King of the Bill - An Advertising Extravaganza!

007 · 11-03-2006, 04:06 AM

Hello everyone,

I just launched a new site http://www.kingofthebill.com/

Please let me know what you think of it!

Basically, it's a virtual King of the Hill ad based concept, where advertisers can fight to be on top.

The first ad starts at $1, and the price increases by one bill ($1) after each purchase.

Of course feel free to buy an ad as well!

Thanks for any suggestions or comments!

~007

wolvenraider · 11-04-2006, 02:41 AM

My first reaction was: wow what is this, doesn't he know how to use colours for making a goodlooking layout? But when lookign more carefully it is a cool design, sweet banner, nice menu that matches your banner. The white-grey is okay, but it is the dark grey background that ruins everything.

To begin with, put a small border around your content to seperate it from the background. And the only solution I see is to make your sie wider: 75-90% of the screen should be content to avoid the ugly-effect I had when I first visited it.

*sigh again the smae I have to say* With a small chanegs you have a good layout

007 · 11-04-2006, 12:04 PM

What if I changed the background to a different color? Any suggestions for a better color?

wolvenraider · 11-05-2006, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by 007

What if I changed the background to a different color? Any suggestions for a better color?

I have been thinking about it, I'm not sure what to use, maybe an other varient of grey (light grey). But I believe a small blockpattern would do also very good, make the background very light and put on that a little darker grey pattern of blocks.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/253869-king-of-the-bill-advertising-extravaganza.html

Not sure of it will be better, but that is what I was thinking of

007 · 11-05-2006, 04:57 PM

I have just changed the background to a pattern that I think looks ok. What do you think? :-)

What do you guys think of the overall concept of the website? Is it easy to understand right away?

wolvenraider · 11-05-2006, 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by 007

I have just changed the background to a pattern that I think looks ok. What do you think? :-)
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=253869

What do you guys think of the overall concept of the website? Is it easy to understand right away?

Now your site is good

It is easy to understand what's your site about. It is simpel but well explained in these 2 lines text

007 · 11-06-2006, 08:46 PM

Thanks! :-) Anyone else have anything to say about it?

squatter · 11-07-2006, 01:08 AM

That's, probably, the modified version. I can't say I like it a lot, I mean this crazy combination of green, yellow, grey and red. But that's just my opinion, you should ask lots of people.
I love your domain name and the whole idea of the site, I think it'll be rather succesful if properly optimized and advertized.

007 · 11-07-2006, 02:13 PM

I have several campaign ideas planned and that I am working on to get the word out more so hopefully that will fall under "properly optimized and advertized."

I've also created live stats banners now that people can put on their sites to help promote it. Of course I can also put these on my other sites, as well as paying other sites to put them up. It should help keep things going.

007 · 11-09-2006, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by squatter

I can't say I like it a lot, I mean this crazy combination of green, yellow, grey and red. But that's just my opinion, you should ask lots of people.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=253869
I love your domain name and the whole idea of the site, I think it'll be rather succesful if properly optimized and advertized.

Interesting that you don't like the colors. I have had a lot of people tell me that they love the colors. You are not the only one who has said they should change though.

Good news is that several more spots have been selling regularly over the past few days. I think this quite possibly could take off in the very near future..

websmarts · 11-19-2006, 02:27 PM

This is a great site 007, I just bought a spot and I am the " King " whoot !

How long will I remain on the throne .....thats my question!

Second spot I bought by the way , Last time I got huge blasts of traffic, plus the fact that you get the lifetime link is awesome

I was also checking the future PR checker and looks like its gunna be a PR5

Nice site !

SirSpider · 11-19-2006, 03:27 PM

Cool idea. Attractive and easy to understand. I definitely like what you have done.

Did you write the script?

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007 · 11-20-2006, 01:31 PM

Yes, I did write the script.

Thanks for the positive comments!

I just added a new page to the site called "Referrals." Anybody who sends traffic to KOTB from their site will automatically have their link added to the list. http://www.kingofthebill.com/.

You can also check out that page to see all the sites that are sending traffic to KOTB. Several of them are using the 728x90 live banner that also shows the top advertiser's banner.

Also, just a note. Today has been a very good day traffic-wise. It's been one of the best days so far.

007 · 12-07-2006, 02:06 PM

Hi guys, I made some changes to the layout on the front page. I moved the sales and users online stats up to the top, and condensed everything a bit.

I also made the text bigger towards the top of the link list. Do you think these changes are for the better? Thanks!

