SEO Tools Review
I'd like some comments about a newer section of my site (not the entire site). The usability of my SEO Tools specifically. Latest reports are showing high traffic, but will they return? I used to use tools like these daily and now I use my own (I think they're faster). Would others?
http://www.searchbliss.com/seo-tools/
As webmasters, which ools do you find useful? Which tools can be improved? And so on.
Thanks.
demonhale posted this at 16:56 — 7th August 2005.
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SEO is useful really especially if you make your site rank higher in single keyword search... But for searching the exact name of the site thats a bit too off... , Since you want usabilty (which is what i wanted) They would use your tools coz its very useful...
It would also be better if the site looks believable too... I noticed the links below are centered in FF, but the page itself is not...
SearchBliss posted this at 21:56 — 7th August 2005.
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demonhale, Thanks for the input. The centering problem is an old one. I just haven't had the time to fix this on the entire site. I should probably start a few pages at a time here and there to eventualy finish it, but I get obsessed, then I can't stop.
The problem was I had built SearchBliss using an average screen resolution, so everything was perfect, until I viewed it on a large screen and everything was to the left (using 100% can do odd things, so I chose 800 pixels). This didn't bother me because we read from left to right (most countries), but as you said, the footer was centered, so it looks odd.
Anyway, I'll stop typing and start fixing this on my end. I hope to finish by the end of August at least. Thanks again.
demonhale posted this at 00:43 — 8th August 2005.
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Want a quick fix, I have one... That is if you use CSS...
SearchBliss posted this at 19:01 — 8th August 2005.
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I do use CSS on most pages but not all. What is your quick fix? Thanks.
demonhale posted this at 03:57 — 9th August 2005.
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Heres an Idea you could try... make sure all previous DIV's on your css are aligned to justify, or the contents on the html... To center the whole thing... on your html, wrap everything after the tag with a tag, dont forget to close the tag... And viola! everything is centered (except of course you floated some elements before) If some elements mis aligns due to the div tag, adjust them, but this would be less of a headache than assigning each divs to center...
SearchBliss posted this at 16:42 — 12th August 2005.
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Everything should be centered now. Thanks
SearchBliss posted this at 18:25 — 9th August 2005.
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Thanks demonhale. Things have gotten a little side tracked from the review so I am going to re-list the info:
SEO Tools Review
I'd like some comments about a newer section of my site (not the entire site). The usability of my SEO Tools specifically. Latest reports are showing high traffic, but will they return? I used to use tools like these daily and now I use my own (I think they're faster). Would others?
http://www.searchbliss.com/seo-tools/
As webmasters, which ools do you find useful? Which tools can be improved? And so on.
Thanks.
demonhale posted this at 16:59 — 12th August 2005.
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no prob!
Have a nice day...
hostingspeeds posted this at 03:53 — 13th August 2005.
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Hi,
I have checked the link popularity checker. In my opinion it's not clear enough that a 3 letter code must be filled out to perform the link pop check.
When I tried the checker, it came up blank (forgot the 3-letter code) and thought it was broken.
I suggest you make the 3 letter code input form stand out more.
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SearchBliss posted this at 20:20 — 13th August 2005.
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JP, this is the second time I have heard this. I will look into the best solution. Thanks.
SearchBliss posted this at 14:02 — 14th August 2005.
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There, I fixed the access code confusion.
SearchBliss posted this at 14:00 — 20th August 2005.
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Anyone else?
SearchBliss posted this at 18:43 — 29th August 2005.
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I've added a new tool for review ti the mix.
It's a related back links finder
http://www.searchbliss.com/seo-tools/back-links-finder.asp
Thanks
Tudor.b posted this at 12:41 — 3rd October 2005.
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First of all, I wasn`t able to find this site on the first 10 pages of google. Therefor, as a potential customer, I`m begining to doubt your SEO skills. Metatags are not so important anymore.
googlerankings.com is a very good tool, in my opinion. Try to do something like it.
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SearchBliss posted this at 16:53 — 10th October 2005.
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We are on page 1 of Google for several terms. What were you searching for???
SearchBliss posted this at 16:55 — 10th October 2005.
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I looking for opinions on the new SearchBliss. Thanks.
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Megan posted this at 15:57 — 12th October 2005.
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Do you have a copy of the old version somewhere just for comparison?
