Please Critique My Website

[RockIT Man]

Hey all,

I've been looking to get some feedback on my website. What are your thoughts on the layout/content? What do you like about the site? What don't you like? Please don't be afraid to use constructive criticism. You won't hurt my feelings!

Thanks!

www.rockitcomputersolutions.com

 

[Encrypted Existence]

Looks good. I am digging the green and black and it looks like you have put some thought into your site's content. What did you use to create the site?

 

[RockIT Man]

Looks good. I am digging the green and black and it looks like you have put some thought into your site's content. What did you use to create the site?

Thank you! I just used an old basic template I had laying around and tweaked it beyond recognition. I did the coding in PageBreeze, but really could have been done in notepad. I just like the convenience of being able to preview in PageBreeze.

http://www.pagebreeze.com/

 

[ArtemusComputerTechnology]

RockIT Man. Love the site, it is great but there is a small detail. In your footer, your link is your website's address (http://www.rockitcomputersolutions.com) but the link name is www.RockIToxford.com. Overall it is great.

 

[RockIT Man]

RockIT Man. Love the site, it is great but there is a small detail. In your footer, your link is your website's address (http://www.rockitcomputersolutions.com) but the link name is www.RockIToxford.com. Overall it is great.

Thanks for looking it over! I use www.rockitoxford.com kind of like a short url. It's easier to type in and easier to read. I use it on basically all of my advertising. The city I live in is Oxford, so it also tells my location. Does that make any sense? Do you think that it should at least be changed in the footer?

 

[AlaDes]

I think it looks great! I just wish mine looked half as good as yours lol. One thing I did find out is that your home page link gives a 404 page not found error after clicking one of the links in the body of your home page. Instead of going to index.php, it's going to index.html. I noticed that there were php and html pages for all your links, except your index page.

 

[RockIT Man]

I think it looks great! I just wish mine looked half as good as yours lol. One thing I did find out is that your home page link gives a 404 page not found error after clicking one of the links in the body of your home page. Instead of going to index.php, it's going to index.html. I noticed that there were php and html pages for all your links, except your index page.

Thank you for pointing that out! I actually just (finished about an hour ago) revamped a lot of the coding to use .php includes. Hopefully this will make updates easier. I'm going to fix the links right now. Thanks again!

 

['putertutor]

I like it so much I stole it!!!

Ok, I didn't steal it, but I want to. Its simple, easy to navigate and the language is not overly 'geek.' I also like the blog and use of screenshots to simplify whatever process you are describing.

Great Job!!

 

[RockIT Man]

I like it so much I stole it!!!

Ok, I didn't steal it, but I want to. Its simple, easy to navigate and the language is not overly 'geek.' I also like the blog and use of screenshots to simplify whatever process you are describing.

Great Job!!

lol! Thanks for all of the kind words. I was trying to think of a good place to put my social media icons. Maybe the footer? Any ideas?

 

[Martyn]

Really nice site, good colours, good navigation, the personal aspect with photos, you, the car etc.

Well done.

 

[CraiGDaniel]

Very nice looks great, easy on the eye and navigation is a breeze.

One thing i saw when skimming through

Hardware Repair/Replacement

Problem: "My Hardware (hard drive, keyboard, mouse, disc drive, fan, etc.) is broken."
Solution: RockIT will pick your computer up, get the parts, and fix the broken hardware!z

the z the last letter of the paragraph.

Hope this helps

 

[RockIT Man]

Very nice looks great, easy on the eye and navigation is a breeze.

One thing i saw when skimming through



the z the last letter of the paragraph.

Hope this helps

Thanks! Must have been tired when I did that page. zzzzzzzz...

 

[Mr.Mike]

Nice website!

I agree with the others on structure, content and ease of use. Only two things I would possibly change would be to A) enlarge the phone number a bit so it pops out a bit more, and B) reduce the verbiage a bit. Maybe it's just me, but there seems to be quite a lot of small text to read. If your market is chiefly home users, you probably don't need to use such a long list of services (with links) to let them know you can handle any job that comes your way.

Nice work.

 

[RockIT Man]

B) reduce the verbiage a bit. Maybe it's just me, but there seems to be quite a lot of small text to read. If your market is chiefly home users, you probably don't need to use such a long list of services (with links) to let them know you can handle any job that comes your way.

Nice work.

Thank you! What if I just added a more info button next to each service? When you click it it will expand and give a description. This would keep the services page from being so cluttered. Thoughts?

 

[mason]

Very good web design, looks good, good luck with the new web site

 

[hightechrex]

#1 The company name is brilliant from a marketting perspective. It's clever, memorable, and relevant

#2 That rocket at the top right looked kinda.. eh. You should try blending the rocket with your company name as your logo. Have the rocket shooting across the words jetstream and all? Idk something

#3 Not that big of a deal but the dividers on the nav bar are going outside the rectangle.

#4 On the services page make the titles of the individual services more pronounced. They don't really pop out at you as they should.

 

[Mr.Mike]

Thank you! What if I just added a more info button next to each service? When you click it it will expand and give a description. This would keep the services page from being so cluttered. Thoughts?

I use a bullet list with a single animation. There's a formula for the number of bullets to use that comes from Power Point presentations. Use an odd number and don't list more that seven items. After that, you lose their interest.

As far as the other text on the homepage, try to find ways of saying what you are about more simply, using fewer words where possible. Remember, you are trying to appeal to lay-people, not fellow techs.

 

['putertutor]

lol! Thanks for all of the kind words. I was trying to think of a good place to put my social media icons. Maybe the footer? Any ideas?

Personally, if you are going to put your social media pages to good use, I like the links to be near the top of the page. The farther down the page you go, particularly beneath the fold, the less read and useful any web page becomes. Actually I think where you have the windows, apple, and droid icons are the perfect spot, but then where do those go?

 

[RockIT Man]

#1 The company name is brilliant from a marketting perspective. It's clever, memorable, and relevant

#2 That rocket at the top right looked kinda.. eh. You should try blending the rocket with your company name as your logo. Have the rocket shooting across the words jetstream and all? Idk something

#3 Not that big of a deal but the dividers on the nav bar are going outside the rectangle.

#4 On the services page make the titles of the individual services more pronounced. They don't really pop out at you as they should.

Thanks for the kind words and the great feedback! I'm currently trying to figure out what I'm going to do with the whole rocket thing.

As far as the nav bar, I've been trying to figure this out. It only happens in some browsers. It drives me crazy though!

I'll definitely make those changes on the services page.

 

[RockIT Man]

I use a bullet list with a single animation. There's a formula for the number of bullets to use that comes from Power Point presentations. Use an odd number and don't list more that seven items. After that, you lose their interest.

As far as the other text on the homepage, try to find ways of saying what you are about more simply, using fewer words where possible. Remember, you are trying to appeal to lay-people, not fellow techs.

Thanks! That's the first I've heard of the bullet formula. Sounds like an interesting topic. I like your site. Great subtle use of flash!