Website Review and Suggestions

**jenyfari** · 12-18-2006, 09:47 PM

Hi All

Would very much appreciate a review of my site:

http://www.eyecontactguide.com/

It's a template so I didn't design it myself. I know a bit about html but not enough to design a website from scratch.

**tonne2244** · 12-19-2006, 01:04 AM

Sorry but it looks like a typical template. It's kinda boring not really appealing to buy anyhting or explore your site. You could use some creative buttons or something. If you want a real fully custom website that will attract customers because of uniqueness then you need a designer. I'm only $99 a page and I could get you the look you want without settling for someone else's look. I am also seeking reviews on my site http://www.raptureimage.com

**Deja** · 12-19-2006, 09:00 PM

Hi Jeny,

Do you think moving the images of the lenses "above the fold"...higher on the page might help?

When I first went there, it took me a few seconds to figure out what you were selling, even though it seems obvious from the cart and title. Then when I scrolled down, I was like "Ohhhh, okay!"

It might grab someone's attention immediately, without them having to scroll, if the images were higher?

Great job and nice, crisp template...opened fine in Opera, Firefox, and IE7.

**jenyfari** · 12-19-2006, 09:50 PM

This is the sort of stuff I love to hear. Thanks for the info on placing the images above the fold Deja. Will definitely do that.

**jenyfari** · 12-20-2006, 05:34 PM

Would love some more comments on my site!! The good, the bad, the ugly....

**jyoz22** · 12-20-2006, 06:11 PM

umm....
the design looks nice, the only thing that i noticed that you might want to change is: the "spyglass or magnifying glass" on the top right of the pages just links back to the page its on... it would be better if that linked to your search page

**yarrgh** · 12-20-2006, 08:55 PM

in my opinion the links and stuff to below the "Shop Now" text (all the stuff on the right) has wayyy too much white space. you don't need to doublespace links. also, the title "Types of contact lenses" is showing up with a break between 'Contact' and 'Lenses', and 'Lenses' is to the left of the line above it (i assume that this title is somehow indented?)

"TOP 5 Contact Lense Offers" Could have an image in there.

**jordban** · 12-23-2006, 06:53 AM

The outside layout looks good. Padding / managing whats inside could use work. Figure out a way to separate information so its easier on the eye.

**Nexua** · 12-23-2006, 12:00 PM

yeah, looks too much like a basic template. Just try making it origional and your own! Good luck with your site in the future

**travelagent** · 12-25-2006, 08:51 AM

Pre-made templates are okay, provided you know what to do with them -- suggest you learn more about HTML and CSS in order to take care of the following issues:

Your site is missing a DOCTYPE Declaration which is mandatory for most current markup languages, and without one, it's impossible to reliably validate a document. The DOCTYPE defines the version of the document like -- HTML 4.0.1, XHTML 1.0, 1.1, ...etc.

You have 2 code errors and 71 code warnings you may wish to fix, so that your site validates for accessibility in all browsers, as shown here ...

Code:

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**benplanet** · 12-27-2006, 06:56 PM

Clean color, good ad placement, good content, clean text

great overall ...

ps. "Types of Contact Lenses" is not aligned to the left like the rest of the titles.