please review my website, need advice and opinions please. - Originally Posted by saltedm8 looking good, needs the images optimisting a little I think.. I could be wrong, might just

ljackson · 8th February 2010, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saltedm8

looking good, needs the images optimisting a little I think.. I could be wrong, might just be me..

also, your descriptions within your items are disappearing, like for example

I also agree about the buttons... great start though..

hi mate, yeah the images do need optimising unfortunatly at the moment the images and data is coming direct from the api each time the page is viewed and therefor cannot optimise (that i know of) i do plan for the data to be inserted into a db come the end and updated once a day which should make the page load faster and maybe allow me to optimise the images.

yeah the descriptions are dissappearing, unfortunatly im having a bit of trouble with getting the items i want to show, show hopefully once this is resolved the titles should be fine :)

thanks mate
Luke

ljackson · 8th February 2010, 10:38 PM

the good news is that i have found a navigation that i like :)

the bad news is that im not sure if
1/ its suitable
2/how to create it

it can be found at
Kriesi.at - new media design

any thoughts?
cheers

Frinkky · 9th February 2010, 12:25 AM

Could work. Baically, start off preparing your button images. Rollover one on the example you posted, thats the image, at its widest and how you prepare all your buttons. Then its a case of stringing it all together with a javascript accordion effect - but thats later :).

I'd suggest doing a mock up of your page in photoshop first with some button designs and let us know how you get on.

WelshStew · 9th February 2010, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ljackson

blocked! :( lol

ok mate thanks.
Luke

Yeah, the internet police

I had a look last night, and to be honest, although it looks nice, I just wouldn't use it.

It looks - meh - boring. Sorry. I think it is the corporate look that you are going towards that is putting me off. Also red and orange as a colour scheme just don't seem to work together.

Search bar:
Make it bigger and better - it's the main feature of the site, yet it seems to be stuck up in the top right, a common "ignore" area for most people.

Make it larger, and draw attention to it. Something like “Compare over 3 million products now <search box> [search] “

One cool feature I saw on LetsBuyIt.com - The "Shopping Power" comparison shopping website to compare, share, and buy | LetsBuyIt.com was that the search bar always stayed at the top, with the content scrolling underneath. Nice usability.

Welcome text
Both the welcome text and what is kernow are just distractions that send me to sleep as a user. I simply don’t care; I just want to compare products. If you want this text then stick it toward the bottom of the page, or better yet, have an about us page. Remove the stock photo.

Bestseller section
I would update the text under the main heading to be links deeper into the site. Also maybe add the cheapest price under the images so that people know what to expect – from £22

View product details
Wait a minute, this took me off your website and over to someone else. Is this intentional?

Compare
I clicked on a number of products on your homepage, but it only ever bought back Amazon results. Is this intentional?

Right hand panel
Maybe update this to use tabs, rather than one large panel.

Sorry for a bit of a downer – it is certainly more clever than anything I could do. However I think the execution just needs a little polishing.

oh, just checked the navigation idea - I don't think that would work - peopl ewill use sites like yours because they are simple, direct and easy to use. adding things like that will just confuse people.

ljackson · 9th February 2010, 10:45 AM

Hi WelshStew,

thanks for your feedback...

a lot of food for thought, which is good :)

The Bestseller section
good idea about linking the text underneath to parts of the site :)
could posible add the best price for the images but would need a lot of work(maybe something for the future?)

View product details
yeah at the moment it is supposed to link to another page

Compare
yeah the price comparison isnt setup properly for the homepage items yet need to sort that out.

Right hand panel
defo needs updating/styling just unsure of how?

and the navigation i agree with after thinking about it will play around see what i can come up with for that

again thanks for your reply
Luke

mundakudi · 17th February 2010, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ljackson

Hi All,

i have been spending some time on this website and would like some feedback on what is good and more importantly what is bad.

this is not the finished product but it is getting close :)

there are a few things which dont work for example the rss and twitter links, and the newsletter :)

i havent checked it yet for browser compatibility so theres bound to be some issues there :(

all the above problems can be easily fixed just wanted some feedback on the overall look and feel of the site please

and here is my old site which looks like its been tango'd lol

any feedback is appreciated
thanks
Luke

Luke, I think you have done a fantastic job, your web site is looking to nice and it looks very professional. No need to worry about anything.

