Website Review

bensd · 11-28-2007, 03:24 AM

www . boyzone . info

Have been working on this, it is a fan site for boyzone.

Any thoughts appreciated.

Cheers

Ben

Mike · 11-28-2007, 09:06 AM

It's one of the very few times where i'm not sure what you could possibly improve upon, other than adding a favicon.

This is a very nice utilization of a CMS (not sure which one). The only thing that i'd add/change is to bring their music videos or live performance videos to the frontpage. I'm sure they exist somewhere, probably on youtube.
Simultaneously, i'd relabel the "gallery" to "Videos & Gallery", where fans have the opportunity to browse between existing photos and videos.

Other than that, very nice job!

IB

bensd · 11-28-2007, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IntelBank

It's one of the very few times where i'm not sure what you could possibly improve upon, other than adding a favicon.

Wow! Thanks very much

Quote:

Originally Posted by IntelBank

This is a very nice utilization of a CMS (not sure which one).

Believe it or not the website was all handcoded in notepad! This is was one of my very first projects (before i knew about CMS!) which i have been doing on and off for months.

Quote:

Originally Posted by IntelBank

The only thing that i'd add/change is to bring their music videos or live performance videos to the frontpage. I'm sure they exist somewhere, probably on youtube.
Simultaneously, i'd relabel the "gallery" to "Videos & Gallery", where fans have the opportunity to browse between existing photos and videos.

This is something i have been thinking about as well, i will have to implement that.

Cheers

-Ben

Mike · 11-28-2007, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bensd

Believe it or not the website was all handcoded in notepad! This is was one of my very first projects (before i knew about CMS!) which i have been doing on and off for months.
-Ben

No wonder it didn't show the usual CMS signs, yet still look very much like a CMS. All the more a great job considering that it's built by hand! Congrats!

IB

Sakura · 11-28-2007, 09:06 PM

I like the site but:
-background (brown) could use a color matching to the main site contents

- Could use fresh contents of live pictures,videos,or anything that will bring fresh content interesting.
- A favico could be used if you want
- Add a unique description in the title like "Unofficial Boyzone fan website - (message here) Maybe RSS?

But other wise , great site!

Frikkle · 12-03-2007, 06:23 AM

I tried to access your site and got a 403 Error:

Code:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/2.0.55 (Red Hat) Server at www.boyzone.info Port 80

Perhaps this needs resolving? When you fix it, I'll review your site.

-Frikkle

11-28-2007, 03:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
bensd NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 484 400.00 NP$ (Donate)	Website Review www . boyzone . info Have been working on this, it is a fan site for boyzone. Any thoughts appreciated. Cheers Ben

11-28-2007, 09:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mike NamePros Expert Join Date: May 2005 Location: www.chrome.us Posts: 5,245 46.20 NP$ (Donate)	It's one of the very few times where i'm not sure what you could possibly improve upon, other than adding a favicon. This is a very nice utilization of a CMS (not sure which one). The only thing that i'd add/change is to bring their music videos or live performance videos to the frontpage. I'm sure they exist somewhere, probably on youtube. Simultaneously, i'd relabel the "gallery" to "Videos & Gallery", where fans have the opportunity to browse between existing photos and videos. Other than that, very nice job! IB __________________ Do you Chrome? [\|] Noomle No fees & More Revenue IntelBank.com<<Your Business & Your Money>>CreditHelp.TV American Pilot Center <- Learn to Fly -> PilotCenter

12-03-2007, 06:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
Frikkle NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 751 11.15 NP$ (Donate)	I tried to access your site and got a 403 Error: Code: Forbidden You don't have permission to access / on this server. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. Apache/2.0.55 (Red Hat) Server at www.boyzone.info Port 80 Perhaps this needs resolving? When you fix it, I'll review your site. -Frikkle __________________ It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. Upton Sinclair

11-28-2007, 09:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sakura NamePros Elite™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 831 195.00 NP$ (Donate)	I like the site but: -background (brown) could use a color matching to the main site contents - Could use fresh contents of live pictures,videos,or anything that will bring fresh content interesting. - A favico could be used if you want - Add a unique description in the title like "Unofficial Boyzone fan website - (message here) Maybe RSS? But other wise , great site!

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