My first ever!

This is not bad for a start. You've got a good name and colour scheme going here. A better logo would be a good idea (try just doing "Frofi" in a unique font.)

The main problem I have with this is that there's really no clue as to what the site is about. I guess it's a new site - no idea what sort of news site though or what to expect as I browse around. I think a good tagline might help clarify that to users. I know some more established sites might not need this sort of thing, but when you're well known you don't need to tell people what you do, they already know. In your case, you're new and users aren't going to know ahead of time. Some idea of where the content is coming from would be good as well (are you writing it yourself or pulling it from other sources??)

I'm wondering if it was your intention to just deliver content and not allow users to choose. Normally in a news site you'll see a lot of headlines and let you click on the ones you want to read. Here you're just being fed content and not links. It's a little confusing.

If you're writing all this yourself you might want to consider a blog format or a proper CMS. It would allow easier updating and a more familiar format for users. You'd also get some help in promoting through blog search tools and directories, and RSS feeds to help build a loyal user base.

One thing you might want to look at with the design is contrast between elements. Take, for example, the navigation menu. It's hard to read because there isn't a lot of contrast between the text and the background. Most of the titles on the page have the same problem. The eye wants to focus more on higher contrast areas so in the case of your navbar it might actually skim over that and focus on the google ads. Although that could be a good thing...

There is an "about" link at the bottom of the page. When you click on it, it will display all the info about the site you want. I thought thet's what "about" links are there for. And I'll work on that contrast problem.
Thanks for the advice.

It's nice. I like the colours you have used and it is informative as well as nicely presented. As a first Site i think it's very good.

hehe nah i don't find it stupid, sorry, i was just joking with megan

I think its a cute name, and its a great ever for a first web site!

Only suggestion I can make, (apart from the logo), is to maybe add a dark border around the elements to lift them off the background slightly.

good work

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The blue on blue buttons are hard to see. The justification in column is too much. But over all pretty good.

it look pretty nice, but i can use some work. The color scheme to me wouldnt be pratical for a news site, unless the news is girly gossip! also, but i do like the navigation at the top.

Not too bad for your first website!

Telling the truth-Just an Excellent start.I appreciate your design.But on colors front its not catchy,its irritating.The menu has some animations i like that.But try to darken the text on the menus.And you have used some odd colors that doesnt match.Ex - news and information - BG color doesnt suite with the text color.
PS:iam on opera now.

I think the layout of your site looks awesome! I have to agree with a few others on the colors, they are a little distracting when you first come to the site. I would also try to make the individual sections pop out a bit more with a shadow effect or a dark border. But, I think you got the organization of it perfect! Good job!

FROFI

Anyway I like your site and more to the point I like your idea but I think it needs fleshing out a bit.

You need a tag line under FROFI (love the name) hate the acronym though its to clinical and eerm official and boring

And you need an angle – an attitude – something that makes you special and different to all the millions of news sites out there.

You need some passion – controversy, you need to project your personality into you articles.

When I read the word FROFI I’m thinking coffee like the froth on coffee

and I’m thinking of millions and millions of people on there breaks checking out what frofi has to say about the news because he/she is different to all the boringly serious news out there.

I think your idea could be big! especially if you’re doing it from a female perspective I believe there is a massive market for rebellious “sex in the city” attitude news site that zillions of office workers can read.

Humour – humour is good.

My answer is a bit woolly I know but that’s because I’m thinking as I type and it means I care..

I think its great for a first site! Frofi is a cool name aswell.

It looks good, and I like the colours. I'm not so sure about the coloured bar that extends to the left and right of the adsense ad at the top. Also the text on the buttons at the top is too similar to the background colour, making it difficult to read.

It seems the site was designed to be very short - because both the left column and center column have now broken the design and are extending beyond the bottom bar - cutting out some of the text.

Also I agree with the previous comment about making the site's header title 'FROFI' more interesting - using another font or a graphic would 'brand' the site better.

Apart from that, great first site!