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drewsue

Joined: Aug 19, 2007

# Posts: 3

Posted: 08/21/2007 03:49 pm

Name of Site/Business: Pumpkin Builders

Site's Main Purpose: Ecommerce/Sales

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
Hi everyone. I just started this website and I am a stay at home mom trying to make some extra cash. Please let me know what you think!

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sylviathomp

Joined: Aug 21, 2007

# Posts: 14

Posted: 08/28/2007 06:13 pm

I reviewed or should I say that I scanned your site, Again am no expert, I like clean lines and clear text, your text was fancy (and I do like fancy) for this site, I didn't want to read on, the word seem to run togather at times, the color, seem to dark, your items or pictures' were too large in some settings. Not a bad site at all, but it need's some life. (my Two cent's)

Sylvia

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shakes44

Joined: Jan 21, 2007

# Posts: 15

Posted: 09/05/2007 11:40 am

Hi,

I briefly reviewed your site. I am no expert and am a stay at home mom that also started a ecommerce business to make a little extra money.

I like the products you offer on your site, they are very unique. I think you could use a little more description of your site on your homepage. At first I wasn't sure what your site was about until I started looking at your products.

The site colors are a little dreary, I would definitely brighten it up a little. I also think you should have navigation links at the top of your site for "home", "contact us", etc.

Hope I was of some help.

Maria

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basketcase

Joined: Sep 22, 2007

# Posts: 9

Posted: 09/23/2007 06:18 am

1) Website colours: TOO DARK; I like the texture on either side in the "dead" space, but pick another colour.

2) No "about us". Although your name is no where on the site or in the biz name like mine, there needs to be the human element. Who are you, why did you start this business? This website will not inspire me to buy from you any more than from an anomymous stranger on EBay. I see this website, and realize that you are an affiliate that does not stock anything in-house; just receives orders and passes them on to a drop-shipper, which SERIOUSLY lacks that personal touch.

3) NO CONTACT INFORMATION! When I clicked this, I expected the form, but I at the very least expected to see a phone number (which, by the way, is NOT enough), as I could at least look up the area code in the phone book to see at least what region you were in. I realize that if you are a stay-at-home mom, you don't want a residential address, but if you go to your nearest post office, you can rent a box and list that for your contact information.

4) Categories: You had quite a few categories, but you could have put sub-categories in there for ease of use. Just my opinion. I looked at your "around the world" area; didn't even run through the second page.

Not trying to be catty or pissy; please do not misunderstand. I was given some harsh advice from a business coach, and I see some of the same mistakes I made in the beginning that you are repeating, although we have different types of websites.

Hope this helps.

Have a nice day.

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