Website Feedback Please

[TonySilver]

Hello

I would like to gain some opinions from fellow web designers / web design companies on how my new website is interpreted to them. I want to create a members affiliation website identifying a small selection of expert designers to place their banner adverts on the site to give visitors direct links to expert web design services from all over the world.

Please give feedback on this website - Making room for Web Design professionals. Banner Advertising Members Website UK

Is it easy to understand the concept? are the joining instructions easy to understand?

Many Thanks

Tony

[Corrosive]

Errmmm.... I must admit to being slightly confused. I understand the joining instructions as they are clear. What I don't understand is why I should advertise with you? I see features (have a banner), what I don't see is advantages or benefits. What are you doing to earn my meagre advertising spend? What are you doing to get prospective clients to the website? Who will see my banner?

I'd ideally like to see 'we get 5,000 visitors pcm' and 'we are spending £5k on adwords to generate footfall'.

When my business partner and I sit down and have our six-monthly 'where do we spend our cash?' discussion, this wouldn't even make it onto the table as a viable proposition as it stands.

Sorry to be a bit negative but we are your target customers so you're gonna hear it at some point.

[garlex]

Hello

I would like to gain some opinions from fellow web designers / web design companies on how my new website is interpreted to them. I want to create a members affiliation website identifying a small selection of expert designers to place their banner adverts on the site to give visitors direct links to expert web design services from all over the world.

Please give feedback on this website - Making room for Web Design professionals. Banner Advertising Members Website UK

Is it easy to understand the concept? are the joining instructions easy to understand?

Many Thanks

Tony

I have to agree totally with Corrosive on this. I cannot see any way we would choose your site to place our banner, I just wouldn't expect a great ROI from it to justify the investment.

[TonySilver]

I am aware of the 'missing' figures to show popularity and ROI, but thanks for the pointers - I will have to really publicise and promote this now to be able to get higher footfall and impressive numbers. You both have been a great help - if I offer some free spaces to start with, do you think people will be interested in providing a link back?

[Paul Murray]

Sorry but at present, I wouldn't touch this with a shitty stick. The design isn't particularly nice to look at, and the typography is plain and boring, so much so that I didn't even want to navigate to the other pages.

If I came across it I'd just disregard it as 'spam, or one of those sites that people set up to get some easy cash with minimal work, like the old 'pay per pixel' advertising sites.

Maybe a simpler layout would benefit? A simple blurb that simply says what you do and why it's useful to developers would be a good start, followed by the advertising. When people are intrigued they're more likely to want to know more and will check out your other pages.

[garlex]

I am aware of the 'missing' figures to show popularity and ROI, but thanks for the pointers - I will have to really publicise and promote this now to be able to get higher footfall and impressive numbers. You both have been a great help - if I offer some free spaces to start with, do you think people will be interested in providing a link back?

The word free is always attractive. People may very well be happy to supply a reciprocal link. You can only try it.

[garlex]

Trying to be a bit more constructive. The first thing to do is get rid of those tile backgrounds you have, I'm sure some older members will still have them in their homes, just joking. Why not have a background that is less 'amateur' and have something that looks like its a professional design, preferable your own!

I'd also add some interesting text which needs to constantly change, topics etc. and not not just have a set of banners of different sizes making it look boring. Why not categorize the banners with some form of heading, again this can be changed constantly.

Remember who you are trying to attract. Your site the way it is now will only invite warranted criticism.

[Minuteman Press]

Messy, thrown together. Looks early 1990s. I am not clear where the design element/s are?

Errors in display with Firefox.

[Dave L]

It does look early-90s but then that's entirely consistent with the business model which appears to be based on the assumption that everyone's a bit confused by this new internet thing but they're pretty sure they'll make loads of money if they can get their name on it somewhere... I'm afraid you might have missed that particular boat.

Oh - and 0.60p a day isn't the same as £0.60 a day: one's too expensive for this service and the other is waaaay too much.

[linziloop]

Awful design, wouldn't give the thing a second look, not entirely sure what it's all about to be honest, some sort of get rich quick scheme on your part?!