Is this stupidly ugly? Critique needed!

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Hi everybody,

I just ordered a header graphic from fiverr and I need your honest opinions.

Do you think this is cool, cute or just plain ugly.

Here it is

Thanks

Ari

*NOTE : I am not promoting this site, its empty and I am not selling anything on it.
#critique #needed #stupidly #ugly
  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    Well, that guy is uglier than me... and I am also over 50, LOL
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  • Profile picture of the author EugeneA
    Ummm... It's ok, but It could be a lot better.

    ~My 2 cents
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  • Seems pretty decent. For $5 it's not that bad. Can you pm me the fiverr gig please?
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  • Profile picture of the author dsouravs
    seems Ok...
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  • Profile picture of the author Afreidman
    Thanks guys, I think Fiverr isn't the address for header graphics...

    Better off perhaps spending 30-40$ and getting something better!

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  • Profile picture of the author jb3715
    Not bad for the price, text is a bit funky though, I would go a different font.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by Afreidman View Post

    I am not promoting this site
    I'd certainly hope not, with the trademarked word "Facebook" in the url. I hear they can afford lawyers and are really keen to use them to defend their trademark.

    I have to agree that Istvan's better looking than the guy in the header.
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    • Profile picture of the author Afreidman
      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      I'd certainly hope not, with the trademarked word "Facebook" in the url. I hear they can afford lawyers and are really keen to use them to defend their trademark.

      I have to agree that Istvan's better looking than the guy in the header.
      I agree Istvan is better looking than the guy that the designer used.

      To me the banner looked a bit infantile, I asked him for a remake and this is what I got:
      banner 2

      About trademark - I've checked it and as long as I say that I am not affiliated with them its ok to have their name on my site. Of course I'm not using their logo so that's ok.
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  • Profile picture of the author clou
    My suggestion,
    Try to put an old man image. An impression that old people can also use facebook.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lori Kelly
    Not bad. I like it except for the "You Can Facebook" - would rather see something simple, similar to the "A-Z" text, but bolder, thicker font.

    If marketing to a guide to the over 50s who know little to nothing about FB, in my opinion, it needs to be as simple as possible, i.e. bells and whistles won't help sell it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jim X
    I like the second one better. The first one (in my opinion) doesn't really look like it caters to the over 50 crowd. In fact, it really doesn't cater to the under 50 crowd. lol

    Anyway, the second one looks a little simpler and cleaner. The first one was cool and all, but the other one just has a better feel.

    James
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    • Profile picture of the author Afreidman
      Originally Posted by Jim X View Post

      I like the second one better. The first one (in my opinion) doesn't really look like it caters to the over 50 crowd. In fact, it really doesn't cater to the under 50 crowd. lol

      Anyway, the second one looks a little simpler and cleaner. The first one was cool and all, but the other one just has a better feel.

      James
      Thanks for the feedback James
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    It's Fiverr quality. Kind of mediocre, but about what I would expect for $5.

    Banner 2 is a bit better
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  • Profile picture of the author J R Halchak
    I didn't think the first one was too terrible. The second one's font bugs me a little, it reminds me of a television show about hillbillies, haha.

    This actually makes me want to create a fiverr gig real quick to make some headers, I think I could bang one of these out in 5 minutes. A dollar per minute seems like a nice salary.
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    • Profile picture of the author jredmond
      I'm over fifty and I don't think either one is "stupidly ugly" In my opinion the second is better. Neither is fantastic. Only $5.00. If you had to go back and ask for a few more "re-do's" probably only $2.50 each, cheap enough.
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    • Profile picture of the author EugeneA
      Originally Posted by J R Halchak View Post

      This actually makes me want to create a fiverr gig real quick to make some headers, I think I could bang one of these out in 5 minutes. A dollar per minute seems like a nice salary.
      I had the same thought... lol
      I believe I would take over the market with my mad PS skills
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  • Profile picture of the author skwish
    i don't like the font on the first one. second one's a bit better, but i don't think it's fabulous.... if you can't do it on your own, i'd say to pay someone a bit more to do one for you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Keen creations
    As soon as I hit the link I got worried about your domain....Facebook is trademarked, im no lawyer but I dont think you can have it.

