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Old 12-27-2006, 07:15 PM THREAD STARTER               #1 (permalink)
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Please give feedback... everything is appreciated... I know I need more content and less ads on the sub pages... but other than that. attack!
thank you to all that have been helpful, its been a long few months trying to teach myself all this stuff....

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Please give feedback... everything is appreciated... I know I need more content and less ads on the sub pages... but other than that. attack!
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Please specify a URL.
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Please specify a URL.
Its in his sig i think
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well if you are asking for the URL in your sig..thenn umm i dont see anywhere to click accept for the ads as u said.

and the gif animation at the bottom i think its a "bit" kiddish

and btw you cannot have those ads with adsense its agaisnt googles tos.
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he website in question is in my sig...
the gif animation has been changed....
i have those competitve ad banners blocked in my adsense, and have e mailed google for verification that i am comlying with all TOS, but have not gotten a reply, but i will remove them asap if it is the consensus that i am violating their tos...
there are tons of links on my pages that arent ads.. not sure what you mean at all....
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bump.... please review!
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I don't know if it's intended but the logo keeps shifting in position as you navigate between the first page and travel for instance.
Also, if I go into America under travel, the logo changes to another one. No real consistency. You seem to be using centered text in the body of some pages which just looks weird in my opinion...
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As you already stated, more content - less ads. currently your site looks like a mix and match of billboards, i don't think you actually need to lessen the ads, you should incorporate the ads into your articles, thus generating content through/via the ads. For one, it would give you immediate ideas about content, for another you'd be tying your advertisers into your reports. Hyperlink to the ads, and drop the skyscraper, billboard, etc. approach, it's almost too antique. If you have traffic, sell banner space (through cpm pricing) that goes userdriven, "adjuggler" is a nifty program that can help with that.
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Beef up the content with wine reviews from users, wineries, high level liqueur stores, etc. Give your users a reason to return, by adding userdriven functions to it as in: User recommendations, how to make your own wine in small quantities, etc.
Focus on who you are making the page for then deliver to what your users would like to see and educate them through their own contributions.
Also, Austria (as one of the most award winning countries in terms of white wine production) Italy, France, Australia and some areas in the USA would be thrilled if people came to see them, so far you're linking to other pages. Start coming up with researched content yourself and own your site. Then start recommending places and let your users recommend destinations, which in the end will bring you to a Forum and eventually blog where users can connect AND where wineries can connect with the users.

The page(s) themselves are "ok" for the beginning, you have a lot of work to do. I simply base this statement on: If you're catering to the wine drinker that drinks wine from a paper carton then you're on the right track, your target group though, especially when you present foreign destinations, are people that drink wine from glass bottles, review their peer opinions about products, etc. In short, you're dealing with mostly educated users, approach them as such, visually as well as through your content.
You delivered a good start, all thats left to do is tune it.
just my .02 cents though
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Thank you!
what great reviews (and help for that matter)...
i love getting torn apart like this! learning is a truly great thing...
i do have some interests in banner advertising from people, but i think that my site is a little primitive, but its improving everyday. plus i am no php or even a css wiz, so it is slow going, but content does rule all....
im going to work on everything that you threw at me....
(im a journalist not a web designer, so everything is appreciated)
give me a few days and check back please.. ill bump it then...
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