Blue — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:21:06 +0000

As usual I'm agreeing mostly with previous comments. The site does look amateurish but with a little work could be much better. It's a great idea. I can write speeches but I'm sure lots of people couldn't write a speech to save their life, and I've heard some shockers!

There's way too much colour going onwith your site at the moment. If you make the right hand column with the descriptions all white that in itself will make a big difference. Perhaps separate them with hairline borders. The menu up the top the same - less colour, less padding around the text, and get away from Times New Roman. The hat on the name logo is good and good enough that it should be bigger and more prominent and on the left hand side, with the description on the right. It reads better that way - name>description>detail - left to right.

These are very easy fixes that will make a big difference.

I also agree that clip art is history, even though the they are quality drawings. Would it be better to have a a few small photos of people making speeches and having a laugh? And perhaps some of the audience having a laugh. Gives the impression that your speeches are good.

Your site will be much better with a few basic touch ups. You don't need anything fancy so it's easy enough.

Wedding speechwriting .......... is this the kind of service Oprah would love? Just a thought

Blue

Gmarvz — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:08:51 +0000

hi,

Quote: From my take this site looks a little amateurish.

yeah i agree. it is not a professional looking site. but i know you'll be better.

my comments:

Negative:

- The whole website itself is so plain/boring as far as design and looks

- The navigation menus are not that really attractive, maybe you should use some rollover effects and hover links instead of using just tables for it.

- The links are not that noticable..i suggest you apply some link hovers.

- You don't have a header/banner.

- You don't have some dynamic/interactive contents

- Place some animated gifs or flash content

Positive:

- well, i think there is always a way to improve..and i knnow you will.Gooluck!

pls. don't take my review as pure negative criticism..trust me, i only want the best for you. i don't want to say "it's nice" when it's not.

if you need my help..just P.M me..i'll be glad to help.

Cratima — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:22:58 +0000

1. The colors are tyring;
2. Perhaps the arrow followed by "click here" is redundant;
3. The clip-arts seem, to me, childish and amateur;
4. The title is repeated in the logo. I think that's wrong;
5. I do like the idea and the web site serves me well - if I want to have a business done, I find the information easily, although in a non-attractive way.

phiber — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:59:31 +0000

locatepeople wrote: HI,

Thanks for such indepth reviews! I'm far from a professional website designer but I know enough about SEO techniques and design to make it work.

I'm going to update the site in the near future to include a CV and perhaps an example speech.

Thanks,
Andy

Sounds like a good plan. I wish you luck my friend!

Johnny

locatepeople — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:37:25 +0000

HI,

Thanks for such indepth reviews! I'm far from a professional website designer but I know enough about SEO techniques and design to make it work.

I'm going to update the site in the near future to include a CV and perhaps an example speech.

Thanks,
Andy

demonhale — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 03:30:36 +0000

you should point out the credentials of your speech writer...

Acadia — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:55:15 +0000

I like the hat on the logo. I also think that is a good idea for a business. As for the site, what they said above. It does not look too polished, but it was easy to read.

phiber — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:11:51 +0000

From my take this site looks a little amateurish. Here is my review.

From a user's perspective:

Is the site attractive to you? Why/why not?
Not to much. First stop at the site made me feel as if someone has just thrown it up there. The colors are not to appealing to my eye and I didn't even notice that the logo was on the right because of the huge text on the left.

Is it easy to use? Can you find what you're looking for?
Yeah, its pretty easy to find everything but I might think of a better navigation system.

Do you understand what the site is about?
No problems here to report.

If this site is offering a product or service, would you sign up or buy it?
Because the site does not look to professional I would probably look around more.

If you were interested in this site's content, would you come back?
Same as last answer.

Is the content good? Do you understand what the text is saying? Do you notice any spelling/grammar mistakes?
Seems to be ok here.

From a designer/developer's perspective

colour scheme
Needs work. I would look into trying to make it look a little more appealing on the eyes.

common design principles (alignment, white space, visual organization etc.)
Look into getting the site looking a little more professional

common design mistakes
Same as last answer

usability
I would work on a better navigation system.

graphics quality
Needs more professional looking graphics

browser compatibility
Seem to look good in FireFox so I was happy!

resolution
I used 800X600 and it didn't look bad. There was no text overlapping or anything like that.

I hope this helps!

Johnny

questmedia — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:42:42 +0000

Nice idea but the not very well implemented. You should work on designs.