Website Review and Suggestions

**UM_manager** · 03-30-2007, 06:43 AM

Please, take a look : http://www.newslerfx.com

**Calash** · 03-30-2007, 03:10 PM

The URL redirects to a different site.
http://www.understandmarket.com/index.php?categoryid=86

This may be an issue with search engine ratings over time.

I really like the logo here, very simple but with enough unique about it to generate brand recognition.

The rest of the site has a very no-nonsense way about it. No frills, no fancy stuff...just the info you are looking for. For the content I think this look works well and is especially accented by the narrow layout of the site. The Google ad does seem a bit out of place on the page though....perhaps a horizontal format would look better, or a link list. As it is now it seems to wast a bit of space on the side.

Great job so far

**desertland** · 03-30-2007, 03:44 PM

I agree that the Google ads seem a bit out of place - a horizontal format would give you more screen real estate to use, and make the ad blend in better (probably leading to a higher clickthrough rate).

...so why would somebody use this site as a news aggregator? It doesn't seem to offer anything unique or special that would keep someone coming back.

**travelagent** · 03-30-2007, 04:19 PM

Yes; it's a redirect page which isn't the smartest thing to do, especially since your main page is here:

http://www.understandmarket.com/index.php

But, you really should get a more thorough knowledge / understanding of how to structure your syntax, especially since you didn't start your site off with the mandatory <!DOCTYPE Declaration> for not only site validation, but also to insure it displays properly in all browsers ... therefore, you have the following 48 code warnings:

Code:

line 4 column 1 - Warning: missing <!DOCTYPE> declaration
line 42 column 82 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&c"
line 42 column 10 - Warning: </head> isn't allowed in <body> elements
line 51 column 1 - Warning: discarding unexpected <body>
line 113 column 161 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&P"
line 113 column 259 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&P500"
line 113 column 523 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&P"
line 129 column 34 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&P"
line 135 column 103 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&p2000_action"
line 135 column 199 - Warning: <input> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 135 column 199 - Warning: <input> isn't allowed in <table> elements
line 147 column 108 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&P"
line 151 column 110 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&P500"
line 151 column 262 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&P"
line 163 column 19 - Warning: unescaped & which should be written as &amp;
line 176 column 39 - Warning: unescaped & which should be written as &amp;
line 205 column 183 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&P"
line 205 column 240 - Warning: unescaped & or unknown entity "&P"
line 22 column 1 - Warning: <link> inserting "type" attribute
line 26 column 1 - Warning: <script> inserting "type" attribute
line 36 column 1 - Warning: <script> inserting "type" attribute
line 42 column 20 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 55 column 2 - Warning: <table> attribute "bgcolor" had invalid value "ffffff" and has been replaced
line 67 column 200 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 84 column 6 - Warning: <tr> attribute "bgcolor" had invalid value "283E5E" and has been replaced
line 133 column 10 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 135 column 1007 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute
line 139 column 6 - Warning: <table> attribute "cellspacing" has invalid value "1px"
line 139 column 6 - Warning: <table> attribute "cellpadding" has invalid value "0px"
line 146 column 13 - Warning: <td> attribute "bgcolor" had invalid value "E9EDF2" and has been replaced
line 150 column 13 - Warning: <td> attribute "bgcolor" had invalid value "E9EDF2" and has been replaced
line 154 column 13 - Warning: <td> attribute "bgcolor" had invalid value "E9EDF2" and has been replaced
line 161 column 13 - Warning: <td> attribute "bgcolor" had invalid value "E9EDF2" and has been replaced
line 170 column 6 - Warning: <table> attribute "cellspacing" has invalid value "1px"
line 170 column 6 - Warning: <table> attribute "cellpadding" has invalid value "0px"
line 179 column 8 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "height"
line 181 column 217 - Warning: <img> proprietary attribute "valign"
line 184 column 241 - Warning: <img> proprietary attribute "valign"
line 187 column 8 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "height"
line 189 column 225 - Warning: <img> proprietary attribute "valign"
line 192 column 224 - Warning: <img> proprietary attribute "valign"
line 195 column 8 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "height"
line 197 column 234 - Warning: <img> proprietary attribute "valign"
line 200 column 227 - Warning: <img> proprietary attribute "valign"
line 203 column 8 - Warning: <tr> proprietary attribute "height"
line 205 column 211 - Warning: <img> proprietary attribute "valign"
line 235 column 1 - Warning: <script> inserting "type" attribute
line 238 column 1 - Warning: <img> lacks "alt" attribute

**kenang82** · 03-30-2007, 09:48 PM

Not bad. Do you use template?