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womble -> RE: New Idea, New Site just went live! (7/8/2006 18:03:12)
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Firstly I have to say that I don't think surfers the world over go round checking sites thinking "Hmmm...looks like a Nazi font to me - I'll go somewhere else where they don't use a Nazi font." They're more likely to say "nice font", or "oh dear, that's difficult to read", or "I like that".
On the Sitepal, I don't like them. To me they're tacky and gimmicky and say "My content isn't interesting enough to attract people without a gimmick". It doesn't go with the style of the rest of your site, in my opinion spoils the look of what would otherwise be a perfectly fine site, and doesn't add anything. Yes, maybe if someone's never seen one before they might think 'isn't that clever!' but they're quickly going to grow bored once they've seen one. It's a lot of expense for no real return as far as I can see.
The background image that you have is lovely, but the background image doesn't go with the style of the rest of the site which I feel is too business-like and polished for a background like that.
Now being cynical, I have a problem with this whole concept. Maybe it's me, but when you advise people to leave their Angelgram somewhere safe, with their will or in a safety deposit box, it strikes me that it would be cheaper and simpler, and more personal, to cut out the middleman and leave your letter, tape or CD, or video/DVD with your will in the first place, and I can imagine that a good proportion of the viewing public will have similar thoughts (and of course they don't cease to exist in the event that the company longer exists - just me being cynical again). It seems your main selling points are security, but if you're recommending the Angelgram's kept somewhere safe like a safe deposit box, places like banks tend to have pretty good security too. That's the sort of reaction you're going to have to deal with from a cynical public though.
You also have a few small grammatical errors (apostrophes where none are needed) - only a small point but obsessive types are likely to pick up on that.
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