Basic First Website...Feedback needed

by seanyboy1976

Posted: 11 years ago 16 replies

WEB DESIGN

Hi, i'm just in the process of setting up my first WEBSITE and have launced it online through the 1&1 Website Builder. The only problem is even for a beginner like me i feel like i'm missing obvious things to insert i.e. banners, RSS Feeds?? etc. The problem is i think the Website builder might be a bit basic or i'm just being dumb. I cn't even figure out the simple things like making the page wider or even how to work the subnavigation level (2 max on 1&1)...Any critique? :confused:

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TheContentAuthority 11 years ago

Seany,

You have a pretty good start here. I have a few suggestions.

I would have someone proof read the site. I noticed a few misspellings and grammatical errors on the home page. I would also try breaking up your content a little (make it less wide) so its easier to read. People get anxiety if they are confronted with a lot of text on a web page. Maybe align your video to the right and text to the left or vis versa.

Consolidate your menu items all into one navigation menu. You could make drop down menus if necessary but having the two rows is unnecessary.

Also the text at the top of your banner is barely legible. I would make that larger and a different color so it is easier to read.

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Hope those suggestions help you,

Shawn
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Karen Barr 11 years ago

What website builder are you using?
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- seanyboy1976 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Karen Barr
  
  What website builder are you using?
  
  Hi I'm using Click & Build on the 1&1 CPanel
  
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weboasis 11 years ago

You should start by creating a new header.
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whland 11 years ago

I'm getting a 404 error when visiting the site.

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joshua123 11 years ago

the links not working mate!
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- zxboss 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by joshua123
  
  the links not working mate!
  
  The link to his website is Muscle Building Foods | A modern diet to muscle gain
  
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  zxboss 11 years ago
  
  Here's a few things:
  
  Your banner image doesnt blend in with your background..
  
  There is a massive gap between Home and your message " Hi there, welcome to my new site. "
  
  I would personally remove that message, it's very unprofessional. Maybe write a little paragraph about your website instead.
  
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  zxboss 11 years ago
  
  This is a little better
  
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Ross Petal 11 years ago

Yes, I agree with zxboss, that header needs to blend in and for me the most important thing would be to have an opt in form. Build that list, otherwise you will not be capturing your visitors. Also I couldn't find your Privacy/Disclaimer pages.
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John DeNiro 11 years ago

I really like the looks of you WP template (Online Marketer WP Theme).

Definitely, get rid of the Blog Roll links. You don't want to have any "free leaks" off your site or you could lose visitors.
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- wiredtolive 11 years ago
  
  I too really like the look and I love the blue color. Looking good!!
  
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soniamit 11 years ago

no quality content in home page.... better you insert 400 - 600 words good article with images... that help you alot.
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- seanyboy1976 11 years ago
  
  Hi guys, thanks for the feedback, still building the site and adding the content. Had to change from Linux to Windows hence the slight 404 delay for a day or 2. Probably wise that i shouldn't have published until comlete but just wanted to try it out. The way i'm looking at it as that i doubt i'm getting much traffic just now so shouldn't really be too harmful, i hope.. :rolleyes:
  
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purelogic 11 years ago

If this is your first website its looking pretty good but you should add more contents and optimize the images so that it will load faster
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- seanyboy1976 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by purelogic
  
  If this is your first website its looking pretty good but you should add more contents and optimize the images so that it will load faster
  
  Yeah thanks, the issue with content is coming along, but i keep getting sidetracked trying to learn the various apects of web design. How do you mean "Optimise the images"? and another question but
  
  1) What are Meta Tags and do i do anything to use them or is the info built in? :confused:
  
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