Need Website Review/Advice

shaggard · 10-21-2009, 12:35 AM

Any tips comments whatever would be appreciated as this is my first page. I am not easily offended. So whatever you got to say would be appreciated.
http://bestdogtrainingadvice.net/

Bex7175 · 10-21-2009, 02:26 AM

Hi there,

On the whole you've got everything that you need with this site, the fonts are clear and you've colour coordinated throughout. As a first site I think you've done a great job, though there are a few things that you could do to help make it a bit more eye-catching such as...

- As I looked at the site it took me a moment to work out what I was looking at. The banner at the top isn't really attention grabbing enough to bring my attention straight to it and 'Best Dog Training Advice', although clearly readable, does fade into the background a bit. I think there's room here to make a really eye catching design, maybe containing the image of a dog in fact, and more of a bold and attention grabbing title for the content of your site just to let you viewers know exactly what it is they are looking at. If you're not confident in designing something yourself there's plenty of people that would knock something up quite cheaply, or you could browse some stock photo websites for some images that'd help spice things up a bit.

- Personally I'm a fan of keeping the homepage of a website a bit less full of content, picking out featured articles and maybe the five newest for example. One website that I'm working on at the moment (there's really not much content on there at the moment so be forgiving) is Find That Perfect Present - on that site instead of literally showing all of the posts it just shows an extract with an image which is far more attention grabbing. There are loads of themes available on the web for wordpress so a bit of searching could help you to find a great one, for the website I linked above I'm actually using a free theme.

Just a couple of points but I hope they help.

Bex

shaggard · 10-21-2009, 02:55 AM

thanks I appreciate the advice and I am working on trying to figure out how to get a dog to run across the grass

JBorhez · 10-21-2009, 03:00 PM

I think your site looks great.

2 comments:

-I believe the title should be placed on the left or in the middle instead of the right. Titles on the top right feel awkward IMO.

-you may consider editing the adsense ads. You can hide the description and the url so all that is visible is the title. You could also color match the adsense titles so they coordinate a liitle better with the rest of the site. I can tell you that the first thing I was drawn to on your site were the ads.

I myself am struggling with decisions for my own sites!

Good job!

antiquenh · 10-22-2009, 10:10 PM

The banner at the top needs a little more "spice" to it. Maybe adding something on the left side to fill out the space. Also, maybe you can adjust the menu to help the links stand out a bit more and make it easier to distinguish between them. Adding some images to your posts will also make the site more pleasing to the eye.

SetYourselfFreelance · 10-29-2009, 05:25 PM

The first thing I see is advertising. I would get to the content sooner, and maybe spread the advertising out a bit more

smartadspace · 10-29-2009, 06:40 PM

A couple things I noticed:

The banner at the top is lacking a little- like you had a great idea got maybe part way there and then fell short.

I have a hard time with sites that have too much white space- it always makes me feel disinterested and makes me want to move on to something else as soon as possible.

I think you could stand to snazz it up with a picture of a dog or a dog and it's owner- something large to draw a view in. Get them hooked into the website so they'll actually view the content.

Otherwise, Great work!

jonshannow · 11-02-2009, 02:37 AM

Hi,

1. Good job for your first site!
2.I think the top banner needs some more action, as has said before. You can make a nice banner with a few pics and a different background color.
3.The pictures should be clear, they are fuzzy to me.
4.Move your adsense or at least have it run across the page.
5.Bring the content up higher in the page, I almost missed it was there.

Good Luck

aminjohar · 11-04-2009, 04:38 AM

1. Too wide - I know look more spaces but people view and don't attracting. All images small so you should matching your images to be little bigger and keep moderate/medium compact.

Seona · 11-04-2009, 12:15 PM

Hi.
I checked your site, and even I m not proffesional, I just have studied seo and website stuff, I would like to ask you : I checked your meta keywords and why there is "agressive dog behaviour" long-tail keyword is there at least 3 times? Its some like strategy? or something else?

WebSolutionKey · 01-03-2010, 01:01 PM

Hi,

Good work as this is your first site. Few things could be changed to make it look better.
Change the background color in the top banner. Use some light color and stylish fonts so that it looks cool & sexy.
Shift the menu tab to the left side from right.
Don't display ads in the middle. put them in the right side and focus your content/service in the middle so that it will grasp the attention of the viewer.

Cheers!
Paul.

jamesdd · 01-04-2010, 11:10 PM

Site needs some work. Lots of broken images etc. Are you still building it?

mrjasonser · 01-05-2010, 08:36 AM

Hi shaggard,

I think you may want to think about the most wanted response from your reader on your home page. If you want them to subscribe into your 6 days course, perhaps you should gear your copy toward that .

Another thing you may consider is putting the Google Add in the middle of the content instead, engage your reader into your copy before anything else.

Just my personal opinion

Cheers
Jason Ser

phptechie · 01-06-2010, 04:45 AM

Pls dont get offended with my reviews or opinions.

Try to have a good looking design theme for your site , it should attract people & not distract them
First impression is the best impression , when someone lands at your home page , they need to have a good looking design & that will encourage them to navigate through the site.

So get a good looking design & then concentrate on placing content appropriately :-)

Hope this helps you .

HealthBuff · 01-06-2010, 10:00 PM

Very well done for a first effort.

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for misscoding. Will help your rankings to get all correct.

Best wishes for your success

cybergod · 01-07-2010, 10:38 AM

As this is your first site, I want to congratulate for doing so.

In my opinion

Site seems to be non professional.
Color combination is not good.

See and analyze some good sites and try to distinguish what is professional and what is non professional. If you are able to distinguish successfully between those, you will be successful.

