Sports And Health Supplement Store

[Guest]

Hi all,

 

I have nearly finished a new online store based on oscommerce. I need some creative input to the store.

 

I also need the layout checked in different browsers. I have tested it with IE6 and Netscape 7.1 but not others.

 

Anyother input would really be appreciated.

 

The store isn't live but I would prefer it if orders were NOT made.

 

Thanks for all your help... everyone!

 

P.S. here's the link:

http://www.musclegenesis.com.au/store

[Guest]

C'mon some one must be able to give me a comment or to about how I can improve the site!

 

Thanks.

[Guest]

I have Javascript disabled, so I can't see any of your product categories.

[Guest]

do you think that many customers would have javascript disabled?

Would most people still be able to access the categories?

[Guest]

Well, the bigger issue is that different browsers handle Javascript very differently, so it's really better to avoid it completely, at least for navigation. Generally you will want to avoid any site components that are browser-specific.

 

For example, this rule is routinely broken by the use of CSS. But CSS offers tremendous advantages which might outweigh the browser dependency issues. Javascript offers little besides some client-side data entry validation (which is important only with very busy sites) and facile bling-bling, so it is much easier to make a case against it. There's no excuse at all for using Javascript for navigation.

 

One of the nice aspects of osCommerce is how, unlike some other similar projects, the designers decided from the beginning to avoid using Javascript for formatting and navigation.

 

Turn off Javascript in your browser and see how your site looks.

[Guest]

Thanks for your comments. I'll try it with javascript turned off.

 

I think your right. I probably will get rid of it.

 

Any other comments?

[Gersh_ny]

I have seen a lot of osCommerce stores, definitely a nice looking site.

[Guest]

thanks mate!

[Guest]

Hi all!

 

I have been working on an oscommerce website which has been modified quite heavily (although most of the modifications are in the backend).

 

It seems to be going well but I would like to see what other people think and maybe get some advice about how to improve it!

 

Our conversion ratio seems ok but the number of visitors that actually arrive to the site seems to be extreemly low. In particular I would be interested in receiving comments about improving the number of visitors.

 

the website is located here:

Muscle Genesis Sports and Health Supplements

 

Thanks heaps!

[Guest]

Hi all!

 

I have been working on an oscommerce website which has been modified quite heavily (although most of the modifications are in the backend).

 

It seems to be going well but I would like to see what other people think and maybe get some advice about how to improve it!

 

Our conversion ratio seems ok but the number of visitors that actually arrive to the site seems to be extreemly low. In particular I would be interested in receiving comments about improving the number of visitors.

 

the website is located here:

Muscle Genesis Sports and Health Supplements

 

Thanks heaps!

 

 

is anyone able to have a look at the new updated website?

 

I would really appreciate some comments!

[Jaide]

Nice colors, logo. One suggestion, the orange text on the main page, well, "Welcome Guest! Would you like to Log yourself in? Or would you prefer to Create an account?" I would just delete that line. Just preference though.

[Guest]

Nice colors, logo. One suggestion, the orange text on the main page, well, "Welcome Guest! Would you like to Log yourself in? Or would you prefer to Create an account?" I would just delete that line. Just preference though.

 

Thanks Heaps Jaide!

 

I took you comments on board and made tha appropriate changes!

 

anyone else got any comments?

[Guest]

Although your logo is good it doesnt stand out from the background on my laptop (and this is a brand new IBM t60), maybe lighten that section?

 

My second suggestion comes from Steve Krug about your home page "Half your text, then half it again", I'm sure you thinks its very interesting, but noone will ever read it. I suggest you condense it down to a few more important points (Independent Retailer, Helping You Maximise Results, etc), then use Ian to show how you promote your ideals. This whole bit can go on a separate page if you want linked from the front.

 

Your home page should be your sales page, it needs to grab people quickly, use your sponsored athlete to highlight your goals/ideals.

 

from a colours perspective etc, I quite like it,

 

Product pages:

 

The Add to cart button needs to be bigger. you are right to put it at the top of the screen, but its invisibe, especially as the colours match so closely. Plus it isnt actually an add to cart button just a link, confusing make it a button, if possible or get someone to show you how.

[georgec]

Although your logo is good it doesnt stand out from the background on my laptop (and this is a brand new IBM t60), maybe lighten that section?

 

My second suggestion comes from Steve Krug about your home page "Half your text, then half it again", I'm sure you thinks its very interesting, but noone will ever read it. I suggest you condense it down to a few more important points (Independent Retailer, Helping You Maximise Results, etc), then use Ian to show how you promote your ideals. This whole bit can go on a separate page if you want linked from the front.

 

Your home page should be your sales page, it needs to grab people quickly, use your sponsored athlete to highlight your goals/ideals.

 

from a colours perspective etc, I quite like it,

 

Product pages:

 

The Add to cart button needs to be bigger. you are right to put it at the top of the screen, but its invisibe, especially as the colours match so closely. Plus it isnt actually an add to cart button just a link, confusing make it a button, if possible or get someone to show you how.

 

 

- Add some bullets to your menus, make it look like a list of items and not a paragraph of text

- The amount of text you have is fine, just make sure you organize it better - making your menu items stand should take care of that. Even though I'd agree with the Steve Krug's quote, you have to be careful about cutting down on your text if you're planning to get yourself on google. For google, the more text you have, the better chance of a higher ranked position. Google doesnt look at your meta keywords tag anymore, it scans your page for keywords relevant to the site name, product name, matches them with your H1, H2 tags and your titles. So if you have some text that you think will encourage your customer to buy the product and the text has plenty of relevant keywords, put it up. Just make sure it fits nicely into your formatting guidelines. You can read up more by obtaining the following eBook: http://www.google-secrets.com/ . Read it, memorize it, make it your bible. I'm not affiliated with the author but I did read the book and it has everything you need to know about google SEO minus all the cr@p they have in other books, like history of search engines, how to use your mouse, etc.

 

cheers m8

- George