Hi all,

My Web site has been up for a while now and I should have submitted it for a review but didn't. My moment came a few weeks ago when Google indexed one of my pages and I saw something that definitely didn't look right.

So, I would appreciate your feedback and 100% honesty on my first Web site.

It is: http://shoreofficeservices.com

Thanks!

Jo-Carole

Hey Jo-Carole,

Congrats on getting your website up and running!

I just took a look there myself and thought it looked good for your first website. There are a few things that I personally would change. For example, on the Homepage and about Us pages etc i wouldn't have the title as Homepage, i personally would do away with that altogether.

Another thing that I noticed (coming from a person who usually skims over a website) is that there is quite a lot of text in the pages which may put some people off, maybe try and cut is down a bit or make an extra page or something.

Other than that i really thought you had done a good job

Stacey
Fair Admin Support

Thanks Stacey,
I appreciate your review

What do you suggest for Home Page and About Us then?

Thanks....
Jo-Carole

Hi Jo-Carole,
Good job on building your website. It can be quite a task, but it's so important!

Like Stacey said, the first thing I noticed was the amount of text. That's a lot to read. Your writing style is nice and easy to read, but I did notice that you switch back and forth between "we" and "us" and "I" and "me". Are there more than one of you at Shore Office Services? It's a little confusing.

Also--and this is somewhat of a personal preference--your font choice, size, and color combine to make the text tiring to read. I would suggest 12 point black text in Arial, Verdana, or Times New Roman for readability. Make your headings blue if you like, or in a fancy font. And you should probably make your headings consistent. On your home page, for example, you have headings in two different fonts and two different colors.

You might also want to take a look at where you're duplicating information. For example, you have a Rates page and a Terms page, and they say essentially the same thing. You could also probably condense your FAQs, What is a VA, How it Works, and Newbie Guide into one page. Otherwise your link structure looks good.

Overall I'd say you have a good looking site. Thanks for letting me ramble on a bit about it!

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~Cindy
www.FiveToNineOfficeSolutions.com

Hi Cindy,
Your comments here are well taken: (but I did notice that you switch back and forth between "we" and "us" and "I" and "me". Are there more than one of you at Shore Office Services? It's a little confusing).

I did not notice this at all, so thank you!....just me here that's it

I know I duplicated information, but apparently that doesn't work well on the Web. I just wanted people to remember the important stuff. I will have to work on that too.[/COLOR]

Also, thanks for the font reviews.

I really appreciate you taking the time to review my site and giving me this feedback!

Jo-Carole