Honest Review of my website

by Roviar
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hello warriors, my name is Roviar and i'm new in this forum...i have a website i started about two months ago...and i really need honest reviews from webmasters and bloggers here in the room. Please i need to know what i am doing wrong....what i doing right and ways i can i improve.
thanks for your understanding and assistance.
here's my homepage: www.roviarsguide.com
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  • Profile picture of the author raresmp
    It looks ok,it loads ok, I like the fact that the design is quite simplistic and that it servers its purpose.

    But here is my problem. From the moment I enter on the homepage I can't quite understand what this site is about. I mean is it a blog? is it a presentation website? I don't know.

    Based on the home page layout I would say that this is a blog but when I go to the about page I see that you offer a service. Again when I access the categories drop down menu and I click a link there it redirects me to a categories page with only one post which I need to click again to get me to the content. Why do I need to click twice for accessing one simple thing?

    Maybe you will want to rethink your design from a much more functional point of view and also from a branding perspective. You need to show me from the first second what you have to offer because if I will see something which looks like a simple blog I will not go into the about us page to see what you have to offer. Make sure you put some Call To Action somewhere on your homepage.

    This are my first thoughts on your website. I wish you all the best with it!

    Oh and I almost forgot, please remove the breadcrumbs from the homepage because those don't make any sense on the homepage

    Best regards,
    Rares Michael
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    • Profile picture of the author Roviar
      Originally Posted by raresmp View Post

      It looks ok,it loads ok, I like the fact that the design is quite simplistic and that it servers its purpose.

      But here is my problem. From the moment I enter on the homepage I can't quite understand what this site is about. I mean is it a blog? is it a presentation website? I don't know.

      Based on the home page layout I would say that this is a blog but when I go to the about page I see that you offer a service. Again when I access the categories drop down menu and I click a link there it redirects me to a categories page with only one post which I need to click again to get me to the content. Why do I need to click twice for accessing one simple thing?

      Maybe you will want to rethink your design from a much more functional point of view and also from a branding perspective. You need to show me from the first second what you have to offer because if I will see something which looks like a simple blog I will not go into the about us page to see what you have to offer. Make sure you put some Call To Action somewhere on your homepage.

      This are my first thoughts on your website. I wish you all the best with it!

      Oh and I almost forgot, please remove the breadcrumbs from the homepage because those don't make any sense on the homepage

      Best regards,
      Rares Michael
      WOW!! am i glad i am a member of this forum.!!....@raresmp thanks a million for the review...phew!!! i do have some real work to do......can i send you a private message?
      thanks again!
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  • Profile picture of the author Member8200
    Your page loads OK, the design is good, but the fact that you used Wordpress, I suggest you to redesign your page because the design is too mainstream.
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  • Profile picture of the author hostbudget
    Your design looks okay. You can embed some Youtube video tutorials as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author alvinchua91
    In terms of website design:

    - It loaded fast on my computer so that's great.
    - You might want to add in a Google map for your business's address to make it feel even more legitimate.
    - You might want to put a better unique selling proposition above the fold (e.g. at the header) of your website. When I landed on your page, the design wasn't attractive enough / feels a little outdated / plain and I don't see any unique points about your website that will want to make me stay as well.
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    • Profile picture of the author Roviar
      Originally Posted by alvinchua91 View Post

      In terms of website design:

      - It loaded fast on my computer so that's great.
      - You might want to add in a Google map for your business's address to make it feel even more legitimate.
      - You might want to put a better unique selling proposition above the fold (e.g. at the header) of your website. When I landed on your page, the design wasn't attractive enough / feels a little outdated / plain and I don't see any unique points about your website that will want to make me stay as well.
      I'll work on my homepage and the whole design all together...thanks a thousand times!!
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  • Profile picture of the author SureshHiten
    I have gone through your website, it seems really good and also I have read all the suggestion which was provided they are right what they have suggested you, and they all are missing one more thing which is crucial as per your site that is Live Chat.
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    • Profile picture of the author Roviar
      Originally Posted by SureshHiten View Post

      I have gone through your website, it seems really good and also I have read all the suggestion which was provided they are right what they have suggested you, and they all are missing one more thing which is crucial as per your site that is Live Chat.
      wow, live chat? i haven't really thought about that ...thanks!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Ron Killian
    How is live chat crucial? Doesn't make sense. You don't need to add something that won't help you site.

    You must have changed your site, as I don't see anything there now besides a contact form.
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  • Profile picture of the author alvinchua91
    Did you change your website/ is it being edited ? Home page empty only with a contact form and a Facebook like page on the right.
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    • Profile picture of the author Roviar
      yes friends.....i had to do a little editting, but i'll be done soon.....
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      • Profile picture of the author Roviar
        thanks for your great comments.
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  • Profile picture of the author samntly
    1) The design is ok not horrible. You could consider adding some images.

    2) Also most titles don't end with a period so get rid of those

    3) There are a lot of websites and seo pro's -- consider highlighting an article that shows off what makes your website so different. So if visitors have liked one of your articles a lot then consider showing that as the first post they see on the page.

    4) Also the join the newsletter -- there's nothing there about what makes you stand out or are you a professional or just another seo. Offer better incentive.

    5) the theme feels a bit colorless - I don't know if that's the effect that you were going for

    6) The services page is empty. Consider hiding this page until you can place something on here

    7) On your archives page consider showing the Posts at the top instead of at the bottom

    8) The about us page is very generic.

    You have to ask yourself one question -- is this website about you the person, or you the business. If you can't place something with more details, real data on your about us then remove it. There's no name of a person, when the website was formed or bought, why you do this, etc etc.

    9) on the contact us page don't just say for more information -- ask a specific issue that you can help them with such as: "Has your website been deindexed in Google?" "Have you received the dread spam links in your webmaster tools section" "Have your rankings completely disappeared in the last month".... that way you can target a specific person with a problem.

    Good luck
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