All the best

10-21-2009, 12:35 AM	#1
shaggard HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ft Worth Posts: 151 Thanks: 26 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Need Website Review/Advice Any tips comments whatever would be appreciated as this is my first page. I am not easily offended. So whatever you got to say would be appreciated. http://bestdogtrainingadvice.net/

10-21-2009, 02:26 AM	#2
Bex7175 Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Need Website Review/Advice Hi there, On the whole you've got everything that you need with this site, the fonts are clear and you've colour coordinated throughout. As a first site I think you've done a great job, though there are a few things that you could do to help make it a bit more eye-catching such as... - As I looked at the site it took me a moment to work out what I was looking at. The banner at the top isn't really attention grabbing enough to bring my attention straight to it and 'Best Dog Training Advice', although clearly readable, does fade into the background a bit. I think there's room here to make a really eye catching design, maybe containing the image of a dog in fact, and more of a bold and attention grabbing title for the content of your site just to let you viewers know exactly what it is they are looking at. If you're not confident in designing something yourself there's plenty of people that would knock something up quite cheaply, or you could browse some stock photo websites for some images that'd help spice things up a bit. - Personally I'm a fan of keeping the homepage of a website a bit less full of content, picking out featured articles and maybe the five newest for example. One website that I'm working on at the moment (there's really not much content on there at the moment so be forgiving) is Find That Perfect Present - on that site instead of literally showing all of the posts it just shows an extract with an image which is far more attention grabbing. There are loads of themes available on the web for wordpress so a bit of searching could help you to find a great one, for the website I linked above I'm actually using a free theme. Just a couple of points but I hope they help. Bex
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10-21-2009, 02:55 AM	#3
shaggard HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ft Worth Posts: 151 Thanks: 26 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Need Website Review/Advice thanks I appreciate the advice and I am working on trying to figure out how to get a dog to run across the grass

10-21-2009, 03:00 PM	#4
JBorhez HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Santa Monica Posts: 203 Thanks: 53 Thanked 38 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Need Website Review/Advice I think your site looks great. 2 comments: -I believe the title should be placed on the left or in the middle instead of the right. Titles on the top right feel awkward IMO. -you may consider editing the adsense ads. You can hide the description and the url so all that is visible is the title. You could also color match the adsense titles so they coordinate a liitle better with the rest of the site. I can tell you that the first thing I was drawn to on your site were the ads. I myself am struggling with decisions for my own sites! Good job!
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10-22-2009, 10:10 PM	#5
antiquenh Active Warrior Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Need Website Review/Advice The banner at the top needs a little more "spice" to it. Maybe adding something on the left side to fill out the space. Also, maybe you can adjust the menu to help the links stand out a bit more and make it easier to distinguish between them. Adding some images to your posts will also make the site more pleasing to the eye.
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10-29-2009, 05:25 PM	#6
SetYourselfFreelance Active Warrior Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 36 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Need Website Review/Advice The first thing I see is advertising. I would get to the content sooner, and maybe spread the advertising out a bit more

10-29-2009, 06:40 PM	#7
smartadspace HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 106 Thanks: 6 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Need Website Review/Advice A couple things I noticed: The banner at the top is lacking a little- like you had a great idea got maybe part way there and then fell short. I have a hard time with sites that have too much white space- it always makes me feel disinterested and makes me want to move on to something else as soon as possible. I think you could stand to snazz it up with a picture of a dog or a dog and it's owner- something large to draw a view in. Get them hooked into the website so they'll actually view the content. Otherwise, Great work!

11-02-2009, 02:37 AM	#8
jonshannow Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	Re: Need Website Review/Advice Hi, 1. Good job for your first site! 2.I think the top banner needs some more action, as has said before. You can make a nice banner with a few pics and a different background color. 3.The pictures should be clear, they are fuzzy to me. 4.Move your adsense or at least have it run across the page. 5.Bring the content up higher in the page, I almost missed it was there. Good Luck
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11-04-2009, 04:38 AM	#9
aminjohar Warrior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kedah, Malaysia Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Need Website Review/Advice 1. Too wide - I know look more spaces but people view and don't attracting. All images small so you should matching your images to be little bigger and keep moderate/medium compact.
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11-04-2009, 12:15 PM	#10
Seona Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Need Website Review/Advice Hi. I checked your site, and even I m not proffesional, I just have studied seo and website stuff, I would like to ask you : I checked your meta keywords and why there is "agressive dog behaviour" long-tail keyword is there at least 3 times? Its some like strategy? or something else?

01-03-2010, 01:01 PM	#11
WebSolutionKey SEO War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 132 Thanks: 28 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Need Website Review/Advice Hi, Good work as this is your first site. Few things could be changed to make it look better. Change the background color in the top banner. Use some light color and stylish fonts so that it looks cool & sexy. Shift the menu tab to the left side from right. Don't display ads in the middle. put them in the right side and focus your content/service in the middle so that it will grasp the attention of the viewer. Cheers! Paul.
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01-06-2010, 04:45 AM	#14
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01-06-2010, 10:00 PM	#15
HealthBuff HealthBuff War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New Plymouth, NZ & London UK Posts: 59 Thanks: 28 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Need Website Review/Advice Very well done for a first effort. Check your web link in The W3C Markup Validation Service for misscoding. Will help your rankings to get all correct. Best wishes for your success

01-07-2010, 10:38 AM	#16
cybergod Active Warrior Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 67 Thanks: 36 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Need Website Review/Advice As this is your first site, I want to congratulate for doing so. In my opinion Site seems to be non professional. Color combination is not good. See and analyze some good sites and try to distinguish what is professional and what is non professional. If you are able to distinguish successfully between those, you will be successful. All the best