11-03-2006, 04:06 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
007 NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 249	King of the Bill - An Advertising Extravaganza! Hello everyone, I just launched a new site http://www.kingofthebill.com/ Please let me know what you think of it! Basically, it's a virtual King of the Hill ad based concept, where advertisers can fight to be on top. The first ad starts at $1, and the price increases by one bill ($1) after each purchase. Of course feel free to buy an ad as well! Thanks for any suggestions or comments! ~007 __________________ ► Does your company need the NURV Â® touch? ► Professional logo animation services. ► Top notch graphic design and web production services. Last edited by 007; 11-03-2006 at 04:10 AM.

11-04-2006, 12:04 PM	THREAD STARTER #3 (permalink)
007 NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 249	What if I changed the background to a different color? Any suggestions for a better color? __________________ ► Does your company need the NURV Â® touch? ► Professional logo animation services. ► Top notch graphic design and web production services.

11-05-2006, 04:57 PM	THREAD STARTER #5 (permalink)
007 NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 249	I have just changed the background to a pattern that I think looks ok. What do you think? :-) What do you guys think of the overall concept of the website? Is it easy to understand right away? __________________ ► Does your company need the NURV Â® touch? ► Professional logo animation services. ► Top notch graphic design and web production services.

11-06-2006, 08:46 PM	THREAD STARTER #7 (permalink)
007 NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 249	Thanks! :-) Anyone else have anything to say about it? __________________ ► Does your company need the NURV Â® touch? ► Professional logo animation services. ► Top notch graphic design and web production services.

11-07-2006, 02:13 PM	THREAD STARTER #9 (permalink)
007 NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 249	I have several campaign ideas planned and that I am working on to get the word out more so hopefully that will fall under "properly optimized and advertized." I've also created live stats banners now that people can put on their sites to help promote it. Of course I can also put these on my other sites, as well as paying other sites to put them up. It should help keep things going. __________________ ► Does your company need the NURV Â® touch? ► Professional logo animation services. ► Top notch graphic design and web production services.

11-04-2006, 02:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
wolvenraider NamePros Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 77	My first reaction was: wow what is this, doesn't he know how to use colours for making a goodlooking layout? But when lookign more carefully it is a cool design, sweet banner, nice menu that matches your banner. The white-grey is okay, but it is the dark grey background that ruins everything. To begin with, put a small border around your content to seperate it from the background. And the only solution I see is to make your sie wider: 75-90% of the screen should be content to avoid the ugly-effect I had when I first visited it. sigh again the smae I have to say With a small chanegs you have a good layout

11-07-2006, 01:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
squatter Account Closed Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 294	That's, probably, the modified version. I can't say I like it a lot, I mean this crazy combination of green, yellow, grey and red. But that's just my opinion, you should ask lots of people. I love your domain name and the whole idea of the site, I think it'll be rather succesful if properly optimized and advertized.

11-19-2006, 02:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
websmarts NamePros Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island - New York Posts: 28	This is a great site 007, I just bought a spot and I am the " King " whoot ! How long will I remain on the throne .....thats my question! Second spot I bought by the way , Last time I got huge blasts of traffic, plus the fact that you get the lifetime link is awesome I was also checking the future PR checker and looks like its gunna be a PR5 Nice site ! __________________ There is no place like 127.0.0.1

11-19-2006, 03:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
SirSpider NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Baltimore.to Posts: 435	Cool idea. Attractive and easy to understand. I definitely like what you have done. Did you write the script? . __________________ --- SirSpider says, "Visit Ocean City, MD for a fun beach vacation." Leave No Child Behind - Controversy in Education Reform

11-20-2006, 01:31 PM	THREAD STARTER #13 (permalink)
007 NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 249	Yes, I did write the script. Thanks for the positive comments! I just added a new page to the site called "Referrals." Anybody who sends traffic to KOTB from their site will automatically have their link added to the list. http://www.kingofthebill.com/. You can also check out that page to see all the sites that are sending traffic to KOTB. Several of them are using the 728x90 live banner that also shows the top advertiser's banner. Also, just a note. Today has been a very good day traffic-wise. It's been one of the best days so far. __________________ ► Does your company need the NURV Â® touch? ► Professional logo animation services. ► Top notch graphic design and web production services. Last edited by 007; 11-20-2006 at 07:01 PM.

12-07-2006, 02:06 PM	THREAD STARTER #14 (permalink)
007 NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 249	Hi guys, I made some changes to the layout on the front page. I moved the sales and users online stats up to the top, and condensed everything a bit. I also made the text bigger towards the top of the link list. Do you think these changes are for the better? Thanks! __________________ ► Does your company need the NURV Â® touch? ► Professional logo animation services. ► Top notch graphic design and web production services.

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