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This sounds nice.

I have two sites, letssermo.com and thebloggingpark.com

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Review: www.ohreallymoney.com

At first glance, your site is a little difficult on the eyes. You have to be careful when using green, because it can be a really hard color on the eyes, especially if users are expected to read a lot of green text.

URL: Your URL contains the word â€œmoneyâ€ which is great, however just from reading the URL or Title, it is somewhat difficult to tell what your site is all about. I know it has something to do with money, but what exactly. Try coming up with a short descriptive slogan or keyword phrase that provides more information on your site. As a quick example, from the top of my head, something like â€œOhRealMoney.Com â€“ The Fun Rewards Siteâ€, that lets people associate your name with a rewards site, and by quickly reading it, they understand what it is all about.

Header: Your header is quite cute, however the orange seems to stand out more then the site title. You want the title to stand out, so that users can remember the name of your site. There is no point the user remembering the color orange, because it wonâ€™t help them remember the name of your site. Consider shifting the title up into the orange section, so that it stands out more. Also, once you have come up with a descriptive key word phrase or slogan, place that up there in the title as well, so that when people click on your site they can see something like â€œOhRealMoney.com â€“ The Fun Rewards Siteâ€. As soon as they read this, they know that your site is a rewards site.

Outside Background: The outside background with all the clovers is a little distracting. Although it is only very pale, it still draws attention away from the content in the middle of the page, and makes it difficult for the user to concentrate and read. Consider using a shade of grey as the outside background. It is easier on the eyes, and what it does is draws attention to the middle of the page, where you want your users to be looking.

Color Scheme: You have quite a simple yet effective color scheme, the green and orange with a white background seems to work quite well. In saying that though, the green content text in the middle of the page, is terrible difficult to read and hard on the eyes. I recommend changing the text to black. Although you may think Black is boring, people find it easier to read. You can still use it for headings, just not in sections where there is a lot of reading text.

Navigation: The navigation of your site is a little bit confusing for a user. You have a menu going across the top of the page with a couple of links, but you also have a menu going down the left hand side with more links. I would recommend choosing one of them, and sticking with it. Have a look at what other sites do, and get some ideas off them. The Navigation on the left hand side does appear a bit old school with that yellow coin. You might want to consider getting rid of the yellow coin, if you are going to stick with the left menu as being your main source of navigation.

Last 10 Completed Offers: All this section displays is â€œVote For Oh Really Moneyâ€ ten times, which makes it look as though there is some sort of error, or it isnâ€™t working. I am not sure what this feature is meant to be, but you might have to give some consideration to its purpose and how it appears to a user.

Horizontal Advertisement: The horizontal advertisement across the top of the page is a bit tacky, and definitely detracts from your site. Although advertisements make money, they do not drive traffic, in fact they generally deter traffic. So you need to find the right balance of maximizing their potential, but minimizing the effects that they have on detracting from your site. You have plenty of space down the bottom right hand side of your page, so you may want to consider removing the advertisement from the top of the page, and replacing it with one in the new position. It will be less obtruding, and look as though it is part of the site.

Forum: You donâ€™t seem to have a lot of action on your forum, so your best bet is to simplify it to make it look you you have more then you really do. Cut down the amount of different sections that you have, so that there are only a couple of options. This will make it appear as though there is more action. When you start to get some increased traffic, you can then look at expanding your categories out. Also that that bright color green is terribly hard on the eyes, which isnâ€™t what you want for a forum, where people spend lots of time reading. You want to make forums relaxing on the eye, using dull, neutral colors, that people can stare at for hours without getting sores eyes.

Conclusion

Although things may work for you, you need to take a walk through your site in the shoes of someone who has not seen it before. You look at the site every day, so of course you are going to be able to navigate around the site, but what about people whi visit the site for the first time. Same goes with the purpose of the site, you deal with it every day, so you know what it is about, but for someone looking at your site for the first time, it is a bit difficult for them to get a grasp on what the site is about at first.

Good luck with your site, and if you have any further questions or would like some more feedback on certain aspects, please feel free to contact me.

If you are satisfied with this review, and feel free to make a PayPal payment of your choice to

Cheers
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Thanks for the review, Just to clarify a few things, the last 10 completed offers section I have no control over. That is the "popular offer" of the day. There will probably a new one next week. I paid over 200$ for the design and have no plans on changing it, thanks for the review, I will take it into consideration.

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I would like a review, on marketingtools.oddssywebdesign.com, If I am happy with your review how much do I pay you?

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Thank you everyone for your support. I have been bombarded with requests, both through this thread, and through PM's. I will continue to make my way through the reviews, however from this point forward, because of the increasing demand, I will only be able to take on new reviews after a donation through Paypal is made upfront.

I apologise for the inconveinence, however with the number of requests I am receiving at the moment, it is quickly becoming unmanagable.

As for payment, it is a donation of your choice, with the most common donations being between $1 and $20.

Cheers

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Just review my sites and PM me (check my post above).
Btw Is it okay if i pay you a little later?

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