New Blog Site: Please Review

[softstor]

I have just completed the initial design of my first blog site. This is a cell phone reviews site. I would be interested in hearing any comments or suggestions on improving this site.

http://www.cellphone-reviews.org/

 

[thomase]

the template is irelivent to the subject!

 

[user-7256]

Yeah I gotta agree with him on that - but, just change the images that span across the top and you should be golden :D

 

[LeetPCUser]

I don't care for it. First off you have that lime green background with the black top. Then on top of it you have pictures of nature? We are reviewing phones if I am not mistaken. The layout and the background are 100% irrelevant and non-professional.

 

[user-7256]

I think it's very professional and would look great if you just change the images on the top.

 

[NPQueen]

With the images at the top, it create a whole "nature" feeling for the site. I am not a big fan of the big black bar behind the header.

Overall the site has a great layout and is not too cluttered etc. Just change those beautiful nature pictures to something more techy and your site will be great!!

You did a lot of work and it shows. Good Job.

 

[softstor]

Thanks for all of the feedback. So far it seems that no one likes the nature images. My origional idea was to give the site a pleasant look.

What does everyone think I should place on the top? More phones?

 

[NPQueen]

I wouldn't put phones, I would use images of people talking on phones, maybe phone towers, similar to the pictures you have throughout the site.

 

[leviathon]

It okay. A bit not-stand-out but very clean to look at

 

[pieterc]

At first, i wouldn't go to such url anyway

 

[AlexK]

Those 4 images in the header seem like they have nothing to do with cell phones?
Generally, I like it! Good luck

 

[RegFee]

I wouldn't put phones, I would use images of people talking on phones, maybe phone towers, similar to the pictures you have throughout the site.

Yes, I agree, more phones might make people think those are the only phones you review.

I like the site, but like everyone else, I think the lime green needs to be toned down. I have a very bad sense of color, but I know I don't like the lime.

I like the images of the phones in your blog entries. Do you make those or are you getting those from somewhere?

As with most blogs, content is king. As long as the text is readable and worth reading, people will come.

 

[admans]

I would say nice idea but gotta improve on site color and site top pics. Its totally irrevelant to subject. Also you got to have some other name for the site :p IMHO...its too passe.

 

[softstor]

Is there anyplace one the internet that I can find nice photos to use for this site?

There have been several comments on the lime. Are you speaking of the background lime or the light green colors on the main screen?

If this is the background lime in question, what colors would anyone suggest?

 

[user-7256]

Too many threads about this already, I use www.sxc.hu.

 

[softstor]

I have made many of the suggested changes. What does everyone think now?

The site is at http://www.cellphone-reviews.org/

 

[Troubled1]

Nice looking site, only thing is I would divide it into pages. Most people hate to scroll, myself included. Other then that it looks great. Good luck with it.

 

[deet]

Page did not load all I get is a grey Background

 

[alanpaladka]

Very good site. Everything is okay. No problem!

 

[Momo]

If you could make a banner for it, it would look even better. But the site looks nice, and I like the choice of colors.