GardenStew.com - Gardening Forums and Blogs

[frakilk]

Let her rip guys and gals http://www.gardenstew.com/

[blacknight]

Interesting implementation...

I like the icons you've got for each forum / section, however they completely overpower the logo.

The main page is very "busy", so I really don't know where I'm meant to be going.

Lots of scrolling too, which I don't like

If you filled more of the screen space (width) you might be able to mitigate some of the other perceived issues

Where did you get the icons?

[frakilk]

Thanks for the comments Blacknight. I get what you are saying about the 'busy' comment, I agree and I'll get around to it sometime. There is a lot of content I am trying to make visible too so there has to a compromise. The members seem to have no gripes though.

I have tested the screen at full width but I felt it lost a lot of character and uniqueness that way. It became a bit 'samey' in design to other similar forums. But again that is something I may be forced to do in future.

The logo needs work too, I have gotten similar comments before.

The icons I drew myself in Macromedia Fireworks. Took a day or two but the time and effort was worth it

[blacknight]

Originally Posted by frakilk

The icons I drew myself in Macromedia Fireworks. Took a day or two but the time and effort was worth it

Impressive

[frakilk]

Thanks blacknight

[RedCardinal]

Nice site and those icons both stand out and look cool. You could probably sell those icons you know!

Scolling can be a bit of a pain but your target market ('green-fingers' rather than 'tech-savvy') might not be too bothered by that at all.

Very nice looking site.

I presume you are the frakilk of seo-ireland handle? What ever happened to your forum? Are you still in the SEO business?

[frakilk]

Thanks for the comments rgh.

Originally Posted by rgh

I presume you are the frakilk of seo-ireland handle? What ever happened to your forum? Are you still in the SEO business?

Yep the very same. I just simply did not have any time to maintain it any longer. It was a shame too as I had met some really nice people through it I just do SEO entirely for my own sites now. It's much more fun that way