Thanks

ljackson · 23rd February 2010, 11:26 AM

thanks mundakudi, appreciate the kind comments :)

i have been and am still working hard to improve the site and i have managed to figure out how to show the percentage the user can save n each item which is great, but it means changing a lot of code, but it'll be worth it. so at the moment the site does not have a lot of content but its improving day by day :D

WelshStew · 24th February 2010, 10:44 AM

Great to hear Luke,

Please keep us informed and up to date with your progress. it's really interesting to follow your improvements.

ljackson · 28th February 2010, 07:46 PM

i will do mate...

might take a while though :)

cheers
Luke

ljackson · 24th March 2010, 12:35 AM

Hi All

a quick update to how its all going :)

i have spent a while re coding my site, and have managed to make the following "improvments"

i have removed the big navigation buttons and replaced them with a solid navigation area with "currently poor" on hover styling. is it now "too in your face" do i need to tone the colours down a bit?

i have moved the product search to the left hand panel and moved the store search to the right side, would still like to make the product search bigger.

i have worked out the percentage saved on each item, and will make the percentage a bigger font size and a different colour.

i have added trailers and previews to some dvds, videos, and cds. hopefully all products will soon have trailers/previews

and ive set up a twitter page which will soon start tweeting some top offers from the stores i promote :)

still needs a bit of tweaking but its getting there....

here is the page

any feedback welcomed :)
cheers

8th February 2010, 10:38 PM	#12
ljackson Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 412 Thanks: 23 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Expertise: PHP Experience: Intermediate	the good news is that i have found a navigation that i like :) the bad news is that im not sure if 1/ its suitable 2/how to create it it can be found at Kriesi.at - new media design any thoughts? cheers __________________ www.kernow-connect.com - follow us on Twitter

9th February 2010, 12:25 AM	#13
Frinkky Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 710 Thanks: 0 Thanked 38 Times in 38 Posts Expertise: Design & Graphics Experience: Professional	Could work. Baically, start off preparing your button images. Rollover one on the example you posted, thats the image, at its widest and how you prepare all your buttons. Then its a case of stringing it all together with a javascript accordion effect - but thats later :). I'd suggest doing a mock up of your page in photoshop first with some button designs and let us know how you get on. __________________ Jon Warner Web Pro Cafe :: The PixelForge :: Follow my Twits (or something) :: LinkedIn

9th February 2010, 10:45 AM	#15
ljackson Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 412 Thanks: 23 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Expertise: PHP Experience: Intermediate	Hi WelshStew, thanks for your feedback... a lot of food for thought, which is good :) The Bestseller section good idea about linking the text underneath to parts of the site :) could posible add the best price for the images but would need a lot of work(maybe something for the future?) View product details yeah at the moment it is supposed to link to another page Compare yeah the price comparison isnt setup properly for the homepage items yet need to sort that out. Right hand panel defo needs updating/styling just unsure of how? and the navigation i agree with after thinking about it will play around see what i can come up with for that again thanks for your reply Luke __________________ www.kernow-connect.com - follow us on Twitter

23rd February 2010, 11:26 AM	#17
ljackson Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 412 Thanks: 23 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Expertise: PHP Experience: Intermediate	thanks mundakudi, appreciate the kind comments :) i have been and am still working hard to improve the site and i have managed to figure out how to show the percentage the user can save n each item which is great, but it means changing a lot of code, but it'll be worth it. so at the moment the site does not have a lot of content but its improving day by day :D __________________ www.kernow-connect.com - follow us on Twitter

24th February 2010, 10:44 AM	#18
WelshStew Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,926 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 16 Thanked 38 Times in 36 Posts Expertise: (X)HTML / CSS Experience: Professional	Great to hear Luke, Please keep us informed and up to date with your progress. it's really interesting to follow your improvements. __________________ WelshStew follow me on twitter here \| WelshStew - Web Design & Web Development \| Motorhome hire uk

28th February 2010, 07:46 PM	#19
ljackson Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 412 Thanks: 23 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Expertise: PHP Experience: Intermediate	i will do mate... might take a while though :) cheers Luke __________________ www.kernow-connect.com - follow us on Twitter

24th March 2010, 12:35 AM	#20
ljackson Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 412 Thanks: 23 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Expertise: PHP Experience: Intermediate	Hi All a quick update to how its all going :) i have spent a while re coding my site, and have managed to make the following "improvments" i have removed the big navigation buttons and replaced them with a solid navigation area with "currently poor" on hover styling. is it now "too in your face" do i need to tone the colours down a bit? i have moved the product search to the left hand panel and moved the store search to the right side, would still like to make the product search bigger. i have worked out the percentage saved on each item, and will make the percentage a bigger font size and a different colour. i have added trailers and previews to some dvds, videos, and cds. hopefully all products will soon have trailers/previews and ive set up a twitter page which will soon start tweeting some top offers from the stores i promote :) still needs a bit of tweaking but its getting there.... here is the page any feedback welcomed :) cheers __________________ www.kernow-connect.com - follow us on Twitter

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