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Old 07-26-2008, 04:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Could you please review my site, www.WebGamesNetwork.com What do you think? Are there too many ads? What could I improve on?


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Old 07-26-2008, 04:43 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Maybe change the theme up more from the default dark template. Also, there seems to be some wasted space in the menus where you centered ads and banners. Some of the images you used for the trading script are low-quality/pixely as well.
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Old 07-26-2008, 04:52 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Maybe change the theme up more from the default dark template. Also, there seems to be some wasted space in the menus where you centered ads and banners. Some of the images you used for the trading script are low-quality/pixely as well.
- I am going to have a look at changing the colors of the template soon
- I will try and cut down on wasted space, I noticed that too, but there is a template problem that I hadn't fixed (fixed now), so some people might have seen more or less wasted space
- Yep, some images are crap - I aint a graphics guy

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Old 07-26-2008, 06:23 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Its way too wide, at 1280x800 I have a horizontal scroll bar. I think it would look better if the width was set to more like 80% screen width. The red is nice but other wise it's a bit bland.

The login box to the left is above the top line of that column. I would reduce the number of games shown in the category boxes to 3 so that the site loads a little quicker.

The google ad to the right I would get rid of the border and just have it the same colour as the sites background. Also I would change the ads text colour (the bold text part) to match that of games links also I would get rid of the heading text "ads" in the box surrounding those ads. (unless you know that what your currently using gives the best ctr).

The vote for us and more games 88x31's may look better in the footer below the advert (but so they're not too close to the advert). The rss feed icon below the search box I would get rid of and just put a text link in the main menu across the very top of the site.

The white border to the "chat now" button should be cut out and the button would be better off with its own box around it like the other side column content. I noticed some of the 88x31's are remotely hosted. I would put a copy on your own server and point to it instead, they will load quicker that way.

On the links page I would either set the table that lists the links so that it's invisible or somehow restyle it so that it has simmilar borders to the rest of the site (the white border) Also add a bit of padding to space them out.

On the games pages I would get rid of the "Sponsored link" yellow bar (it doesn't seem to get much use). Also the ad below the game would be better if it followed the same lines as I said about the other one earlier on. I would cut down the number of games in the "related files" box ( I think 5 would be fine). Also if the site only has games I would change that boxes heading to "related games"

Also I would get rid of the funpageexchange links because of this http://www.talkarcades.com/hall-sham...nge-maybe.html
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Old 07-27-2008, 06:07 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Its way too wide, at 1280x800 I have a horizontal scroll bar. I think it would look better if the width was set to more like 80% screen width. The red is nice but other wise it's a bit bland.
It always has a horizontal scroll bar, no matter what size the screen is. Its a problem I haven't fixed yet.

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The login box to the left is above the top line of that column. I would reduce the number of games shown in the category boxes to 3 so that the site loads a little quicker.
The log in box is a bug in Firefox. It is fine in IE.

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The google ad to the right I would get rid of the border and just have it the same colour as the sites background. Also I would change the ads text colour (the bold text part) to match that of games links also I would get rid of the heading text "ads" in the box surrounding those ads. (unless you know that what your currently using gives the best ctr).
I will get rid of the ad box, and see about getting rid of the border.


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The vote for us and more games 88x31's may look better in the footer below the advert (but so they're not too close to the advert). The rss feed icon below the search box I would get rid of and just put a text link in the main menu across the very top of the site.
I am planning to move them to the bottom.

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The white border to the "chat now" button should be cut out and the button would be better off with its own box around it like the other side column content. I noticed some of the 88x31's are remotely hosted. I would put a copy on your own server and point to it instead, they will load quicker that way.
It is hosted on my server, but I went to the backup, after I messed up part of the site (generated errors), and it had the code from another sire.

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On the links page I would either set the table that lists the links so that it's invisible or somehow restyle it so that it has simmilar borders to the rest of the site (the white border) Also add a bit of padding to space them out.
I suck at coding, so it was quickly made. They will look better if they fit in.

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On the games pages I would get rid of the "Sponsored link" yellow bar (it doesn't seem to get much use). Also the ad below the game would be better if it followed the same lines as I said about the other one earlier on. I would cut down the number of games in the "related files" box ( I think 5 would be fine). Also if the site only has games I would change that boxes heading to "related games"
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Also I would get rid of the funpageexchange links because of this http://www.talkarcades.com/hall-sham...nge-maybe.html
I read that before, but must have forgotten about it. Removing it ASAP

Thanks for your detailed review
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Old 07-27-2008, 08:26 AM   #6 (permalink)
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It always has a horizontal scroll bar, no matter what size the screen is. Its a problem I haven't fixed yet.
It seems to be caused by having 3 main_body divs surrounding the site

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Get rid of the first 2 (and the closing parts at the bottom of the site) and just change the width value in your css file. It worked for me in firebug. Keep a backup just in case.


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The log in box is a bug in Firefox. It is fine in IE.
I see it overlapping in IE7. It looks like it is caused by the chat button below it.

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I will get rid of the ad box, and see about getting rid of the border.
Keep the box surrounding the ad (the white one with red heading) just get rid of the heading text "ads".


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I suck at coding, so it was quickly made. They will look better if they fit in.
http://www.desilva.biz/css/csstable.html

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I read that before, but must have forgotten about it. Removing it ASAP

Thanks for your detailed review
Also I would consider looking at the site with a few html validators like http://validome.org and http://validator.w3.org/ and fix a few of those errors. Also when visiting the site without using the "www." part it shoots out this error page http://www.webgamesnetwork.com/http:...snetwork.com// which probably puts a few visitors off. Also I would look at the results of a site analysis using this tool http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/ and see where you could make improvements.
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Your site looks way better with only 3 banner exchanges and placing the 88x31 below.
Way Better than 9 Banner exchanges on your site(thats what i counted yesterday)
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Your site looks way better with only 3 banner exchanges and placing the 88x31 below.
Way Better than 9 Banner exchanges on your site(thats what i counted yesterday)
The max I have ever had has been 6. Some of them were banners to other arcades.
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maybe you should get rid of the pop-up many people leave sites that have pop-ups

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