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pauljr + · 01-14-2008, 05:57 PM

We would like some Constructive Criticism about our site. Please be honest. We are finding people not staying as long as we think they should and are hoping it's now the colors/fonts/layout etc.

www.buyswapsell.com

Mike-N-Tosh + · 01-14-2008, 06:22 PM

Overall I like the colors and general construction.

It seems like you need to do some tweaking, however. The home page on my system (Mac OS X, Safari 3.0), has content running off to the right outside of the container. That makes some of it impossible to read and you have to scroll horizontally which is a big no-no in web design.

I also noticed that any of the ads that have multiple images causes the table column with the ad information to become very narrow. This makes it aesthetically unpleasant and hard to read, especially the description.

A little fine tuning and you should be good to go!

-Mike

pauljr + · 01-14-2008, 07:03 PM

I think we have fixed the problem with it running off the screen on lower resolutions. It was becasue the features ads were showing 4 columns. We change it to 3 now. Please let me know if you are still seeing this.

pete7100 · 08-23-2008, 01:53 PM

I like the site and it is very easy to use. I would suggest putting a short description on the home page of the intent of the site. Also, have you considered making the pic larger when users are printing out an ad?

bowers01 + · 08-23-2008, 09:38 PM

Hi,
I suggest having a picture viewer like lightbox. It is better than the user having to use browser back buttons.
Secondly i would make the title of the featured listings a link to the listing.
Nick

scott17b + · 09-19-2008, 12:14 AM

pauljr,
I believe there is to much white areas on the top of your page. But I do love the icons under the browse catagories section! And I would recomment guarding against ads being featured if they do not have a picture. And would take the number of listing off the home page. I found if users dont see in the hundreds they leave. Very nice site! feel free to critique mine! I can use the help!

01-14-2008, 05:57 PM	#1
pauljr + Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 41 Rep Power: 18	looking for the Constructive Criticism We would like some Constructive Criticism about our site. Please be honest. We are finding people not staying as long as we think they should and are hoping it's now the colors/fonts/layout etc. www.buyswapsell.com __________________ ~Paul Developer 3.1.10 buyswapsell.com

01-14-2008, 06:22 PM	#2
Mike-N-Tosh + Developer & Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 2,427 Rep Power: 75	Overall I like the colors and general construction. It seems like you need to do some tweaking, however. The home page on my system (Mac OS X, Safari 3.0), has content running off to the right outside of the container. That makes some of it impossible to read and you have to scroll horizontally which is a big no-no in web design. I also noticed that any of the ads that have multiple images causes the table column with the ad information to become very narrow. This makes it aesthetically unpleasant and hard to read, especially the description. A little fine tuning and you should be good to go! -Mike __________________ Mike-N-Tosh IndianaPC.org - A community website (v3.1.10 Developer - heavily modified & used as the CMS) Sandbox [localhost(v3.1.10, v4.0.9, 4.1.10,4.2,5.0)] for development and customization Visit My blog: reviews, tips, tricks, tutorials and my store with Templates, Mods & Docs Web Hosting \| Web Design & Development \| 68 Classifieds Customizations I am not a 68C employee, just a user and try to help out

01-14-2008, 07:03 PM	#3
pauljr + Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 41 Rep Power: 18	I think we have fixed the problem with it running off the screen on lower resolutions. It was becasue the features ads were showing 4 columns. We change it to 3 now. Please let me know if you are still seeing this. __________________ ~Paul Developer 3.1.10 buyswapsell.com

08-23-2008, 01:53 PM	#4
pete7100 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 15	Nice and Simple I like the site and it is very easy to use. I would suggest putting a short description on the home page of the intent of the site. Also, have you considered making the pic larger when users are printing out an ad? __________________ Carlo www.911classifieds.com - "The online classifieds resource for public safety professionals."

08-23-2008, 09:38 PM	#5
bowers01 + Genius At Work Join Date: May 2008 Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,089 Rep Power: 37	Hi, I suggest having a picture viewer like lightbox. It is better than the user having to use browser back buttons. Secondly i would make the title of the featured listings a link to the listing. Nick __________________ Nick Bowers 68c v4.1.10 Developer Custom Template

09-19-2008, 12:14 AM	#6
scott17b + Knowledge Seeker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 32 Rep Power: 17	pauljr, I believe there is to much white areas on the top of your page. But I do love the icons under the browse catagories section! And I would recomment guarding against ads being featured if they do not have a picture. And would take the number of listing off the home page. I found if users dont see in the hundreds they leave. Very nice site! feel free to critique mine! I can use the help! __________________ Thanks, Scott http://www.JeepSwapShop.com

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