Thread: Published BV

Hi

Ijust published www.grumpyscountrystore.com I went on my old thread yesterday and got nowhere, so I decided to open a new tread. I sure wish someone would go and look at my new store and let me know what else has to be done to it before I go and publish any more pages. When you get the time.please

any and all help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

I hopeI didn't break any rules, If so I apologize in advance.

Chuck

Hi Chuck -
This is the proper room for you to ask for a site review - so np - and you'll probably get more response here.

First, you need to rethink the text you're using. There are only a few texts that are universal to all computers - and by using one that isn't - you will be having your page displaying different on lots of computers.

Also - you need to think about SEO from the gitgo - you have "home" as the page title - when you KNOW you need the title to be using your best keyword for the page.

You've also made the page too wide. I suggest you keep it to within 1000 pixels so most people will be able to see it without sideways scroll. (If you don't want ANYONE to have side scroll, then keep it to about 760-780 (to accommodate those on 800 wide displays).

You also are using a lot of different colors. I suggest you make the navigation buttons be in colors that match the header - or vice versa - instead of just throwing another color out there.

You also have your name in your header (which is correct) - but then you repeat it in larger letters at the top of the page - no need for it there - THAT is where you need your BEST KEYWORDS for the page in an h1 tag. You have the h1 tag just fine - but why your name - no one will be searching for you by it?

Good start.

Hi Beth;

Thank you for the quick response. I made most of the changes you suggested. If you could please go and check the home page again and let me know if I'm on the right track Again thank you.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

Chuck

Hi

I just redid all my pages and republished. I was wondering if someone could go and check them out when they get time.

Thank you in advance

Chuck

I like what you are trying to achieve and love a lot of what you are selling ... I do notice your pages are too wide still.

On Mystical, Piriates, Egyptian ... it should be pirates ... but the page goes fromf and nice width and widens as you go down the page ... keeping a uniformity of around 800 wide would make your pages look really professional.

Maybe consider not italicising your text as it makes it difficult to read and would give it a really clean look. Usually italics and bold are used for emphasis.

Keep up the good work.

Whitesheperd

Thank you a quick replay. I went and did your suggestion and did away with the itlics. I also added a couple more pages. If you or someone else could go and check them out I would apprecite it. When you get time.

Thank you in advance.

Chuck

Hi ;
I just did some more changes and added mal's cart to my store. I was wondering if someone could go and have a look and let me know what you think. I would appreciate it when you get the time.

Thanks in advance.

Chuck

I see you have been working hard well done ...

I am going to leave Mal's cart alone and leave that to people who know something about it ...

Have you thought ablout centering your pages ... right click on an empty part of the page and click on page properties. Then check the centre in browser box. Something else that may look good is a border around the work area to finish the page.

Keep up the good work.

Whiteshepherd

I center the page like you suggested, but I had to make some ghanges to the header. I published the home page only. When you get the time could you go and check it out for me. Then come and give the news good, bad or ugly.

As for a border I can't seem to figure out how to put one around the work area. If you also could help me out in this I sure would appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.

Chuck

To put a border around your work area, click on the shapes icon and drag the blue handles to completely cover your work area. Then double click the shape area to open up the properties box. Select the fill area to transparent. Then click on enable border and set the size of your border and the color you want. You can either leave that on top of all of your other work, or what I do is send it to the back by selecting the shape, so to layout, arrange and send to back. You may have to play a little with it, to make sure it doesn't overlap any of your work area, especially over on the left hand side.

Your site looks much better centered...in my opinion.

dream lady;

Thank you for the quick responce. I will give it a try and then republish and let everyone know. Again thank you.

Chuck

Hi;

OK' I went did some more changes. I only had time to do 4 pages. The home, inspirational, mystical and dolphins page. When someone gets a chance could you please go and check them out, then let me know. Thanks in advance.

Chuck

Well, what do you think? Do you like it better? I think what whiteshepard was thinking was 1 border around the entire page, but I think what you have done looks fine. Centered for sure makes a big difference

Hi,

Thank you for all the responses, I sure appreciate it. I learned something new today about borders and I think it is great. I love the heck out of BV.

I made a lot of changes to my store. When someone gets a chance could they go and ckeck it out. I hope I didn't povr do the borders. Thank you in advance.

