Please review GamePosts.net

[Syngenetic]

GamePosts.net is a brand new gaming blog that keeps the user updated with upcoming games, along with their ratings, systems, and tips

It's totally ads-free. You can post comments or create your own topics.
So come check us out at http://www.GamePosts.net

Please let me know what updates I can make to make it better. I will be exchanging links with other users.

 

[Mike]

Center your banner/header image to align with the content which is centered.
Consider shading the backdrop a little to take the hard white out of your site.
If you can find any, some video applications of the presented games would be nice. I'm sure you can find something on youtube to embedd.
Get a favicon going.
Display the votes for each game.

Other than that, not bad for the beginning of a blog!

M.

 

[Syngenetic]

Center your banner/header image to align with the content which is centered.
Consider shading the backdrop a little to take the hard white out of your site.
If you can find any, some video applications of the presented games would be nice. I'm sure you can find something on youtube to embedd.
Get a favicon going.
Display the votes for each game.

Other than that, not bad for the beginning of a blog!

M.

Wow, thanks for some great tips. I'll be sure to include that on my next update.

+Rep

 

[.root]

Hey there! Other than some layout issues the design of your site is visually pleasing. Maybe you could format the poll so that it matches the style of the site's main navigation. I was also reading some blog post. Maybe write them so they sound more sensational and exciting

 

[Syngenetic]

Hey there! Other than some layout issues the design of your site is visually pleasing. Maybe you could format the poll so that it matches the style of the site's main navigation. I was also reading some blog post. Maybe write them so they sound more sensational and exciting

Thanks, I'll make sure to do that next time.

Also Mike, I've started to make the changes you asked for.

 

[doZer24]

First off great pick on the domain, very nice. Easy to remember as well!

The only things I would change would be to center the header over the rest of the site, and to throw some background color as you scroll down the site. Whether it be in the posts themselves, or maybe a blue column on either side of the site. Just the plain greyish tan looks kinda plain.

Great site though! Good luck with it!
Paul Jr

 

[labrocca]

I don't like the gray background and you already know to center the header. Just check the site in multiple browsers as I think you have some CSS issues. Try and get your site to validate too.

 

[Syngenetic]

I'm trying to get the header center, but the code won't work. Thought editing a blog would be much easier. :p

I've also started a forum. http://www.gameposts.net/forum/index.php? (Still under construction though)

 

[Syngenetic]

Guys, I need new reviews. I've just put up a new template with custom things.

http://www.gameposts.net/

Please review, thanks.

 

[Sergio965]

Wow, that is about 500x better than what you previously had. I really like this new style. The only thing I could ask you to change would be the logo. Perhaps a nice Web 2.0 style logo is in order.

Very nice job. Is that a custom skin?

Regards,
Sergio965

 

[iulianh]

The site looks good, you are using an free theme but the logo looks nice . As for the content, here is the big problem , you will end beeing banned from google for having duplicated content ( copied and posted from somewhere else ) since i belive that you didn`t writed the posts . The whole site is structured well but another thing you should improve is the theme structure , 3 columns isn`t good for a news site , the content is in the left and the column hight is big and the other 2 columns height is small so for a first visitor the impression the site left me is no good . You should use an 2 column theme, with a better structure, merge the 2 sidebars in 1 and it will look better . As for the forum , it`s nice that you invested in an IPB license but you are still using an free theme , you should try to pay for an wp theme and ipb theme , both with same design, and implement the forum in the site with the design . I am sure if you do this the whole activity will grow because of the unique and atractive design . This is what i would do if i owned the site/forum .

Hope i helped . Best regards and Good luck with your website .

Iulian Horatiu

 

[Syngenetic]

The site looks good, you are using an free theme but the logo looks nice . As for the content, here is the big problem , you will end beeing banned from google for having duplicated content ( copied and posted from somewhere else ) since i belive that you didn`t writed the posts . The whole site is structured well but another thing you should improve is the theme structure , 3 columns isn`t good for a news site , the content is in the left and the column hight is big and the other 2 columns height is small so for a first visitor the impression the site left me is no good . You should use an 2 column theme, with a better structure, merge the 2 sidebars in 1 and it will look better . As for the forum , it`s nice that you invested in an IPB license but you are still using an free theme , you should try to pay for an wp theme and ipb theme , both with same design, and implement the forum in the site with the design . I am sure if you do this the whole activity will grow because of the unique and atractive design . This is what i would do if i owned the site/forum .

Hope i helped . Best regards and Good luck with your website .

Iulian Horatiu

Awesome review. I'll look more on the new template for IPB and blog. Also, I am using a program that rewrites the content, which makes it not duplicated work. Is that fine?

 

[iulianh]

An content rewriter is good , also the program himself needs to be good because it`s posible that you cannot understand what it says there I have seen this kind of programs lol and they suck :P Anyway good luck with your site, an rewriter program as far as i know won`t get you banned on Google .

Best regards,
Iulian