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[kkiely]

www.webpageblueprint.com (http://www.webpageblueprint.com)

I tested it in IE 6.0 and FF 1.5. Hopefully, there aren't be any problems.
I am still contemplating restructuring the navigation.

[Builder]

My only comment is about page width. Your opening page doesn't fit a 1024px wide screen resulting in a horizontal scrollbar. I didn't lose the bar until the window was 1035px wide, so you're not far from fitting. Most of the stats I've seen say that 1024x768 is the most common resolution being used right now.

I looked at it in FF 2, IE 7 and Opera 9 and, other than the scrollbar issue, it looks fine in all.

Good luck,
Kevin

[Kitchensink108]

When you're not on the main page, collapse the nav categories (either click-to-expand, have popout menus, or something so you don't have to scroll down one or two pages to get to a link).

Do you plan on adding resources for ASP, Coldfusion, Javascript, WYSIWYG editors, Ruby on Rails, Perl, Apache, IIS, or other database systems (mssql, oracle, access)? Or are you sticking with what you already have? If you add much more, you may need to make the categories on the main page collapseable or something, also.

The actual htaccess link text is misspelled on the main page.

I suggest adding a way to quickly compare some or all of the recommended hosts (like, a sortable table with info likes features, space, bandwidth, etc.)

The layout is clean and effective, but a bit bland.

That's all I have to say right now.

[kkiely]

My only comment is about page width. Your opening page doesn't fit a 1024px wide screen resulting in a horizontal scrollbar. I didn't lose the bar until the window was 1035px wide.

I kept my main div 1010px wide. I think the index page may have something pushing it wider.

When you're not on the main page, collapse the nav categories (either click-to-expand, have popout menus, or something so you don't have to scroll down one or two pages to get to a link).

Yeah, I will be redesigning the navigation sometime later this year. I was in a rush to launch.

Do you plan on adding resources for ASP, Coldfusion, Javascript, WYSIWYG editors, Ruby on Rails, Perl, Apache, IIS, or other database systems (mssql, oracle, access)? If you add much more, you may need to make the categories on the main page collapseable or something, also.).

I don't know any other coding languages so I won't be putting up any more coding tutorials for a couple of years. I will be putting in some pages for custom ode snippets (forms, etc) and scripts (poll scripts, myspace, etc). I will be concentrating on putting up reviews for PPC and Ad networks because I think that is an area that is underrepresented.

The actual htaccess link text is misspelled on the main page.

I suggest adding a way to quickly compare some or all of the recommended hosts (like, a sortable table with info likes features, space, bandwidth, etc.)

I have 2 pages comparing shared and dedicated plans from different hosts.
http://www.webpageblueprint.com/shared-hosting-comparison.php
http://www.webpageblueprint.com/dedicated-hosting-comparison.php

The layout is clean and effective, but a bit bland.

I figured that. Since I am a crappy designer my main goal is to have a clean navigation with a logical layout and a basic color scheme.

Thanks for the feedback.

[YvetteKuhns]

The website appears plain which can be okay for information websites, because that makes them easier to read. There seem to be so many choices on the home page that a visitor may be overwhelmed. It looks more like a site map. Because my website has many similar links and pages, I simply used a drop-down menu.

The generic clip art adds some color, but they are so overused. Try creating your own art, if you insist on including images with your headings. There are so many banner ads stuffed at the bottom of the web page and they compete with each other. Be sure you can have them appear together without breaking the affiliate rules.

The website looks like it has some information which is very general and available elsewhere, so why should someone visit THIS website for information? My impression was that someone created a website just to make money from affiliate programs. Perhaps the large quantity of banners on the home page was overwhelming to me and created a negative image.

The contents to be added to the website seem to be comments or articles posted by various people. The website seems to be looking for information instead of providing any. There is no information about the website owner and why this person should be a trusted source of information. Again, I am giving my impression as I view it.

You need to look at a website as if you are visiting it for the first time and ask yourself why you should stay or leave. Why would/should you trust this website. What information, entertainment or other value does it have? When you post an article, you should post the author and the date. Do not use other people's articles without permission. If you are the author, you want to protect yourself. I know people have stolen my work and other people have seen it, but I have copies of my website dating back seven years!

I am currently viewing in Firefox in 800x600 screen resolution. I read an article and while the links on the left were showing, the affiliate links on the right were not. The links on the left are displayed differently from the home page. The home page must look nicer. You can link to a site map for search engines to follow your links. You can't forget about the visitor experience just to please search engines.

A tip about the header logo banner: you can make it a background image or simply make the width 100% to fit different screen resolutions, but it may look funny. You may also consider a screen resolution sniffer script to display the best size for the visitor based on visitor screen resolution. There are other tricks based on the type of banner used.

I was not sure if I should post here, because I thought someone may get upset. But no one got detailed enough about the visitor experience. They often stay technical and try not to offend anyone. My intention was to give an honest review to help the website owner make changes to improve the website. That is it.

You may be limited in what you can change since you are using a third party CMS and not your own code. Oh, guess what? I finally noticed the Welcome link and clicked to find out the website owner's claimed intentions for creating the website. The overwhelming home page and ads turned me off. A more professional navigation and design would add to credibility, especially when talking about creating websites! ;)