Boy, do we need more sites like these! Teen driving is one of the toughest things to talk about (how do you tell dad that you blew a stop sign?). Your site has a good amount of information and a fair number of users. Is your domain a redirect, because it could be a better one (PM me if you'd like me to set you up with teendriver.tk cuz I can do it free) that doesn't show your real web address. Overall though, your site looks very useful. I might join myself, if I ever get a lisence.
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jcprov21 posted this at 04:33 — 6th September 2005.
Yes it redirects to the main site, i got the domain for $9.95 a year from yahoo. and most of my users associate the site with the domain, it is alot easier to remember teen-driving-forums.com than the other one.
I started the site after i begain driving and felt like i need a place for support outside my parents, so that was my creation. The inspration for it was StandardShift.com which i am a senior member. And 85% of my users are from that site and the others from various other driving forums.
My moderators are friends of mine from standardshift.com whom i trust. I need more outside members, from the general internet, not just other forums, but i need site promotion, and am having a problem finding a place to promote. it, but hey it takes time right?
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kazimmerman posted this at 20:14 — 6th September 2005.
The forum is good. I'm guessing you can't add a banner because you are on a remote host, correct? If you can, I think you definitely should.
I think your site would be more successful if it was an actual website as well, with the forums actually on the site, rather than being hosted for free. Even since you have a domain name, you could use a good, free host to do it.
As it is now, the design is good and I wish you the best of luck.
Kurtis
The Webmistress posted this at 07:40 — 7th September 2005.
There really isn't anything to review, it's a standard forum that doesn't look remotely customised.
IME forums work best when part of a larger site and I definitely think that's the way you should be heading with this, articles, stories, etc to give the site some good content and a reason to visit rather than just the forum, plus it would then be easier to get rankings on the SEs as you have more of a static site for them to crawl through.
Julia - if life was meant to be easy Michael Angelo would have painted the floor....
Ha! Like we're the ones to talk about a forum as part of a larger site It can work - it's just harder.
I agree about the skin though. There's not really much to say. There should be a better logo/header as well. You could probably find a graphic designer to help you out with that in exchange for a credit and linkback. I've never heard of Xsorbit before - if you use one of the more popular boards like vBulletin or phpBB you'd be able to find more pre-made skins.
The forum listings are a little long. I think a lot of people have a tendency to put everything and anything to start when you really don't need to. The regional sections, for example - what exactly are people supopsed to be talking about in there? (rhetorical questions)
The first section is also a little long. Many, many psychological studies show that people can only process 5-8 choices at a time. So when you've got more things start to get confusing. You could make a general discussion section at the top with your general driving discussion, off topic forum, introductions, and in the press. A few others could be conbined (Car care/car touble; first time behind the wheel/just got lisence). You've got to think about what people will actually be talking about in here. How much is there to say about getitnng your license? Whoo-hooo, I got it, now I can go party ..... umm... what else is there to say ?
Thanks megan, i will keep that in mind because i am going to redo the site soon, they do own the design, i have absolutly no idea on how to install a phpbb forum, so i went with this one. ( hey this is my first site )
HAHA,
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dougadam posted this at 19:43 — 8th September 2005.
Since there will be talk about laws with driving on there, and they change by location, I would recommend having it display a "location" of the users if they decide to provide it. (or perhaps no one provided it).
A good example was the thread on driving in the left lane, someone posted "it isn't illegal". However in some places it may be. I remember a couple of years ago an article in the paper about how west virginia was cracking down on drivers from Ohio who ride the left lane, and they would receive a ticket. (they did provide a good argument that if the left lane was used properly they would need to resurface it less than the right lane, saving money)
Anyhow, since others may possibly hearing advice on what is legal, it would be good for them to be able to see where people are from when posting legalities.
-Greg
jcprov21 posted this at 16:12 — 9th September 2005.
Locations should be next to the avatar, but they are in their profile, and i will start makeing sure that they post where they are from when dicussing such topics.
HAHA,
Working on some sites that are of better quality!
tony873004 posted this at 04:00 — 10th September 2005.
Until your site catches on more, I'd limit the number of catagories. Whose going to want to post in a forum catagory that has 0 topics? Start out with 2 or 3 catagories so the "Posts" number gets high. Then as the forum catches on, start adding new catagories and move existing threads to the appropriate catagories.
Also, like is said before, find a new skin or template. That one is boring.
And if this catches on, look into the associates program for car manufacturers that young people would be interested in as well as insurance companies, automotive stores, etc.
KandieMan101 posted this at 01:14 — 12th September 2005.
the colors can be changed.
i like the style, clean but if you change the colors it will be another thing
overal good work
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farmer_Tom posted this at 02:48 — 6th September 2005.
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Boy, do we need more sites like these! Teen driving is one of the toughest things to talk about (how do you tell dad that you blew a stop sign?). Your site has a good amount of information and a fair number of users. Is your domain a redirect, because it could be a better one (PM me if you'd like me to set you up with teendriver.tk cuz I can do it free) that doesn't show your real web address. Overall though, your site looks very useful. I might join myself, if I ever get a lisence.
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jcprov21 posted this at 04:33 — 6th September 2005.
