Domainer Blog Just Launched...

Chef Patrick · 07-21-2008, 06:47 PM

Hey guys I just launched DNKitchen.com a few hours ago.

Would love to get some feedback from my NP family. It is a very simple clean blog site. Let me know if I should make any changes.

thehotship · 07-21-2008, 09:42 PM

I do like the idea/name and, for the most part, the look. I would think about changing the logo...or maybe making it bigger. I know that the chef's hat fits into the theme but I would try to find something else or work on that some more...it's floating..maybe add .com and use it as the dot...or use a frying pan.

I think that the mark on the left of the logo is suppose to be ketchup...I'd remove that, it kind of looks like blood splatter and, in my opinion, is distracting. Other than the logo I think it is a well made site with good name and slogan.

Kind of hard to read maybe a bigger font in the body and sidebar.

Good work and good luck.

silveraden · 07-21-2008, 11:19 PM

I like the design but the thing that bothers my eyes is the banner on top..

Xavier_3D · 07-22-2008, 12:19 AM

Looks good and clean. Please keep it that way. Just edit the CSS though and use some Sans Serif Font instead. Serif fonts remind most people of the classics.

Chef Patrick · 07-22-2008, 04:51 PM

thank you guys, rep added to all. made a few changes today based on your suggestions.

-Ray- · 07-22-2008, 05:44 PM

--Pros---
I like the color sheme, it works well with the layout. I also like the way that you used a chef hat in the logo.. It blends well with the theme of the site. The layout is simple, and very browser friendly (IE, FireFox, Opera). Also the SEO urls, keywords, and titles, are optimized pretty nice.

--Cons--
The text in the advertise here button is huge and distracts from the content.(maybe that is your goal?). Your header image is missing an alt tag, this is bad for seo. You can stylize you your text a little better. It is a little hard to seperate the titles from the content

Ross · 07-22-2008, 08:39 PM

If your goal was to be clean and simple then you have achieved that. I think it looks great. The thing that i think its lacking is dimension. Look at the design on this userbar:
http://www.userbars.be/userbars/11/22135.gif

See those lines going through the bar and the glare that it has in it. If you did something similar to that with the header bard and gray boxes to the side i think it would make the whole thing pop a little more.

ProTip: Making your site look active attracts readers. PUT AFFILIATE ADS IN THE AD PLACEMENTS for the time being. Also add maybe some adsense.

Good Luck!

Chef Patrick · 07-22-2008, 08:41 PM

Thanks Ray, changes have been made.

weblord · 07-22-2008, 08:43 PM

good use of white space all around.
on the advertise here boxes, put at least one button of parked.com (im sure you have it) and then one empty box with "advertise here" it encourages others to try out as well which will land you some advertisers.

Chef Patrick · 07-22-2008, 09:30 PM

thanks yet again guys.

tivo, i have contacted a graphic guy for your suggestions. i agree 100%.

weblord, couldn't find a parked.com banner, lol. will fill it up with affiliates for now.

SeanPreston · 07-23-2008, 04:34 AM

Ah I heard you talking about this yesterday in online chat...

First thing great design, Though I would say the colour scheme of the navigation could be improved. I dont think the yellow and grey work very good, I love gradients so that probably why im saying this.

Apart from the nav the rest of the site looks good, clean easy to follow, what a blog should be like!

-REECE- · 07-23-2008, 07:58 AM

Love the design, especially the logo + catchy slogan, very nice

I agree with Ross -- would be great to see it a bit fancier but other than that, it's great (as is the content).

Well done!

sdsinc · 07-23-2008, 08:05 AM

I liked the first article... keep up the good work.

shockie · 07-23-2008, 01:56 PM

not to be pedantic, but you'll want to use the adverb "terribly" to describe the verb "to treat."

Chef Patrick · 07-23-2008, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by shockie

not to be pedantic, but you'll want to use the adverb "terribly" to describe the verb "to treat."

ummm what does pedantic mean?

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/495309-domainer-blog-just-launched.html
LOL...i'll look it up.

for everyone else, rep has been added and all changes have been made. i have one or two more minor tweaks but i think we are near completion.

if you have more comments keep them coming. this domain is for you guys, something fun and informative. also if there are articles you want to see then please feel free to drop some suggestions.

weblord · 07-23-2008, 06:10 PM

i can see 3 banners and 1 button
https://secure.parked.com/account/referral/

Originally Posted by DomainSubway

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=495309
weblord, couldn't find a parked.com banner, lol. will fill it up with affiliates for now.

