Could I get some advices on my website?

[fryzie]

Ive finially got the new site up
http://www.sunshinesmiles.com.au/
Could I get some reviews, suggestions etc.?
thanks so much in advance
:sold:

 

[Badger]

looks like every other template driven site... but, if you get the traffic and it blows your socks off, knock yourself out

 

[fryzie]

so any suggestions?

 

[Badger]

so any suggestions?

Sorry, i thought it said review....

As you can probably guess, I hate these templates, they are just so lame. But if you want suggestions, I wouldnt fill the index page with all that text, have all that carry on (if you must) as a "read more" page... If this is a bonafide business and not a "work in progress" then you must have less text and more eye catching headlines, larger fonts, big claims.

And rather than the dentists do this and teeth can be that, when you write self promos, think down the lines of sales people! Features, advantages, benefits.....

i.e. "The InstaGel teeth whitening system with ZestaSmudge increses your teeth's whitening by 800% - Your confidence at the beach will never be the same again"

or some other BS like that.

 

[wincyclopedia]

I have to agree with Badger... this really isn't a site. This is just a template page set up and you are hoping to make a few dollars.

I hope that works for you, but it is never going to be much more than an online billboard that people drive by.

 

[bookatechie]

I dont think its that bad looking. It has good content and a good amount of it. Maybe add somethign that will provide fresh content like a blog or a news feed about dentistry stuff. You should also look into some affiliate programms for teeth products so you can start making some money. Drop shipping would be the best choice with some sort of a shopping cart system. Hope this helps.

 

[fryzie]

yeh im gonna add a flash banner on the front page
also add some helpful free articles about healthy gums, teeth etc. to try to get more trust

do u think something like this looks better/?

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/3554/temp2ra7.jpg

(id change the pics so they are all not the same)

 

[tasari]

If I were you I would use bigger size of font for this sentence "Whiter Teeth in under 30 minutes a day learn more"

 

[adam_uk]

yeh im gonna add a flash banner on the front page
also add some helpful free articles about healthy gums, teeth etc. to try to get more trust

do u think something like this looks better/?

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/3554/temp2ra7.jpg

(id change the pics so they are all not the same)

your moving closer to a better website.

but it is an idea not to use tiled images. it looks horrid imho.

if you need images check out sxc.hu

 

[namenut]

:gl: It does look like a template but with that said it is a clean simple "ad" site. Good for product ads. I would say the design is a bit "scattered". I think you have a good product approach and plan but the pages are all varied in colors, styles, layouts and feel. A much more uniform page design and some graphic design is needed. This is how the "picture board" school of thought has worked for so many years. Take a screen shot of each page and print it out. Lay them aside of each other and look for the uniformity of lack there of.

The advise I would offer is:

Landing page = Home Page

1) The header looks like it was edited to include the smiling faces. NPs has some great designers here that could help you with that.
2) I would save the scary teeth pics for a lower placement o the page or another page all together. My god.... it scared me. =0)
3) a soft background texture or text could help.

research-media Page

1) The single centered photo is over whelming the page and it's content. Two or Three smaller ones separating the paragraphs.
2) Ad links to your accredited sources . (Sunshine health, "factories" American and Australian)
3) "Sunshine Smiles" not mentioned at all
4) Link some of your facts and charts

Product-Prices Page

I like the page lay out much better than research-media page. The colors changed for the better as well.

1) Header colors need to include page colors
2) I'm not sure if I like the background shading form left to right. I would use the Lavender on the outside tables to balance the page. I know you are showing the gradient process but it is ........ "too deep". I understand it but most wont. (imho)
3) I would line up my "ad to basket" pics.
4) Have or Take some uniform photos of the ad-on products at the bottom. They should all be at the same size, background, lighting etc to be uniform (like the ones used at mid page)
5) Do away with the paypal logo (checkbook) NPs members can design an icon. (several)


Featured Product Page

Not a big fan of the single centered photo layout. The static graphic isn't working for me.

1) Header style and colors
2) This page is overly generic. No structure to it for me to follow. Nothing is presented to me.
3) use a before and after effect with the neon photo. Again I'm sure a NPs member could design a nice animated gif for you.
4) No links ...... nothing on the maker of the "Plasma light" Will it kill my bird, cat, dog, boss ? You know what I mean

Six easy steps Page

Great layout ! Nice colors ! subtle background shade is nice.......

1) Photo quality is poor on the instructional content.
2) No links .......... Peeps like to see facts, studies, PhD talk etc....Show some resources. It will ad content and enrich the site.


Client Results Page

Ok....I'm going to sum up here. This is a whole new layout, color scheme and photo base. Nothing is working together here.

Comparison Page

Layout is OK for this page and the color scheme is nice. However the page feels un important. Lacking in content .

1) The gif is grainy and dull
2) No links to facts.....
3) Little work in page design


All this, of course, is in my humble opinion. Best of luck.
namenut :gl:

 

[fryzie]

oh wow namenut thanks soo much

 

[fryzie]

How do you like this idea

http://www.sunshinesmiles.com.au/index-4thisone.html

the flash hasnt been finished yet, and of course the reviews will all be different

also looking at changing the menu bar - images/animation or something, so it looks less like a template

 

[fryzie]

I know theres a lot of spelling mistakes I need to fix up also

 

[ebetz]

I like site design,but some page have fixed template,would be good if all page have same width.

 

[namenut]

Much improved! Good uniform balance. Photos are more uniform in lighting, color, sizes. The header and gradiant blue footer of some page does a good job of bridging the layouts. Even in the use of centered single pics the pages are working well. Design has been cleaned up considerably.

The header is excellent. I remember I did not care for it that much. It looks 100% better. No copy paste look at all.

Good job taking hold of this and smacking it into submision. The design is 90 % better than my first view. Good job... Great Job !!!

namenut

 

[franchise]

Didn't see the site prior but it looks fairly clean and straight forward. At this stage it's just a matter of keeping it up to date. I would put some sort of secure shopping icon on the front page for 2 reasons..1) it lets people know right off the bat that there is a product(s) for sale and 2) for psychological reassurance. We may know better being in the web world that having a nice little secure tag doesnt mean anything if there isn't a security certificate...but 90% probably don't. So, having it right up front isn't a bad thing.

Overall though...great work.
Have you thought about driving traffic to the site yet? If you plan on really marketing it and driving some sales in...you may want to look into a stand alone credit card processing setup rather than paypal. Paypal (IMHO) makes it seem like youre selling these items out of your bedroom. Might be ok for some businesses, but a teeth whitening dental product may be kind of sketchy....

Just some thoughts. Hope they help.

PS- If you have a minute please check out my new site...I wouldn't mind some feedback also. It's in my signature. Thanks.

N Fran

 

[BetterHosting]

The navigation is easy and there is good information.

The colors don't work for me, personally. It's too much blue. I suggest adding some contrasting colors as accents, like a little bit of yellow.

The lady in the middle of the page is not a good crop. Having the top of her head chopped off (with part of the eye showing) is just disturbing. It makes the page feel a little bit incomplete to me.