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webber3322

11-24-2007, 03:47 PM

Here is my site:

http://www.adscollection.com

This is a site where you can post your website or if you don't have a website you can post a microsoft word document.

tell me what you think and how I can improve,

thanks,

ParkSinta

11-26-2007, 04:24 AM

Check that out...

p808

11-26-2007, 06:09 PM

I think the pattern in the back is a little to much blue. Maybe try a contrasting color like a gray pattern or a brown. Other than that it is OK, but yeah didn't work for me either.

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webber3322

11-26-2007, 06:57 PM

I think the pattern in the back is a little to much blue. Maybe try a contrasting color like a gray pattern or a brown. Other than that it is OK, but yeah didn't work for me either.

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Which website are you reviewing? lol, because i dont konw what you are talking about.

The website wasn't working before for some reason but now it works...

thanks for the reviews so far

webber3322

12-18-2007, 05:21 PM

I changed the background and fixed some bugs, what do you think? how else can I improve and how can i get more traffic?

dtm32236

12-18-2007, 07:59 PM

well, first, you're not describing the site very well.

"Browse through many kinds of advertisements and documents." I hardly know what that means. I think you need to be more descriptive and tell/show users what the site does.

also, i'd expect 'show all' to show me all ads, not one at a time. there should be some sort of browse function with a brief description of each ad. that way, when you have 300 ads up there, i don't have to skip each one till i find one that i care about.

and when you do 'show all', you're making the user think about how to get back 'home'. there should always be a blantantly obvious home link.

you're using an XHTML doctype...
using this, everything has to be lowercase. everything.
that'll fix up some of the html errors (http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adscollection.com%2Fdefault.aspx&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0)

and with CSS, everything needs a unit. you can't do margin:20;
that has to be margin:20px;
that'll fix this (http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adscollection.com%2Fdefault.aspx&warning=1&profile=css21&usermedium=all) up.

wow - i'm sorry to keep going... i don't mean to bust on you. just trying to help...

anyway, you seem to have made up a few attributes:

<body background="App_Themes/Images/background.gif" bgproperties="fixed" scroll="auto" bottommargin="1" topmargin="1">

background is the only attribute here that is real... correct me if i'm wrong.

i don't know what bgproperties is, but you can do the rest like this:

<body style="background:url(App_Themes/Images/background.gif); overflow:auto; margin:1px 0 1px 0;">

to clarify margin:

you need a unit for every number except 0. zero is zero, so a unit is unneccesary. the four numbers go margin:top right bottom left;

or you could do margin-bottom:1px; margin-top:1px;

that should help a little cleaning it up.

again, i think that you need to serious consider a browse function. almost like you can browser for scissors here (http://www.google.com/products?q=scissors&sampleq=1)

and you could use some more content on the home page. which is pretty odd to say, cause i tell most other people that they need to tone down their homepages.

anyway, it's an interesting idea, and you're definitely well on your way. i just think it could use some tweaking.

good luck with it!

webber3322

01-12-2008, 07:31 PM

thanks for all the advice, i will fix it as soon as i can.

any more suggestions?

webber3322

02-05-2008, 11:52 PM

I fixed some of the description,
does html validation affect seo or page rank?

thanks

dtm32236

02-06-2008, 12:26 AM

does html validation affect seo or page rank?

no, it doesn't.

here's what it effects - when browsers are updated, and become more standard-compliant, it will be reflected in your code. if you write code that isn't valid, but looks great it IE6 (for example)... when IE7/8 is updated to the correct standards, it could make your page 'break' - or look incorrect.

i hope that makes sense... it's kinda late. it's too late to proof read.

kontours

02-06-2008, 02:45 PM

Hi

I tried submitting my own site, and although it said that it failed, it actually seems to have submitted well! I like the layout and clarity of things... im just left thinking "and the point is..." so maybe just a bit of clarification on what the real purpose of the site is, and what it is gonna do for webbies! otherwise well done!

dtm32236

02-06-2008, 03:06 PM

im just left thinking "and the point is..." so maybe just a bit of clarification on what the real purpose of the site is, and what it is gonna do for webbies

i agree... i don't really get it. most of what's on there isn't even an ad.

a lot of the stuff is just links to a website... one of the "ads" was just a picture of flowers.

so, the way I see it is: it's a "put any sh*t that you want here" site, as opposed to an ad finding-site. maybe you need to filter out the 'junk' that comes in. i don't know. the purpose just seems a little lost here.

on the plus side - it's a nice site and works pretty well....

yamaharuss

02-06-2008, 03:47 PM

It appears at first glance that the only service offered is uploading Word docs.
I would make a separate link that clearly states something like "Add Your Website!"