He has: 183 posts
Joined: Sep 2005
Yes it redirects to the main site, i got the domain for $9.95 a year from yahoo. and most of my users associate the site with the domain, it is alot easier to remember teen-driving-forums.com than the other one.
I started the site after i begain driving and felt like i need a place for support outside my parents, so that was my creation. The inspration for it was StandardShift.com which i am a senior member. And 85% of my users are from that site and the others from various other driving forums.
My moderators are friends of mine from standardshift.com whom i trust. I need more outside members, from the general internet, not just other forums, but i need site promotion, and am having a problem finding a place to promote. it, but hey it takes time right?
HAHA,
Working on some sites that are of better quality!
kazimmerman posted this at 20:14 — 6th September 2005.
He has: 698 posts
Joined: Jul 2005
The forum is good. I'm guessing you can't add a banner because you are on a remote host, correct? If you can, I think you definitely should.
I think your site would be more successful if it was an actual website as well, with the forums actually on the site, rather than being hosted for free. Even since you have a domain name, you could use a good, free host to do it.
As it is now, the design is good and I wish you the best of luck.
Kurtis
The Webmistress posted this at 07:40 — 7th September 2005.
She has: 5,586 posts
Joined: Feb 2001
There really isn't anything to review, it's a standard forum that doesn't look remotely customised.
IME forums work best when part of a larger site and I definitely think that's the way you should be heading with this, articles, stories, etc to give the site some good content and a reason to visit rather than just the forum, plus it would then be easier to get rankings on the SEs as you have more of a static site for them to crawl through.
Julia - if life was meant to be easy Michael Angelo would have painted the floor....
Megan posted this at 13:20 — 7th September 2005.
She has: 11,421 posts
Joined: Jun 1999
Ha! Like we're the ones to talk about a forum as part of a larger site
It can work - it's just harder.
I agree about the skin though. There's not really much to say. There should be a better logo/header as well. You could probably find a graphic designer to help you out with that in exchange for a credit and linkback. I've never heard of Xsorbit before - if you use one of the more popular boards like vBulletin or phpBB you'd be able to find more pre-made skins.
The forum listings are a little long. I think a lot of people have a tendency to put everything and anything to start when you really don't need to. The regional sections, for example - what exactly are people supopsed to be talking about in there? (rhetorical questions)
The first section is also a little long. Many, many psychological studies show that people can only process 5-8 choices at a time. So when you've got more things start to get confusing. You could make a general discussion section at the top with your general driving discussion, off topic forum, introductions, and in the press. A few others could be conbined (Car care/car touble; first time behind the wheel/just got lisence). You've got to think about what people will actually be talking about in here. How much is there to say about getitnng your license? Whoo-hooo, I got it, now I can go party ..... umm... what else is there to say ?
Megan
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jcprov21 posted this at 18:17 — 7th September 2005.
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Thanks megan, i will keep that in mind because i am going to redo the site soon, they do own the design, i have absolutly no idea on how to install a phpbb forum, so i went with this one. ( hey this is my first site
)
HAHA,
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dougadam posted this at 19:43 — 8th September 2005.
He has: 87 posts
Joined: Jun 2005
Looks good, I hope it works for you.
Greg K posted this at 14:51 — 9th September 2005.
He has: 2,145 posts
Joined: Nov 2003
Since there will be talk about laws with driving on there, and they change by location, I would recommend having it display a "location" of the users if they decide to provide it. (or perhaps no one provided it).
A good example was the thread on driving in the left lane, someone posted "it isn't illegal". However in some places it may be. I remember a couple of years ago an article in the paper about how west virginia was cracking down on drivers from Ohio who ride the left lane, and they would receive a ticket. (they did provide a good argument that if the left lane was used properly they would need to resurface it less than the right lane, saving money)
Anyhow, since others may possibly hearing advice on what is legal, it would be good for them to be able to see where people are from when posting legalities.
-Greg
jcprov21 posted this at 16:12 — 9th September 2005.
He has: 183 posts
Joined: Sep 2005
Locations should be next to the avatar, but they are in their profile, and i will start makeing sure that they post where they are from when dicussing such topics.
HAHA,
Working on some sites that are of better quality!
tony873004 posted this at 04:00 — 10th September 2005.
They have: 15 posts
Joined: Apr 2004
Until your site catches on more, I'd limit the number of catagories. Whose going to want to post in a forum catagory that has 0 topics? Start out with 2 or 3 catagories so the "Posts" number gets high. Then as the forum catches on, start adding new catagories and move existing threads to the appropriate catagories.
Also, like is said before, find a new skin or template. That one is boring.
And if this catches on, look into the associates program for car manufacturers that young people would be interested in as well as insurance companies, automotive stores, etc.
KandieMan101 posted this at 01:14 — 12th September 2005.
They have: 140 posts
Joined: Jan 2003
It redirects me here:
http://xsorbit29.com/users5/teendrivingforums/index.php
I think the colors are very dull -- it would help to add a splash of color. Also, some of the button text's are very hard to read.
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ranoo posted this at 15:51 — 17th September 2005.
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Joined: Sep 2005
the colors can be changed.
i like the style, clean but if you change the colors it will be another thing
overal good work
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