Criticize My Online Shopping Website to the MAX!

[slkmclaren]

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1. Imong rotating image sa front page dakoa oi, covered up almost all the size sa page

2. dili pa products imong gi promote ang bank payments pa based contents sa rotating images..

3. be aware sa size sa fonts og color, your mixing up too much colors , avoid the (RED, Yellow for text)

thanks for the valuable thoughts. rotating images are resized and products are already in the slideshow.

[the Messenger]

... a bit confused with the rolling "Best Sellers" and "Featured" shirts... They look and read almost the same (except for the size info).

We do like the slide show banner very much

[slkmclaren]

... a bit confused with the rolling "Best Sellers" and "Featured" shirts... They look and read almost the same (except for the size info).

We do like the slide show banner very much

Thank you for your thoughts. Yeah you're right they are the same. BESTSELLERS display are the products that are SOLD. They are automatically and randomly generated by the system while FEATURED products are those products we thought required much attention.

[neugent]

Looks good. I agree with making the thumbnails bigger para appealing sya tanawun and mas ma interested ang buyers.

Hehe just a suggestion, you might want to do the following changes on your banners in the main page.

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Ways to buy at our store

1. Register an Account.
2. Fill-up our Order Form.

[slkmclaren]

Looks good. I agree with making the thumbnails bigger para appealing sya tanawun and mas ma interested ang buyers.

Hehe just a suggestion, you might want to do the following changes on your banners in the main page.

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Ways to buy at our store

1. Register an Account.
2. Fill-up our Order Form.

Thank you for your valuable thoughts. Will add that to the banner later.

[sagoy]

Akong opinion ra.

1. Font size
Ako rman tngali ani, ug akong pamilya pud. Mas mu prefer ko ug bigger fonts. Verdana man imo so murag wide font mana by default, pero gamay gihapon kaayo. Gi check nko sa code, 62.5% imong font-size sa body. D ko kasabot hehe, pero pixels mn akong gamiton sa akong site.

Nabantayan nko na ang mga "recent" ug A-list na sites ron kai 14px to 16px ang ilang font size. Mas sayon basahon, and mas mubasa ang tao. Kung gamay man gud, kai skim ra buhaton sa mga tao. Dli jud mu pay attention ba.

Magazine/newspaper sites kai mugamit jud ug gamay na font kai daghan man kaayo ilang content, pero most of the magazine style sites (content cluttering) kai dli kaayo dko ug following compared to sites na limpyo (content focused).


2. Font
Sa akong na tun-an bro kai kung imong font kai walay ikog2x (arial, verdana, helvetica, etc) kai murag authority or information based imong content. Pero kung imong font kai naay ikog2x (georgia, times, ambot unsa pa kalimot nko) kai art/creativity/style ang iyang gi emphasize. Since dli news2x imong site, pag georgia nlang. Opinion ra.


3. Typography

Gubot kaayo imong typography tnawon, murag maski asa ra imong colors, links ug uban pa.

Example, ang knang words na "categories, bestsellers, new products for february, etc" kai light blue ilang color.

And links pud nimo kai light blue pud.

I guess nagbasa2x ka ug tips na blue kai makapakalma sa reader. Sakto na, pero daghan ra kaayo blue, and ingani man gud na.

If blue imong links, dapat wala nkai lain blue na heading tags.

Sa psychology lang, mag huna2x ang reader na "blue text = link", and kung mu click sila sa blue words nimo na "new products for february" and dli nila ma click, maglibog na sila unsa ilang ma click, and unsa ang dli ma click.

general rule kai, one color for links, another color for base text, another color for headings. Pwede different shade of blue, like darker blue lang imong headings, and links kai light blue, and text kai black.

Or... black tanan text except blue.

If naa kai discount prices, or offers, etc, red gamita.. naay uban mu ingon na red = anger/virus/danger... sayop mana, red = action, similar sa orange, action gihapon ang mahuna2x sa brain ana. So kung mka kita ang tao ug red na color among sa imong blue-based website, ma attract dayon ilang mata padung sa red. Mao nice para mga discount and promo prices.


