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http://www.punditpolitics.com/

I realize there are some serious SEO problems with this website at the moment. There is going to have to be a large overhaul to get rid of the nav-bar element, and the various image-buttons, as well as moving the blog onto the homepage. But for now, I`d still appreciate any feedback, thanks.


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PunditPolitics.com - Political IQ Tests, Political Statistics & Pundit`s Blog

Visually, it`s kinda weird. The top is wide open, lots of space, then narrows to the menu and mission statement, then gets really narrow for the content with the ads on each side. It`s like a funnel effect, and the bottom is almost claustrophobic. You are basically making the 2 tall ads more important than the content, since that is what is easier to read, and takes over the bottom of the page; the content is second to the ads. So, which is more important? Improve your content area; it is narrow and difficult to read with the size and colors used.

You also don`t have a menu on the secondary pages similair to the main page, so it took a minute to realize there was a menu.

The coding is massive, and probably half of it is unneeded. your code/content ratio is @ 7-8%, which would increase with more efficient coding. Your meta tags are out of whack and need reworked. A spider simulator is picking up html code as well as content, not helpful. W3C validation shows 88 code errors and 19 css errors.





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M Hall
Website Critique Community
International Society of Curmudgeons

It`s too hard to make sense of the various things you`re trying to accomplish. With the word "blog," there`s a sort of generally-accepted look and feel. Of course that can be quite varied, but the overall navigation should be pretty simple.

Being interested in politics, I actually tried to figure out where I wanted to go from the home page, and gave up. It was just too confusing.

Hi PunditP:

Thanks for the feedback guys, the current layout is reflective of me learning coding and not going back and fixing errors as I went. I am going to re-design the entire website soon though. Thanks a lot for the thoughtful advice.


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PunditPolitics.com - Political IQ Tests, Political Statistics & Pundit`s Blog

I went back to your site and went through one of the easy tests, to see how it functions. I selected a "Novice" test.

The beginning page says that novice tests contain 15 questions, yet the "Start Page" says "1 - 20".

I wonder why the test has to open in a new tab/window?

During the test, if I get an answer correct, it lets me know, which is as is expected. However, when getting an answer wrong, even though I`m told I`m wrong, it would be nice to know what the correct answer actually is.

Finally, when the test is done ( at least the one I took ), the "Close Window" link didn`t work.

So although it`s functional, I think it could use some tweaking here and there.



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M Hall
Website Critique Community
International Society of Curmudgeons