Website Review and Suggestions

**Optimist5** · 10-16-2009, 10:43 PM

Please take a look at the

Savings Secrets

and give your opinion on what could be done better.

Thanks!

**senemedar** · 10-17-2009, 07:57 AM

As for me, it's too much information at once-- it took me a while to gather, what this site is for, and a little bit longer, before I actually found the tips on how to save (which are really good, btw!).
I also found the header a little confusing; text in the header looks like it's another menu (best bank rates, etc.), which it isn't.

**Optimist5** · 10-17-2009, 10:41 AM

Hi Senemedar!

Thanks a lot for your input. You are right about the menu - I created links there.

What would you do to deal with not being able to figure out what the website is about?

**MDwebdev85** · 10-17-2009, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by senemedar

As for me, it's too much information at once-- it took me a while to gather, what this site is for, and a little bit longer, before I actually found the tips on how to save (which are really good, btw!).
I also found the header a little confusing; text in the header looks like it's another menu (best bank rates, etc.), which it isn't.

I agree....there seems to be too much going on at the same time. Maybe try to break some of the content up using a little bit darker colors to divide it up some....

**Optimist5** · 10-17-2009, 02:08 PM

Thanks MDwebdev85!

I used the rows of images to separate text. Is it better now?

**Mander** · 10-17-2009, 07:54 PM

I agree with the busyness of the site but also it could use a good logo and a different font in the actual navbar, that font doesnt seem fitting

**Viral** · 10-17-2009, 08:20 PM

I love your layout/theme. I'd suggest making a better logo & add a real navigation bar instead of adding it to your header part. That will probably do it. Everything else seems fine and nice.

**senemedar** · 10-18-2009, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Optimist5

Hi Senemedar!

Thanks a lot for your input. You are right about the menu - I created links there.

What would you do to deal with not being able to figure out what the website is about?

I knew from beginning, that the website's about saving-- that's what the name is saying. My only concern is, that I was "attacked" by all the information at once, and I needed a while to understand, what I see

And I agree with others - you definitely need a new logo.

**FCBarcelona** · 10-18-2009, 07:51 AM

i think website is nice but the colour scheme you have selected shows is like a forum as compared to a website.I agree that the header need to be modified a little and a logo can create a great first impression.Loading of site is fine at my end.i think you should place the subscription box at top so that people can actually see it to subscribe to your newsletter

**Optimist5** · 10-18-2009, 09:03 PM

Thanks a lot guys! I changed colors and the logo and will continue working on it to make it better (i'm absolute beginner with Photoshop)

I see that I run out of space for left-side navigation. On the other hand I've heard that Google cannot crawl links in Javascript menus. Maybe I will leave the most important pages in the menu to the left and put less important into Javascript menu.

Forum sounds like a lot work. But you are not the first person suggesting it. Gotta think about it.

**koikarma** · 04:26 PM

Thats looking really professional, but for me there is just to much information close together.

**edesimusic** · 10-22-2009, 11:28 AM

nice content and layout