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Old 08-02-2008, 08:45 AM Please review - My First Website
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Hello,

This is my first website and I am looking for reviews and suggestions please. It is a very simple site where people can upload before and after pictures.

http://www.showchange.com

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Old 08-03-2008, 01:35 AM Re: Please review - My First Website
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Great idea! i really like the site.. I'm sure you will be able to enjoy plenty of traffic and high value CPM and CPC with that topic...

WISE CHOICE!! GOOD LUCK!
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Old 08-03-2008, 11:11 AM Re: Please review - My First Website
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Nice site! Can you hightlight your categories at least with different color? I almost could'nt see the light green.

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Old 08-03-2008, 11:16 AM Re: Please review - My First Website
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Very nice looking site but the font colours on the category is too light. Might want to make it a darker colour so itss easier to see for all users.

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Old 08-03-2008, 12:08 PM Re: Please review - My First Website
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Thanks for the praise and advice. I have been debating about changing the colors. I probably will make them darker. On some monitors they look ok and on others they don't. This was the kind of stuff I needed to hear

I am overall happy with the site but I am having a hard time getting new users and people who are willing to contribute. I get some traffic from social networking sites but those people tend to look at a page that they were directed to and bounce. Do you guys have any suggestions for getting people to sign up and contribute?
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Old 08-03-2008, 03:07 PM Re: Please review - My First Website
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The only thing I would suggest is more color. It looks nice dont get me wrong It's just so blahish. I need colors!
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Old 08-03-2008, 03:54 PM Re: Please review - My First Website
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The only thing I would suggest is more color. It looks nice dont get me wrong It's just so blahish. I need colors!
I hear what your saying. We were definitely going for simple and clean when we started out, but I could use maybe another color to incorporate into the site, maybe something that compliments the green thing going on. Thanks for your feedback.
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Old 08-03-2008, 04:51 PM Re: Please review - My First Website
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It looks like a pretty neat site, but the homepage throws me off, as the images are lined up

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Maybe make it like this:

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If you get what I am saying :]

All in all, great site.
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Old 08-03-2008, 05:22 PM Re: Please review - My First Website
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It looks like a pretty neat site, but the homepage throws me off, as the images are lined up

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Maybe make it like this:

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If you get what I am saying :]

All in all, great site.
I totally get what you are saying. I am in the process of trying to tweak the homepage, I have never been completely happy with it. I may try something like you suggested. Thanks!

One question I have, is it intuitive when you go to the site that you can create an account and make your own posts of pictures? Or does that impression not come off? I am sometimes afraid that people do not realize this and that they think they are just at a site where the webmaster puts up all the content.
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Old 08-03-2008, 07:43 PM Re: Please review - My First Website
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I would put some text on the homepage saying what the site is about and what members can do... it will help get the message across and will help with SEO.

Also, I would make the images on the page bigger... I think it would be cool to scroll down the page and see the images, instead of having to click on each one and then hit the back button.. speaking of that.. on the individual views, maybe you could create prev and next links so you dont have to go back to the home page or pick from the random list.

Otherwise, I think it is a cool site.. I spend a few minutes looking through it... funny stuff!
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Old 08-04-2008, 12:12 AM Re: Please review - My First Website
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Make the pictures bigger. Its a neat idea.
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Old 08-04-2008, 05:52 AM Re: Please review - My First Website
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I really like the design and the idea - great site.
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Old 08-04-2008, 07:32 AM Re: Please review - My First Website
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your site is really neat and clean, and the design is really good....you really done a great job on your site!
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Old 08-04-2008, 08:19 AM Re: Please review - My First Website
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hi,

Euh i think your idea its not too bad but you have to sort the pictures!!!
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Old 08-05-2008, 06:23 AM Re: Please review - My First Website
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It is better to sort the images horizontally
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Old 08-05-2008, 11:05 AM Re: Please review - My First Website
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Nice site! Can you hightlight your categories at least with different color? I almost could'nt see the light green.

Good Luck!
I agree with you.
But really your site is cool
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Old 08-05-2008, 02:51 PM Re: Please review - My First Website
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Looks simple to use thats what i like
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Old 08-05-2008, 03:35 PM Re: Please review - My First Website
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Very good idea.. I think it will work for sure.
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Old 08-05-2008, 06:31 PM Re: Please review - My First Website
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I would put some text on the homepage saying what the site is about and what members can do... it will help get the message across and will help with SEO.

Also, I would make the images on the page bigger... I think it would be cool to scroll down the page and see the images, instead of having to click on each one and then hit the back button.. speaking of that.. on the individual views, maybe you could create prev and next links so you dont have to go back to the home page or pick from the random list.

Otherwise, I think it is a cool site.. I spend a few minutes looking through it... funny stuff!
The reason the pictures are small is because they are meant to be teasers to encourage people to click on it for a better look, and so that they potentially comment on it and rate it. But I guess I could make them bigger. I really like your idea about the prev and next links, I think I'm going to add that. It really get people to click around and stay on the site. Thanks!
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Old 08-07-2008, 10:58 AM Re: Please review - My First Website
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Nice. Very post-facebook. As a profit concept, it's unstoppable. Make it more mainstream! Bigger pictures is a good suggestion. So is making it load faster - get better software, a better server, or whatever it takes. It can mint it. Personally I think the information will not contribute to humanity, and that the idea has a sell-by date of no more than 10 years, probably less than 4 - but in the present day, it's a money-spinner: don't waste time (or money). If it fills up with stuff that is uniquely entertaining - stuff that people worldwide would drop everything to see, then you will be viral. I had dozens of ideas like this - eg one was where people vote on what's cool and what's not - a site for saying what's cool and what's not cool - not links or crap, like digg and people (but my idea came before them) - but like "episode 3 of fawlty towers series 1" - and people can vote on and review that particular episode. well nowadays there's a huge mishmash of all that. so unless an idea stands out, it ain't gonna work. BUT - your idea is so different to the mishmash of rubbishe. comparing photos is unique, i believe.

however, from the point of view of personal fulfilment, couldn't you use your creative mind to come up with something for a more serious niche? the real money lies in all the boring things in life.

here's an idea - a universal comparison facility

so that people can set up comparisons, be it in a business context or a social one or an entertainment one (as you already have)

if the facility were able to create any profitability for any business, you'd have a business for life. isn't that what you really want?
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