Website Advise

[Dink]

Hello All

I am looking for advise or opinions on my web site. We have had a web site for five or six years now, with what I would consider marginal results. I try to at least annually do some major changes as well as add things throughout the year to try and keep it new and fresh. though time does not allow constant attention.

I am starting to plan for the annual update and thought it would be great if it were seen from a different perspective than my own. So if anyone has a little time and could take a look and provide your opinion it would be very helpful and much appreciated. You could post or message, whatever works best for you. thanks for any help.

The site is http://www.prorodeooriginals.com/

Dink

[RMB Custom Leather]

The graphic and intro are cool but too busy, it took a minute or so to see the site. Do away with the small window of text that you have to scroll down to read all of it, make it a full page with all the infomation on it. Put a manual scroll at the bottom of the pictures instread of the automatic scroll because it is difficult to stop on the picture you want to see. It is slow to natigate to each page, it takes a little for the next page to load I thinking it's because of the graphics but I am not an expert. Your site is very eye catching and the graphics and logo are awsome but I think if you slow it down some and make it faster you may get better results. I don't think any site is perfect and I am in need of an overhaul also hopefully it will be soon. Hope that helps.

[benlilly1]

I do agree about the scrolling photos (somewhat uncontrollable). The graphics are fine and very thorough descriptions. I was able to navigate from page to page fast though. I don't know if I'd change much.

[Phatdaddy]

I think it's great, loads fine and fast for me, the slideshow is fine too as long as you only move slightly off of center to the left of right.

I like it.

[Dink]

Thanks everyone for the input, I will see what I can do.

[Spinner]

Thanks everyone for the input, I will see what I can do.

Hey Dink,

check your PMs sent some specific info on the site.

Chris

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Update: Your PM inbox is full...I'll try again later

Edited October 21, 2011 by Spinner

[RMB Custom Leather]

Hey Dink,

check your PMs sent some specific info on the site.

Chris

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Update: Your PM inbox is full...I'll try again later

Yea his PM was full when I tried

[Dink]

Spinner & RMB

Sorry about the PM problem I just went back and cleared it out. I am very interested in your thoughts so I hope you have some time to repost if possible, I appreciate the time you have already spent.

Dink

[BillB]

I have a couple of suggestions:

1. Remember that not everyone has access to high speed internet. I live in northwestern Minnesota and we have DSL, no cable, no high speed wi-fi.

2. Review the wording that you use from the point of a buyer and not a seller. For example: "Chaps are made in house using the best and most practical leathers and hardware available" is "best and most practical" from a sellers profit point of view, is it from a quality to buy point of view, or is it just simply availability in the local economy point of view?

3. Although I can understand you company policy of not putting prices on the website, you will have to understand some buyers, like myself are immediately turned off by that and will go some where else so I can at least determine if what I see in the pictures and an associated price range is worth my time.

4. What market are you going for: Professional Rodeo only or the local non-professional rodeo folks? The look and feel I got from you website, pictures, explanation and policies was that you were only interested in the Professional Rodeo folks. This might be limiting the response to your site.

Just my thoughts.

BillB

[Dink]

Thanks again to everyone for the comments, and any more that I may recieve. Though it may seem small the information I have gotten from all of you is a a huge tool for me.

Dink