Please review my site...

Courtneys · #1 (**permalink**) 06-26-2008, 05:16 AM

Hi Everyone,

I am new to this forum and this is my first post.

Please review my site and do suggest me what i can do more to getting my site more visible to SERP and visitors...
here is the url of my site: Bridal Wear | Wedding Dresses | Evening Dresses | Designer Wedding dresses | Wedding Photographer UK
any comments/feedback appreciated.

Thanks..

Tubby · #2 (**permalink**) 06-26-2008, 07:51 AM

looks nice Courtneys.
Are you placing your outbound links at the top of your main entry page?
Are these reciprical links?

Courtneys · #3 (**permalink**) 06-26-2008, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Tubby

looks nice Courtneys.
Are you placing your outbound links at the top of your main entry page?
Are these reciprical links?

Actually these are our suppliers name......... not the out bound link...

is there any negative effect on site having some many outgoing link at index page....
..? if so than i think i can shift them on link page....

what u think?

amxfan · #4 (**permalink**) 06-26-2008, 03:31 PM

To be honest I am confused of why your site is there... What I mean is your site has little to no navigation and also has no real detail about the products you sell. Once a visitor gets to your site what can they do? They can browse your site and look at images of the dress they want but cannot get sizes or prices. Also the images on most of your pages are to small to show any detail.

The shoes on your page also has this same flaw. What size do they come in? Do they come in WW or D size? Can you dye them to match the dress? Also on this page you state that jewelry is supplied through SFA, but I do not see any jewelry anywhere on your site.

If the site is set up to bring people into the store I feel you have to give them more of a reason to come in. I do not think people are going to get in their car and drive to your store to buy a dress they saw on your site when they do not even know if it come in their size or price range. Yes people may call, but if I called and asked you questions like this would you tell me? Then why would you not tell me on your page?

As far as the links going out to your suppliers, I think this is a real bad idea for many reasons.

1. People are leaving your site.
2. All of them have a store locater. Your visitor found your site once now they have to find it again.. Or see someone closer to them.
3. On some of your suppliers pages there is no clickable link for visitors to reach your site. So your own suppliers will not "cast a vote for your site". Why would you vote for theirs?

Every bit if info about the products that is on your suppliers page should be on yours so your visitors do not have to leave your site once they found it.

Your contact us page. If you really want people to come in to the store, give them a little more on this page.
1. A map
2. A web form that they can fill out and ask you questions

M & C · #5 (**permalink**) 06-26-2008, 09:11 PM

Yes, I didn't like clicking on the links and going to someone else's website all the time. I wanted to see something more about you and what you actually do - do you make some dresses yourself or just buy them in from the suppliers you are promoting? Do you do size/length alterations, etc?

I'm only a website owner and not involved with SEO other than for my own site but on looking at your code I would have thought your title and meta description are too long and while you mention wedding, there is not on word "wedding" in your home page text!

Is "wedding dress" and old fashioned word now - I'd have thought it was a word most people would search for in preference to bridal, etc.

Also you're in a fairly rural area and maybe people search for "country weddings" ?
Just trying to be constructive!

Tubby · #6 (**permalink**) 06-27-2008, 01:17 AM

courtneys said

"Actually these are our suppliers name......... not the out bound link...

is there any negative effect on site having some many outgoing link at index page....
..? if so than i think i can shift them on link page...."

There are positive and negative arguments Courtneys. But my initial impression is that you might simply be too nice.
You are sending traffic to your suppliers. . Nice. . . But are they returning the compliment. This is purely a speculative guess, but I think you might need a slight attitude change. . start playing a little bit more "Hardball"

Yes I think I would be inclined to shift these links to your link page. It might pay to notify your suppliers that you would like a link to your site. and start seeking more inbound links, and develop your link page.

A few more key words in the text is always useful

mark.smith · #7 (**permalink**) 06-27-2008, 03:15 AM

nice design,

but the problem is that why are you up for, there?

means your purpose not clear here.........

Courtneys · #8 (**permalink**) 06-27-2008, 03:22 AM

Hi Everyone,

I am really thankful of you all to reviewing my site, not only you all gave me your precious time but as well as your opinion also. thanks to you guys for your feedbacks and suggestions & now i am going to follow some of those suggested by you all.

Thnax once again.

Tubby · #9 (**permalink**) 06-27-2008, 03:33 AM

There is always a thousand things that need doing to any website, Always another page that can be created that will attract another visitor or two. Always another tempting word or two that will get that illusive response.

You have made a nice start Courtneys.

Amxfan and M & C have presented a nice user perspective. I expect someone more qualified than me will pop in and give you some hints on upgrading your code.

johngroup · #10 (**permalink**) 06-28-2008, 03:28 PM

On accessories.asp the preview image does not appear when page loads (FF3.0/IE7)

Arvi · #11 (**permalink**) 06-30-2008, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by johngroup

On accessories.asp the preview image does not appear when page loads (FF3.0/IE7)

I don't find anything like that what you have mentioned here either on Firefox 3 or On IE 7.....

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amxfan · #12 (**permalink**) 06-30-2008, 08:47 AM

I think what he saw was the empty box that shows till you click a thumbnail image.

lbutton · #13 (**permalink**) 07-11-2008, 07:07 PM

Hello went to your site browser blocked pop up - you have do not like background color !
suggest you put phone and address at top of page in bold !

<title>Bridal Wear | Wedding Dresses | Evening Dresses | Designer Wedding dresses | Wedding Photographer | UK South West Wales Carmarthenshire Pembrokeshire Ceredigion </title>

What is with the title ? | | | does not help

<title>UK South West Wales bridal dress wedding dresses weddings Carmarthenshire Pembrokeshire Ceredigion</title>