Know-How Exchange : Website Critique

I like the masthead (is that the right word?) at the bottom - but I think you need some photos on the front page... I like the idea of keeping the project photos on the later pages, but maybe some people photos. I think the top section of the web site would benefit, say, from a picture of a lady in her kitchen scratching her chin, looking at a room in her house, wondering if it might be improved.

Hi shelly

Contact page cant be found

black background maybe a bit lighter, possibly light grey.

have you viewed you page in a text browser?

Also you might want to try viewing your page in black and white.

You need Alt text on the images even if they are spacers!! this will improve viewing the site in a text browser, eg Linux, or a palm pilot, cell phone.

I agree with telemoxie about the images.

There is No doctype so i cant check to see if the html is valid or not.

The pop-up photos are to big for the box which means I have to re-size the window, or scroll.

Also you only need to add Alt text to all images to get level one compliance on Bobby Watchfire. https://bobby.watchfire.com/bobby/html/en/index.jsp

Other than these things it is very nice. You haven’t given me much to complain about

Carl Crawford

I know I can be slow on the uptake, but did anyone else almost miss the fact that those red phrases are clickable links?

I looked at this page four times before I thought to try that. Does anyone think that underlining is still necessary to tell people that text is a hyperlink?

If possible, I think it'd be great to have some before and after photos right on the home page; the text could wrap around them. Also, testimonials (at least one) on the home page might be nice, too.

On the contact page, I'd consider adding a field for a phone number. You can always make it optional, but if someone enters their email address wrong, you could have the phone number to fall back on. Also, you might consider validating the data entry; I was able to submit a completely blank form.

I'm curious as to why the interior pages use the white text with a black background. And lastly, is there a legal requirement that you have to display the various license numbers on the Web site, or is that just a Maryland thing?

All in all, it's an informative site with good copy, and the interior pages do a nice job of showing what the company can do. And in the renovation business, that's 95% of the battle!

Good luck!

Paul

Shelley,

I love your new and improved website. Looks great! I really enjoy the scripted home page different and it works. The pictures in the back are great.

What I really LOVE also is the comparison...the Before and After pictures are worth their weight in gold expecially in the remodeling section. All your commentary is very fitting for all the images posted.

There is not really much to say and what I have to share is just a matter of taste. I think you might want to add a pinch more of white space at the bottom of the home page where the header butts up against your wonderful scripted text. I told you it would be a small comment.

I also agree with Michele...I would not dare consider putting white text on a black background. Your color scheme already works very well. Well Shelley (in my best impression of James Cagney) "It looks like you've made another Killer website better".

The only thing that I don't like about it is that you and I have not begun to talk about the great job you are going to do for me in January. Is there anything else I can do for you Shelley?

Your Servant, Deremiah, *CPE, (Customer Passion Evangelist)

PS
capturing email addresses might be something you may want to consider for the future tracking of the site. Love the yellow car. I'm sure I'll never see it up this way.