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Old 07-15-2009, 02:34 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What would you do to improve this site Specimen Shells - Collectible Coins - Vintage Christmas Ornaments - R and T Treasures
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Old 07-15-2009, 07:18 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I just briefly look at the site, but the first thing I noticed was the light blue background. I can't say i'm a fan, but that may just be me. Also the little spinning globe at the bottom looks a little cheesy to me.
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Depends on your goals. Do you want to make money or just share your interest with others?
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Both goals. Making money is a main one of them.
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Old 07-16-2009, 02:16 AM   #6 (permalink)
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get rid of the green/teal bg color

don't color your table borders

getrid of the rotating earth

change your links at the top to something other then blue, blue is the default link color

red "come see at webstore ad-banner" on main page is distracting

banner on top looks really good
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Old 07-16-2009, 07:58 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Hi Gene

At first glance...

I'd have more text on the homepage. I heard somewhere that Google won't bother indexing a page with less than 125 words on it - I'm not 100% sure this is true but it sounds sensible to me (search engines and online directories aside.)

Also, the best way to win new traffic is with lots of high quality content. Google will better understand that you're selling "specimen shells" if you have more than one incidence of that keyword in your body text. And your readers will love you for giving them lots of free content. Even if it's just background info on specimen shells that isn't required for your sales pitch - it all helps put the focus of your site in the right place for humans and Google alike.

Design-wise, I agree the background color is too bright. Backgrounds should be very pale and ideally white. Avoid any florescent or garish colors altogether, and stick to dark fonts - black or dark gray work best. You can introduce colors in your logo and individual images but not in the wording or background itself - sorry, it just hurts people's eyes!

If you want a new design based on my own template (with your own unique logo - we'll make a new one for you) for $250 feel free to PM me. Also, if you're really serious about making money from your website, you might want to consider Site Build It - for techniques on free traffic building, content writing, and much more. I really think your site could benefit from this kind of knowledge. You have the groundwork in place, you just need to learn the steps to success.
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i would start from design and make sure the website works with all browsers
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Thanks for your answers friends.
I just changed the site's design. So, please, look on it again. Specimen Shells - Collectible Coins - Vintage Christmas Ornaments - R and T Treasures
Also tell me what a browser do use for it.
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make the header clickable, so anyone who would click would go to the index page, like in this blog Power Of Conversational Hypnosis
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make the header clickable, so anyone who would click would go to the index page, like in this blog Power Of Conversational Hypnosis
Nice idea, thanks.
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