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Hi!

My site's URL is Bypass-Censorship.org.

I wouldn't necessarily classify it as a niche site, but more of a tech blog and Internet restriction circumvention resource.

Please give me some feedback on the overall design, color scheme, any improvements, etc, etc.

Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author dwoods
    Decent amount of content on the site, but your layout is a little drab.
    My #1 suggest is to write your own content, looks like you've got a good chunk of duplicate content throughout your site: Copyscape search results for: http://bypass-censorship.org/new-study-affirms-less-copyright-restrictions-benefit-the-economy/
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    • Profile picture of the author BypassCensorship
      Originally Posted by dwoods View Post

      Decent amount of content on the site, but your layout is a little drab.
      My #1 suggest is to write your own content, looks like you've got a good chunk of duplicate content throughout your site: Copyscape search results for: New Study Affirms Less Copyright Restrictions Benefit the Economy | Bypass-Censorship
      That was an article I republished from EFF. It's licensed under the Creative Commons License.

      That brings me to the question if republished (Creative Commons) content is useful with SEO.

      Originally Posted by Daniel Fonda View Post

      Could use some more work. Would love to see some images here and there, a logo and some colors implemented as well If you need any help please do not hesitate to ask. Cheers!
      Thanks for the suggestions! This weekend, I'll search for some images to put in my posts. I've been having a hard time finding royalty-free/creative commons photos with Stock.XCHNG and Flickr. Any suggestions?

      Also, does anyone have any color scheme suggestions?

      Thanks for the answers by the way.

      EDIT: Should I get rid of the republished CC content?
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  • Profile picture of the author Egils
    Great site, easy interface, easy navigation and informative blog. Well done!
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  • Profile picture of the author OmiTaylor
    I like the layout. Much of what I would suggest is already posted herein. Good luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author brik2500
    I like the site....I would make the background of the font a little darker in order to make it less "bright" and more readable to the viewer's eyes.

    What are the menu item's links directing towards?

    Are those individual articles? Based on what I believe, the categories should be, how I say it, more particular....or umbrella points....that are clear and concise...

    Hope that helps somewhat.

    BEST

    Brandon
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    • Profile picture of the author BypassCensorship
      Originally Posted by brik2500 View Post

      What are the menu item's links directing towards?

      Are those individual articles? Based on what I believe, the categories should be, how I say it, more particular....or umbrella points....that are clear and concise...
      The sidebar on the right that says "Menu" points to individual articles.

      I'm not really sure how I can make the categories more specific/clear. Any ideas/examples?
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  • Profile picture of the author Ttrain
    I like the way it's laid out. It looks very perfessional, but it seems a little bit boring. Maybe you could get a color scheme of like one or two colors, just to liven up the site.
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  • Profile picture of the author RamG
    look very simple, almost like the standart WP layout..
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  • Profile picture of the author weboasis
    I would create a new header and logo.

    And try to add more images to the articles.

    Good luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author kazim
    Very informative and appealing. Colors are great and structure rocks.
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  • Profile picture of the author Blakos
    Looks fine, a lot of content, great work!
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  • Profile picture of the author izoweb
    Originally Posted by BypassCensorship View Post

    Hi!

    My site's URL is Bypass-Censorship.org.

    I wouldn't necessarily classify it as a niche site, but more of a tech blog and Internet restriction circumvention resource.

    Please give me some feedback on the overall design, color scheme, any improvements, etc, etc.

    Thanks
    I think you can add some colors ? To different things a little ?
    up your choice
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  • Profile picture of the author George Kapo
    Banned
    Looks nice, simple an clean
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  • Profile picture of the author Kate Luella
    I thought it was a great site, layout, feels clean, some of the text came up italics, is that my PC or is that your web? If its your site, I'd lose the italics... Kate
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