
The site gets a 4 - 5. A couple of points off for using such a basic design, and a couple off for not utilizing streaming video. Welcome to the 21st century, its time to get with the video program. Have you seen Eweek and how they do their site? Go to Eweek.com and on the right hand side they have a block just for videos that relate to the technology field. If you want a professional looking site, you need to be able to run with the big boys. Your site needs more categories, more news, more articles and more videos. If you want to see how the pros do it, take a look at the eweek video page - http://www.eweek.com/c/s/Videos/ The articles that are posted on your site are very basic. They did not draw my attention in, nor did the keep my attention. Try to reframe from using the word "I" too much. Its not very professional. Some of the best writers in the publishing field work for "field and stream magazine." Pick up an issue sometime and look at their writing skills. And go from there.
Overall, I think I'd give the site a 6 or 7. It's quite simple, but i think that's why I like it. It's very straight to the point and extremely easy to nav. nice
Thanks for all of your suggestions. Our goal was to keep the design simple so the focus was kept on the content. We write articles based off of our own experiences in hopes that our readers will gain something from it. @Arabule What could we do to make the theme more professional? @~kev~ I think its funny that you say we should use "I" less since the first two posts of your blog are about you and your family. And you yourself use "I" a lot. Field and Stream magazine isn't really my sort of magazine but I'll look through their online stuff. Thanks @onlinetreason Thanks. Any ideas for a better header? @jteusa Thanks.
1. that light green text is struggling to contrast against that white background. go darker. 2. i think a bloggy site like this should be busier... see blog(dot)guykawasaki(dot)com/
I like the header but there is just something about the site that doesn't jump out at me. The colors are cool but I'm not sure if its the text or what is throwing me off.