Chef Patrick · 07-23-2008, 06:59 PM

yup got it now, had to open a parked.com account first

i have to go through my list of 700 domains now to transfer over a couple hundred.

Originally Posted by weblord

i can see 3 banners and 1 button
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=495309
https://secure.parked.com/account/referral/

**Dave Zan** · 07-23-2008, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by Kath

I liked the first article.

Me too. It definitely caught my attention.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=495309

Off-topic, Patrick, but how'd you get that Share/Save button between read
the rest and comments?

Chef Patrick · 07-23-2008, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Dave Zan

Me too. It definitely caught my attention.

Off-topic, Patrick, but how'd you get that Share/Save button between read
the rest and comments?

glad you liked it...

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/add-to-any/
here is the link for your plugin.

Chef Patrick · 07-28-2008, 11:34 AM

a few more updates made today, let me know what you think.

griswold · 07-28-2008, 12:28 PM

Looks good. I'm not sure if the header and sidebar graphics were changed like Tivo suggested (I didn't see the site before the changes) but the gradient shading does give them a professional look. I did noticed your "Advertise Here" link on the sidebar gets a 404 error, might want to check that out. Overall looking good.

Chef Patrick · 07-28-2008, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by griswold

Looks good. I'm not sure if the header and sidebar graphics were changed like Tivo suggested (I didn't see the site before the changes) but the gradient shading does give them a professional look. I did noticed your "Advertise Here" link on the sidebar gets a 404 error, might want to check that out. Overall looking good.

Thanks griswold...updated link, that was my fault.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=495309

I have talked to Tivo and he is happy with the change, in fact I used his graphic guy for the update.

I am also working on a cartoon chef, that looks like me, that should be cool

Chef Patrick · 08-06-2008, 09:41 AM

ok guys, just added a comic strip to the site today, tell me what you think please.

DNKitchen.com

realestatepro · 08-06-2008, 10:22 PM

Comic addition is pretty cool. Gives domainer news a bit of a print style media.

The website could be improved with a little more attention to seo. Came up with 70.83% BWR Score. Meets most but the very basics, but this may be something your testing who knows.

http://www.basicwebsitereview.com/re....dnkitchen.com

-REECE- · 08-07-2008, 12:10 AM

Looks great Patrick!

A nice, unique addition which really sets DN Kitchen apart from the 50 other domain blogs out there

07-21-2008, 06:47 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
Chef Patrick ChefPatrick.com Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 2,121 Follow @ChefPatrick	Domainer Blog Just Launched... Hey guys I just launched DNKitchen.com a few hours ago. Would love to get some feedback from my NP family. It is a very simple clean blog site. Let me know if I should make any changes. __________________ Domain News by Chef Patrick Facebook \| Twitter \|Science Fiction \|DNCruise Last edited by Bill; 07-21-2008 at 10:20 PM. Reason: Removed size 4 font

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07-22-2008, 12:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Xavier_3D NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Karachi, Pakistan Posts: 449 Follow @xyber3dstudios	Looks good and clean. Please keep it that way. Just edit the CSS though and use some Sans Serif Font instead. Serif fonts remind most people of the classics. __________________ I don't design. But I do have a Huge Portfolio of my works - Portfolio, Xyber 3D Studios Website

07-22-2008, 04:51 PM	THREAD STARTER #5 (permalink)
Chef Patrick ChefPatrick.com Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 2,121 Follow @ChefPatrick	thank you guys, rep added to all. made a few changes today based on your suggestions. __________________ Domain News by Chef Patrick Facebook \| Twitter \|Science Fiction \|DNCruise

07-22-2008, 05:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
-Ray- Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,839	--Pros--- I like the color sheme, it works well with the layout. I also like the way that you used a chef hat in the logo.. It blends well with the theme of the site. The layout is simple, and very browser friendly (IE, FireFox, Opera). Also the SEO urls, keywords, and titles, are optimized pretty nice. --Cons-- The text in the advertise here button is huge and distracts from the content.(maybe that is your goal?). Your header image is missing an alt tag, this is bad for seo. You can stylize you your text a little better. It is a little hard to seperate the titles from the content __________________ Poker News, articles, discussion LIKE THIS Its an iPod, a phone, and an internet communications device.

07-21-2008, 09:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
thehotship NamePros Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 66	I do like the idea/name and, for the most part, the look. I would think about changing the logo...or maybe making it bigger. I know that the chef's hat fits into the theme but I would try to find something else or work on that some more...it's floating..maybe add .com and use it as the dot...or use a frying pan. I think that the mark on the left of the logo is suppose to be ketchup...I'd remove that, it kind of looks like blood splatter and, in my opinion, is distracting. Other than the logo I think it is a well made site with good name and slogan. Kind of hard to read maybe a bigger font in the body and sidebar. Good work and good luck.

