would love some honest opinions

bradw01f · 02-03-2012, 12:22 AM

Morning Guys

Would love to know what you think of my new site

www.MasonicGamer.com

Traffic as been good and since flipping to the new style I have seen an increase in traffic.

Please have a quick look and let me know your thoughts.

hopkism · 02-03-2012, 07:32 AM

I never would have guessed to see a site on masonry and gaming. It is quite a unique niche. It looks like it is easy to read and navigable.

Although I will admit the Masonic Supply Shop ad in the header is a little distracting and confusing. I like what appears to be the absence of adsense. It looks like your readers would appreciate that.

What are the future plans? Is it just a blog? My only advice with any new blog is keep it consistent and updated. Have fun.

bradw01f · 02-03-2012, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by hopkism

I never would have guessed to see a site on masonry and gaming. It is quite a unique niche. It looks like it is easy to read and navigable.

Although I will admit the Masonic Supply Shop ad in the header is a little distracting and confusing. I like what appears to be the absence of adsense. It looks like your readers would appreciate that.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/web-design-reviews/745477-would-love-some-honest-opinions.html

What are the future plans? Is it just a blog? My only advice with any new blog is keep it consistent and updated. Have fun.

Very unique niche is true but its there and it's very big

Your right about the absence of Adsense I hate sites that are full of ads, I have included the small banner ad just to see how things would look with a banner ad and this is an affilate that im already with so it made easy just to use that ad.

We have some big plans for the site and changes will happen over the coming months, it already feeds the facebook page which we have now got 750 active members and twitter is growing daily.

Thank you for your reply.

jagusa · 02-03-2012, 09:40 AM

A fine example of how an otherwise 'weird' domain can be made valuable with some development--particularly useful content--and care.

hopkism · 02-04-2012, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by bradw01f

Very unique niche is true but its there and it's very big

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=745477

Your right about the absence of Adsense I hate sites that are full of ads, I have included the small banner ad just to see how things would look with a banner ad and this is an affilate that im already with so it made easy just to use that ad.

We have some big plans for the site and changes will happen over the coming months, it already feeds the facebook page which we have now got 750 active members and twitter is growing daily.

Thank you for your reply.

Yeah, the placement is great and the relevancy is there. The colors just threw me off. Keep up the good work. I look forward to seeing more.

bradw01f · 02-04-2012, 03:15 PM

Thanks for your kind words

Do you think a custom header would look better?

I am also on the look out for a good affilate program i.e something game related but don't really want to cover the pages with ads, do you believe 1 or 2 small ads in the right field would be to much?

Once again thank you for your comments

cookielessdomain · 02-15-2012, 01:56 PM

There is a CSS problem with Google Chrome.

I will provide a fix.

In the file styles.css in line 122

#pagemenu li a, #pagemenu li a:link

change

margin: 0 6px 0 0;

to

margin: 0 4px 0 0;

and the pagemenu is fixed. Otherwise "My Orders" is under the menu and not inside.

I would add some more cool CSS3 to .more-link or the h2.title ...

Just my 2 cents.

Michael

bradw01f · 02-23-2012, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by cookielessdomain

There is a CSS problem with Google Chrome.

I will provide a fix.

In the file styles.css in line 122

#pagemenu li a, #pagemenu li a:link

change

margin: 0 6px 0 0;

to

margin: 0 4px 0 0;

and the pagemenu is fixed. Otherwise "My Orders" is under the menu and not inside.

I would add some more cool CSS3 to .more-link or the h2.title ...

Just my 2 cents.

Michael

Thanks Michael I have sorted it now, to be honest that should not have been shown as it was a store I was toying with adding at a later date

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=745477

I have now added a custom header

Can I ask does anyone still use RSS is twitter the norm now?

Any more reviews are more then welcome...

Cheers Brad

tiawood · 02-23-2012, 11:12 AM

The theme is okay but it doesn't look like a gaming site. It looks more like a blog - which would be okay - and the header looks good as well but the content area looks a bit thrown around and could use more style & structure.

bradw01f · 02-23-2012, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by tiawood

The theme is okay but it doesn't look like a gaming site. It looks more like a blog - which would be okay - and the header looks good as well but the content area looks a bit thrown around and could use more style & structure.

would love to have a chat with you, im looking for some help with some development in the future can you send me a PM?

tiawood · 02-23-2012, 04:38 PM

Sure. PM sent.

bradw01f · 03-14-2012, 02:26 AM

Ok the site as now had an update, can I ask what you guys think now?