Chuck

Chuck: I was reviewing someone elses site last week and my comment to them, is that they over did it on the borders and boxes. Way to much...but...the way you have done it, I think looks GREAT! Your site looks more professional than it did before. My only negative is the color of your prices and description. I think the blue on the green is somewhat hard to read. I would have liked a lighter color for your text and prices, but that is just me. Overall YOUR LOOKING GOOD!

Dream Lady

Thank you for the kind review. I went and made some changes and am back for a site review again. If when you or someone gets a chance could go and check my site out and tell me what you think of it, I sure would appreciate it. Thank you in advance.
Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

Chuck

KingTut I wish you all the luck and best on selling the SMC product I paid almost $500.00 as a member and been with it for 5 years and made nothing so need say I gave up. but It may work for you good luck.
Jim

Jim
I am not sell ing SMC Products. I have a different dropship source. Chuck

Wow! OK.......I am with Jim with the assumption SMC products were being offered (the details and similarity is incredible).

I do like your use of BV-php, and the simplified formatting you have chosen. It should serve you quite well, and add to a great SEO metric as well.

Good Start, Chuck! Wish you all the best!

Hi Chuck! Yes, much better, now I can see the prices. If I may, one more suggestion. In your spare time (lol) you may want to work on alignment issues, where you can. There are some places that really stood out in the inspriation page where your add to cart buttons could be lined up better. May just want to have a looksy at that, But I like what you have done!! Way to Go!

Dream Lady

I made some changes and I was wondering if you or someone would go and check them out, when you get the time. Thank you in advance.

Best Regards
Chuck

Hey Chuck! Ok, I'm back again....Much better, most of the add to cart buttons are lined up nicely. Here are 2 that struck me as a little out of alignment yet. Inspiration/Angel Candleholder and Mystic/Medieval Sword Display. One more thing and I promise it will be my last negative. Is there something you can do with your REVIEW CART button? It seems a little drab and off to the side under your nav menu and not really aligned with anything it just seems to hang out there. Sorry, don't really have any suggestions, but you may just want to revisit that. GREAT JOB!

Dream Lady

I made somemore changes and would appreciate it if you would when you get time check my site one more time please.I really appreciate all the time you have spent on helping me out. Thank you soooo very much.

This is going to be my last post for a while. I don't feel quite right about the smc remark. I do have my own dropshipper. He kind of knocked the wind out of me. So I am going to go away from here for a while, to get the wind back in my sails so to speek.

So long for now(maybe)

Best Regards
Chuck

Hey Chuck: I think you just need to go through the site with a little fine tooth comb to just do a little aligning...I'm being to nicpicing at this point, because you have done a WONDERFUL JOB!

I wouldn't concern yourself with the SMC comments. I don't even know what SMC is and my thought is...who cares? You have some great products to sell at super prices. Your about us page, gives me a feeling of security. Make sure you read as much as you can about search engine optimization as you can and go for it! You have spent a lot of time on your website and I wish you all the success you deserve! Don't be a stranger and please don't take comments on a forum like this personally. Both Jim and Vasili, mean well and want to see you succeed as well!

Hi Chuck,
I was off for a bit - and see with some help here you've done an awesome job! I just want to make a few comments on SEO. I looked at your page title on the home page - and you ran the words all together. You don't want to do that - not only is it unprofessional, but I doubt that people search that way. Plus you spelled knacks wrong. I suggest you do some homework to see if people search with knick knacks or knickknacks (I wouldn't put it without the space - but some might) and use the way that people do search - both in the title and the headline.

Then, for your header - you need to move it over a tad to the left. Look at your alignment. Your header right now goes further to the right than the border around the main body of the page. Done correctly, those will line up - which will give you that polished, professional look. Many people now won't notice that it doesn't - but even without noticing, they might feel something is off-balance - and by correcting all those little things as you have been - you'll have a professional page/site that helps draw people in and get them spending their money :)

Good job - glad to see how you're progressing!

Hi

Well I am back for another review. I mame some changes. I also added another page. I am working on 2 more pages. I'll let you know when I get them done. Could someone when they get some time go and check my store out. I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you in advance.

Chuck