What do you think about this website?
www.internetbeggar.us.tc

It looks like a 90s template that doesn't match the site subject at all.

The theme has been done before - many times. No sane person is going to give you a cent.

Your high-powwer sales copy says it all:
"If you find this website idea unappetizing then please move on, it is up to you."

I do and I did...

__________________
Paul Bilton design services ~ Sites not Sights

Thank God there are so many insane people in the world. ha ha

If you want to make money, it is not funny. PaulB is right.

__________________
"Being an expert isn't telling other people what you know. It's understanding what questions to ask, and flexibly applying your knowledge to the specific situation at hand. Being an expert means providing sensible, highly contextual direction." Jeff Atwood
SEO Workers - Search Engine Optimization Consulting Company | SEO Analysis Tool | Webnauts Net SEO

Internet "beggar". LOL.

__________________
http://www.waterfuelconverters.com | http://www.bgevolution.com/blog

Before we lay this topic down to rest I thought it might be interesting to hear from some other visitors what they think about the Internet Beggar idea.
Now, we cannot start with putting down the layout since this is personal opinion stuff. One person will find it is ok and the next not. Information is what is important. As long as the visitor is able to leave the screen a better person then when he arrived is where the weight should lay.
Internet Begging is nothing new, we all know that. This is about taking it to the next level. The level in finding out if Being honest really pays or not. It is about the Making It Happen and turning it into the Made it Happen. Stay tuned!

Bruce

Ok -- someone giving their money to someone who doesn't need it is supposed to make them a better person? I don't think so.

Since this is a site review board where layout is commonly commented on -- we sure can put down the layout if we want to. Basically -- it bites.

R

__________________
Hobby Webmaster by choice.
No good website is ever done.

Lets put this website out for comments.

Feedback is always good.

www.vdomil.com

Have Fun!

Made a couple of changes. Need some feedback though.

Thanks!
Bruce

I'm going to brutally frank;

you are polluting the internet with this website.

It is ugly, poorly coded, and pointless.

Just out of curiosity, what type of person is going to become 'better' for having visited this site?

Thank you for your opinion. I honestly couldn't tell you who will become a better person after visiting this website. That is strictly upto the individual. Why shouldn't I give the public the opportunity to give if they would like to give. You may not be a giver, hey, thats ok nobody says you need to. There are however people out there who like to give and help others out. Again, about the layout. That is perosnal taste. I like it.

Take care,
Bruce

Well it's a new week and perhaps we can get a few new opinions on this website.

Thanks and have a great day!
Bruce

If the layout is 'personal taste', than what are you asking for a review on?

If it's the back-end, you've built it using frames, which is a no-no (in most cases, anyways).

http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=ht....vdomil.com%2F

I would try and lose some errors from the markup (there are 533 to choose from)

__________________
Changing Constants Ltd - 'the only thing constant is change' - affordable e-commerce website design

Thanks sub! I'll take alook at it and see what I can do.

Have a good one!
Bruce

We added a forum in order to get some feedback from our visitors.
www.internetbeggar.us.tc

Back after being away on business. Just wondering. What does it take to get a website recognized? Does anyone have a solution. I think it shouldn't matter what the subject is or theme. The main goal is how to market a website. It would be interesting on getting some feedback on this.

Have a great day!
Bruce

What a shame to have to answer my own thread. Doesn't anyone have any ideas on how to market a website?

Bruce

We have added some music for your enjoyment.

Have you ever given money to a panhandler or beggar? What do they usually do with the money you give them, probably buy a bottle of cheap wine and get drunk.
Why not help us realize our dreams. Do something which makes a positive difference in the world.
Wouldn't you rather help buy a blinker bulb for a Porsche then support the next bottle of Thunderbird?
Visit us at www.internetbeggar.us.tc

I almost went blind from all the bright yellow on the page.. God save us all.... Also the layout sucks.. Saying anymore would be just redundant B.S....

__________________
Jon "Spectur" Roberts
http://www.programmervault.com
Place to learn about Programing, Web Design, and Graphics through tutorials, reviews, and forums.

Lol.. Yes, I noticed that one too. It's not that good to look at.. Must change that one and do some good color combinations. ;)

__________________
Marketing Ideas and Insights

First off, thanks for your responses! It won't change anything, still thanks!
It's not yellow. It's gold. Our idea was to get back to basics!! When was the last time you've seen a retro website. Today they are all hightech and over rated.
Stay tuned!
Bruce

still not entirely sure what you want. People keep making suggestions, and you keep ignoring them.

you seem to be confusing 'retro' with 'ugly'.

Either take peoples advise, or stop posting.

my last suggestion is to place this design on a funeral fire and start again from scratch . Heck take the complete "Business" plan and trash it and try doing something that gives value.

__________________
Jon "Spectur" Roberts
http://www.programmervault.com
Place to learn about Programing, Web Design, and Graphics through tutorials, reviews, and forums.

lol, I could only imaging what Dave Barnes would have to say about this website. I would agree with him 100%.

__________________
http://www.waterfuelconverters.com | http://www.bgevolution.com/blog

Not sure which Dave Barnes you are talking about. Can you please give us abit more info.

Oh yeah, one more thing. Atleast all our links function and we do not have any Google Ads floating around our site.
People seem to like our site because it has been working. Go ahead and loosen up, don't be so struck by tunnel vision. There are many ways to design a site and ours is just one of them.
Bruce

wow.

what 'people' are you referring to?

your friends who don't have the stones to tell you what they actually think?

this is going to be my last post on this...and i'm simply going to reiterate;
you have asked a group of professionals for their opinions.

they have given honest answers.

you don't seem to like the answers.

MOVE ON.

Guess I would just like to see some of the websites these so called professionals have done. Can you post a few here so we can see what your standards are?

Have a good one!
Bruce

Your site needs work on alignment!!! There is too much white space in the main box. You have 4 html warnings, 3 on line 11 and 1 on line 6. You have no footer, with no copyright or contact information.

__________________
http://www.waterfuelconverters.com | http://www.bgevolution.com/blog

So you think if we changed our layout we might get more visitors? Is it our layout that is keeping people away? If this is the case then we might consider changing our layout.

Bruce

I think aesthetics are extremely important. Does a site appear professional? The more professional a site appears will encourage visitors to actually read the content! The way things line up, every single edge even a single pixel off will catch the eye! The little things are just as important as the content!!!

As for getting visitors, this is a matter of keywords density, meta tag precision, specifically including the title tag, and obviously the content of the website. These factors all contribute to how search engines (ie. Google, Yahoo) will index your website. Submit a sitemap via google webmaster tools, and in time they will pick up your keywords and begin indexing your site appropriately. Only submit a sitemap after tweaking your website as much as possible. Also you can go into the html coding and tweak the "scemantics", title tags, alt tags, these are important as they add to keywords indirectly and show search engines that the webmaster has put time and effort into making there website accessible to people that cannot view images for instance.

__________________
http://www.waterfuelconverters.com | http://www.bgevolution.com/blog

Now that is an answer! I must say this type of information is what counts! Thanks nseidm1 for taking the time and being able to explain yourself so clearly. Two thumbs up!

Bruce