InternetMarket.com - Unique search engine! We believe..

andresaether · #1 (**permalink**) 11-14-2003, 07:43 PM

Hi

We think we have managed to create a unique search engine for products and services in all countries and languages.

Do you think we have made it? Please tell us what can be done different, or tip us if someone has done this better than us!

Check out:
http://www.internetmarket.com
or www.internetCOMPUTERmarket.com
or www.internetCLOTHESmarket.com and so on..

André Saether
Electronic Commerce AS (Ltd.)

info202 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-14-2003, 08:40 PM

Your site looks very professional, but there is at least one popup per page... most people, including me, find that very annoying... are you by any chance on a free site?
I, for one, do not the fact that every link of yours opens in a new browser..
the "about us" page is very bland... you have no logo or site name and you have not been consistent with the font you used on your index page.

andresaether · #3 (**permalink**) 11-14-2003, 09:07 PM

Thanks for the reply!

Actually we are on our own server..
Our "information pages" (ie. about us) pops up and that might not be a good idea. We also have a pop-under traffic-exchange page once every 24 hours per visitor. (We hope that we get traffic enough to get rid of that some day!?..) Besides that we do not have any advertise pop-ups.
When you press on any of our advertisers banners, their site opens in a new window. This is done to make it easier to return to our site.

How do you like the search options? (try out www.internetcomputermarket.com where we have a reasonable number of advertisers for the moment..)
What about the layout/ design?

-André

info202 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-14-2003, 09:17 PM

I like the search options and I especially like the alt tags that give the entire description.. very nice..
I noticed that the site logo (not yours, your advertisers) are a bit fuzzy and cramped as if you resized them.. is there someway to clean them up? I realize that you probably resized them to allow for the space available, but I think it would look more professional if they were clear..

egtrix designs · #5 (**permalink**) 11-14-2003, 09:31 PM

Hello,
I've just visted your site, I think you need to make the navigation bar to a better look. Beside that I think you need a better logo to be more recognized. Thanks

Leisa · #6 (**permalink**) 11-15-2003, 06:54 PM

I think this is a great concept and with a little work could become a VERY valuable resource. The overall site feels kind of scattered to me but you have a good thing going for sure.

I have a few recommendations to start:
-The logo may look better if it shared the background color of the pages.
-Somehow dividing the navigation on the left from the content on the right may prove beneficial.
-Linking the logo to the home page is a good idea in my opinion. That's the first thing I try to click when I want to 'go home'.

It seems to me as though you have the general backbone of your service set up to make navigation easy for the millions of websites you may potentially have in your database. I look forward to seeing your site mature.

Best of luck to you.

andresaether · #7 (**permalink**) 11-18-2003, 04:24 AM

Thanks for great feedback!

Logo: New Logo will come on a new release soon.

Navigation bar: We are not really satisfied with the navigation bar on the left, but we are not sure how to improve it. Maybe by simply adding a frame? And how about a supplementary pulldown meny to ease the navigation?

-We have the opportunity for the advertisers to create a "mini-shop" on our site for a quick look at the store's productrange. A "coupons" link and a "sweepstakes" link is available to. This is shown under the banner for the sites that have any of these. Is there any other such links we should have? Maybe "Free", for giveaways?

André

Leisa · #8 (**permalink**) 11-18-2003, 05:06 PM

I'm not sure what you could do to divide the navigatition on the left from the rest of the site but I would not use frames. I think that would seriously take away from your site.

andresaether · #9 (**permalink**) 12-01-2003, 04:19 PM

We have now released a new version of Internet Market!

Some of the changes are:
-We do not open the logo- or banner-links in a new window anymore.
-The logo have now the same color as the background.
-We have also introduced a Pay-per-click program.

Is it getting better?

André
www.InternetMarket.com