Thread: Guesthouse in Greece Website

Just finished a long overdue site overhaul. Seems like every time I go in I find a remaining link to the old look. Especially interested in making sure the site has a uniform look in both English & Greek.

Thanks for taking the time to have a look. ALL suggestions for improvements will be very welcome!

Hi Marcie,
really nice!! I liked it the first time I looked at it some time ago, but it's even better now!
Couple of tweaks just to round it all off:
Side-scroll - you have a little on most pages but it's quite severe on the photo pages. Check the page widths in page properties
Very small point: on the Spatholado page I found the black text a little hard to read.....different colour, maybe?
Walk/Hike page: you have a link on the map that doesn't work??
.....and - you'll need Vasili to check the Greek pages!

Seriously, I think you've done a super job.....I'm going now to check flights to Athens - I'm ready to order some Honey Rub - I'm going now to collect the millions of acorns lying around under some big Oak trees we have & I'll be writing to you shortly about the Housekeeping vacancy for 2010!
Much luck for next season,
david

Website critique list.
Looks & Layout:
Site has the right feel.

Links:
All seemed to work.

Page Title’s:
Use words that visitors will type when looking for your products. (Must also be within the text pages content)

Page Keywords:
Use words that visitors will type when looking for your products. (Must also be within the text content of the page)
IE:Keywordsgreek island hotel kea,greek island accomodation kea, greek island guest-house kea,greek gourmet food,greek island vacation,mediterranean food,greek cooking schools.................................
These phrases have not been placed in the home pages content & need correcting to help with the SE’s.

Page Description: Use words that visitors will type when looking for your products. (Must also be within the text pages content)

Search Engine suggestions:
As above

Page alignment:
When using BV, the pages should be built from the far left side of your screen with the centre in browser box selected in page properties & a working width set from 785px to fit all screens & 985px wide to fit most without visitors getting side scroll.
Your site will have side scroll & look different to many visitors with the settings you are using.
IE:On this page http://www.redtractorfarm.com/tzia_photos.html the paragraph below has been duplicated 2 more times in the white area to the bottom right of the page & they need removing to stop side scroll.
“Red Tractor Farm Guesthouse is open all year round.
See photos & seasonal rates here: hotel page.
Our gourmet condiments and preserves are produced seasonally
in small batches with the freshest ingredients: marmalades&more
The European Union support’s environmentally sustainable projects and
has awarded our efforts with a financial grant for Greek island eco-tourism!
Feel free to contact us for more information about visiting Kea: email RTF“
Images/Photos:
Not a major thing, but would reduce kbs & not use blue handles for resizing as a few are looking distorted.
On this page http://www.redtractorfarm.com/marmalade&more.html the image below is missing.
http://www.redtractorfarm.com/%C3%84%C3%87%C3%99eng.jpg or possibly just badly named.

Email links:
Would personally aim at putting a form on the page to help stop spam.

Spelling:
Not checked.

Thanks so much David & Chris for taking the time to look through the site.
I'll take your pointers and incorporate them tonight!
David - I'll be posting much more about acorns in the next few days.
Best,