Please review our Spanish Forum

larryharlow · 06-15-2007, 08:32 AM

I just made this forum in spanish to talk about domains:

www.dominalo.com

I want your opininions about colors and what kind of Logo should I use.

Let me translate the Forum Catergories, what do u think?

Domain News
Newbies
Staff Announcements

General talk about domains
Domain Appraisals
Domain Registrars
IDN Domains talk
Monetization

Sales Fixed price
Sales Asking Price
Sales Projects Developed Webs
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/339552-please-review-our-spanish-forum.html
Domain Auctions
Domains wanted
External Links

Web Development
Help Wanted
Domain Hosting

Rest Room (talk about anything)
Private Room
English Forum

Feedback appreciated

larryharlow · 06-16-2007, 11:24 AM

NEWS!

We are giving out free domains each Saturday to every active member at this forum.

I hope we grow comunnity.

Its should be a good place to trade spanish domains.

GeneCosta · 06-16-2007, 12:57 PM

Considering the forum software is free, the present layout is nice. I do see some room for improvement: for one, there's a lot of white space at the top. Perhaps this problem could be resolved if you pulled in the outside border and had more blue showing?

For the most part I like the forum icons. The catagory backgrounds, especially on the right [light blue fading into darker blue, which doesn't fit the table] could use some work. My biggest problem is with the logo. Nothing stands out about it, in my opinion. Other than that, a good start.

Good luck with the site!

larryharlow · 06-19-2007, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by GeneCosta

Considering the forum software is free, the present layout is nice. I do see some room for improvement: for one, there's a lot of white space at the top. Perhaps this problem could be resolved if you pulled in the outside border and had more blue showing?
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=339552

For the most part I like the forum icons. The catagory backgrounds, especially on the right [light blue fading into darker blue, which doesn't fit the table] could use some work. My biggest problem is with the logo. Nothing stands out about it, in my opinion. Other than that, a good start.

Good luck with the site!

Thanks for your opinion, we are working in a better logo and I really need to fix the white part at the top...

DN · 06-19-2007, 06:21 PM

The colors of the forum ok, maybe logo need to be more "domain styled".
Even it is Spanish community add English speaking thread it may be be useful.
Good luck!

By the way my business partners have domain to sell with Spanish keyword Mercader.***
PM me if interested in domain or in brokerage of it.

larryharlow · 07-06-2007, 04:54 PM

Thanks ,

Ok, Colors and Logo fixed.

Its been 3 weeks and I only have 30 users...

We have a lot more to offer than other forums, so I hope this project works...

Bodhi · 07-06-2007, 07:20 PM

Hey there,

Nice start on your forum! The only design element that I have trouble with is the orange color you are using for your forum names. It is to bright in my opinion, on the right when it starts to fade out it is a much more subtle but similar colored orange. I think it might improve the look a bit if the left side was that more subtle orange color. I could be alone on this but that was my immediate impression and thought I would share it with you. It is not a big deal and won't make or break your site

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=339552

Oh and one more thing. When a forum is new it is usually better to have fewer categories so that the forum seems more active. It is better to have 5 categories with 20 threads each then 20 categories with 4 threads each. Otherwise it looks like a ghost town. You have some related categories that could be merged for now and split once the thread count builds up.

Good look with it and may it become the Spanish Namepros!

Mike · 07-06-2007, 09:43 PM

While i don't really understand anything of the content, i do like the visuals, the logo, the forum layout, in general - it's looking good!

larryharlow · 07-26-2007, 10:09 AM

^ Thanks. We are gonna make some changes soon...

Falian · 07-26-2007, 10:37 AM

Start Spending some advertising money and artificially buffer your forums with content.

larryharlow · 07-31-2007, 03:33 PM

Hi Falian, thanks for your advice. Im doing that, alotta news everyday , and hoping to have more users soon.
_____

Well, Ive'changed the design 100%. I had to do it cause the site looked bad to be honest.

This might be the final design (template), though...

larryharlow · 09-19-2007, 09:06 PM

One month later ..and I've made some changes but....still dont have enough active users.

