New Store ready to open

[cjmchch]

Hi all. I am looking for some critique and testing of my first osCommerce store if anyone can help. It has to go live next week. Prices and names are still to be finalised. Still a few little tweaks to do but for the best part it's finished.

Thanks in advance.

 

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[radders]

I took a quick look and here are my initial impressions:

 

I think you should make it clear what you are selling. How about a nice picture of eyes in the header? It took me a couple of minutes to work out that these were contact lenses for eyes, not camera lenses.

 

I presume the absence of a category menu is deliberate because you have only the one category. Why then have a currency drop-down with only one currency?

 

Is the domain name just temporary? It doesn't seem to relate to the company name.

 

hth

David

 

Spellcheck - 'bewteen' on you conditions page.

[karlaskreations]

While the site appears to be functional for the most part, it is very bland and boring. I think it's the colors but it's also lack of information and product. Some of the pictures are blurry. Like the previous post stated, your domain name doesn't reflect who you are and you need to lose the currency box. There is not any information about the company. I also wonder why there is no guarantee information since the accuracies of contact lenses are very important.

 

Those are just "user" observations. :)

[cjmchch]

While the site appears to be functional for the most part, it is very bland and boring. I think it's the colors but it's also lack of information and product. Some of the pictures are blurry. Like the previous post stated, your domain name doesn't reflect who you are and you need to lose the currency box. There is not any information about the company. I also wonder why there is no guarantee information since the accuracies of contact lenses are very important.

 

Those are just "user" observations. :)

 

 

Thanks for the comments. They are appreciated.

 

The name of the store hasn't been finalised and the domain name I am using is just a test area of mine. Once the store name is finalised then a domain name, logo and colors will be dicided. The current colors are based on the log I have inserted.

 

Currency box is now gone.

 

The absence of the catalog menu is because there is only 1 catalogue.

 

Taking some photos today of the actual products in their boxes, so the product images will change.

 

Guarantees, conditions etc will be finalised by the company for me to put in, after they have consulted with their legal team. I have just put some generic info in there so as to see how it sits.

 

Keep the comments coming!

 

Thanks once again

[jonquil]

Grammar, Punctuation, Spell check!

 

-Conditions of Use

-Privacy Notice

-Delivery & Refunds

 

On some product descriptions, I see "Packet6 Lenses". You could do a query on that data base field to insert a space between "Packet" and "6". Given the format of your list, it should look like this? Packet 6 Lenses

 

On your specials product, Spell Check!

 

I agree, lenses can be quicky thought to be for a camera, not for the eye :) You may consider adding a bit of Welcome Text that orients the visitor straight away.

 

In your Breadcrumb Bar, I see "Lens Catalogue". Perhaps "Contact Lens Catalogue" would be helpful.

 

Overall, nice and clean :)

 

jon

[cjmchch]

Grammar, Punctuation, Spell check!

 

-Conditions of Use

-Privacy Notice

-Delivery & Refunds

 

On some product descriptions, I see "Packet6 Lenses". You could do a query on that data base field to insert a space between "Packet" and "6". Given the format of your list, it should look like this? Packet 6 Lenses

 

On your specials product, Spell Check!

 

I agree, lenses can be quicky thought to be for a camera, not for the eye :) You may consider adding a bit of Welcome Text that orients the visitor straight away.

 

In your Breadcrumb Bar, I see "Lens Catalogue". Perhaps "Contact Lens Catalogue" would be helpful.

 

Overall, nice and clean :)

 

jon

 

Thanks Jon, appreciate your comments. Just finished the secure payments module and will now move onto spell checks etc..

[worldwidetrading]

I think you should localise some of the wording. The "Cart" and "Checkout" in my opinion are very americanised. What would you say in new Zealand?

[cjmchch]

I think you should localise some of the wording. The "Cart" and "Checkout" in my opinion are very americanised. What would you say in new Zealand?

 

 

Thanks for that. I think that most people who purchase online are relatively used to those terms. I started off by using basket, abnd changed back to cart.

 

Anyway, I have taken on board what you have said and will pass it by the owner. Thanks once again

 

I have upgraded the site a little more so am interested in getting further comments please.

[cjmchch]

Thanks for that. I think that most people who purchase online are relatively used to those terms. I started off by using basket, abnd changed back to cart.

 

Anyway, I have taken on board what you have said and will pass it by the owner. Thanks once again

 

I have upgraded the site a little more so am interested in getting further comments please.

 

A lot of changes made since last post so if possible I would appreciate some feedback please before I go live.

 

Thanks in advance.

[radders]

Yes I like it! Clear, simple to use and the colours work.

I'd probably make the contact information more prominent but good work.

[cjmchch]

Yes I like it! Clear, simple to use and the colours work.

I'd probably make the contact information more prominent but good work.

 

Thanks. I have tried to keep it fairly 'sterile' due to the lack of product that is available but at the same time making it eye pleasing and easy to use. For the most part I have made it so that it doesn't matter how many products we end up with I can adapt it very quickly to suit. This place has some great stuff and people on. I have appreciated the help I have had, but for the most part I have enjoyed learning. PHP is completely new to me, as is mySQL.

 

So to all....thanks