You put a lot of work into

millers — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:52:38 +0000

You put a lot of work into this site! I thought it was very clear and easy to use. Every link that I tried worked and I was impressed with the speed as I went from one page to the next. Some spelling mistakes, but also a great deal of information. It was up to date and although I didn't go all the way through the process, the coupons seemed to be functional. The number of stores and coupons was extensive, over all a very good site!

Cathey — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:00:16 +0000

Thanks for all your suggestions!!

I will work more on the design/layout of the site.

Thanks in advance.

chris456 — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:39:53 +0000

Cathey,
Well laid out.
But lots of functionalities, also try and reduce the resolution.
It's kool anyway.

moltar — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:34:55 +0000

From a user's perspective

Is the site attractive to you? Why/why not?

The site is definetely attractive. It's very simple and easy to use. The site has a lot of white space which feels very relaxed and not "pushy".

Is it easy to use? Can you find what you're looking for?

The site is really easy to use. All categories are layed out in a straight matter on the left hand site and the search box is present at the top of the screen.

I'd make the search box a bit more visible and move the email sign up box somewhere else to avoid confusion with the search box.

Do you understand what the site is about?

The idea of site is very clear from the name itself and once you visit the site you can't make no mistake about it. The logos make it even more clear.

If you were interested in this site's content, would you come back? Why/why not? If the site has a forum community, would you sign up and post? Why/why not?

I'd definetely come back, because the site is very intuitive and easy to use. Also the pages load very, very fast! Impressive.

From a designer/developer's persepective

colour scheme

I'd use a lighter shade of burgundy for the nav bar. I think the nav bar gets too much attention with that color.

common design principles (alignment, white space, visual organization etc.)

There is plenty of white space, just the way I like it. The content organized very well, and it's clear what is what.

usability

The site is easy to use and loads super fast (usually my biggest pet-peeve).

branding & marketing

The logo could have been nicer. It has this "amature" feel, even though the rest of the site looks very professional.

resolution

The site does not work in 800x600! I get a horizonal scrolling. There are 13% of all people still using that resolution (source). Judging by the content of the site, people who will visit are usually "bargain hunters" and will likely to have older monitors as well.

It is a great website

yaodongzhu — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:04:13 +0000

Cathey;215793 wrote: Hello friends,

I have been visiting this forum for the past few months and found some good suggestions/advice. Can u pls help me provide some feedback on the following site:

http://www.couponalbum.com

What r ur opinions in this regard?

Thanks.

This website is really a e-comerce web site, from the user persepective, It is easy to focus on the object the user are looking for, image and text information match perfectly, which let user easliy to locate the information they need.I really like this site.

Megan — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:20:35 +0000

This is a website critique. I will move it to the proper forum and close it until Cathey complies with the posting agreement and reviews some other sites.

Cathey - please send me a PM when you've done that so I can unlock the thread. Sorry, but we have to be strict about this otherwise there's too much abuse

Brooke — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:10:33 +0000

It is a great site with lotsa info already. What I am wondering about is the hot coupons - when I click on a link it takes me to the site...do I need a coupon? How do I get one?

The other thing I was thinking is that it would be nice if the links to the stores opened in a new window. I would be interested in checking out the different deals and hitting that back button is a pain.

Great job!

domainnamebazar — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:32:36 +0000

Nice site you have cathey.

tobyfrost — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:49:41 +0000

I think you have a really good site on your hands there. well laid out, logical menu and good use of logos to make navigating the long lists easy. The white background is pretty plain and most of the writing is in blue, but there is colour from the logos and stuff.
The only error that I could spot is on the house and garden coupon page the two boxes at the top that you can use to narrow the search to; sort by store / deals. these boxes are just a little too small for the words... really something very trivial!

All in all very well done, I just thought of a major ommission... a UK oriented collection (only because I am in the uk!!)

Good luck with what is a very nice, informative site.

Toby