Newbie needs your thoughts and advice

Is it in the ESP niche? Because I don't see a link.

Cheers,
Becky

Hi Azhan,

First off, I agree with Alexa -- the domain name and content create a disconnect.

Secondly, I read the first review. And to me, it really didn't seem like a review at all. Instead, it read like any other sales page. And that means visitors don't need your site in order to make a purchase decision because the review doesn't offer anything that they can't find on a sales page.

If you want to offer a true review, then you need to truly review the product. That includes offering both the good AND bad qualities of the product.

For example -- when are these boots not suitable? Do they hold up in the rain and snow? Are they easy to clean? Do they seem to bulky? Go ahead -- tell your reader the bad points and flaws.

See, your reader KNOWS that the boots aren't perfect. She knows it. And so if you don't mention any flaws, she knows you're biased and/or trying to hide something. She's likely to click off your page to find a reviewer who gives a more honest appraisal.

See what I'm saying? By being 100% honest and offering flaws and all, you'll actually boost your conversion rate.

(Yes, this means you're going to have to do some online research as well as go to the stores to look at these boots yourself.)

cheers,
Becky

Azhan,you'r blog looks fine.

However here are my tips to improve your blog:

1-Remove the Innecesary Meta Stuff.Instead of that you could place some adsense/adbrite ads.
2-It would be cool if you drag the Tag cloud in the last place.
3-You already have an "About","contact" and "privacy policy".Remove those from the widget bar.Instead,try to monetize it with more ads-image ads works well.
4-If you can,try to get a catchy logo (you can get one on the hire a warrior section) or you can try to make one yourself.It will make your site look A LOT more professional and adds a lot of value to it.
5-Nowadays,favicons makes the difference between an amateur blog and a professional blog.You can go to favicon.cc and make one yourself (make sure that you use colors that match with the colours of your blog) if you don't know how p.m and i'll help you throught the process.

I hope that this helps!!

Cheers,
Cesar