@tiawood we will be in contact very soon there are some bits we still need doing....

cookielessdomain · 04-18-2012, 07:44 AM

I would change the Permalinks to SEO friendly URL's asap!

Sophia Myles · 04-22-2012, 08:52 AM

I've seen a few sites of this kind....Maybe you should make it more colorful to attract the viewers

02-03-2012, 12:22 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
bradw01f NamePros Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: London, England Posts: 188 Follow @MasonicGamer	would love some honest opinions Morning Guys Would love to know what you think of my new site www.MasonicGamer.com Traffic as been good and since flipping to the new style I have seen an increase in traffic. Please have a quick look and let me know your thoughts. __________________ www.MasonicGamer.com Where Brothers Play Cheap Masonic Regalia Masonic Gamers Facebook Page Masonic Rings

02-03-2012, 07:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
hopkism NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 426 Follow @hopkism	I never would have guessed to see a site on masonry and gaming. It is quite a unique niche. It looks like it is easy to read and navigable. Although I will admit the Masonic Supply Shop ad in the header is a little distracting and confusing. I like what appears to be the absence of adsense. It looks like your readers would appreciate that. What are the future plans? Is it just a blog? My only advice with any new blog is keep it consistent and updated. Have fun. __________________ Investing in Domain Names - Strategies to Make Money Online - Domain Names for You

02-03-2012, 09:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
jagusa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,283	A fine example of how an otherwise 'weird' domain can be made valuable with some development--particularly useful content--and care. __________________ Hi!

02-04-2012, 03:15 PM	THREAD STARTER #6 (permalink)
bradw01f NamePros Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: London, England Posts: 188 Follow @MasonicGamer	Thanks for your kind words Do you think a custom header would look better? I am also on the look out for a good affilate program i.e something game related but don't really want to cover the pages with ads, do you believe 1 or 2 small ads in the right field would be to much? Once again thank you for your comments __________________ www.MasonicGamer.com Where Brothers Play Cheap Masonic Regalia Masonic Gamers Facebook Page Masonic Rings

02-23-2012, 11:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
tiawood NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 450 Follow @NameHoney	The theme is okay but it doesn't look like a gaming site. It looks more like a blog - which would be okay - and the header looks good as well but the content area looks a bit thrown around and could use more style & structure. __________________ ██ 6 Website HotSpots You May Have Missed \| Custom Web Development & Graphic Deals ██

02-15-2012, 01:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
cookielessdomain New Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Mallorca Posts: 3 Follow @cookielessdmain	There is a CSS problem with Google Chrome. I will provide a fix. In the file styles.css in line 122 #pagemenu li a, #pagemenu li a:link change margin: 0 6px 0 0; to margin: 0 4px 0 0; and the pagemenu is fixed. Otherwise "My Orders" is under the menu and not inside. I would add some more cool CSS3 to .more-link or the h2.title ... Just my 2 cents. Michael

02-23-2012, 04:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
tiawood NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 450 Follow @NameHoney	Sure. PM sent. __________________ ██ 6 Website HotSpots You May Have Missed \| Custom Web Development & Graphic Deals ██

03-14-2012, 02:26 AM	THREAD STARTER #12 (permalink)
bradw01f NamePros Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: London, England Posts: 188 Follow @MasonicGamer	Ok the site as now had an update, can I ask what you guys think now? @tiawood we will be in contact very soon there are some bits we still need doing.... __________________ www.MasonicGamer.com Where Brothers Play Cheap Masonic Regalia Masonic Gamers Facebook Page Masonic Rings

04-18-2012, 07:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
cookielessdomain New Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Mallorca Posts: 3 Follow @cookielessdmain	I would change the Permalinks to SEO friendly URL's asap!

04-22-2012, 08:52 AM	#14 (permalink)
Sophia Myles New Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 14	I've seen a few sites of this kind....Maybe you should make it more colorful to attract the viewers

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