This feels rather clunky to me. Everything feels rather heavy. All the boxes with the dark graphic headers add weight to the page, as do the dark, bolded links. The header looks okay but I'm finding the font choices in the logo to be very odd. The very heavy block sans subtitle is contrasting way too much with the lighter handwritten main title.
I think this would be really good with a much lighter feeling design. The logo symbol and title are good concepts to start with. I think the logo text should be done in more of a smooth scripted font, with the subittle in a simple sans. Also get rid of that big shadow - it just conflicts with the main text and make it look a little muddled. Drop shadows should be subtle if used at all.
The overall design should be very lightweight - simple graphics, lighter colour scheme, and definitely lose those gradient header boxes. The orange is a good choice and it looks interesting with the teal as you have it in your avatar.
The overall layout should not be so boxy. Those boxes just cut the elements off from each other and makes the whole thing feel very choppy.
Even changing the outer background colour would be a big help here IMO.
Now, on to the actual page content. Looking at what is here on the page - why is there a phioto contest here??? it doesn't seem to relate to the site content at all. "Webmaster search" is confusing to me. What exactly am I searching for there? Does it search the site? Does it search through something else? I'm not sure. Supporters, Sponsors, and Patrons are a bunch of garbage as far as I'm concerned - just you trying to get more linkbacks, not trying to help your visitors. Looks like you've accepted link exchanges for everyone who asked.
Looking at the content - this doesn't seem too useful to someone like me but I think some newbie types would probably find it helpful. I think a lot of the pages could be formatted a little better. I'm finding things to be a little confusing. There's not enough spacing between paragraphs, for example, it makes things hard to read. Looking at your code - this is a complete mess. Full of outdated techniques and bad formatting. I mean, the reason why there isn't enough paragraph spacing (looking at some of the SEO tools) is because there are no paragraphs!
Megan
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demonhale posted this at 16:07 — 12th October 2005.
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Commented on your new design on your old thread...
robfenn posted this at 19:07 — 10th October 2005.
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I don't think there is any point getting into a debate about your own personal rankings. Ultimately, if what you provide is good and you spread the gospel then your site will do well.
Now, your site. I am a very design orientated guy so it is hard to ignore the fact your website looks dated and unimaginative. However, the tools themselves are good and there is a nice range there. Some i haven't see before which is nice. Again, going back to the design i think there could be improvements to help intuitivness.
I guess the general SEO isn't that concerned with aesthetics so maybe you'll get away with it, but i strongly believe an interesting look will help you out.
Good luck,
-Rob
SearchBliss posted this at 22:36 — 10th October 2005.
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Have you had a look at SearchBliss lately. I have launched the new design yesterday. I beleive you are commenting on the old. Thanks.
demonhale posted this at 01:42 — 11th October 2005.
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That looks better than the old one, phpnuke look huh? Anyways I dislike the black BG however... Hey could you refine your backlinks finder tool?
robfenn posted this at 08:47 — 11th October 2005.
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I clicked on the link on the first page...
Megan posted this at 16:11 — 12th October 2005.
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Threads merged - sorry, I didn't realize there was already a thread about the same site.
robfenn posted this at 16:19 — 12th October 2005.
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I lost my post when you merged the threads Megan, i own you a slap on the wrist for that one!
I think the site needs some photography or icongraphy because for visual people like the homepage is just too much for me eyes to digest. It seems to be like you are to keen to make money from advertising rather than creating a pleasant experience for your visitors. Which is a shame as your tools seem great and you are obviously very talented.
Your logo does nothing for me i'm afraid, it looks dated and a bit tacky. I would suggest taking a look round at popular sites on WWW and gain inspiration from their design achievements. A current favourite of mine (Megan will like me for this!) is Opera (http://www.opera.com/). It is clean, modern and intuitive. I wouldn't change a thing on it!
-Rob
SearchBliss posted this at 12:59 — 14th October 2005.
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Thank you for all of the advice. I have made some changes and I'm in the process of a few more, but nothing too major. If anyone remembers what SearchBliss used to look like, they will know that this is a major improvement. Thanks again.
diceventures posted this at 18:55 — 16th October 2005.
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The site is nice. If i were to make one suggestion though, it would be to move the navigation menu and other blocks to the left. it seems more natural to have the links and such on the left, since we read left to right.
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SearchBliss posted this at 22:35 — 17th October 2005.
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I see your point, but I think I prefer the content to be seen before the links. Thank you for the advice and kind words.
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