Review: experts-exchange.co.za

jsmcm · 07-03-2007, 08:56 AM

Hi there

Firstly, as this is the website review forum, I would love to hear your oppinions on my little forum page at www.experts-exchange.co.za. It was originally meant to help South African coders, but I think maybe the audience there is a little small, so I want to target it a little wider.

Anyways, there are two things I would dearly love to know:

1) Does the site make sense in terms of use?
2) I am testing geo targetting. Please take a look at www.experts-exchange.co.za/test and let me know if it picked up your country correctly.

Thanks a ton.

John

FGTH · 07-03-2007, 10:03 AM

I think you're supposed to provide feedback on 3 other sites before you ask for feedback.

See http://www.v7n.com/forums/website-re...ews-rules.html

jsmcm · 07-03-2007, 10:13 AM

Hi FGTH

You're right, and I did!!!

I also usually try to be involved in the forums I am registered with (there are about 10 or so) in the sense that I try to answer or participate with more comments than questions. That way, I feel like a useful member of the community, and not a leach, which I hate.

Regards,

John

PS, this forum automatically imposes the 3 reviews before you can even ask for a review of your own site!

exponent · 07-03-2007, 10:16 AM

It correctly detects the U.S. I checked the site, it appears ok but there is a "folder is missing" notification in the month's top 10.

FGTH · 07-03-2007, 10:33 AM

I don't see any posts by you under Website Review other than this one you posted.

http://www.v7n.com/forums/search.php?searchid=795332

jsmcm · 07-03-2007, 11:42 AM

Hi exponent,

Thanks for checking the site and validating the geo targetting, will check the other error.

FGTH: I'm afraid to say you're right, I didn't post 3 reviews. I registered simultaneously on 2 different webmaster forums and got a little mixed up and reviewed 3 sites on the other forum...

Will review some sites now.... Thanks for pointing out, and sorry about the confusion.

John

dearmonica · 07-04-2007, 10:41 PM

At first sight, it's ok.Althogh I don't understand what it really wanna do.

However, I cannt understand why puts adsense in the gold position of your site.

jsmcm · 07-05-2007, 12:44 AM

Hi Monica,

Thank you for your reply. I guess I should have a little explanation of what the site is meant for on the home page?

Also, I am not sure what you mean by the gold position of the site, would you mind expanding a little more on that comment.

Thanks so much, I appreciate your time,

Regards,

John

Tinien · 07-05-2007, 05:16 AM

hi,jsmcm! I think it's better to move ads from the center of the page to left side of the page (under Links section)

Musica · 07-05-2007, 07:11 AM

Hmm, the geo thingy report is a little off. It report me from a country a little north from mine

Hmm, I don't like the adsense being smack in the middle. Too little info on frontpage. You could always try putting a adsense banner 468x60 instead

dearmonica · 07-05-2007, 06:42 PM

Hi john, you'd better not put the adsense in the middle of you homepage. Its position is the best position of your website. Some more valued informaiton of your website is better.

I think the login form can put together with the 'quick search engine' it's easy to be found.

The nevg. still needs improvements.

These are my opinion. Hope I can do some help.

NiceLifeFund.Com · 07-05-2007, 11:55 PM

It linked back correctly

jsmcm · 07-06-2007, 08:58 AM

Hi there,

Thanks to everyone that reviewed my site. The thing with a site like this that you actually coded yourself is that you kind of get emotionally attached to it (or is that just me?).

However, I have decided that I am probably going to abandon this self-made site and use the open-source phpBB boards instead. Does anyone know of it and does anyone use it?

It looks really nice. I have put a sample up at http://www.premiumbeverages.co.za. There is no need to review this, I just thought I'd give a link to my test site in case anyone else wanted to see what it looks like if they wanted to grab a copy for themselves (link: www.phpbb.com).

Hope I'm doing the right thing. Anyways, thanks once again...

John

bochgoch · 07-06-2007, 09:41 AM

Correctly detected my location.

For me the domain name is too close to Experts-Exchange dot com, as your site is nothing like that one, I think you should do your own thing, create you own brand...