Opinions needed on site ( New and hopefully improved )

[Springbok]

I started working on a site for my little commission business, would you guys mind having a look at what I\'ve done so far and voicing your opinions on the layout etc. please...

www.cannibalmonkeycommissions.webs.com

Thank you!
Sias

 

[A Luna]

Hey, first thought: dark colours... dark red + blue? I\'d say those 2 colours don\'t really fit together (but its not a fashion show so lets continue).
The black text is quite hard to read behind that dark red background.

Also, pictures of painted models + price indications will do too (slideshow isn\'t working for me)

If you\'d have a look at my service\'s site: www.eclipsepainting.webs.com (not extremely professional) but you\'ll see: text good read-able. Information about paying, shipping, details and stuff, a gallery, (news section in creation, comes soon) and a guestbook.

Hope it helped.

 

[starchaser1]

first thing that hits me is were are your mini\'s, get some pic\'s posted eg how many painting grades are you going to do gaming table, collectors and so on.

 

[alextheartist]

I also recommend webs (used to be freewebs, new name)

My site is fairly simelar to theirs, its easy to do and looks fairly good considering its free.

Alex

 

[NGArtStudios]

Originally posted by alextheartist
I also recommend webs (used to be freewebs, new name)

My site is fairly simelar to theirs, its easy to do and looks fairly good considering its free.

Alex

I agree with Alex. MySpace just doesn\'t seem as the right thing to use for a commission website.

 

[Springbok]

Thanks for the comments.... I\'ve just logged onto the Webs site and started building my new site on there, thanks for the recommendation!

 

[Sukigod]

Starchaser kinda nailed it. When you\'re doing a website for business, look at it from the point of view of you potential customer/client. The first thing they want to see is How Good Is Your Stuff? (pictures), then they\'ll look for How Much Does It Cost? (scale of quality/prices). Those should be your first two pages.

Honestly, your personal information should be towards the end of your website process. The images should speak about the quality, they\'ll purchase based on that, not how you started or how many years you\'ve been painting. It\'s good to put this in your site, just not on the front page as it\'s not as important to the buyer at the first stage.

The look itself is clean and from the sounds of it from earlier posts you\'ve changed the color scheme up a bit. It\'s classic and elegant, make sure your images and photography match that and you\'ll be doing fine.

Nice start, and good luck!