06-15-2007, 08:32 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
larryharlow NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: CALI, Colombia Posts: 559	Please review our Spanish Forum I just made this forum in spanish to talk about domains: www.dominalo.com I want your opininions about colors and what kind of Logo should I use. Let me translate the Forum Catergories, what do u think? Domain News Newbies Staff Announcements General talk about domains Domain Appraisals Domain Registrars IDN Domains talk Monetization Sales Fixed price Sales Asking Price Sales Projects Developed Webs ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/339552-please-review-our-spanish-forum.html Domain Auctions Domains wanted External Links Web Development Help Wanted Domain Hosting Rest Room (talk about anything) Private Room English Forum Feedback appreciated

06-16-2007, 11:24 AM	THREAD STARTER #2 (permalink)
larryharlow NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: CALI, Colombia Posts: 559	NEWS! We are giving out free domains each Saturday to every active member at this forum. I hope we grow comunnity. Its should be a good place to trade spanish domains. __________________ Hip Hop and Reggae Videos \|

06-19-2007, 06:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
DN NamePros Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 65	The colors of the forum ok, maybe logo need to be more "domain styled". Even it is Spanish community add English speaking thread it may be be useful. Good luck! By the way my business partners have domain to sell with Spanish keyword Mercader.* PM me if interested in domain or in brokerage of it. __________________ BeneluxRealEstate.com** and many other real estate, geo, travel related domains. Make offer, PM if interested. Last edited by DN; 06-19-2007 at 06:27 PM.

07-06-2007, 04:54 PM	THREAD STARTER #6 (permalink)
larryharlow NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: CALI, Colombia Posts: 559	Thanks , Ok, Colors and Logo fixed. Its been 3 weeks and I only have 30 users... We have a lot more to offer than other forums, so I hope this project works... __________________ Hip Hop and Reggae Videos \|

07-06-2007, 07:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bodhi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,129	Hey there, Nice start on your forum! The only design element that I have trouble with is the orange color you are using for your forum names. It is to bright in my opinion, on the right when it starts to fade out it is a much more subtle but similar colored orange. I think it might improve the look a bit if the left side was that more subtle orange color. I could be alone on this but that was my immediate impression and thought I would share it with you. It is not a big deal and won't make or break your site ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=339552 Oh and one more thing. When a forum is new it is usually better to have fewer categories so that the forum seems more active. It is better to have 5 categories with 20 threads each then 20 categories with 4 threads each. Otherwise it looks like a ghost town. You have some related categories that could be merged for now and split once the thread count builds up. Good look with it and may it become the Spanish Namepros! Last edited by neobodhi; 07-06-2007 at 07:24 PM.

06-16-2007, 12:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
GeneCosta Account Closed Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 964	Considering the forum software is free, the present layout is nice. I do see some room for improvement: for one, there's a lot of white space at the top. Perhaps this problem could be resolved if you pulled in the outside border and had more blue showing? For the most part I like the forum icons. The catagory backgrounds, especially on the right [light blue fading into darker blue, which doesn't fit the table] could use some work. My biggest problem is with the logo. Nothing stands out about it, in my opinion. Other than that, a good start. Good luck with the site!

07-06-2007, 09:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mike NamePros Expert Join Date: May 2005 Location: www.chrome.us Posts: 5,217	While i don't really understand anything of the content, i do like the visuals, the logo, the forum layout, in general - it's looking good!

07-26-2007, 10:09 AM	THREAD STARTER #9 (permalink)
larryharlow NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: CALI, Colombia Posts: 559	^ Thanks. We are gonna make some changes soon... __________________ Hip Hop and Reggae Videos \|

07-26-2007, 10:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
Falian NamePros Regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 300	Start Spending some advertising money and artificially buffer your forums with content. __________________ Xenf.com -Gain Ranking, Traffic & Profit By Purchasing 5,000 Premium Links

07-31-2007, 03:33 PM	THREAD STARTER #11 (permalink)
larryharlow NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: CALI, Colombia Posts: 559	Hi Falian, thanks for your advice. Im doing that, alotta news everyday , and hoping to have more users soon. _____ Well, Ive'changed the design 100%. I had to do it cause the site looked bad to be honest. This might be the final design (template), though... __________________ Hip Hop and Reggae Videos \|

09-19-2007, 09:06 PM	THREAD STARTER #12 (permalink)
larryharlow NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: CALI, Colombia Posts: 559	One month later ..and I've made some changes but....still dont have enough active users. __________________ Hip Hop and Reggae Videos \|

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