Critique my website please

[watsodetail]

The home page is perfect don't change anything you can't please everyone all the time just keep it simple

 

[irvsmith]

I concur with Officergator's input as it relates to the goal/functionality of the website. I usually refer to websites as web based business cards. It should present information which does not need explanation or clarifications. If you got a business card but the phone number has all the number spread in a 'catchy' way across the card it would be annoying in the long run. I am big on simple - to the point - and work examples. The general audience you should be speaking to are ones who don't know what a random orbital means and frankly probably wouldn't care.

I will review your site at some point but these are general philosophies when it comes to websites.

I am a former web designer, and still pick up a client every now and then if it is a friend or someone I know. I took a look at your site and I am going to be brutally honest with you, sorry if I hurt your feelings, but you asked.



1. Your pictures are WAY too big. You also want to limit redundant pictures (the same pic on different pages)



2. Your site is a bit clunky, as navigating to find exactly what I want is a bit difficult. I have to navigate around large pictures to find the small text to determine if you offer what I am looking for.



3. Assume that your customers don't have a clue what they want or need. For example, rather than just stating you do paint correction, how about something like this? "Has your car's paint lost it's luster? Do you yearn for that new car looking paint? When the sun shines on your car, do you see nothing but tiny swirled scratches? IF you answered yes, you need our amazing paint correction services. Restore your car, truck or SUV back to how it looked the day it rolled out of the showroom, or in most cases, EVEN BETTER."



When someone asks me what their website should look like, for their business; I simply ask them if they could take out an ad on the entire front page of the newspaper, what would look like. Then what would page 2 and so forth look like? Try to keep that in mind when you are thinking about a design.



There is a book called, "Don't Make Me Think" by Steve Krug. I believe this would be extremely helpful for you in moving forward with your website.