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Topic: Website Critique

Third Incarnation Of Valhalla Essences Website

Posted by Anonymous on 12/9/2004 at 12:33 AM ET 250 Points
Okay, here we go again. I swear this site will never be finished - but I guess that's the idea. Here's the current homepage:
https://www.valhallaessences.com

I liked it when I made it, but now I find it boring. Here's a mock up home page in the style I'm working on:
https://www.valhallaessences.com/Website%20II/Valhalla%20Essences/index.html

I know that some of you disagree with the colour choices I've made - bath websites are supposed to be pink and purple. But I've received incredibly positive feedback on the recognition factor locally. People say that they can see my stuff from a mile away. Upon digging a little deeper, not a single customer thought the black was depressing. Classy, yes. Depressing, no. The orange is a new addition - thought it might warm things up a little.

So there you go, be brutal. Bring it!
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  • Posted by Deremiah *CPE on 12/9/2004 at 1:37 AM Member
    Hey Ivy,

    (I'm bringing it...I always bring it!)

    Girl you know I'm crazy about your stuff but I'm still waiting on your web page to load up. I can live with the colors if everyone in Canada can deal with it. Remember color psychology can be local and universally appealing. The color scheme is just not anything that I've seen a lot in America but that's not to say it is bad. I just have a lack of experience noticing those color combinations. But if your customers love it what difference does it make what I think. Go for it.

    Your Servant, Deremiah *CPE (Customer Passion Evangelist)
  • Posted by SRyan ;] on 12/9/2004 at 10:24 AM Accepted
    Ivy, I agree with Gary about the owner quote. If you're going to put ANY quote on the home page, make it a customer testimonial. You've got lots of good ones! And if you're going to put an image in the background, fade it some more so it doesn't interfere with the text readability.

    I went back and forth between old and new several times, and I decided that I like the OLD (or current) site best.

    Drop-down menus are the webdevil's way of hiding content. Bad idea, especially for the SHOPPERS who are visiting your site. (Not only that, but these are ugly and hard to read.)

    On either site, I still think there's too much wasted space in the page header! I'm a stubborn member of your team, too.  ;]

    Yesterday I participated in one of MarketingProfs online seminars about managing website content. If you're going to continue with your own site design and maintenance, you might consider paying for a Premium membership and leverage all of the good info they provide. A great deal of it relates directly to web marketing issues, and the stuff is always useful to me!

    - Shelley
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