3. Placement

Imong "information" na section naa sa ubos. Ibutang na sa taas somewhere either sa main navigation or sa tass or ubos sa categories na section. Importante man gud na ang "About", "Contact Us", "Shipping and returns" etc... Di mana musalig ang tao ug maski unsa na website, unless bogo na sila mupataka lang ug palit maski unsa online.

Ang tao gnahan mka kbaw na if in case naay mahintabo, mka contact sila nimo. Or naa sila background about nimo. Phone number, email, contact form, etc.

4. Ads
I personally hate ads jud. Traffic leak raman na sila. Mu earn kag pennies in exchange for sales and loyal customer. Stupid kaayo ang mag adsense kung imong site kai product site. Maygani wala kai adsense. Pero naa kai sponsor na ad, inaug lang na sa ubos.

Ipasaka imong mga "certified, verified churva" kai mka add ug trust mana sila. Ayaw paunaha ang bati na ad over sa imong authority builder.

Suggestion sa order sa imong right sidebar: Subscribe form (email, feedburner, etc) > Authority builders > Bestsellers > Facebook Plugin > Sponsor

Suggestion sa order sa imong left sidebar: Information > categories > Featured > Manufacturers

Scrap everything else, gubot ra kaayo.

Overall suggestion : Bigger fonts, bigger images, less clutter, prioritize authority builders and subscribe options, if mka kuha ka sa ilang email kai mka email marketing ka... Best tool for starting a business. Make sure lang dli ka mag spam nila about every single product nimo.

Hope this helps.

[krissy86]

in terms of usability, i'll rate it 3/10.

- first thing i noticed is the small fonts, try changing it to at least 12px, i can hardly read it.
- make your links clickable, your plain text is in highlighted color which gives me the clue that its a link, which isnt. your links dont look like links at all. try to use a different color or an underline.
- there is too much space on your header. you can have your categories there as well.
- make your search box bigger so a lot of people will use it
- stop it with the vertical marquee's, we're now in 2012. dili na ni uso. and a lot of people find it annoying
- NEW PRODUCTS FOR FEBRUARY - i only see 1 product, might as well remove that so you're featured products move up.
- there is still space on the top, remove it.
- this is more of a personal taste: remove your gradient background, try a dark gray or just plain white
- when viewing a product, remove all that sidebars its just a distraction. you want people to click on the add to cart so try strong Call to Action buttons (color), also you can try to move your Add to Cart button up.
- promote your own ads, you'll just lose potential customers.

this is just my 2cents

[slkmclaren]

Akong opinion ra.

1. Font size
Ako rman tngali ani, ug akong pamilya pud. Mas mu prefer ko ug bigger fonts. Verdana man imo so murag wide font mana by default, pero gamay gihapon kaayo. Gi check nko sa code, 62.5% imong font-size sa body. D ko kasabot hehe, pero pixels mn akong gamiton sa akong site.

Nabantayan nko na ang mga "recent" ug A-list na sites ron kai 14px to 16px ang ilang font size. Mas sayon basahon, and mas mubasa ang tao. Kung gamay man gud, kai skim ra buhaton sa mga tao. Dli jud mu pay attention ba.

Magazine/newspaper sites kai mugamit jud ug gamay na font kai daghan man kaayo ilang content, pero most of the magazine style sites (content cluttering) kai dli kaayo dko ug following compared to sites na limpyo (content focused).


2. Font
Sa akong na tun-an bro kai kung imong font kai walay ikog2x (arial, verdana, helvetica, etc) kai murag authority or information based imong content. Pero kung imong font kai naay ikog2x (georgia, times, ambot unsa pa kalimot nko) kai art/creativity/style ang iyang gi emphasize. Since dli news2x imong site, pag georgia nlang. Opinion ra.


3. Typography

Gubot kaayo imong typography tnawon, murag maski asa ra imong colors, links ug uban pa.

Example, ang knang words na "categories, bestsellers, new products for february, etc" kai light blue ilang color.

And links pud nimo kai light blue pud.

I guess nagbasa2x ka ug tips na blue kai makapakalma sa reader. Sakto na, pero daghan ra kaayo blue, and ingani man gud na.

If blue imong links, dapat wala nkai lain blue na heading tags.