    I dont see anything wrong with the header but the text is ehhh
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Jordan
    Not bad for the price. I like the 2nd one better.
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  • Profile picture of the author xnice
    Hi
    This looks OK but it is funny . The text need to change to another font and the man looks funny.
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  • Profile picture of the author seobro
    It looks fresh and new. However, the site took over one minute to load the front page. I have a broadband and a quad core. Need to get it to load faster or you will lose potential viewers. Please do speed it up.
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  • Profile picture of the author swilliams09
    They both suck. But for 5 bucks what can you expect?
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  • Profile picture of the author onegoodman
    I think it is not bad for $5. It can be better but the guy did some work
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  • Profile picture of the author espe
    I think that for 5 dollars is really good, and also i like it, that font looks cool
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    • Profile picture of the author Targeted Traffic
      Already "ok" for $5.
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      • Profile picture of the author jbtalk2me
        Hard to say with little to no css on the rest of the site. Personally I don't like it.
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  • Profile picture of the author laustinseo
    yeah its not ugly but its not top quality either. I wouldnt complain about it to be honest. However the load time of it was painfully slow. Just saying
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  • Profile picture of the author SKWeaver
    Banner #2 is a bit better. Neither one is really outstanding. But, quite frankly it's not bad for $5, especially since you got a remake. I've seen a lot worse. Like anything... you get what you pay for.
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  • Profile picture of the author seosoldier
    The moving pictures are cheesy looking in the way they move and in the choice of images.
    The 2nd header is better in my opinion.
    For $5 it ain't bad, but if you are seriously going to try to sell this product why cheap out on the look of the page? It could be a LOT better. Just mho.
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  • Profile picture of the author dotgirish
    $5 can't be better than this.. it is nice and readable. Neat design
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    • Profile picture of the author RubenJames
      I think that for the time you spent dealing with Mr/Ms Fivver...you could have probably made a heck of a lot better header doing it yourself on: Logo Design and Name Generator :p

      Ruben
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    • Profile picture of the author matt5409
      Originally Posted by shireen View Post

      Hi:

      Shireen here :-)

      The header graphic is a bit simple
      I really hate to do this, but you honestly don't need to start every post with "Shireen here :-)"...
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  • Profile picture of the author chumpschimps
    My first thought was about the trademark in the domain name. But, as you say, you've got that covered.

    I gave up on the first one because it hadn't loaded in over 3 minutes. I'm using my iPhone and connected to my home wi-fi system, but every other website is super-fast.

    The second design looks ok but I can't compare it to the first so don't know if it's better, or not.

    You could always have a look for xheader, which is free and easy to use, if you want to try your hand at doing your own.
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  • Profile picture of the author rosetrees
    I guess you changed the header graphic. Remember - over 50s (I'm one of them) were brought up in a world where people could spell and good spelling mattered

    Fix the spelling error that leapt off the page at me "are you over 50 and feel like your missing out on facebook"
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  • Profile picture of the author pengpengy
    I think I look fine. It's ok....
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  • Profile picture of the author seo1990
    Its a low quality but all thing isn't cool. Ugly is good. But not more than me.
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  • Profile picture of the author Aviator Joe
    split test anyway! you never know which design might convert
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  • Profile picture of the author jonatan
    It looks ok, no more, no less I don't think it's that important for your sales rate though...
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  • Profile picture of the author myseoclub
    The first one is too plain, and I don't like font honestly. The second is better than the first one. Both of them don't have that x-factor to attract... but acceptable.

    Well, you get what you paid for.
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  • Profile picture of the author powerbuks
    I don't think its ugly. It's ok for a simple sober site.

    But I think their is a room for other colors that u can experiment with.
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  • Profile picture of the author Warrior16
    I don't like the banners. I think it's a good idea to request your money back and spent >10-15$ for a good header ! The background is too simple. Depends on your requirement. Fiverr has some good designers, just filter the results by rating or popularity.
    Important : check all reviews !
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  • Profile picture of the author gchagasteam
    yes it is! I'm looking for header graphics for my blog also but I guess I will not look for it on fiverr.
    Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author Will Edwards
    Firstly, what Alexa said above is quite right; you could be infringing a trademark.

    Having said that, I like the header graphic. It's simple, it fits in with your theme and it does not detract from your overall design.

    Will
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  • Profile picture of the author Noel 100K
    Its ok for your target market. Drive traffic to it and see the conversion rate.
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  • Profile picture of the author Shannon Herod
    You can get a great looking header right here on the forum for around $15 and it will look like you paid $100. Go look in the Warriors for hire section.

    Shannon
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  • Profile picture of the author NicholasCollins
    Its definitely not the worst, its typical fiverr header quality from my experience. On elance.com you can get a really nice header usually with 5-10 other variations for around $45-50 but again 5$ vs 50$ its your call. I personally would crunch up the name and add a .com and call it a day and save the 40$ to throw into adwords and get some sales and get yourself into the black then reinvest
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Hill
    Dude you need to get rid of that header and the pics right below it. Start with the headline, it looks good and forget about that ebook it looks like crap.
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  • Profile picture of the author JSanti7
    I have to agree with the others...change the font. Further, I think the design is too simple. Maybe the designer should do a little research on what would catch the attention of your target market.

    Cheers!
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  • Profile picture of the author Centurian
    Yeah, it's pretty plain. I've had the same problem with fiverr header gigs.

    I agree with the others about using a header graphics software. You can pick up a cheap one that works great at your local Staples or Office Depot.

    I've ripped out some great graphics and logos with a $29 logo creator software.
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