Well I would like to improve my site, that is why i am posting it for review. I actually don't have that much experience building pages, i just learned on my own and used a template and heavily modified it, i will probably add a shopping cart, going towards cart 32 within 2 months or so


www.truemugs.com

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I find it lacking a professional appearance. Didn’t see many prices either. I think it is obvious it was a slightly modified template. Allot of ALL CAPS in the content of the site. I think you are on the right path with your navigation, but just don’t have a good design to make it all work.

Erik Bledsoe
www.SurfYourName.com

The first thing I would do is try can combine the many different fonts down to a maximum of 2. Second, i would shorten your home page. Make your home page informational about what you do and the types of products you sell. Fill it will plenty of content and keywords which best suit your industry. Then you can build a "products" page. Third, you have 3 different menus on your home page, left, top and bottom and they all look different. I would go with 2 at the most and then just create some quick links at the bottom of the page, best to put it in a footer using an include.

Consider controlling your fonts and layout with an external css file. If you are true newbie that may require some professional help.

I guess I would sum it up as not too bad, seen a lot worse, just lacking some flow. Nothing on the page says "wow, look at me"

Other than that you are off to a decent start. It's not easy learning this stuff. Good Luck!


David Wright
www.continentalwindowfashions.com
www.orlandoblinds.com

ok thanks guys for the great information, when im designing a page i kind of go into my own little word i will make major changes to the page and then see how you guys like it

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ok changed the navigation, fixed fonts ect.. please let me know how it looks now

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This might seem like an odd thing to bring up, but the first thing I did (since you have PR0) was have a quick shooftie through your backlinks on Yahoo! siteexplorer. You really need at least ONE half decent backlink for SE's to sit up & take notice.
Also, what's your TOP keyword. This might cause some controversy, but notice my sig - I'm linking to my site, but I'm using an appropriate keyword (to my site) as the anchor text. I notice no-one else who replied is - they are using their domain as anchor text. This is basic stuff, Google can't help but relate your FQDN with your website, so using it as anchor text is pretty pointless. Pick a keyword that's important, make sure it's in your meta description, meat keywords and in bold on your home page. Just don't overdo it.
Best
Andy

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ok i tried to fix all the things you guys said, please review now

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dwrightcwf provided lots of good advice which you have not yet followed.
You have too many different fonts.

When I click on a mug to get a "high resolution" picture, I expect a LARGE high-res image, not a tiny bit bigger image. Very annoying.

Externalize your Javascript.

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