Website Review and Suggestions

**mg1313** · 05-19-2008, 07:05 PM

My site is www.mytestbox.com and it's about web software reviews (for now)...

What do to you think about it? Do you find it useful? Do you like the design? Do you think the widget section is a good idea? (here is the widget section)

Does it work in various browsers? (I testes in IE6, IE7, Opera latest, FF2, Safari ...all on PC, Konqueror on Linux - I didn't test anything on Mac because I don't have one).

Does the widget works for you? Can you configure it easily? (I tried to make it as user friendly as possible - that's why no registration is required to configure it and use it)
Does the widget plugin work in your Wordpress version (if you use one)?

What could be improved? What would you like to see added (a forum, news from the industry. social networking, whatever...)

Thank you for all the input you can give me...

**bakerc** · 11:06 PM

I like the layout and the feel, I also like the design although its quite unique so opinions will no doubt vary on that one.

IMHO the text colour may make it difficult for people with impaired vision to read (its a greyish text with a blackish background), I could read it ok but someone with impaired vision may struggle. Maybe if you lightened the text just a little? (I don't mean white on black) but lightend it slightly it could help.

Nice site...

**mg1313** · 05-19-2008, 11:29 PM

Thank you. I'll see what i can do...some people told me that too much white and the text scream "loooook at meeeee!"

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**journey08** · 05-20-2008, 07:01 AM

I like the design of the site. It looks nice. I also like the color combination you have used. But it seems, the text is hard to read. Try to make it a little bigger so that most of your visitors can easily read the content of your site.

**mg1313** · 05-20-2008, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Arleigh

I like the design of the site. It looks nice. I also like the color combination you have used. But it seems, the text is hard to read. Try to make it a little bigger so that most of your visitors can easily read the content of your site.

I made the text bigger..how it looks now

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**joder** · 05-20-2008, 11:42 PM

The colors are soothing but I wouldn't want to read a dark background page for any length of time. You might want to try out a light background.

**mg1313** · 05-21-2008, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joder

The colors are soothing but I wouldn't want to read a dark background page for any length of time. You might want to try out a light background.

Yeah, in the future I might change the design....

**Mviner04** · 05-21-2008, 04:02 PM

Home page is pretty long... other than that. KUDOS! Nice site.

**TheGeekyOne** · 05-22-2008, 03:23 AM

Not my personal favorite choice in colors but they do pull the site off and enlarging the text def. help in making it easier to read. I really like the way the site is layed out. Got nothing to say bad about it. Nice job

**mg1313** · 05-22-2008, 06:04 AM

Thank you!

**johnlloyd** · 05-22-2008, 08:36 AM

I think the site is quite good, clean and has an appealing appearance....you really done a great job on your site!

**hexengon** · 05-22-2008, 02:21 PM

just a few comments, design looks clean and easy to navigate, however
i agree with above, the color is too dark overall, maybe make the main content have a white bg with black text, and just leave the sidebars on the left /right and header dark, that way you can have some contrast, easier to read the txt.

**peterboz** · 05-23-2008, 11:17 AM

I definitely prefer dark text on a light background. Italicised post titles hurt my eyes too! While the logo idea is novel, the first stroke of the M could do with being a little closer to the rest of it, somehow it doesn't flow (for me) as nicely as it could. Nice idea though.

**mg1313** · 05-23-2008, 07:31 PM

Techcrunch just posted part of an article of mine: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/23...t-from-russia/

Yeah, I'm bragging a little bit

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**boyleswebdesign** · 05-23-2008, 09:07 PM

I like it clean design

**Gagan007** · 05-24-2008, 02:03 AM

i got lots of knowledge through this post.

Thanks

**jakobusbenne** · 05-24-2008, 09:19 AM

Maybe make the mouse hover a bit clearer. Consider people with visual defects when desigining. Otherwise it's nice though!

**SpringRain** · 05-25-2008, 02:32 AM

The blog looks fine only need good logo. But content is good and nice video sharing site talk bouts. I will check that out as well

Thanks

**mg1313** · 05-25-2008, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by SpringRain

The blog looks fine only need good logo. But content is good and nice video sharing site talk bouts. I will check that out as well

Thanks

What's wrong with the current logo?

**garsky** · 05-25-2008, 05:17 AM

I find it a bit dark. But for the layout and the arrangement, they fit. The flow also fits. The colors match but for they're a bit dark. But some find it good so be it. Maybe because i prefer lighter color. Congrats!