Release soon, Please reviews. Thanks

DomainShows · 04-20-2006, 02:26 AM

Hi,
I am going to lanch the site DomainShows.com. The target is to help domain buyers contact directly domain sellers ==> cut off 10% transaction fee from third party. Please do your reviews.
Thanks a lots
DomainShows.com

LeetPCUser · 04-20-2006, 08:05 AM

The load was very slow. At first I thought it was going to give me an error. I would recommend checking into that. Other than that I see some potential problems with your coloring. Your logo is orange and dark grey, yet your layout is red and light grey? I am sensing a major color clash here. I would also recommend getting a favicon. Also your buttons next to the links are teal.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/189156-release-soon-please-reviews-thanks.html

Teal, orange, and red do not work well together. I would also say that your site looks about average for your field. There is nothing that makes it stand out to competitors sites. Although it is a good design, most sites doing the same thing are layed out pretty much the same.

I would recommend working on the color scheme, layout, and getting a favicon.

Hope This Helps,

DomainShows · 04-21-2006, 02:05 AM

Originally Posted by TheComputerGeek247

The load was very slow. At first I thought it was going to give me an error. I would recommend checking into that. Other than that I see some potential problems with your coloring. Your logo is orange and dark grey, yet your layout is red and light grey? I am sensing a major color clash here. I would also recommend getting a favicon. Also your buttons next to the links are teal.

Teal, orange, and red do not work well together. I would also say that your site looks about average for your field. There is nothing that makes it stand out to competitors sites. Although it is a good design, most sites doing the same thing are layed out pretty much the same.

I would recommend working on the color scheme, layout, and getting a favicon.

Hope This Helps,

Hi,
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=189156
Thanks for your comments. I am happy to hear from you. Yes, we need to improve our site to have a faster loading time and colors also. Any other advice? thanks in advance

Shorty · 04-21-2006, 06:11 AM

Hey DomainShows, to start I think you've got a fairly well built site, but there are a few design issues i'd like to point out:

a) In my opinion there's no need for that marquee across the top.
b) All other headers have grey boxes underneath, why not under "Domain Name News" or "Why DomainShows?"
c) Your search box seems to be out of alignment with the other elements.
d) Your search box wastes space, I would put the Search button right next to the textbox, and then having Browse: And the list of letters in the same box too.
e) You're not making full use of the right sidebar, got anything to put there?
f) I took a peak at your source code, and notice you use a lot of height= where it's not needed, and also in places where you already have a class= set. You know you can set height in CSS, right? Might speed you up a bit.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=189156
g) Maybe the "Why DomainShows?" bit should be at the top, the signup link isn't easily visible down there.
h) The hover link colour doesn't fit the other colours.

Ok, I know that sounds like a boatload of criticism, but I figured you're looking for points to improve on, so you know...those things shouldn't take a long time anyway.

In general I like the site and what it does, i'll probably use it in future. I hope that was helpful.

DomainShows · 04-21-2006, 06:19 AM

Originally Posted by Shorty

Hey DomainShows, to start I think you've got a fairly well built site, but there are a few design issues i'd like to point out:
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=189156

a) In my opinion there's no need for that marquee across the top.
b) All other headers have grey boxes underneath, why not under "Domain Name News" or "Why DomainShows?"
c) Your search box seems to be out of alignment with the other elements.
d) Your search box wastes space, I would put the Search button right next to the textbox, and then having Browse: And the list of letters in the same box too.
e) You're not making full use of the right sidebar, got anything to put there?
f) I took a peak at your source code, and notice you use a lot of height= where it's not needed, and also in places where you already have a class= set. You know you can set height in CSS, right? Might speed you up a bit.
g) Maybe the "Why DomainShows?" bit should be at the top, the signup link isn't easily visible down there.
h) The hover link colour doesn't fit the other colours.

Ok, I know that sounds like a boatload of criticism, but I figured you're looking for points to improve on, so you know...those things shouldn't take a long time anyway.

In general I like the site and what it does, i'll probably use it in future. I hope that was helpful.

Hi Shorty,
Thanks for your realy useful advice. I will fix all the above points shortly. (I already fixed the the points that TheComputerGeek247 had pointed out).
Thanks again for your information
B.Regards

DomainShows · 04-22-2006, 12:52 AM

Hi,
It is almost done now. I would like say thanks again to Shorty and TheComputerGeek247 for their advices and comments. I do hope that DomainShows.com will be come a popular Free Domain Market Place for domainers. DomainShows means "Domain Buyer contact Domain Seller Directly"

RickM · 04-22-2006, 03:53 AM

Hi,

I've just visited (im guessing you've changed it a little scince the first post).

Few notes:

Get rid of the times new roman font - theres nothing worse that times

Give the site a secondary color, dont count the light grey as a secondary color.

It currently looks too much like a turnkey site from prozilla (i know it isnt), i think you could do with one or two design modifications to take this look away.

Hope this helps & good luck with the site.

LeetPCUser · 04-24-2006, 07:17 PM

Good load time. I like how everything matches. I would recommend getting a favicon, getting rid of the grey bar at the top, and changing the colors of the logo top right.

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LeetPCUser Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Whitewater, WI Posts: 3,710	The load was very slow. At first I thought it was going to give me an error. I would recommend checking into that. Other than that I see some potential problems with your coloring. Your logo is orange and dark grey, yet your layout is red and light grey? I am sensing a major color clash here. I would also recommend getting a favicon. Also your buttons next to the links are teal. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/189156-release-soon-please-reviews-thanks.html Teal, orange, and red do not work well together. I would also say that your site looks about average for your field. There is nothing that makes it stand out to competitors sites. Although it is a good design, most sites doing the same thing are layed out pretty much the same. I would recommend working on the color scheme, layout, and getting a favicon. Hope This Helps,

04-21-2006, 06:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
Shorty Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,034	Hey DomainShows, to start I think you've got a fairly well built site, but there are a few design issues i'd like to point out: a) In my opinion there's no need for that marquee across the top. b) All other headers have grey boxes underneath, why not under "Domain Name News" or "Why DomainShows?" c) Your search box seems to be out of alignment with the other elements. d) Your search box wastes space, I would put the Search button right next to the textbox, and then having Browse: And the list of letters in the same box too. e) You're not making full use of the right sidebar, got anything to put there? f) I took a peak at your source code, and notice you use a lot of height= where it's not needed, and also in places where you already have a class= set. You know you can set height in CSS, right? Might speed you up a bit. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=189156 g) Maybe the "Why DomainShows?" bit should be at the top, the signup link isn't easily visible down there. h) The hover link colour doesn't fit the other colours. Ok, I know that sounds like a boatload of criticism, but I figured you're looking for points to improve on, so you know...those things shouldn't take a long time anyway. In general I like the site and what it does, i'll probably use it in future. I hope that was helpful.

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DomainShows Account Closed Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21	Hi, It is almost done now. I would like say thanks again to Shorty and TheComputerGeek247 for their advices and comments. I do hope that DomainShows.com will be come a popular Free Domain Market Place for domainers. DomainShows means "Domain Buyer contact Domain Seller Directly"

04-24-2006, 07:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
LeetPCUser Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Whitewater, WI Posts: 3,710	Good load time. I like how everything matches. I would recommend getting a favicon, getting rid of the grey bar at the top, and changing the colors of the logo top right.

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