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jdw4jesus
Joined: Jan 16, 2006
# Posts: 16
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Posted: 2006-Jan-16 21:13
Name of Site/Business: Photos For Souls
Site's Main Purpose: Fun/Leisure
Please Review the following:
Does the home page sufficiently convince people to go further into the site?
Does/can the site achieve its main purpose?
Navigation. Is it clear and easy to understand?
Appearance/Attractiveness
Typos and grammar
Images failing to load
Is the Contact, Privacy and Legal information adequate in relation to main purpose of site?
Search engine marketing. Can the pages be reasonably well indexed by search engines?
Additional Comments/Notes
Thank you very much!
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damselindistress
Joined: Jan 16, 2006
# Posts: 2
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Posted: 2006-Jan-16 22:01
Hi,
I think you should either left align or center align the entire site - currently, the homepage is left aligned while the inside is center aligned.
Hope this was helpful.
Christine D.
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jdw4jesus
Joined: Jan 16, 2006
# Posts: 16
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Posted: 2006-Jan-16 22:36
hmmm...interesting. Never thought of that!
Thank you very much!
Jonathan
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jdw4jesus
Joined: Jan 16, 2006
# Posts: 16
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Posted: 2006-Jan-19 12:07
Anyone else?
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jdw4jesus
Joined: Jan 16, 2006
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Posted: 2006-Jan-27 22:09
Anyone?
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newtvail
Joined: Jan 07, 2006
# Posts: 303
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Posted: 2006-Jan-27 22:58
I'm not really sure why this site review hasn't been closed or deleted by a mod.
The rules specifically forbid posting sites for review that contain solicitations.
From a google search define:solicitations
"Definitions of solicitations on the Web:
any action requesting money, either by cash, check or payroll deduction, on behalf of charitable organizations.
www.opm.gov/cfc/html/glossary.asp"
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canadafred
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
# Posts: 2
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Posted: 2006-Jan-28 12:17
When a person posts the url for revew by more experience web people, they open up the possibilty of getting productive yet the hard to swallow facts.
Unfortunately, my site review is hard-hitting. Here are some of my feelings with regards to the specific areas that you suggested.
Does the home page sufficiently convince people to go further into the site?
No, it not a user friendly site, it does not capture me within the brief moment that my brain takes to make that decision.
Does/can the site achieve its main purpose?
What is the main purpose. Promote Alfred NY, promote your web designer? I realize the very first paragraph off the cover page states a purpose, but that's not what I got as a visitor to the site. I felt various agendas squabbling for control.
Navigation. Is it clear and easy to understand?
A few graphic links at the top of the cover page followed by no more grphics links at the top of the sub-level page, but rather varying text side links, doe sont make for easy navigation. I am experienced web user and I got lost. I went back using my back button.
Appearance/Attractiveness
Honestly, this isn't a pleasant site to look at. It looks like it was built in 1997 by a group of junior high kids.
Typos and grammar
Alright I suppose, but your wording discourages me from taking your presentation seriously. For example in the fery beginning of your presentation you write :
"Please feel free to download or print any of these photographs for your
personal use, church bulletins, cards, etc. For best results, glossy photo
paper is recommended. To view our photographs, scroll to the top of this
page, and click on any of our links, and as always, feel free to add our
link onto your website."
You should assume that your Internet visitor is intelligent. Providing insight into how to get a good print from photo images as part of an introduction, leaves me repulsed and offended. Your main motivator to having this web site is supposed to be about enhancing the glory of the kingdom of Jesus Christ. I get everything out of my visit to yourself, except that, although it is atated that is your motivation.
Images failing to load
Images are optimized.
Is the Contact, Privacy and Legal information adequate in relation to main purpose of site?
I honestly could not create the desire necessary to get that far.
Search engine marketing. Can the pages be reasonably well indexed by search engines?
I don't even want to go there.
