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Need Feed back on my First Mainstream site!

by TomVa
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Hey guys and gals Toms Shop Free computer & Antivirus,Antispyware software for personal computers and websites!! is my first mainstream site I had some help from Chuck a Warrior from here, Main steam is so much different then adult work.. lol If you have any pointers please post, and please if it sucks to you just say so and say why, I have really thick skin lol I just want the truth and if there is a better way to get this off the ground then a little help would be great! Thanks

Tom
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  • Profile picture of the author J.M.Wilson
    Hey Tom,

    I really like the design and layout of your site.

    However, when I tried to read the first article I immediately thought, "Screw that!" and I think most other readers would think the same. Have a try at paragraphing better and leaving a space between paragraphs. It helps the reader to stay enthusiastic and get down to the bottom of the article where the business end of things are taken care of

    J.M.
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    • Profile picture of the author TomVa
      Originally Posted by J.M.Wilson View Post

      Hey Tom,

      I really like the design and layout of your site.

      However, when I tried to read the first article I immediately thought, "Screw that!" and I think most other readers would think the same. Have a try at paragraphing better and leaving a space between paragraphs. It helps the reader to stay enthusiastic and get down to the bottom of the article where the business end of things are taken care of

      J.M.
      awe crap I didnt even look at that part lol going to fix that now thanks
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    • Profile picture of the author Edward Floyd
      Originally Posted by J.M.Wilson View Post

      Hey Tom,

      I really like the design and layout of your site.

      However, when I tried to read the first article I immediately thought, "Screw that!" and I think most other readers would think the same. Have a try at paragraphing better and leaving a space between paragraphs. It helps the reader to stay enthusiastic and get down to the bottom of the article where the business end of things are taken care of

      J.M.
      My thoughts exactly! The design and layout are great, but the articles themselves I didn't want to read at all!

      Paragraph them better, and use more bolding. I think the titles should also stand out better, you can hardly see them at all. Make their font size bigger at the very least. But besides that, great site
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      • Profile picture of the author TomVa
        Originally Posted by Mechatronix View Post

        My thoughts exactly! The design and layout are great, but the articles themselves I didn't want to read at all!

        Paragraph them better, and use more bolding. I think the titles should also stand out better, you can hardly see them at all. Make their font size bigger at the very least. But besides that, great site
        Hey

        Thanks for the info, Guess my writing and posting other articles suck! Ole well, never give up, I need to organize them better and think more about how I want them laid out! Again Thanks everyone, and the more anyone can add the better!

        I am trying to break into mainstream lol I need to learn how to paragraph ill research it and learn it now!
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    Its paragraphed but wp isn't allowing it to show it the way I want it Wtf
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  • Profile picture of the author TelZilla
    you need to change your permalinks. You've misspelled %postname%.

    You should also definitely check each article for paragraph breaks and make sure there are no center tags.

    The design isn't bad, you've just got a little more work to do to clean up the content a bit.
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  • Profile picture of the author TelZilla
    You may also want to add the follow to style.css, it may help:

    Code:
    .entry p {
    text-align: left;
    line-height: 20px;
    margin: 0 0 10px 0;
    }
    Adjust as needed.

    Actually looking at your code you've got a hard-coded text-align:center on every line...you should remove that.

    Code:
    <p style="text-align: center;">blah blah blah</p>
    Do a right click in your browser and view source. You'll see it.
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  • Profile picture of the author TomVa
    Yea I was seeing if centered looked better, guess not eh? lol thanks for the help %postname% is and has been fixed.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Hlatky
    Couple of things:

    1. What are you trying to get me to do? (I honestly have no idea). Are you trying to get people to download your software, or read your blog?

    Take a lot at some webpages that came up when I googled antivirus software:
    PC Antivirus Reviews | 2010-2011's Best Antivirus Software
    AntiVirus Software Review 2011 | Compare Best AntiVirus Products - TopTenREVIEWS
    Free Antivirus Software Reviews And Best Antivirus Software Downloads

    2. Paragraphs.

    3. There are ads at the bottom of your posts about irrelevant topics (weight loss, investment, etc.). Why? Have some offers about computers and whatever else you are trying to sell.

    4. WAY, WAY too long of a sidebar. You don't need to cram every single ad you can find into your sidebar. For example, why is there a calendar there?

    5. Capital Letters On Your Sidebar. It Looks A Lot Better.

    I would really focus on #1. You need to have a clear idea of what you are trying to do with your website. It should be evident as soon as a visitor lands on your page.

    Hope that helps!
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    • Profile picture of the author TomVa
      Originally Posted by Mike Hlatky View Post

      Couple of things:

      1. What are you trying to get me to do? (I honestly have no idea). Are you trying to get people to download your software, or read your blog?

      Take a lot at some webpages that came up when I googled antivirus software:
      PC Antivirus Reviews | 2010-2011's Best Antivirus Software
      AntiVirus Software Review 2011 | Compare Best AntiVirus Products - TopTenREVIEWS
      Free Antivirus Software Reviews And Best Antivirus Software Downloads

      2. Paragraphs.

      3. There are ads at the bottom of your posts about irrelevant topics (weight loss, investment, etc.). Why? Have some offers about computers and whatever else you are trying to sell.

      4. WAY, WAY too long of a sidebar. You don't need to cram every single ad you can find into your sidebar. For example, why is there a calendar there?

      5. Capital Letters On Your Sidebar. It Looks A Lot Better.

      I would really focus on #1. You need to have a clear idea of what you are trying to do with your website. It should be evident as soon as a visitor lands on your page.

      Hope that helps!
      Thanks for the help sir, what I am wanting is to get a following, I want them to come to my blog and learn and go away with knowing more then they came in! If they see a product they want they may want to click and buy, not really trying to push anything yet.. Just want to get a following.

      I am using paragraphs but 90% of the time they dont show up right in wp
      as for capital letters I agree just dont know how to get them fixed!

      I will take what you said and follow it as well Thanks for the help.
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    bump......
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