Shani Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Hi all!I need your help. Can some of you log onto my site and let me know your thoughts? I changed things around a bit to make it more search engine friendly. I need some feedback as far as design from viewers other than friends and family. As always, your help is greatly appreciated!http://www.mygiftblvd.comShani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faerieglow Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I like it! It seems very easy to navigate and the pictures of your products are great. I also like the color scheme, Very Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shani Posted August 15, 2006 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 I like it! It seems very easy to navigate and the pictures of your products are great. I also like the color scheme, Very Nice!Thanks faerieglow! I tried to keep with the same color scheme; but moved quite a few things around and I just want to make sure it's still user friendly and visually appealing. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shani Posted August 15, 2006 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 92 views and only 1 comment? Are you guys trying to tell me something?:whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 It looks nice, Shani. Pleasing to look at and easy to navigate. Your soaps look very wholesome (I like wholesome). Unfortunately I didn't see the original version so can't comment on the improvements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kymber Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I think it looks GREAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shani Posted August 15, 2006 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 Thanks for the opinions. It is greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Monkey Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Hey Sani. Very nice site. The only thing I didnt see was keywords for search engines. Not sure how much you know about web design - so please don't take this as talking down, so not my intent!! Sites need meta tags (Keywords) for the search engines to locate you. If you want or need help, I am more than willing to help you with those. Just send me a PM.OH! as far as design.. very clean. Good job!!GingerFunky Monkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Monkey Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 In fact.. I do have an idea that you might like. I tried to PM you. but apparently I'm to new to the board to be able to do that yet. Give me a hollar when you get a chance please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I find that the overload of buttons on the top make it hard to get to where I want to see what you're selling. I like it when a site has the informational buttons on top & products to the left. Just my personal opinion...but I love the clean lines of it all. It is relatively easy. Pictures look great too, color scheme is also very nice.HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shani Posted August 15, 2006 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 Hi Ginger!I tried to pm you, but unfortunately you can't receive them. Email me at: gift boulevard @ comcast dot net. ThanksShani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shani Posted August 15, 2006 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 I find that the overload of buttons on the top make it hard to get to where I want to see what you're selling. I like it when a site has the informational buttons on top & products to the left. Just my personal opinion...but I love the clean lines of it all. It is relatively easy. Pictures look great too, color scheme is also very nice.HTHThanks Lindsay, I did play around with the nav bar to have a "side" navigational bar, but it didn't look all that great to me. Maybe I'll be able to come up with something at a later date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I like the overall look of your site. Great pictures too. Like the color scheme. That said here's a couple of my thoughts...The tag line on the home page on the far right is in a cursive font that's small and difficult to read. I would change bath and body goods to bath and body products, it flows better, imho. I would also move the lines of your scent of the month closer together. The "crunch" part of the scent name gets lost in the greenary of the picture.Good job! Blessings, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith_D Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I think it looks very nice! I like the color scheme and it's nice and clean and easy on the eyes. I would like to see the scent descriptions on a full page so I don't have to scroll so much in the smaller box. Other than that, great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoapInTheCity Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I BOW DOWN!!!!!!!!!! I love this website! I love all the pictures for the different categories. Your actual picture-taking skills are amazing. Very well done. I do notice one thing, but it's not about your website. You don't use olive oil in many of your soaps. I don't think I've made a soap without it. What percentage of hard oils do you usually use in your soaps? I notice you do use rice bran in some soaps though. I wish I had that oil easy to come by! Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shani Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 I like the overall look of your site. Great pictures too. Like the color scheme. That said here's a couple of my thoughts...The tag line on the home page on the far right is in a cursive font that's small and difficult to read. I would change bath and body goods to bath and body products, it flows better, imho. I would also move the lines of your scent of the month closer together. The "crunch" part of the scent name gets lost in the greenary of the picture.Good job! Blessings, LisaHi Lisa!Thanks for the tips. I moved the "scent of the month" so that it is more visible.Thanks for the compliments Meredith! I did have the scent descri on a full page, but customers were saying that they did not like flipping back and forth; from the order page to the scent desc page, so I decided to make it a bit smaller so that they can have the scent page open as they are viewing the scent selections that they are going to purchase. I hope that makes sense.SoapInTheCity, you are making me blush...thanks. As for the olive oil, I only use it in one of my soaps, and that's the olive oatmeal. I am slowly working the rbo out the door and moving to a very different, well tested recipe. I use around 60-80% hard oils in my *new*recipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I think your site is great! Your pictures are really good, too. Clear, colorful and large enough to see what you are purchasing. Great job IMO!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockmonkey Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 The pictures look nice, but I think you've got way too much text, and the point size you're using is too small for all of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Makin Momma Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 It's great! Very quick to load and everything looks so nice. I bookmarked it! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnS Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 ShaniI like your site.It looks nice and the soaps look good.I just do MP because don't want to work with lye.So really admire all who make their own.Funkey Monkey,I tried to e-mail you also and wasn't able.Would you please e-mail me at ltsmith@ameritech.net?Thank You LynnSLynnS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shani Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 Thank you guys for the compliments! It's making me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Monkey Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Funkey Monkey,I tried to e-mail you also and wasn't able.Would you please e-mail me at ltsmith@ameritech.net?Thank You LynnSLynnSHiya Lynn! I sent you an email Thanks!Funky Monkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnS Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Funkey Monkey,I got it but wasn't sure I would.My computer was not getting any mail today.You know when you wake up and no JUNK MAIL must be a problem.Well my friend got my e-mail and when she sent one back it said Mailbox full.We have 2 computers so cleaned them up.Pretty bad when you miss your junk e-mails BUT if not for that I still might not know what was going on.LOL LynnS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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