Hi there!

Would anyone be kind enough to review my site?

Its a 4images image gallery management system and there nothing much i can do about the internals cuz i am poor at PHP :(

Although comments like "readability is poor" .. "change skin" .. "make THIS category as well" are most welcome :D

Waiting for replies

THX already ;)

the first page of your site looks pretty cool. Then I click a link and I'm in a boring image gallery. Maybe at least match the inside of your site with the home page.

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Just some cool free software everybody should have:
http://www.soloenterprises.org/free/free-software.php
And some shameless Orange County Computer Service promotion

also once you are in the gallery there is no easy way to get back to your home page.

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Just some cool free software everybody should have:
http://www.soloenterprises.org/free/free-software.php
And some shameless Orange County Computer Service promotion

In my opinion the splash page is unnecessary. It didn't really explain what the site was and the little note in the pink box seemed a bit desperate to me, like you're begging for friends or something.
(Not a position of strength, in other words)

"Pic-Hive is not just a gallery...
Or should we say we dont want to let it be just a gallery ;-)
Come on in, people! SHARE!!!
We are waiting...!"

Maybe something more like: Meet babes, meet hunks, join the fray! We're Hot! Hot! Hot!

etc.,

Incorporate the front page graphic into the gallery pages.


Snowflakegirl

http://www.papersnowflakes.com

I appreciate your taking out time to review the site :)

what i have gathered from thwe responses is
> the site design is inconsistent. On one hand we have a jazzy splash page that (may be) raises the expectation of the visitor that jhe is into a colorful site and on the other is the gallery whose design doesnt go with the main page.

> the site text is not at all professional to say the least.
(May i request you people to PLEASE suggest something good... )
Also snowflakegal, i liked your idea of being descriptive rather than demanding people; I would really appreciate if you could give me some cool text for the pink box :)

To solohelp:
when you are inside the gallery, say in some sub-category, theres a kind of 'navigation-menu' on top left; whose first link is HOME.
May be you missed out on that one...

Chillax

The galleries design depends on skin of the gallery, so i am now out humting for some colorful ones; so this fault in the site can be ignored for now ... :)

Chillax

uh...

Meet babes, meet hunks, join the fray! We're Hot! Hot! Hot!


Look at the wording that your competition is using.
Read the text of dating service ads, and other places that invite people to join in. You'll see they are always upbeat and positive. NEVER let them to see you sweat!

snowflakegirl

http://www.patrioflakes.com

picking up from what you suggested, would something like this do?

"We've got babes. We've got hunks. We've got what not! Join in to see what you're missing...!"

:-?

Chillax

We've got what you're missing! Join us Today! Reward yourself, You deserve it!

Anyone else?

Snowflakegirl

http://www.papersnowflakes.com

hey i like this last one :)

for the time being i am putting this one on the site, unless we have a better suggestion.

Thx snoflake ;)

Chillax

Ok...did I miss something here?
I'm not seeing a dating service on this site...just pictures of hunks and babes and girls in provocative tee shirts that come from other sites on the internet. (need I ask about copyright infringement?).

What is the point of the site?

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Ampacet Corporation
http://www.Ampacet.com

I have to second that, the site seems to be uncompleted and complicated, also what is it about?

Sorry

Mark

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Come on detractors, get off the beaten path, don't think so literally. Do you really connect s-e-x-y car ads or t-i-tilating liquor commercials with dating services? Of course not! Neither am I.

However pic-hive has featured photos of hunks and babes soooooo, now he needs to gather enticing text together to not only help search engines find his site but people too. As I said, read the type of ads that your competition is using - new autos, dating services - anything with s-e-x appeal. You can do it!

PS, I really don't like "and what not" what the heck does that mean. Sounds like a bunch of bricka bracka one would find in an antique store. Stick with hot! hot! hot! and waiting for you to make it hotter!

etc.
Snowflakegirl

http://www.papersnowflakes.com

hehe, sure i shall change the text to something else, may be "hot hot hot" ;)

Thx everyone for replies :)

One more thing...I would make this statement:

We've got babes. We've got hunks. We've got what not!

Join Pic-Hive!

Reward yourself, cuz
you deserve it

LARGER and more stylish!!! and lose the word 'cuz' it's just immature sounding like - wanna, gonna, and other babytalk stuff. Let your fans be immature - you have to be above that.

yep the text can be made stylish... but that would mean choosing an unconventional font, which may/may not be present at the user's system, which means converting the 'stylised text' to a transparent GIF to be put over the pink background. :o :O

should i go ahead, keeping in mind that page is already pretty heavy with all the pics?
Or should i think add one to a million, and its still a million :P

Chillax

yep the text can be made stylish... but that would mean choosing an unconventional font, which may/may not be present at the user's system, which means converting the 'stylised text' to a transparent GIF to be put over the pink background. :o :O

should i go ahead, keeping in mind that page is already pretty heavy with all the pics?
Or should i think add one to a million, and its still a million :P

Chillax

Sorry...
I just don't get it.
Is the purpose of this site for users to upload pictures of celebraties that they have taken from other web sites?

Do you pay for these images? (yes...there are copyright concerns).

Or are you expecting Paparizzi to upload pictures they personally taken of these celebraties to your site...just to share them with your visitors.

I just don't see what this site is all about.

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Ampacet Corporation
http://www.Ampacet.com

@snowflakegal
a bit late... but i DID change the text ;)

PS: i am stil searching for a matching skin for the actual gallery... anyone has any ideas?
Thx