africaimports.com testing new shopping cart

They have: 6 posts

Joined: Jul 2004

Please take a look at http://155.212.124.115/africaimp/ and let me know what you think about the layout.
Color suggestions would be welcome.

Our old site is http://africaimports.com

Ignore the broken image links, we are in the process of fixing that.
Also ignore the broken links on the body of the homepage. What I'm really looking for is a critique of the overall layout.

Let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Sam

They have: 88 posts

Joined: Feb 2004

Your new layout is much better then your old one. More professional and neat. I would put something in that big white space on top, maybe a banner ad or a header.

He has: 578 posts

Joined: Jun 2004

I definently like the new site better. Much more professional. OScommerce?

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He has: 19 posts

Joined: Jul 2004

It's a definate improvement from the last version, but it may still need some work if you're going up against sites like http://www.africantreasures.com or http://www.eziba.com

It looks alot like amazon.com, maybe too much, at least that was my initial reaction.

They have: 9 posts

Joined: Jul 2004

I would suggest filling in the white spaces throught the layout. There is a big gap at the top just screaming for something to fill it and also down the right side of the page. I dont know what you want to include be it ads or banners or something related to your site, but it needs something other than white. For the top I would make it shorter and somehow include your logo so that it doesnt take up as much space because i would really like to see more categories without scrolling down. I would like to see more content when i first reach the page so that you really catch me and make me look through the site. So somehow make the header of your layout smaller and more efficient use of space.

They have: 6 posts

Joined: Jul 2004

The sites been updated a little. How do you think the changes contrast with the earlier version? (sorry the earlier version is no longer available.

Here's the site

Thanks,
Sam

He has: 578 posts

Joined: Jun 2004

I much prefer the first remake. The green just doesn't seem right.

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