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Old 11-07-2008
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I've enjoyed so much being able to look at others sites - and I especially enjoy reading all the great feedback and great information that everyone always provides. This is such a great forum!

Now it's my turn. While I do need to finish just one page and get my blog up and running - it's pretty well done!

Please be brutal with your comments/feedback. No offense will be taken of course. I appreciate the objective eyes that I'll never have.

It is at www.iaaa-va.com

Thank you in advance everyone!!
Pam
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Hi,
I like it alot. The colors are pleasing to the eye. The only things I noticed at quick glance (still waking up here) were: There are words and sentences underlined, I would expect them to link to something.
Also, and please don't be offended it's just 'my' humble opinion..but the "grab a cup of coffee" thing always puts me off. As does 'pull up a chair' or 'welcome to my homepage' etc. Maybe you should get a few other opinions on that as it may just be me that doesn't like to see that.
Again, very good job on your site. Did you build it yourself? What did you use to build it? You are a step ahead of me, I just FINALLY decided on my name, am working on my tagline and logo and then will start my website.
Good luck to you!

All the best,
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First, let me say, I love your colour scheme. It's very professional and calm looking.

I like the Arial font on the sides and on the top. I wouldn't use the Comic Sans font. To me it's not as professional.

The words "Quality", "Integrity" should go without saying. That also goes for words like "efficient", "accurate", "fast", etc. A high end Realtor in my town doesn't even put the words "for sale" on his lawn signs when he lists houses. It's obvious the house is for sale if his sign is on the lawn. Quality, Integrity, should be expected of a VA - you shouldn't have to advertise that.

"Proactive Approach" is good. To me that says that you think ahead and will provide good suggestions to your clients (things they may not think of).

The last paragraph about grabbing a cup of coffee - if you don't give the viewers a reason to go through your site immediately without being asked to, they probably won't.

Starting the page with welcome to My is about you - it's not about the client. I think you need something stronger to grab readers' attention - something that sets you apart from other VA websites. The word, "my" gives the impression that it's a vanity page. Maybe saying "Your Virtual Office" might be a better heading.

I don't think the "Hello, my name" is and "I believe you will find" belong here - that's very passive voice

You need a space between Virtual Assistant and (VA) on your home page.

I like the picture - I actually used that one on my web site about a year ago.

You shouldn't use underlining for emphasis, people may think those parts are links.

I'm not sure about the What is a VA page. Many do it - I think if someone is looking for a VA, they probably know what one is already.

I like your bio page.

You have content on your blog page, so why the "coming soon" part?

On the contact page, what does the "A" before the star before Required field mean?

The page title on your main page is "Home". I'd change that to something more SEO friendly.

You should ensure that your pictures have alternate text tags.

You're off to a great start.
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The only things I noticed doing a quick peek (I didn't read your text), the pictures on your Services page (at the top) look a little "squished". Also your blog link, would do better linking to a new page rather than putting your blog into your website. For me, I really hate scrolling down in a tiny box to see content, I would most likely pass up reading your blog since it's really not very user friendly.

But the colors are really nice, and you did a great job!
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Kathy, Julia, and MJ. Thank you so much! This is all extremely great feedback! I'm excited to hear more from others as the day goes on and to implement some - if not all of the suggestions I receive.

It is so great to have people to bounce these things off of.

Enjoy your day and weekend!
Pam
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Oh...and M.J. - It's mostly me but built on a template. The site I'm using is Homestead.com. Pretty reasonable and this template has quite a bit of flexibility...so that helped.
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I love your site, did not get a chance to read it over, but the layout and colors are very appealing.
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Thank you Dawn! I was actually stressing more about the colors, than some of the other stuff. Just definitely shows how valuable it is to get feedback.
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Julia -

Could you tell me what you mean by alternate text tags on the pictures?
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Alternate text tags mean when you hover your mouse over the picture it tells you something. Like what the picture means, or something about the site.
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