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I would love some feedback on my new website

http://www.dallaspokerrental.com

Thought????

thanks
Rock Lobster

It lookks good to me. You have followed the "K.I.S.S." principle and it looks just fine.

AL

P.S. I left a message on your voice mail.

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Looks good, and the prices are reasonable. As popular as this is becoming you should have no trouble finding business.

Good luck!

Looks great! Easy to read, easy to navigate, short and sweet. I like it.

I`d change the third "reason" on the home page. Instead of saying "Or for NO REASON," which happens to be a logical contradiction, why not say instead, "Or, just FOR THE FUN of it!"

I liked your Products page, but wished it had more. I get the cards, and get the chips. I also get the table. But I think it`d help the page to maybe have a wide-angle photo, large along the bottom of one of your tournaments, with lots of people, lots of tables, and a big room.

I know you can handle a single-group party. I`d like to see a photo of a big group. It`s the old thing about how in large companies, nobody worries about spending $10-billion on a project. But just introduce putting up a garden shed, and it`ll never get out of committee. Everyone knows how to build a shed, and they all have ideas.

In a similar vein, everyone figures they can host their own poker party, and why hire someone to "cater" it? But if you show that you`re easily able to handle big...that presents a visual "feel" that you guys REALLY know what you`re doing! Y`know? :-) Just a thought.

Your site is very simple and easy to navigate.  I would put your mailing address in the about us page.  I would also include a way for you to get prospective buyers to interact with the site - for example where you show your products I would put a button like to buy/order this package call one of our knowledganble staff or e-mail us.  Make it easy for someeone interested in your produtcs to contact you.

My two cents!  All the best,

Nancy

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Nancy Politis Wooden Children`s Toys and Furniture www.HeritageToys.com www.heirloomwoodentoys.com

Decent site, attractive enough, and almost simple enough. Language critiques:

1. Redefining the poker game. Are you really doing this? Or are you redefining the poker experience? I think you`re redefining the experience, not the game. At any rate, most people won`t pay attention to such statements because the entire idea of redefining something is pretty worn out.

2. Proof-reading is very important. Your main heading says "What`s We Do:". This is not correct grammar. It should read "What We Do" and omit the colon.

3. "We feel that is shouldn`t cost a fortune to host a first class poker game."   You need to change the "is" to "it". Even better if you say "It shouldn`t cost a fortune to host a first class poker game." In fact, you could say that below the heading and then have a brief list of your services.

Actually, it should be "It shouldn`t cost a fortune to host a first-class poker game."

:-)

I really need some feedback.  I`ve been searching for a way to supplement money and I think I came up with a good idea.  I built the web site myself and created the jewelry myself.  Now I need to know what someone else thinks.  I don`t want to invest a lot of time or money into something that isn`t going to work or has some terrible flaws that I`m overlooking. 

I believe I have a problem on the front page as far as that I need to put up some type of navigational bar.  I`m not sure if I should just show all products on the beginning page or leave it as is.  Well, you`ll see what I mean.  I can use all the feedback I can get.

Thanks for your time.

http://www.igotsecret.com

Hmmm  All of that went over my head.  lol   I have LOTS to learn I see.

My first suggestion ... the domain name is not really working for me.
Go to GoDaddy and register "getasecret.com" ... it`s available, it`s a better action word, and it works in your head as better English (ie more memorable).
If you still want to use this domain, use it to point to the getasecret.com. But don`t use it as your main domain.

Secondly, and this is a general comment towards you and everyone else in your boat who will try an ecommerce thing but then later say `I tried it and it didn`t work" ... As Yoda said, "Do, or do not. There is no try." (Yes, I`m totally the kind of geek that quotes Star Wars.)
If you want to make this work, do it.
If you don`t, come up with your original post as to a list of excuses why you are testing the waters and going for it halfway.

I like the branding possibilities of a "secret bracelet". So go with it. Where can you sell these things? Where can you promote your product? What are your offline and online sales channels? How much can you potentially earn? How much do you have to initially invest in your sales channels? How many of these can you make in a month or a year? Do you make custom requests?

I disagree with the idea of using commercial ecommerce software. I think yours is a boutique model and it requires something nicer. (I`ll post a link to an example I have in mind when it goes up later today.) On the base level, you could go with something like a site using PayPal or Yahoo! SB "Buy" buttons, and then using their shopping cart. Or you can get some help with it. Regardless, I think if you want to do this, you should take it seriously and invest in it. Starting a business takes investment, and hard work. So either pour yourself into it fully, or accept that you`re not going to succeed.

As for design theory ... yes you need some navigation. You need a header and some navigation, some kind of common format for the pages. Your front page can feature one of your designs and direct people to your store - that is a great idea. But you need to build site structure around it, like a logo/header and navigation. There are many ways to do this - header on top, navigation on top or sidebar, bottom navigation, etc. But what you need to do is 1) identify your business and marketing plans, 2) identify your goals of the website, and 3) develop a website plan that will reach those goals. If your main goals are to sell bracelets and let people know what other events you will be at (eventing is one of the best ways to market your products as an artisan), then feature that in small bites on the home page and lead people to more.

Good luck!