Website Review and Suggestions

**feros** · 12-19-2006, 11:21 AM

Hey everybody. I was hoping to get some comments on my new site, Forum Rank. Anything from the design to the content I'm willing to listen to. I really want to make this the best resource and rankings site for forums, so I'm ready to hear anything you guys have to say. Keep in mind that there are still one or two bugs with the Forum Awards sytem (it should be done by the end of this week).

A basic idea of the site (off the main page):

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Forum Rank is a revolutionary new forum ranking system that uses a sophisticated algorithm to rank forums based on a number of specific criteria. The system is entirely automated and there is no limit to what size, genre, or age your forum has to be before you can add it.

Our AFR (Automated Forum Rank) system gives a fair playing ground for small to medium sized forum owners to compete with the "big boards." Although size does play an important role, we take into consideration a number of other factors such as forum activity, registration rate, and more. Forum Rank also offers a significant database of forum administration articles, interviews, and custom forum reviews in the hopes of helping new as well as old administraters make the most of their forums.

**houdini987** · 12-19-2006, 11:42 AM

Great concept - should be narrow enough of a niche to get some good traffic.
I like the color scheme - everything flows nicely and the contrast is great.
Very cool logo also.

Unable to view the source - did you do that on purpose?
All of the links on your banner bar were broken except for the "Forums" page link.
I'd be curious to know more about what the calendar page is supposed to do - I'd put a little blurb in there about what users can expect to see there.

**feros** · 12-19-2006, 12:49 PM

Thanks houdini -

The flash bar is fixed now so you should be able to navigate just fine.

**adrian88** · 12-19-2006, 01:11 PM

i like the design and the banner ads

**blackhawkpowers** · 12-19-2006, 02:17 PM

Wow.... that's about all there is to say on this site
fantastic design the ad placement is good so the site is not screaming for people to accidently click an add.
The concept is original and I believe will be great for you.

Only thing is it needs to be advertised and put out there on the web. Right now it has a google pagerank of 0 which I believe with your site will raise itself because of the content.

**empireweb** · 12-19-2006, 04:39 PM

The website is exceptional. I love the concept and color scheme. if you ever want to sell I'll take it off your hands

**feros** · 12-20-2006, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by empireweb

The website is exceptional. I love the concept and color scheme. if you ever want to sell I'll take it off your hands

hah thanks, but I'm hoping to make a bit of my investment back, so if you have around $5,000 then we might can work something out

**moshdj2uk** · 12-20-2006, 02:08 PM

I was immediately impressed upon first looking at your site. It has a very professional appearance, especially the banner in your first post.

The only thing i'd say i didn't like about it was the black background. I'd perhaps take the white approach, to each to their own.

Overall, it's a very impressive site.

**jordban** · 12-23-2006, 06:53 AM

Awesome design!

**jbladeus** · 12-23-2006, 10:43 AM

now thats a sharp looking design!
just added my own forum.

**Nexua** · 12-23-2006, 11:56 AM

Nice site, looks quite usefull and has a LOT of potential!

**ghiavolu** · 12-23-2006, 12:44 PM

I love it. Awesome !

**travelagent** · 12-25-2006, 09:05 AM

Overall, you've done quite nicely!

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**webdexed** · 12-25-2006, 09:04 PM

As far as appearances go you have a winner. I love the color scheme.

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**i_luv_pitza** · 12-26-2006, 10:23 PM

thts a sik logo bro...nice work!!!

**jainritesh** · 12-27-2006, 09:34 AM

Hey its great infact the concept is Ausum.

**kidsolo** · 12-29-2006, 03:48 AM

nice clean site

**aldor** · 12-30-2006, 05:30 PM

I couldn't fault what you have done, a brilliant design with good colour scheme and a great idea to start with.
I thought the choice of domain name was inspired.
Congratulations.

**xprmnt** · 12-30-2006, 06:53 PM

I like the design and the content good job

**jal921** · 01-01-2007, 04:26 PM

Nice Site, Thumbs Up