Also found a typo:

"You successfully created a new account.
No payment need in this time
Thank you"

"need" should be "needed"... actually it should read "required"

webber3322

02-12-2008, 12:21 AM

actually, the main purpose of the website was to upload word documents. If someone does not have a website or does not know how to make a website, he or she can simply create a word document with pictures of w/e and upload it to this site.
the url submission was an additional feature, but it now seems that the doc feature is rarely used.

yamaharuss

02-12-2008, 06:58 AM

webber3322

03-06-2008, 11:28 PM

That may have been more helpful ten years ago. Today, a newborn gets a bottle, college fund and a website. :D

if someone does not want to spend money on hosting or does not konw how to create a website when he only needs one page to be uploaded, it can be useful.

webber3322

03-27-2008, 12:00 PM

I have an addthis button at the bottom of the main page, could it be the reason why my pagerank dropped to 0?

Thanks

dtm32236

03-27-2008, 12:36 PM

i don't see an 'add this' button...

but it's probably not why your PR dropped.

but you will be penalized for linking to bad neighborhood sites. this is risky because anyone can put an outbound link on your site (if i wanted to hurt your PR/SERP, i can post ads to porn sites, etc...). check your outgoing links, and if this is the case, i would make the links nofollow...

webber3322

05-18-2008, 03:28 PM

Thanks for the advice,

the pagerank seem to be fixed again to 2.

Also, why can't u see the add this button, can anyone else not see?

webber3322

07-18-2008, 11:53 AM

what SEO tweaks can i do to get more visitors? does adwords work?

dtm32236

07-18-2008, 01:39 PM

i'm sorry, but i think you're missing A LOT here.

you probably need some sort of disclaimer or legal notice, since your site is open for anyone to post anything... something a little more substantial than:
"AdsCollection is not responsible for the accuracy, currency, and reliability of advertisements"
Although I could be wrong - maybe that does suffice.

You need more content. You won't get good SERP (search engine result page/position) without any content.

You also need to rethink the design. The way it's laid out tells the user nothing. I see a search box, but I have no idea what to search for. I don't see any product categories, featured products or anything of the sort (there's a few ideas for improvement).

I'd like to see something like:
"Welcome to Ads Collection: post your free ads now!" or something of the sort.

Let me rethink that - You can get rid of the "Welcome to..."

1996

That's the last time you saw a "welcome to my site" type of thing. That's done with.

You need links. Things people can click.

Also:

* Browse through many unique advertisements and documents.
* Upload a Microsoft Word Document and publish it like a web page without the need for hosting!
* Click here to submit a Microsoft Word Document or an existing Website.
* Submitted documents are searchable through AdsCollection and search engines.
* Boost your Website's PageRank and improve your SEO.

That bold line shouldn't be there. That's a main link for the site, [kind of] hidden in the middle of text that most people won't read (another major problem). There are better ways you can describe the site. I'll get into that in a minute.

The "click here to submit...." thing should be it's own button on the site, separate from this content. It should be noticeable. It should catch the eye. And it should probably read "SUBMIT YOUR AD".

You have to describe your site better. I don't feel like looking for another site now, but people tend to like steps laid out for them. You'll see many sites doing a "1, 2, 3, 4, 5" type of thing.

1) Prepare your ad
2) Submit to AdsCollection
3) Watch the clicks come through!

I just described your site in 11 words. It's gotta be simple, but it has to describe your site. That's where you're failing here.

Don't forget though - more content, more links.

They layout could use a little work too. It's wayyy too plain. More graphics or colors would be nice.

And don't take this as me being mean - hopefully this will help and make you realize how you can better your site.