New site UrbanChickenCoops.org offers opinion & ask for same
Hi, these are just one guys opinions
Ok, weddingzone.ie first up, it is a good name.
Second immediate impression : pink pink pink ~ you're targeting the ladies, ok they wear the pants in such matters.
Third impression, a waft of advertising hit me on the index page and I wondered where is the content ??? I scrolled down half way and thought I found some but, no it's more advertising... Then I realised that your site IS an advertising site. Nothing wrong with that but as a first time browser (and a bloke) I didn't know that when I went to weddingzone.ie and my immediate reaction to advertising is "woah, back off". Perhaps a little descriptor at the top for first time viewers may help clarify / aviod this, which is a common reaction amongst viewers nowadays. e.g. "weddingzone.ie ~ your resource for everything to do with weddings in Ireland" I know you have a menu strip but on first impression this melts into all the other ads on the page, it having pictures too...
I just think the advertising whomp is a bit full on, on the index page... Think of the viewer, allow them a little space to float in easily...
Ok, they are visiting re wedding arrangements but to launch them straight into a wall of ads may be a bit full on.
Again these are just one persons opinions.
Maybe pushing the forum / blog section up the page may help return ownership to the viewer, or moving the forum and blog left along the menu. I just feel you can't ask people to deal with a big advertising smack without settling them in first into their comfy zone within your site.
I also noticed that the menu links go blank briefly when you hover...
I hope you'll take this opinion as singular and constructive
Just in case, here are some good points...
Very quick loading site, practically zero delay and I was using a usb internet stick. Extremely comprehensive content ~ it is an excellent resource. Quality graphics, nice layouts and a colourful general impression.
Hope this has been some use to you... to summise my impression in one word ~ "ownership" ~ the balance on the index page leans towards the advertisers rather than towards the viewers, yes advertising is why they are there, it's a finer point, more delicate...
If you wish to return the favour, please have a look at my site. It was done on a zero budget on a laptop myself, so bear this in mind. I won't be able to afford a web design company, so I'm mostly interested in usability...
Feel free to slate it !!! All criticism is constructive...
urbanchickencooops . org
Good luck and thanks...