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kyla33

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  • #1
    After months & months of research, questions, knockbacks, my business is online!

    Please can anyone view it for me & let me know their thoughts. Can be as honest as you like as can be changed if needed.
    I really love it myself but obviously arnt the one who will be buying from it.

    :):):):):):):):)
     
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    EliteLimitedUK

  • #4
    Hi,

    Background - Looks good but does remind you of those socks girls use to wear

    Website its self - Is really good and well placed.

    I dont no but has anyone noticed that If your fiance or girl friend pregnant you eaither see more babies or websites to do with babies.

    Regards

    EliteLimitedUK
     
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    matt_15

  • #5
    I think everyone would agree you are a true entrepreneur! Well done for following it through. Personally I think the website is spot on, and compliments your "funky" theme. Now all you need to do is tell people you exist! Congratulations
     
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    FireFleur

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    Well done, but that background ohhh, you will be removing it soon, when you have to look at it all the time :)

    Interesting, when I remove the background some of the interface is not backgrounded on the element, so it is going to need a little work to get rid of it.
     
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    kyla33

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    thanks to everyones replies so far.. the designer said wasnt sure bout the background either but I sort of persuaded him! oops.
    think its because i only have a small screen on laptop, i dont see much of the stripes.
    Prob spend another 11 months now researching SEOs & marketing.:)
     
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    computaguy

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    I did two things. I looked at the site myself and got my wife to remember all my immediate thoughts while viewing. First thought was that I was looking for links in background areas that were designed to stand out so much.

    THEN I asked my ten year old to look at it with a view to finding something for his 2 year old sister. He loved it and said the bright colours made it seem like a game.

    I have no idea whether this is helpful, but you said be honest!
     
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    AndyP

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    Well done....nice clean and really quite funky site... and I was expecting to truly dislike the background given the comments above...but actually I quite like it...yes, its a bit in your face and you may ultimately decide to tone it down a bit but it does fit with the funky theme, so why not!!

    I think you've done a good job. I hope its a real success story for you!
     
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    katie11

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    Hi Kyla,

    I also love the website, maybe you can have just one bright colour as a background (the fuchsia pink on the first line would look great for example).

    As a buyer, I'd have the following comments though:

    1. whilst the lifestyle pictures show the babygro rom the back so you can see the cherry, flower design etc, when you actually click onto the collection pages, all customers will see at a first glance is the front of the babygro, so they will assume you don't have the other ones and will immediately click out... I know that the names of each product clearly say what the product is and that once you click into each product, you have another photo there, but the reality is that very few customers will actually read the title, and even fewer will click into each product to check just in case that is what they're looking for... you'd be really surprised as to how lazy (and stupid : ) ) some people are... So I think it might be better to put the back view photos on the collection page instead.

    2. you only have a mobile number on the site. You can buy an 0845 number really cheap and then just forward all calls to your mobile.

    Hope this helps.
    Katie
     
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    kyla33

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    All the replies are great! Really chuffed it has received such a positive response. Cant recommend Martin from full phat enough - I dont know anything about computers so he sorted everything out for me.

    Will look into tel. no. and changing my pics over.
     
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    cjd

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    I liked the site - even the stripes.

    I also liked the products - they look like good presents. I think you need to do more than sell babygrows; but no doubt you're onto that.

    Get rid of the 077 contact number as soon as you can though, it just tells everyone that you are a tiny, home based outfit working from a mobile ;-)

    (edit: Just noticed that others have recommended using 0845. They are better than 07s but still not really a good idea for your only contact number; most people don't know what they are or what they cost.)
     
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    flyingfish said:
    Our general manager asks me almost everyday that why our newly established website has such low traffic, though it is built by the professional person. I feel a heavy load on me that I do not know what to do.
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    Ask him why he thinks it would get any traffic at all.

    You have built a web site which is simply one of billions - why and how would anyone know about it?

    You need to market it and that a long term and fairly costly process.
     
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    skeeling

  • #28
    The site looks great, it is clear and friendly but the background is way too busy for the user and detracts from the content on the page. Simpler is often better. If you submit to a selection of business web directories with high page rank it may help you with web traffic, I've had more luck with freeindex and ebay classifieds than I have with spending money on monthly link building.
    Good luck
     
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    Hi there! Congrats on the site, and welcome to the wonderful world of ecommerce trading! I personally don't think the background is as bad as what people are saying.- If it gets people talking, and the worst they can say is that it is bright and a bit full on,- then you're not going too far wrong.

    It could be toned down a bit by taking out some of the coloured bands, but it reminds me of "United colours of Benetton" (think that's right). Like I've experienced, your biggest challenge now is to drive people onto your site. Good luck!!
     
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    Thanks to all the replies... gonna keep my background as it is as like many have said it gets people talking.
    The only problem I have with the number change is all my postcards, flyers, cards etc have that number on..think I may have to wait until I have given out all the 500 I have had printed!!
     
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    kyla33 said:
    Thanks to all the replies... gonna keep my background as it is as like many have said it gets people talking.
    The only problem I have with the number change is all my postcards, flyers, cards etc have that number on..think I may have to wait until I have given out all the 500 I have had printed!!
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    You don't need to drop the number straight away, you can add another one and run the two together for 6 months or so, gradually dumping the one you want to lose.

    Changes to stationery take time, changes to websites can be instant.
     
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    pcservicenetwork

  • #33
    Love the website, and the background is great, but it made it very difficult for me to read the content, as it was too distracting. Maybe fade it a bit, sort of like a watermark?

    Apart from that, really good, well done!
     
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    TotallySport

  • #35
    Hi

    Nice site, picture quality and the content of them is first class, agian I wouldn't buy from you as i would click back as soon as I had seen the background.

    Two issues IMO:

    1 there are spaces in the URL's and thet is bad, as different browser treat them differently, there should never be spaces in urls or file names when online.

    And the other is the checkout

    There is an error when I tried to have a quick look, if you go to the cart screen and click the paypal button (not the checkout button), it comes up with an error, I will point out I did go to the other button first (don't know if that makes a difference.

    The other thing is you can only pay with palpal and since you seem to be the manufacturer I think you need other services such as protx.

    Also since you have a really nice product you might want to put a bit of info about other people stocking your products.

    Good Luck.
     
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    liquid_meth

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    I like it.

    Babies would obviously not be shopping there, but i guess that parents would appreciate the theme. I think you took the right path. Layout demonstrates straight away the payment methods, the key products. Overall very good.

    Couple of suggestions:

    Background only matches the rainbow, its not a big thing but you've set up a nice theme of green hills, maybe a greenish backround would look better?
    How do you intend to market the website, the products?

    I can email you some SEO ebooks.


    I will be setting up my own mens underwear website with my own brand in about 2-3 months time and i have already given it a fair amount of thought, but learning from your experience and sharing my ideas with you would probably be a step forward.
    In any case - keep going, i like it!!

    DG
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    AndyP

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    Theres nothing to stop you having more than one number though...personally I would go for the number change right now and get that on to your site, into your email signature and anywhere else that you promote the number......you can still use the flyers etc that you have until they are gone cos your mobile number will still exist....but the sooner that you get your new number in place the better.
     
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  • #40
    I think your website is brilliant, speaking from a customer not proffessional point of view.
    I love sites that are different from the same old designs and ones like yours really stick in my mind.
    My first properly designed website was on a very definite Scottish theme with the outer background all Pride of Scotland tartan. Customers actually commented how much they missed the old site when it got revamped to a more floristy design.
    Good luck
     
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