07-22-2008, 08:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ross Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,132	If your goal was to be clean and simple then you have achieved that. I think it looks great. The thing that i think its lacking is dimension. Look at the design on this userbar: http://www.userbars.be/userbars/11/22135.gif See those lines going through the bar and the glare that it has in it. If you did something similar to that with the header bard and gray boxes to the side i think it would make the whole thing pop a little more. ProTip: Making your site look active attracts readers. PUT AFFILIATE ADS IN THE AD PLACEMENTS for the time being. Also add maybe some adsense. Good Luck!

07-22-2008, 08:41 PM	THREAD STARTER #8 (permalink)
Chef Patrick ChefPatrick.com Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 2,121 Follow @ChefPatrick	Thanks Ray, changes have been made. __________________ Domain News by Chef Patrick Facebook \| Twitter \|Science Fiction \|DNCruise

07-22-2008, 08:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
weblord NamePros Legend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philippines - www.Nabaza.com Posts: 19,785	good use of white space all around. on the advertise here boxes, put at least one button of parked.com (im sure you have it) and then one empty box with "advertise here" it encourages others to try out as well which will land you some advertisers. __________________ Nabaza.com - Amaia

07-22-2008, 09:30 PM	THREAD STARTER #10 (permalink)
Chef Patrick ChefPatrick.com Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 2,121 Follow @ChefPatrick	thanks yet again guys. tivo, i have contacted a graphic guy for your suggestions. i agree 100%. weblord, couldn't find a parked.com banner, lol. will fill it up with affiliates for now. __________________ Domain News by Chef Patrick Facebook \| Twitter \|Science Fiction \|DNCruise

07-23-2008, 04:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
SeanPreston Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,278	Ah I heard you talking about this yesterday in online chat... First thing great design, Though I would say the colour scheme of the navigation could be improved. I dont think the yellow and grey work very good, I love gradients so that probably why im saying this. Apart from the nav the rest of the site looks good, clean easy to follow, what a blog should be like!

07-23-2008, 07:58 AM	#12 (permalink)
-REECE- NamePros Expert Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 8,996	Love the design, especially the logo + catchy slogan, very nice I agree with Ross -- would be great to see it a bit fancier but other than that, it's great (as is the content). Well done!

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sdsinc Domains my Dominion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Web 1.0 Posts: 9,558	I liked the first article... keep up the good work. __________________ NameNewsletter.com - free lists of available domain names ZoneFiles.net (beta) - ccTLD and gTLD droplists

07-23-2008, 01:56 PM	#14 (permalink)
shockie Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,702	not to be pedantic, but you'll want to use the adverb "terribly" to describe the verb "to treat." __________________ - shockie

07-28-2008, 11:34 AM	THREAD STARTER #20 (permalink)
Chef Patrick ChefPatrick.com Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 2,121 Follow @ChefPatrick	a few more updates made today, let me know what you think. __________________ Domain News by Chef Patrick Facebook \| Twitter \|Science Fiction \|DNCruise

07-28-2008, 12:28 PM	#21 (permalink)
griswold New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2	Looks good. I'm not sure if the header and sidebar graphics were changed like Tivo suggested (I didn't see the site before the changes) but the gradient shading does give them a professional look. I did noticed your "Advertise Here" link on the sidebar gets a 404 error, might want to check that out. Overall looking good.

08-06-2008, 09:41 AM	THREAD STARTER #23 (permalink)
Chef Patrick ChefPatrick.com Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 2,121 Follow @ChefPatrick	ok guys, just added a comic strip to the site today, tell me what you think please. DNKitchen.com __________________ Domain News by Chef Patrick Facebook \| Twitter \|Science Fiction \|DNCruise Last edited by DomainSubway; 08-06-2008 at 09:55 AM.

08-06-2008, 10:22 PM	#24 (permalink)
realestatepro NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 377	Comic addition is pretty cool. Gives domainer news a bit of a print style media. The website could be improved with a little more attention to seo. Came up with 70.83% BWR Score. Meets most but the very basics, but this may be something your testing who knows. http://www.basicwebsitereview.com/re....dnkitchen.com

08-07-2008, 12:10 AM	#25 (permalink)
-REECE- NamePros Expert Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 8,996	Looks great Patrick! A nice, unique addition which really sets DN Kitchen apart from the 50 other domain blogs out there

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