Website Review Please

[Aphrodites]

Hello lovelies, can i have some very HONEST opinions on my website please xx

Aphrodite's Bridal Services - Home

 

[Ruth Mills]

First impressions... I'd be inclined to make the font size slightly larger. I do like the choice of font (Papyrus) although analysing your underlying HTML code, I see that the "back-up" font is "Fantasy", which is another lesser-used font. When specifying fonts, it's always good to specify suitable "back-up" fonts in case a particular person's computer doesn't have your first choice of font installed - so that you will then have more control over which font your site is displayed in, rather than just defaulting to the system's default font (usually Times New Roman or similar serif font). This link might help explain this in more detail, Code Style: Build better CSS font stacks

If I get a chance, I'll check the site on my Linux box upstairs later, as that has far fewer fonts installed than the Windows XP laptop that I am on at the moment.

I'd also be inclined to re-visit the presentation on your prices page, as there's a lot of empty white space to the right of several of the prices on there - which might be a nice place to add some more images relevant to the price lists, e.g. make-up pics next to the make-up prices.

If it's possible, I also think that the gallery would look better if you centralised it (although that's my personal aesthetic taste, you may prefer it left-aligned like it is currently yourself).

Also, the text for the labels on your contact form looks as though it's in Times New Roman rather than Papyrus; again if it's possible then I'd prefer to see the labels in Papyrus font too to be consistent.

 

[EMMA AT ELITE]

Honestly - I really dont like the font, I find it quiet hard to read, its not very clear :o
The "wedding hair" font is much better and clearer.

You could get a professional logo made for you from Carl Verve (Extenionize) on here, he only charges £20 & for that you get 2 types of your logo one for web use (your website, profile picture on here etc) & the other for print use (leaflets, flyers, business cards etc)

Also I think the page would look better being "treatments" other than "services".

But thats just my opinion - no offence intended xx

 

[Ruth Mills]

Honestly - I really dont like the font, I find it quiet hard to read, its not very clear :o
The "wedding hair" font is much better and clearer.

You could get a professional logo made for you from Carl Verve (Extenionize) on here, he only charges £20 & for that you get 2 types of your logo one for web use (your website, profile picture on here etc) & the other for print use (leaflets, flyers, business cards etc)

Also I think the page would look better being "treatments" other than "services".

But thats just my opinion - no offence intended xx

Emma - yes, although I like the font from an "arty" point of view, I'm in agreement with you that it's not the easiest font in the world to read (which is why I suggested increasing the font size a bit). For the record, it's not a font I would have chosen personally; I normally prefer to stick to more widely-used fonts (Century Gothic, Lucida Sans Unicode and Trebuchet MS are my favourites in terms of sans-serif fonts, and Century Schoolbook is probably my favourite serif font).

 

[Aphrodites]

thanks girls. I've had abit of a tweak, i hope that looks abit better x

 

[Aphrodites]

thanks Emma, no offence taken, i asked for honesty! x

 

[leonnib]

Hi i like it its looks nice..
your home page has all information i think id want to know like where you got to etc.
also a good idea to put the qualifications you have on there like you done..
the only thing i think is on your treatment page intead of 'on the day' just put wedding day.. its just a small thing but i think its abit better then on the day.. i dont do beauty so just my opinion..
i think your prices are good too

 

[perfectbeauty]

yes I like it - clear and easy to navigate

just a couple of spellings you may want to correct

on the home page in the first paragraph - application needs correcting

on treatments page in the spray tan section
"We advise a patch test atleast
24hours before if you have not had a spray tan"

you need a space between at and least

in the manicure and pedicures section - maintenance needs spelling correctly - missed the n out

hope this helps

Nicola
x

 

[Ruth Mills]

thanks girls. I've had abit of a tweak, i hope that looks abit better x

Definitely looks better to my eyes with those changes

 

[Aphrodites]

thank you ! i always seem to work on admin late at night, hence the spelling - whoopsie! really appreciate all your advice x

 

[loubilicious]

I really like it, I had a quick nosey last night, but tbh was a little tired to give proper feedback.....I like the font, but before it was made bigger I did find it difficult to read.
I think it's refreshing that you have taken the feedback on board in a positive manner.
Good luck x

 

[rouge]

I spotted a few spelling mistakes:
On the Treatments page, intro paragraph, industries should be industry's. Also you've misspelled treatments in the second sentence. Under Bridal Hair, you've put 'a lot' as one word, it should be two words.

