Hello all,

Just launched this website and need someone to give 2nd opinion about the site. And let me know what you think about the site. Any opinions would be very much appreciated.

Thanks
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Cool navigation - great colors - business-like without being boring - good job!

I would move the header down a few pixels from the top, its jammed up into the top of the browser, I found myself trying to scroll to see it all...

Thank you

Bodhi

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I would move the header down a few pixels from the top, its jammed up into the top of the browser, I found myself trying to scroll to see it all...
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Hi Bodhi,

Thanks for the comments. I'm not quite sure what you mean moving the header down...??? Seems like the header is of fair size to me. Can you give me an example of the image please...

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I like the layout - same I alwasy use and the most common: header, footer, left, right.

I think you could use a stronger demarcation between your left and right column and the middle content. That would help the custoemr keep his or her attention focused on the element they were looking at. Just make the line a pixles or two thicker and slightly darker.

I think your header could be thinner no need to have it much larger than about 70 pixels high, and that's only if you're going to put a benner in it. When a user hit;s your page, you want them to see as much product as possible. The thinner the header and the more products and product information that shows without scrolling, the better.

Ditto for footer. Not as much of an impact, but it's making the page unecessarily long. I thnk you could cut/edit the following lines:
cut:latest technoligies (you rcustoemrs don't care)
edit: I didn't know the contact us was a link until I rolled over it.
cut: best viewed: 100% percent of your visitors are using the browser they like and 98% of the time it's already going to be IE or NetsCRAP
edit: combine the copyright and company info lines into one line.

Last few concerns:

For your products, the links are underlined.
For your nav, the TD/link is highlighted on rolled
For footer links, link text is highlighted.
I suggest you go with all your non navigation links being underlined, otherwise people might not know they are link.

The graphic on lower rght is too washed out. IMO

SEO concern: suggest you put at least some description on each product, even if it's only the first 50 words of the real description; it will give you more and varied content for the spiders to feast on. Right now, you most dense keywords are (those words that occur the most often):
item available
show details

put title tag on your show details link (View Details on XXXXX)

Well Done!

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Thanks Webdango for the opinion. I took out those extra stuff from the footer and it looks much better. With regards to the header, i'm having 2nd thoughts...

Looks nice to me (personally). How small do you think the header should be? If you can give me a sample then maybe I can put it up and see how it would look...

Anyways, thanks for the opinion. The site also is compressed so the HTML would load faster.

Thanks again...
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Well, this is me, but I have my header top no taller than 62 - 64 pixels - prefect fit for a 468 x 60 banner. That doesn't include a navagation line below the main part, just the top main part yourself.

In your case, if you make the header thinner, the product would be more central to the customer's view when the page loads.

personally I think my webdango site it cluttered with too many links, but I thnk the header sizer is appropriate :)

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Webdango

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Hi JSP74,

God looking site, forget about the header stuff, it amy be to big or to smal but it fits in with the look.

Points to make are that you intro " Welcome to Jon's Collectibles!

Your source of many specialty items for sale including wall plaques, oil warmers, candles, candleholders, Native American Indian " looks cramped. Maybe a bit of padding of the cells may help!

Your footer is adequiate but looks like an afterthought, something just added on once you had done all the hard work.

I am just being picky, thought that as above you have a professional looking site.

PS: Keywords and description are not meant to be the same!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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On a coding issue I'm confused about
Why use javascript to complicate a simple A:hover effect?
What's with the onclick and the href? Couldn't the dot just be inside the a tag?

Hi Sarahk

That code you mentioned has JavaScript in it because if I didn't put it there, eventhough you hightlight a particular item in the menu without hovering over the text and then clicking it, it will not open up the page. That's the reason why the onclick is over there. I know it's complicated, but if you have a better way of solving that problem i'm all ears =0) That'll definitely shorten the HTML and optimize further.

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Hi Keimos,

Wow I didn't know my site would be GOD looking *LOL*, just joking, I know what you mean =0) And thanks for the compliment! Did you know I only finished the site within 3 weeks! Kinda neat isn't it? Oh and by the way, how many keyword do I need to put on the site anyways? And are my keywords right?! Let me know please, and thanks again for the suggestion...

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Hi Webdango,

I got what you mean with regards to the header, and thanks for the sample you showed on your site, I saw your header and it does have an effect on the images to be focused on the visitor's eye. But my concern though is that, I think eventhough i've reduced the sized to 761x60 or less, it may still not show the product images due to the welcome message on the page. So I guess, i'll let it stay as it is...

Thanks!
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