Sa psychology lang, mag huna2x ang reader na "blue text = link", and kung mu click sila sa blue words nimo na "new products for february" and dli nila ma click, maglibog na sila unsa ilang ma click, and unsa ang dli ma click.

general rule kai, one color for links, another color for base text, another color for headings. Pwede different shade of blue, like darker blue lang imong headings, and links kai light blue, and text kai black.

Or... black tanan text except blue.

If naa kai discount prices, or offers, etc, red gamita.. naay uban mu ingon na red = anger/virus/danger... sayop mana, red = action, similar sa orange, action gihapon ang mahuna2x sa brain ana. So kung mka kita ang tao ug red na color among sa imong blue-based website, ma attract dayon ilang mata padung sa red. Mao nice para mga discount and promo prices.


3. Placement

Imong "information" na section naa sa ubos. Ibutang na sa taas somewhere either sa main navigation or sa tass or ubos sa categories na section. Importante man gud na ang "About", "Contact Us", "Shipping and returns" etc... Di mana musalig ang tao ug maski unsa na website, unless bogo na sila mupataka lang ug palit maski unsa online.

Ang tao gnahan mka kbaw na if in case naay mahintabo, mka contact sila nimo. Or naa sila background about nimo. Phone number, email, contact form, etc.

4. Ads
I personally hate ads jud. Traffic leak raman na sila. Mu earn kag pennies in exchange for sales and loyal customer. Stupid kaayo ang mag adsense kung imong site kai product site. Maygani wala kai adsense. Pero naa kai sponsor na ad, inaug lang na sa ubos.

Ipasaka imong mga "certified, verified churva" kai mka add ug trust mana sila. Ayaw paunaha ang bati na ad over sa imong authority builder.

Suggestion sa order sa imong right sidebar: Subscribe form (email, feedburner, etc) > Authority builders > Bestsellers > Facebook Plugin > Sponsor

Suggestion sa order sa imong left sidebar: Information > categories > Featured > Manufacturers

Scrap everything else, gubot ra kaayo.

Overall suggestion : Bigger fonts, bigger images, less clutter, prioritize authority builders and subscribe options, if mka kuha ka sa ilang email kai mka email marketing ka... Best tool for starting a business. Make sure lang dli ka mag spam nila about every single product nimo.

Hope this helps.

thanks sa comments. it is very valuable.

[slkmclaren]

in terms of usability, i'll rate it 3/10.

- first thing i noticed is the small fonts, try changing it to at least 12px, i can hardly read it.
- make your links clickable, your plain text is in highlighted color which gives me the clue that its a link, which isnt. your links dont look like links at all. try to use a different color or an underline.
- there is too much space on your header. you can have your categories there as well.
- make your search box bigger so a lot of people will use it
- stop it with the vertical marquee's, we're now in 2012. dili na ni uso. and a lot of people find it annoying
- NEW PRODUCTS FOR FEBRUARY - i only see 1 product, might as well remove that so you're featured products move up.
- there is still space on the top, remove it.
- this is more of a personal taste: remove your gradient background, try a dark gray or just plain white
- when viewing a product, remove all that sidebars its just a distraction. you want people to click on the add to cart so try strong Call to Action buttons (color), also you can try to move your Add to Cart button up.
- promote your own ads, you'll just lose potential customers.

this is just my 2cents

thanks for your comments. were working on it.

[aldrin89]

sa ako lang bro...

imong right panel nga thumbnails bro dagko ra kaayo like paypal ug security...

ang "menu" nimo should be on the top of the banner para makita sa mga buyer... like about us...etc

kanang part nimo nga "Ways to Buy at our Store" sulod ana nga block/div pwede na nimo e remove... dapat ipasaka na nimo ang gimong "gallery thumbnail" ipuli nimo ana. Customer will not read that part, you should get rid of that. kanang imong "Announcement" pwde na nimo ibutang sa imong rotating banner.

Imong footer dako ra kaayo daghan walay gamit nga link... ug gabalik balik.

halata ra kaayo nga template delikado na ma hack. e modify lang.

PR5 imong site ampingi na.

kana lang sa bro.