Please Review - New Site

[Chef Patrick]

Hey guys I went against everything I normally do. I went with a black site.

Please give me some honest feedback. I am sure some will like and some hate it.


www.DomainSubway.com

 

[xraider]

It's simple, and that's ok! I like the flashing .com idea as if it's a flickering light in a sub-way station. Pretty creative!

It's got easy navigation and it's an easy to read website. I think you did a good job for a black website.

 

[Chef Patrick]

Thanks Zion, more reviews would be appreciated.

Oh by the way leaving rep points for whomever gives me feedback. Sending some rep your way Zion.

 

[ProdigyTX]

I like it, but I dont think it gives off a professional appearance. I like the flash logo, but I would have definately used a light template. Good luck

 

[Sergio965]

I really like the overall feel of the site, but to be honest, I'm not feeling the gold color. To me, it clashes with the blue.

The one thing I would change, however, would be the background color. Perhaps a dark blue or the light blue used in the logo - I believe changing the background color would really add a lot to the site.

I'm going to strafe a bit from the design notes here and focus on the portfolio bit of your site. For some reason, I wish the numbers were easier to click. It's almost a pain to click the 1 or the 7 because of how small they are. Just an opinion here as well.

Good job overall though, I really do like the feel. :tu:

 

[AbsoluteKC]

You have done a pretty good job for a dark-theme site in my opinion

Most importantly, it loads pretty fast in my browser as well.

Your homepage is a bit dull in terms of content.. you may want to add in some latest domains or other featured articles at the side to jazz it up :D

All the best to your site!

 

[edbrown]

Nice site, although I feel the black does make it look less professional. Try a darker grey instead - it may look better (then again it may not). Navigation is easy to use, you might want to change 'I buy domains' to 'Sell Domains' and 'Domains' to 'Buy Domains' just to make it a little clearer.

Overall though, good work! Good luck!

 

[Ray]

I Think the design is create and intuitive. However, i dont agree with the light grey background. I dont think it mixes to well.. I would try a darker grey...

good job...
keep up the good work

 

[Chef Patrick]

Everyone thank you for your input. I have added rep points to everyone up to this point.

I have taken your thoughts into consideration and will be making several minor changes today and tonight.

I have already had plans for a topic header on the main page, just haven't had the time to add.

 

[Richard]

Very cool site, however I'm not liking these colours. In my opinion white text on a solid black background doesn't work. Saying that, the logo matches the design very well and does stand out. Also the lighter background behinde your darker block doesn't look right.

The navigation is clear which makes it easy to read.

Overall it's a decent site, good luck.

 

[Bruce_KD]

Main Page:
Add some CSS to the "Sign Up" button (And possibly the input box). Everything else is themed, and the button looks odd as is.
Also, when a user clicks in the input box, you may want to have the text disappear so they don't need to highlight and delete.

<input type="text" size="15" value="Enter Email" name="email" id="email" onclick="if (this.value=='Enter Email') this.value='';" />

Also, if you're running a "Professional" site, I would try to remove the "lol"s, slang, and other unprofessional content.

Sell Domains:
You're trying to get people to sell you their domain names. Professionalism.
I've always considered "CA$H" to be something a 13 year old might write.
Consider the use of the words "I" and "We". If people are selling domains to your website, they may feel better at least thinking it is more than just some back alley site build by One guy. The use of "We" might convince them there is a team behind it. Obviously, they aren't going to think of this step by step. However, subconsciously, it could help influence them. You have "About Us", but it's really just about "You". You might was to get your story straight before selling it to us
Possibly replace the word "quick" with "timely"
Add some CSS to the input button, make it a little wider.

Contact Page:
Again, the submit button needs some CSS.
"CC yourself on message" can be confusing.
Maybe say "Send a copy of this message to Me", but "CC" is pretty vague. Granted, people selling you domains probably have internet experience; however, you'd be surprised at the stupidity you'll run into.

My biggest pet peeve: Terrible "CAPTCHA"s.
What is the sum of 22 and 8?
The point of a human test is something humans can solve, but computers cannot. The last time I checked, computers were Better than humans at adding. In my opinion, if you're going to use something that a spammer can bypass in about 2 extra minutes of coding, you might as well not use it at all. The fact you're using something so easy to break is likely to attract more spammers, many who just want to make their point.


Domain VIP List
CSS on button.
Maybe spread the rows out vertically a little bit. I feel cramped.
Also, if they didn't have a real email (eg, just left 'Enter Email' in the box and submitted sign up), don't have that appear in the email box.

That was really all I picked up. They're just suggestions; I'm more of a "programmer" than a "Design Guru", so feel free to ignore anything.


Bruce

 

[Chef Patrick]

rep has been added to the previous posts.

thank you guys for the comments. i have made a few of the changes already and still have a few more to go.

 

[Chef Patrick]

does anyone else have comments? all feedback is appreciated.

 

[Ntech1125]

I like the look of the site and colors. Nice job

 

[Chef Patrick]

rep added ntech, thanks for the comments. keep them coming people.

 

[dmday1]

I love your domain portfolio script and the way it's laid out. Looks very professional and clean. The categories on the side make it easier to find what I'm looking for also.

I also like the live chat support feature. It is very helpful since I had a question about a domain name and I was able to immediately chat with you about it. Otherwise, I would have forgotten about it and moved on.

 

[Chef Patrick]

rep added dmday1, thank you for the comments. keep them coming people.

 

[dmi]

I like the font you used in your logo.

 

[Corey]

looks good

the font for your slogan is difficult to read
not that fussed with the flashing .com
why not have Domain Subway flashing?

Cheers
Corey

 

[silveraden]

Your site looks good though I am not actyually a big fan of dark background except eastsideboxing.com