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New site design, input please!
We are working on our new design and sometimes I feel like it's not gonna go. Something erks me. What do you think por favor?
Here is our site now: http://www.dwhs.net Here is the test page for the new design: http://www.dwhs.net/index-new.html We want it to be simple, professional, clean, and big. |
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The new test site captures exactly what you're trying to get across (big, clean, etc)
but the font in the logo itself doesn't match the overall feel of the rest of the site. It's not as a polished, and sticks out a bit. |
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lol that is like our 20th logo there, it's really hard to to get it just right. But I agree totally.
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exactly my thought. The site looks very nice, modern and clean, while the logo is eeew. Out of that, I'm not a fan of the "shake" in the boxes and bottom slider, but that is something more personal because I've a mild grade of epilepsy and that kind of things disturbs me
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The new design is way better. The old design looks all cluttered and yep change the logo lettering. You very quickly get the drift of the services which you are offering with the new design
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Yup, that's your problem for sure. Looks like a cheap logo slapped on a standard template to be honest. Also, I thought the first picture was Lionel Richie.
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Stock images of Gap clothed people looking caring. No identity, no brand, no feeling. Lacklustre copy, unimaginative headlines. You could swop out the logo for ANY other hosting company and no one would tell the difference. It's dreadful. What makes YOU special. Why should I host with you? Why do you care more than who I host with now? You must realise you are almost constantly trying to get people to switch from their existing host. So do something different. If you're in Amsterdam or London, let's meet and talk about how to make your site stand out. Damian PS get someone with English as a first language to fix the MULTITUDE of mistake in the copy |
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![]() What Damian said. Other than that, it's awesome! ![]() ADG |
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1. Redo the logo. It doesn't work with the new look and feel of the site.
2. Do something more with the footer. The stuff to the left of the email subscribe. It looks like it's just throw there because you couldn't think of anything more to do and gave up. I think those are the last two steps that still need some work - after those are gone over you should be golden!
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I also hate the shake too, we will get rid of that. I always question how websites try so hard to sale their services on their website. If you look at the sites you mainly do business with they usually keep it simple yet professional and functional. I prefer to save the copy for banners and promos. I want this site to be functional, simple, professional, clean, and big. We will let our name, rep, and sales people do the rest. Your right, the grammar is not checked and added by someone that does not speak English as a first language lol it just based on a conference call to our head designer. We will edit that as we go. Good point but I also think you could also swap the logo with any host and no one one know lol expect for maybe that host with the cows in the background. We don't have a pig or a moon for branding just our name and logo and we are o.k. with that. Our target is long term customers not people trying to get a free month promo. Most of our thousands of customers have been with us for 3+ years some for 7 or more. So trying to get customers to switch is not our target but a nice plus. We want people that want a long term partner that will be there every step of the way. Thanks again for the feedback it is in the baby phase of the new design and needs lot's of love. ![]() |
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Old site is really terrible, I have no idea where to even begin reading on that one.
New one is way better, but still has a long way to go. For example, put accepted payment alternatives at the bottom of your page. It must be quick for a customer to see what payment alternatives you offer. And have a "special" on the first page, to get the customer started, see how dell.com does it.
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New one reminds me of this:
http://www.sliiing.com/
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Great input, like I said I don't like sites that are pitchy but a little promotion on the main page can't hurt. And we should defibaly post that we take all major cards and paypal on the front page. Thanks! |
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Don't spell powerful wrong. It doesn't bode well for future business;)
I'm sorry it's just a pet hate when designers give you a finished product filled with spelling and grammar errors. Leave blank spaces if I have to fix all your mistakes. |
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Overall, as a web developer myself, I can say that the site looks great. What I'd mainly suggest is to think further about what the target market is, because that's not very clear to me when I enter the site. Obviously it's hosting, but for whom?
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You have to then ask who does godaddy or 1 and 1 host for? Hosting is for websites not a type but to put a website on the internet. The differences obviously are price but more seasoned internet vets will appreciate things like in house support, faster connections, and easy to use tools.
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takes to long for the chick to come into view..
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templates... $25 a pop....
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Actually $63 gets your facts straight lol
I have seen your sites and you should check some out ;) |
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Get rid of the bounce effect is horrid, put your logo more mid level on the menu bar
i dont like the shape of the 3 boxes, there is to many odd shapes going on. i suggest keeping them square or having 1 rounded corner bottom right. the delayed scroller at the bottom is not good, should be smooth. cPanel based etc. those 3 bigger titles should match the color of the titles in the feature section. to much margin below the line and the paragraphs underneath those titles. id have a shaded rounded bottom piece that fades into white on there also. to separate the 3 blocks from the footer more. read more buttons, should not be another odd shape. looks good but could have some extra work. |
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The new design is great. For non adult hosting.
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Sort out your own sites before telling people what you think they should do with theirs
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I have seen that same design where the people are holding the puzzle on another designers site. Either some content is stolen here or the same dude who designed the site I'm thinking of is now designing your new site.
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You need a contrast color.
Now it's boring as hell. Your eyes need to bounce and dance a little on the page, something has to attract them.
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It's a fotolia stock photo, I purchased a bunch of images from there. We just purchased the logo as well |
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I didn't know it was a template, but beware with that, people who already saw that template may think you're just a reseller or an affiliate, so you may lose credibility there. And people looking for hosting may already have searched for templates for their site, so watch out, 2/3 clients paying 1 year of hosting might pay for an appropriate investment on branding
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Sorry, but you misunderstand the meaning of Big and clean Website. You run a webhosting business, not a design studio or portfolio Website. Your design is missing infographics, important information that users will see getting there within a couple of seconds. Your objective is to sell! Explain that to your designer, do your home work, compare other successful websites.
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Lose the images of the people unless they represent the customer service.
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We almost have the web hosting page ready: http://www.dwhs.net/index-new-blank.html any thoughts? Thanks!
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new site is looking sharp! cheers!
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The text is overlapping for me on 1920x1080 Firefox 6.0
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web 2.99 all the way.
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I like the new design... the old one seems, I dunno "compressed". The new one grabs you and seems more inviting... just my two cents.
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i prefer 'output' over 'input'...
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i don't like the new design, looks like a $5 template from templates site. very common.
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Have pictures of things that people NEVER have on a hosting site. Thing different. What if you could abstractly suggest your key strengths via beautiful, unusual photography? Say one of your points is that people stay with you for a long time. How else could you illustrate that point? Some ideas off the top of my head - stone henge - elderly dog and strong looking war veteran walking on the beach - someone riding in a classic car Take a look at firstdirect.co.uk, an online bank, that uses interesting imagery. Quote:
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![]() @ the thread.... Chaze, I notice you removed the wobble on the 3 link images at the top... Fairplay but to be honest, I reckon there are so many people wanting hosting that you shouldn't always worry about what others think. You can find that 50 will love something & 50 won't. The new design has at least the wider look which I think is certainly more modern with the larger screens being used these days ![]() |
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It's really nice having that extra space now, we don't have to cram a bunch of information in anymore. I hated the wobble so it might of personal on that lol but mainly I just want it to be functional and clean! Not too worried if we don't win a Webbie with it. Next I want to add a pop up for videos on the site. Basically next to each title I want a play button that pops up a video for what's on the page? Do you think people will like having a video they can open to get information on the page? |
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Let me explain. When you resort to calling someone a name, rather than making a counter point it shows you have run out of any points to make. It means your are dim-witted. QED No, your posts alone dictate what people think of you because you can't afford the time to come to any shows. Stop hijacking threads and I will stop pointing out when you hijack threads. |
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