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jargonbust

13 years ago

the second one is simple good for seo but first is lokking better in looks

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KyleLogue

13 years ago

Originally Posted by jargonbust

the second one is simple good for seo but first is lokking better in looks

Um... this is a wrong statement. SEO for both will be the same because search engines don't care about CSS. The only changes that I've made are styling changes in CSS.

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rosarionet

13 years ago

Hi,
I would like to express my opinion. I personally prefer the first design, the second seems too busy. People do not like too much text is a good idea to divide text with pictures or video

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KyleLogue

13 years ago

Originally Posted by rosarionet

Hi,
I would like to express my opinion. I personally prefer the first design, the second seems too busy. People do not like too much text is a good idea to divide text with pictures or video

My site is now live with the new design. It has the advertisements and pictures on it. The screenshot above does not. You can check it out through the link in my signature.

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UPDATE: The screenshot above now includes the banners/pictures

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rosarionet

13 years ago

Originally Posted by KyleLogue

My site is now live with the new design. It has the advertisements and pictures on it. The screenshot above does not. You can check it out through the link in my signature.

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UPDATE: The screenshot above now includes the banners/pictures

Thanks mate, i'll check it

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alistairmoore 13 years ago

It is very nice topic. I had to stumble your website and I would almost immediately from above because they look like every other blog chat. I would like to say to get rid of the add on top and instead, make a banner is too big and creative stating your name and what it is.
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SteveJohnson

13 years ago

I'm a fan of 'less is more', which is probably why I like the new version. Clean, just the right amount of graphics, easy to read.

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DOWORKSON

13 years ago

The new design is far better, the only problem is branding. If I were to stumble upon your website I would almost immediately click out due to it looking like every other IM blog. I would say to get rid of the add on the top and instead, make a very large and creative banner stating your site name and what it is about.

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KyleLogue

13 years ago

Originally Posted by DOWORKSON

The new design is far better, the only problem is branding. If I were to stumble upon your website I would almost immediately click out due to it looking like every other IM blog. I would say to get rid of the add on the top and instead, make a very large and creative banner stating your site name and what it is about.

I agree. Branding is hard to establish and the banner is really just a place holder until I come up with something better. The theme needed to be fixed though and I wanted to make sure I liked the changes before spending time on a creative banner.

Thanks for the input on the top banner.

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KyleLogue 13 years ago

Originally Posted by SteveJohnson

I'm a fan of 'less is more', which is probably why I like the new version. Clean, just the right amount of graphics, easy to read.

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rain21

13 years ago

2nd one is good even its not much colorful

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JF Garsula 13 years ago

Second one looks clean it might bit a few graphics though but still remain clean.
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gcollier

13 years ago

I like the second one much better. White websites are very in vogue these days, it seems.

I do agree with others in that I think it lacks solid branding and looks a little generic.

My gut instinct says to ditch the ad in the header, and instead of having a header with orange text and a white background, reverse it. Have a solid orange background for the header, and have your name/logo in white. I think that would help to anchor the page a little more (less floating white space) and give it personality.

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KyleLogue

13 years ago

Originally Posted by gcollier

I like the second one much better. White websites are very in vogue these days, it seems.

I do agree with others in that I think it lacks solid branding and looks a little generic.

My gut instinct says to ditch the ad in the header, and instead of having a header with orange text and a white background, reverse it. Have a solid orange background for the header, and have your name/logo in white. I think that would help to anchor the page a little more (less floating white space) and give it personality.

Thanks for the input. My header is definitely the problem child right now, but I'm still playing around with ideas. At least I've improved on the vast majority of the design

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haymanpl

13 years ago

Where did you get the content from? Also, you don't have the date on your posts, why?

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KyleLogue 13 years ago

Originally Posted by haymanpl

Where did you get the content from? Also, you don't have the date on your posts, why?

I write the content myself and I don't have a date on my posts because I want the content to be timeless. The date might scare away some visitors.
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evilprincess

13 years ago

My 2 cents - I like the old one better. My eyes flow around the page from one piece of content to the other, because of the blocks of color. When I look at the second site, I don't know where to start because it's all white and I would most likely click-off right away, since it looks generic.

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interestingindeed

13 years ago

An improvement for sure... good job.

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