Ann says she's new to building a web site and would appreciate getting some tips on how to improve it. Let's take a look at what's she got so far at http://www.500adaypossible.com/ and give her a hand.
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Review Comments
Hi Susan
Your review site this week has quite a few things that should or could be changed tomake it more user friendly, both in aesthetic terms regarding the way it looks, andin general SALES terms as well.
First thing that jars is the MENU on the top left of the home site, because the arrowsare too big and the text font too small. These should be relatively easy to correct, asthe site is written in CSS mode.
Second thing is the overall presentation which will take the visitor AWAY just aboutevery time they click on a link. That could well put people off, as it then becomes adirectory rather than a web site which will do what it says on the tin, SHOW US HOWTO MAKE $500 A DAY.
Still on that tack, the SUBMIT MY SITE banner needs some attention, because thetext below it should be central, and in fact the banner sometimes comes up on thefar left of the page. (That's on IE7)
Final thought.....have you ever bought something from Amazon.com by clickinga link on somebody's web site instead of logging in to your own account? Didn'tthink so. Best of luck to her, especially as she took the trouble to ask for ourcomments to help her make it an even better site.
Peace and love
Syd Burke
http://adfactory.gti7.com/?4709
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My Comments -
With the url of 500adaypossible and a page title of $500 A Day Possible most visitors will expect to see some information about how to make $500 a day and will be confused by what they see on your main page. Since I think you're promoting the easymoneyathome site as the way to make $500 a day you should provide some useful information about the program or programs you are promoting. I did a search to see if there were others promoting this program to find you some examples. Unfortunately I found a lot of "junk" pages and "404 Error" pages. 1 affiliate has a video listed on many of the video sites and quite a few "junk" blogs however they did have 1 blog that does show you how to provide content for at least 1 of the money making offers at easymoneyathome - http://internetmoneymakingtools.blogspot.com/2007_05_28_archive.html
In the event you are trying to make a directory site of ways to make money and things internet marketers use in their business, you need to state that and give some content also. I doubt that those who find your site on their own will click your menu since most aren't looking for those things. You need to give your site visitors a reason to want to find out about those items.
You have also mixed font sizes and types on your main page. While mixing these things can be good for visual effect, yours are mixed for your banners. While most won't stick around for a page full of banner ads, the spacing, font size and type should be consistent so they'll look good. Also, while your header is the same on all your pages, the size of your header changes on some of them and the font size of your site title on the header could be larger.
As a beginner to site design and building I think you've gotten some of the basics. So rather that start over I'd suggest you provide some content about your main program on your main page and use text ads rather than banner ads for some of the other programs. I'd also suggest you remove your search since it always takes people to a Google search unless you're getting ppc money for clicks on their ads. If you are getting paid for the ads on those Google searches then I suggest you move the search to 1 of your columns and ad a lead in question or statement like "Learn more about."
Having your signup form on your main page is good but again you must give the visitor a reason to sign up. If you're sending additional information about your main affiliate program you could add statements in your content about how they can get additional information about how to make $500 a day by signing up. If you're sending information about internet marketing topics as your newsletter page states then you should state that as the lead in on your main page also. It doesn't have to be in the same format as on the newsletter page but as content on how to learn about some of the things online marketers must know.
The main thing to remember, Ann, is that web users are looking for useful information in the form of words. So if you're selling something, an idea, an affiliate program, a product, etc. you must write useful content that gives them a reason to want to join, buy or learn more.
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