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rob6188
Joined: Jan 02, 2006
# Posts: 13
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Posted: 2006-Jan-29 05:08
First let me say the pictures a beautiful. Good content overall.
As for everything else, not so good.
Your logo is white and blue, your page background is green with green text.
The overall site navigation is not consistant. Sometimes you have links at the top, sometimes on the side. Some links are on the bottom, sometimes not.
The navigation buttons at the top are old school, the buttons on the side are also not consistant. The very first link takes you to another website in a new window.
The link to fellowship tract should only be on the links page. It's annoying that it opens into a new window. it's also annoying that the thumbnails open in a new window.
The thumbnails are all different sizes, they should be cropped and/or resized to be equal.
You are probably not worried about search engine optimization since I get the impression your site is going to get traffic from links and word of mouth. I like the tell a friend button at the bottom.
However, if you wanted to optimize, start reading up on on and off page optimization. Focus on your niche keywords, use h1 and h2, add alt tags to all the images, and add more text content for starters.
Once you change all the cosmetic aspects and navigation problems, you'll have a very nice site.
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jdw4jesus
Joined: Jan 16, 2006
# Posts: 16
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Posted: 2006-Jan-29 23:30
I appreciate all your comments...even the harsh ones...I will look over these and apply them as I have time!
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yellowwing
Joined: May 21, 2002
# Posts: 2526
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Posted: 2006-Feb-02 19:27
First of all we bend over backwards to give the benefit of the doubt to submitted sites to review.
Photos For Souls is an excellent site. Search optimization could be enhanced with more text in the sub pages. Remember, search engines index text.
My recommendation is to add a paragraph on the sub page graphic links. Describe the great pictures and the motivation behind it. It would be helpful for SEO and to the casual visitor.
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jdw4jesus
Joined: Jan 16, 2006
# Posts: 16
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Posted: 2006-Feb-02 22:32
Wow! Thank you so much! I will do that as soon as I get time..add me in your favorites 
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jdw4jesus
Joined: Jan 16, 2006
# Posts: 16
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Posted: 2006-Feb-06 12:39
Anyone else have any opinions?
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skeewe
Joined: Feb 16, 2006
# Posts: 5
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Posted: 2006-Feb-17 09:35
I would change font or make it non italic and non bold. I think it looks much better and easier to read.
Design is a bit incosistent: front page is left-allign and all others are centered.
Photos need some descriptions under thumbnails not only in ALT tags becose Firefox users cannot see them.
I would consider make search form for photos.
Regards
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kslager
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
# Posts: 4
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Posted: 2006-Mar-01 07:10
I appreciate the photography aspect of the site. I myself am a photographer.
From a design point of view, I did notice some problems right off the bat..
1. Color Scheme
The logo / header doesn't seem to compliment the background color too well. I would reccomend using this tool. [link]
Explore various degrees of triadic color schemes.
2. Navigation.
The buttons are simply, well, just not that attractive. If you have access to photoshop, or even The Gimp, you can make some very nice looking pill buttons, that will flow better with your site.
3 Logo / Header
Similar to your nav buttons, the logojust sticks out too much. It doesn't seem to really integrate into your index page too well. Almost like its just floating in space. Maybe try to seperate the concept of logo and header. The way they are now just makes them seem more like a division between the navigation and content of the page.
4. Lastly, your gallery could use some updated software. If you server supports mysql and php, Gallery 2 is an excellent way to display and dynamically control images. It looks rather dated the way it is. Galllery software also gives your visitors an opportunity to get prints from shutterfly. Do a google search for more info.
If you can make these improvments, id say you'll be on a good path to a better site.
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jdw4jesus
Joined: Jan 16, 2006
# Posts: 16
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Posted: 2006-Jun-16 00:45
I have made some more changes, please let me know what you think!
Thanks!
Jonathan
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jdw4jesus
Joined: Jan 16, 2006
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Posted: 2006-Jun-21 21:50
Anyone? 
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