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Mar 17, 2008 6:55 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Hi all,

My latest project is a web site called Blavel on which users can post travel blogs and photos from their travels. I decided to create it because I get a lot of enjoyment from reading travel blogs on other websites - I find them really interesting.

One of my main goals in creating the site has been to keep a clean and simple interface that is easy to use and accessible. I find that a lot of other similar sites are very cluttered in their visual design, which detracts from the impact of the stories themselves.

The site is also intentionally light-on features at this stage as my idea is to base the development of new features for the site to be primarily driven by feedback from users.

http://www.blavel.com/

I`m wondering:
  • Am I achieving my goals of simplicity and ease-of-use?
  • Is the site easy to navigate / does it have an intuitive design?
  • Any ideas on getting my site out there and seen?
  • Any other useful feedback?
Thanks in advance for your time and effort in critiquing my web site.


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John Grimes
Dreaming of travelling... www.blavel.com
DaleKing

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Mar 17, 2008 7:01 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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John, in my opinion, there`s really nothing to criticize. Unless of course, someone wants to nitpick - and that`s exactly what they`d be doing.  From what I can see, you are meeting all of your aforementioned goals of simplicity, ease of use and intuitive design. I say keep heading down that road you`re "blaveling."  You`re doing just fine.
 
As far as getting your site seen, it all depends on what kind of marketing budget you have to work with. But for starters, write a compelling press release, write some articles, hit the travel forums and tell the whole world about Blavel! Great name. Great logo. Great idea. Well done, my friend. Well done!
 
Dale King
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blavel

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Mar 18, 2008 7:07 AM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Dale,

Thanks mate for the positive feedback. Much appreciated.




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John Grimes
Dreaming of travelling... www.blavel.com
DaleKing

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Mar 18, 2008 7:17 AM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Dale,

Thanks mate for the positive feedback. Much appreciated.
 
 
 
You`re quite welcome, John. Keep up the good work!
 
Dale King


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