rate my site please!

Love the background and colour scheme.

However, I wanted to go somewhere and read more. I can buy immediately from Amazon, thats all.

Try to add more content, do loads of research and write the reviews yourself maybe, or suggest the types of interior this lamp will work with.

Nice site design,well done

Thanks for the reply, was thinking that myself just not sure where to get the content from. Guess I will just have to be creative!

Simple and nice, though there is definitely some room for improvement .

As merlincat said, more information - perhaps some reviews - for each product within your own site would be a great addition!

I would also recommend making the switch to wordpress sooner than later if you want to expand on the site at all, it will make adding additional products and pages much, much easier.

The design is nice (and can be easily duplicated with wordpress) - though if you want to maintain the single column list I would recommend making the background static/non-repeated; so when a visitor scrolls down, only the column moves and the background image remains stationary. It's a very detailed pattern, so as I scrolled down I found myself distracted by it, taking my eye off the products.

It's a great start either way though!

Cheers Eko Ventures, fixed the background, very good point. I need to have a look at wordpress again installed it a couple of years ago and never got round to seeing what it could really do but I have been recommended it a few times on this forum. As I have just got into the big world of IM I am trying to do one job at a time! I do have plans to make bigger sites so I think it is a must.

Nice !!!

i like it - very simple and straightforward but like merlincat said - try to add more content

...or at list more pics of the product imo

good luck

Personally I would change the "Buy Here" link to read something like "Find Out More" . That way it should encourage those who aren't in buying mode to click too.

I also think it needs a nice header graphic as mentioned above.

Chrissy

If you're trying to sell those products I think you'll need more pictures, my opinion only.

I can tell you it will works if you build some back links for the below keyword:
"tripod floor lamp"

Don't go for the second keyword because domination in Google will be harder

Hope you can get what you want

Hi Neilward,

Your site looks great. However, if you want to rely on Google for traffic, then you have to do more than putting up that page.

I would suggest that you build more pages with unique SEO content (Such as reviews for the Lamps). That way, you will be able to attract the attention of Google that will send traffic to your site. If the current site does not allow you to add more content, you can look around for some plugins that can allow you to do so. I think there are a couple of them here on the forum.

Hi Neil,

Although I'm going to go slightly off topic I going to add some things that it might also help to bear in mind when putting sites together. When I use the word Google I'm probably talking generally about most search engines.

One of Google's primary business models is the advertising side of things. They make money if people click on the ads. To keep that model delivering cash for them, the businesses that place ads using Google want to make sure it's value for money. A key part of that is the will be customers who click on those ads who go on to make purchases. They want quality customers which if they get them increases the likelihood they will continue to use that as an advertising medium

Google want to protect that revenue stream and one way they can do that is by making sure only the most relevant content ranks highest when people type in a search query. If they return a ton of junk unrelated to the search query, they will dilute their revenue stream. It's for this reason I think they do a lot of their updates to stop people gaming the system.

It's for that reason that most of the responses here are about content. If Google sees your site receiving regular updates with high quality relevant content, they are more likely to give your site more love because it helps them achieve their business aim.

Although your not running adsense sites, the logic of their business model is worth bearing in mind because it will still apply to the ranking they give your site for a search query.

Also, more content may also be a factor in getting a better price if you decide not to stick with it and flip it.

Good luck

Andrew