On the Prices page you've got this sentence:
Please note that locations outside a 20 mile radius are charged at a milage rate of 40p per mile
Where is the 20 mile radius exactly? You say on your homepage that you're based in the southeast, but that covers a BIG area, so it would be very difficult for people to have much of an idea of what the extra mileage charge would be. Is it possible to make it a little more specific?

I love the whole look of the site, it's very pretty and clean looking, and extremely easy to use.

 

[Aphrodites]

I really like it, I had a quick nosey last night, but tbh was a little tired to give proper feedback.....I like the font, but before it was made bigger I did find it difficult to read.
I think it's refreshing that you have taken the feedback on board in a positive manner.
Good luck x

thank you. It's good to have this site to get opinions on things. being new to the industry i need all the help i can get!

 

[Aphrodites]

I spotted a few spelling mistakes:
On the Treatments page, intro paragraph, industries should be industry's. Also you've misspelled treatments in the second sentence. Under Bridal Hair, you've put 'a lot' as one word, it should be two words.

On the Prices page you've got this sentence:
Please note that locations outside a 20 mile radius are charged at a milage rate of 40p per mile
Where is the 20 mile radius exactly? You say on your homepage that you're based in the southeast, but that covers a BIG area, so it would be very difficult for people to have much of an idea of what the extra mileage charge would be. Is it possible to make it a little more specific?

I love the whole look of the site, it's very pretty and clean looking, and extremely easy to use.

Great thank you! Have made some amendments, much appreciated! x

 

[MissConfused]

i'm not up on all this smart stuff so please excuse me asking a stupid question but why is your email address so long? is there no way you can make it like something@ aphroditesbridalservices? if i was a potential client there is no way i would remember that address if i seen it on any advertising (not sure if you do advertising like that?)

also, why do you have two numbers displayed? if 1 is for a certain times and days then maybe you could add what time/day to make it easier for the client so they aren't phoning around trying to reach you? why on the contact page do you only have the 1number?

i have to admit i don't like the 'other' heading, i'm not really sure why it just doesn't seem to fit. seems like it's almost quickly added on the end.

also, i'm not sure why that picture on the right hand corner is there on home page? everything else seems so nice and soft. really smooth and relaxing but i just don't 'get' that picture at all. not sure why that is you/your business?
x

 

[Aphrodites]

i'm not up on all this smart stuff so please excuse me asking a stupid question but why is your email address so long? is there no way you can make it like something@ aphroditesbridalservices? if i was a potential client there is no way i would remember that address if i seen it on any advertising (not sure if you do advertising like that?)

also, why do you have two numbers displayed? if 1 is for a certain times and days then maybe you could add what time/day to make it easier for the client so they aren't phoning around trying to reach you? why on the contact page do you only have the 1number?

i have to admit i don't like the 'other' heading, i'm not really sure why it just doesn't seem to fit. seems like it's almost quickly added on the end.

also, i'm not sure why that picture on the right hand corner is there on home page? everything else seems so nice and soft. really smooth and relaxing but i just don't 'get' that picture at all. not sure why that is you/your business?
x

Hi thanks for your comments. My picture on the right is a picture of makeup - as my heading states im a hair and make-up artist - i thought that was a pretty clear image? Maybe i have it wrong?

i guess ive put "other" as ive listed nail treaments under "nails" and currently am only qualified in spray tanning, what heading would you suggest? I have more training to do (eg ear piercing and waxing).

I cant change the email address as it is the one i was supplied, i have already thought of this but i'm tied for the next year which is why i hope people use my contact form instead or just ring. On the number front, both numbers are active, i live in a poor signal area so have to work from 2 differnt networks. 1 is my olf phone and 2nd is my new phone.

Would appreciate your feedback on my Qs to ur comments, thanks x

 

[Ruth Mills]

I cant change the email address as it is the one i was supplied, i have already thought of this but i'm tied for the next year which is why i hope people use my contact form instead or just ring. x

If VistaPrint can't be bothered to change [email protected] to [email protected] then they're really missing a trick!

That sort of stuff should only take a couple of minutes to sort out, it's really not rocket science!!!