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Jak · 09-09-2002, 01:34 PM

A few things...

Blood-Dolls is a better name than Gothic Amateurs, in my humble opinion. I come from an industrial\goth background, and I even cringe to have to say that as it puts that categorization onto it. If I'm looking for goth chicks I think twice about any site named "Gothic" anything. Blood Dolls, Suicide Girls, SpookyLinks, etc. Those are great names.

Anyway, as for the Blood Dolls site itself...

First off I don't care for the browser resize. I LOATHE any site that takes it upon itself to resize my browser. I use a high res on my monitor, and every time a site resizes my stuff every new window opened after that is sized the same, and that irritates the hell out of me. I have to resize the damned thing before I close it to prevent that. Please say no to screwing with other people's comfort zones.

Now, once I resize the thing, the buttons end up WAY at the top and bottom, all spread out, with the main frame smack in the middle of the page. There's a hell of a lot of white space between the nav buttons and the main section:

I would recommend taking the whole of it and confining it to a table that's the size you want. It would all stay together no matter what the resolution of the browser window.

OK with that said, it took me about 10 seconds to find the actual button I needed to use to join the site. That sounds lame but it's important. The JOIN button is your target. You have to show people where it is or they won't even see it. Just like the word "of" in that genius test that was posted some time ago (http://board.gofuckyourself.com/show...=genius+ test), the word "Join" seems to elude people as well. As cheesy as it seems, flash it with a GIF. Don't let them leave without their eyes seeing it at least once.

That "And + More" button on the top nav section? Link it up to your Join page.

The "Blood Dolls" logo at the top left? Link it up to your Join page.

Rename "Main Area" to "Members Area". I clicked it thinking it would take me to a main section where I could see some stuff, and was presented with a login, a 404, and a popup. Sure, pop the authenticate login, but if it's a cancel or bad login from there, take them to... you guessed it... the Join page. Right now, someone hits that button and gets a popup window featuring "EVERY OTHER SITE BUT BLOOD-DOLLS".

The surfer's thoughts: "hmmm... I guess that's the main area. Hey what's this link?" and you've lost them.

Your tour is too long. What are the figures? For every page of your tour you lose something like 50% of everyone who's viewing it? Your tour should be just that... a tour. A tour needs a tour guide. A tour doesn't usually let people wander off all over the place on their own. Your Blood Dolls tour does. And guess what? They'll get lost. And cry. And go home.

Those are my thoughts. I love your photography and I hope some of what I said makes sense.

Jak

09-09-2002, 01:34 PM
Jak So Fucking Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: ripenedpeach.com Posts: 1,143	A few things... Blood-Dolls is a better name than Gothic Amateurs, in my humble opinion. I come from an industrial\goth background, and I even cringe to have to say that as it puts that categorization onto it. If I'm looking for goth chicks I think twice about any site named "Gothic" anything. Blood Dolls, Suicide Girls, SpookyLinks, etc. Those are great names. Anyway, as for the Blood Dolls site itself... First off I don't care for the browser resize. I LOATHE any site that takes it upon itself to resize my browser. I use a high res on my monitor, and every time a site resizes my stuff every new window opened after that is sized the same, and that irritates the hell out of me. I have to resize the damned thing before I close it to prevent that. Please say no to screwing with other people's comfort zones. Now, once I resize the thing, the buttons end up WAY at the top and bottom, all spread out, with the main frame smack in the middle of the page. There's a hell of a lot of white space between the nav buttons and the main section: I would recommend taking the whole of it and confining it to a table that's the size you want. It would all stay together no matter what the resolution of the browser window. OK with that said, it took me about 10 seconds to find the actual button I needed to use to join the site. That sounds lame but it's important. The JOIN button is your target. You have to show people where it is or they won't even see it. Just like the word "of" in that genius test that was posted some time ago (http://board.gofuckyourself.com/show...=genius+ test), the word "Join" seems to elude people as well. As cheesy as it seems, flash it with a GIF. Don't let them leave without their eyes seeing it at least once. That "And + More" button on the top nav section? Link it up to your Join page. The "Blood Dolls" logo at the top left? Link it up to your Join page. Rename "Main Area" to "Members Area". I clicked it thinking it would take me to a main section where I could see some stuff, and was presented with a login, a 404, and a popup. Sure, pop the authenticate login, but if it's a cancel or bad login from there, take them to... you guessed it... the Join page. Right now, someone hits that button and gets a popup window featuring "EVERY OTHER SITE BUT BLOOD-DOLLS". The surfer's thoughts: "hmmm... I guess that's the main area. Hey what's this link?" and you've lost them. Your tour is too long. What are the figures? For every page of your tour you lose something like 50% of everyone who's viewing it? Your tour should be just that... a tour. A tour needs a tour guide. A tour doesn't usually let people wander off all over the place on their own. Your Blood Dolls tour does. And guess what? They'll get lost. And cry. And go home. Those are my thoughts. I love your photography and I hope some of what I said makes sense. Jak