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IndyAnna -> Is my site easy to navigate? (9/12/2004 21:28:56)

This is my first (and only) website and I just updated it in hopes of making it easier to navigate. I'm self-taught and realize that I'm still clueless on so much when it comes to web design. Please give me any suggestions for improvement, this is my home-based business and I really need to make this website as easy for any potential customers to navigate as possible, don't want them to leave out of frustration!

The URL is www.barfershoppe.com



BeTheBall -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/12/2004 21:56:34)

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I really need to make this website as easy for any potential customers to navigate as possible, don't want them to leave out of frustration!


Seems easy to me. I would consider including your left-side links from the home page on all pages. That way a user doesn't have to return to the home page to locate a link they may have seen on the first visit. In other words, if I go to the home page and decide I want to check out veggies and raw bones, I can go straight to raw bones after veggies without having to return to the home page. Make sense?

You have done a nice job. Good luck with the site.



d a v e -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/13/2004 3:06:11)

ditto above. works fine otherwise. have you got a better quality picture for the homepage? the index.jpg is blurred and low quality - the same picture but good quality would be good!



IndyAnna -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/13/2004 10:07:43)

I originally had the left side links on all pages but I didn't like the way it looked on on the product pages, although I agree it would be more convienent. I would really appreciate any ideas on a less intrusive setup of dept. links that I could use on the product pages.

I also agree about the quality the picture on the homepage. This is from a photo that I took myself and scanned. This was the best quality that I could come up with. Maybe I should do some more experimenting, see if I can figure out how to improve it. Thanks for the imput!



d a v e -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/13/2004 10:35:22)

you have your image set a few pixels wider in the html than it actually is.

the attached is pretty poor still, but you can use it if you want till you get a better pic, otherwise if you need some help with the one you scanned then upload it somewhere and post a link to it preferably as a bitmap, png or tif

[image]local://upfiles/5827/464DCC6AF2544D37A9E3A706AA44B3B6.jpg[/image]



barry -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/15/2004 11:35:18)

Hi IndyAnna,

Have you thought about placing some of the dog pictures currently on the About page on the front page?

The picture that is currently there along with the site name "BARF" makes me think of very unpleasant foods. [&o][:'(]

I would also ask current clients if i could put their pets picture on the site as a happy customer. We love to see our 4 legged family members get "fortune and glory"[:D]

Barry



IndyAnna -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/16/2004 17:07:05)

Thanks for the input.

BARF sounds gross to most people, but its a very common term among us performance dog fanatics. Of course we're the same people who talk about the texture and frequency of our dogs' p--p while dining at fine restaurants and none of us think that thats gross, either!.



dpf -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/16/2004 21:08:10)

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about the texture and frequency of our dogs' p--p

i can guess as to how you guage frequency but texture? eeewwwwww , now that is el barfo



LoriL1212 -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/18/2004 23:17:03)

Yes, the site is easy to navigate, but the name is enough for me to not want to surf it. Do you have any other options for a name?



dpf -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/19/2004 9:24:15)

Lori: I was having a beer with an attorney friend who owns 2 mastiffs... he was talking about their health problems and how the vet cured them with ...hold on...a barf diet....lol..i couldnt believe it... its apparently quite big and the name recognition is there..lol



LoriL1212 -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/19/2004 11:02:51)

Well..... ewwww.



d a v e -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/19/2004 11:45:50)

maybe lorrie's sensitive cos she has some similarly textured things in her new avatar :) though by the looks of them she could do with a bit more fibre!!



LoriL1212 -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/19/2004 12:47:15)

Ok - double ewwwwwwwwwww.

Rocks man.... they are zen rocks. Now everytime I look at that I am going to think of pooooo. ick!

LMBO! Thanks Dave!



Giomanach -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/20/2004 3:43:52)

You two are sick! lol

Now, I know Lori doesn't need to change her diet[:)], I need to change mine, but thats a different story.

Back to the main point of the thread:-

I agree with Lori on the title.....it makes me want to do what it says...Barf, barfroom please!

I know it's only for Cats and Dogs (and organic stuff isn't worth feeding to them IMHO), change the name, and the font, leave the Nav as is, and it'll be fine

Dan



Peppergal -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/20/2004 10:21:57)

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Yes, the site is easy to navigate, but the name is enough for me to not want to surf it. Do you have any other options for a name?


But if you were this lady's target audience, you would surf it. [:D]



d a v e -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/20/2004 10:34:16)

euw, surfing barf [:'(]

no but all joking aside i guess the name has stuck now and if your customers know it then it's probably best to keep it.

quite interesting - i was reading some of the pages even though i don't have a pet (had dogs when i was growing up)



LoriL1212 -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/20/2004 11:20:02)

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ORIGINAL: Peppergal

But if you were this lady's target audience, you would surf it. [:D]



Um. No, "I" probably would not. But I know what your point is...



Giomanach -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/20/2004 11:22:05)

Nope....your a superficially eccentric user[:D]

Fantastic Web Designer too[;)]



Peppergal -> RE: Is my site easy to navigate? (9/20/2004 11:50:39)

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no but all joking aside i guess the name has stuck now and if your customers know it then it's probably best to keep it.


My cousin told me about BARF years ago. She was trying to convert my mother to put our dogs on a BARF diet but Mom wouldn't budge.

I actually tried looking this up a while ago and was unable to find anything re: the BARF diet for dogs, so I think this is pretty cool.



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