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wudnhed

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If you guys would go to my site and give me some feed back, I would really appreciate it. I did it all myself and I'm by far no computer geek. I will be tweeking it as I go but for now, I'm worried about spelling, punctuation errors and fast loading. I have satellite service for my computer so its hard to tell how fast a land line will load up. Thanks!

www.beccaspenstruments.com
 
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Your website looks good and this sierra looks great but you photos were a large file size.

This photo was around 140KB. Commpressed is 14KB

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Hi Becca
I have the higher speed DSL and I had no problems loading. I like the web site. I think maybe you needs a few higher priced pens, might make the pens you have listed seem like a bargain :) Don't be afraid to charge the higher prices, your pens are great!
Good luck!
 
Ok, you asked. :D

"Each and every one of my products are handcrafted " should be "is handcrafted" because you are talking about "each one".

"I promptly took over his lathe and begin to make pens. " should be "and began to make".

"Thanks you for reading " should be "Thank you".

You need a couple of spaces between Ca. and the zip on your page footer and About Us page.


I would get rid of the moving boxes on the top banner. Distracts from the pens. I would also increase the size of your thumbnail images and decrease the size/boldness of the font underneath. You want the pens to be the main thing that catches the viewer's eye. For me, reducing the font-size one or two stops makes a major improvement.

For me, the bottle-stoppers banner is partially over written by the text for the last pens. If I reduce my font size and then increase it again it moves. But on first load or on reload it gets over written. Firefox 2.0.0.12 on Mac.

Looks like a great start!!
GK
 
Nice site, Becca! Greg can help you work out the gremlins as far as the computer goes, and I'm sure Cav will be along to correct your English. The only thing that bothered me was your description of your "Antler/Bullet" pen, Described as a .306cal bullet casing. Technically, the "Bullet" is only the copper at the end; the entire unit is a cartridge. Also, it is either a .308, or a 30.06--something that you need to differentiate, at least in my opinion. All said, you're on the right track, and I wish you the best of luck!BTW, I agree that some of your prices are very low----notably, the turquoise streamline(?); the blank alone is at least $7.50, the kit, while not high-end, is also not "slimline" territory, and your beautiful workwomanship has to be worth something.....don't sell yourself short, young lady!
 
Firt, I really like your site. It is easy to use and clear what your intentions are. There are a couple of things that I noticed.
On the Welcome page: "all my pens are" needs to be "all of my pens are". The caption next to the first photo could use a gap between Baron and wood to help distinguish the style from the material. They look like they are one title.

The products page need consistency in the desctiptions: P2 states "the wood in this" while P3 states "the wood on this". The same thing occurs when "it is" is changed to "its". "Its" needs an apostrophe while "it is" sounds much more professional. P6 is all Ironwood, the description read like it is 2 different woods.

Sorry if I sound picky. Someday when I bend to the pressure to put up a website, I hope you feel free to help me too.
 
Heck no guys, I'm soaking it all up and trying to edit. For some reason the edit button on the site won't let me edit anymore, if that makes sense[B)]:( I'm getting really, really p!$$&d!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Hey Becca,

I'll pass on a piece of advice I was given. Chnage your email to an image of that has your email in it. This way the bad people can't harvest it from your site for their spam files.

Looks great.
 
Becca - Here's my thoughts (and my ranking of the thoughts in parens).
1) If you can, hide the site map link on top. Site map page is pretty redundant with your menu and thus a wasted icon. (minor)
2) Putting your phone and cell number... I'm not sure thats a great idea?! (pretty significant)
3) The bottom of the page has contact hours, but the contact info doesn't (medium)
4) Its a bit redundant at times -- I'd leave the contact page alone, but remove the contact info from the bottom of each page. If they want to contact you, the contact me link is pretty obvious (medium)
5) The "bullet" is listed as a 306... I think its actually a 30-06 (or its a 308?) This seems picky, but shows knowledge of the product (picky, minor)

Hope this helps.. Feel free to take or ignore any advise.
Dean
 
Becca, As with other members whom have asked for feedback I would suggest before it goes live, have an editor go through it.

Your colours and presentation are really eye catching and at the same time easy on the eyes.

ALL of the pens are out of focus for me. I also can't figure out where your focus is.

I would like the very first image to be bigger - an eyesight thing.

I like the scrolling list but when I was scrolling to see the next bunch I was flipped back to the first pen. I think there needs to be a 'stop' of some kind when you get to the end of the pictures and maybe a forward or back button.

In 'products' I didn't know that clicking on the picture would take you back to the list of products. I kept using the back arrow which kept taking me back to the menu. Could be because I can be a moron about these things sometimes.

In 'Products' the pens took several seconds to load...it wasn't instantaneous but it also wasn't too long. Instant would be better though because most users are used to that speed.

Same speed loading issues with the stoppers. Also, I wanted to get to the stoppers using the menu on the left but couldn't. I had to scroll through the pens. You are probably very correct in your stopper descriptions, however, I always understood tru stone to be crushed real stone put back together in a way that made it easier to turn. Your descriptions indicate tru stone isn't actually stone at all.

An eye thing for me again, I find the font too small.

It reads like a lot is 'wrong' in my opinion. It's not. It's just when I am asked for feedback I try and give real feedback. I put myself in the position of being a person who knows nothing about the product but knows a lot about websites - not that I necessarily do!:D
 
Nice site. A few suggestions, though:

Change your main font to better match your "Becca's Penstruments" at the top.
Customers might not like to send so much information through an unsecured connection (Contact Form).
See if you can get that PayPal image that is on the bottom of each page into a .png file.
Make headings stand out more. (i.e., Pens, Bottle Stoppers, etc.)
Don't undervalue your pens.

Again, just suggestions from a non-expert. Take 'em or leave 'em.

Your web design/hosting seems a bit pricy, though. But if it works for what you need, that is what matters. If you want some alternatives, shoot me an email sometime.
 
Originally posted by rherrell

I like it Becca. You did a GREAT job. I really hate piling on but there's no "I" in Amboyna.

Please people, don't feel like your "piling on", LOL! I am taking all your advice and trying to implement it but some of the edit buttons aren't working on certain parts of the site.

I appreciate and respect any and all feedback you give. Thanks again!
 
Becca, I know others have said it, but I want to say it again as I missed it in my response.

Your pens are WAYYYYY to cheap. I sell my Sierra's on the island where I live for an 'Island Special Pricing' of $55. When I sell them off island I get $65-75.
 
Ok everyone, I finally got the edit buttons to work again:) I tried to take care of everything you all suggested. Please check it again and report back here. Also if some of you would email me thru the site (the email icon at bottom of page) so I can check to see if it's going to the right email account.
Thanks ever so much for your help.

BTW, I am getting some much need expertise (of which I am so grateful!!)in some other areas on the site. For now could you check spelling,loading and such?
 
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