Topic: Critique Needed!

[Plan.B.Media]

Hey guys, I'm nearly finished with my website and I would like a critique please.

www.yourspot.com

Any and all comments whether good or bad will be appreciated; I will not take offense to any of the comments.

--- About the site, it's similar to a mini Yelp but for Bars and Nightclubs.
Major Site functions are:
- ITS FREE TO JOIN
- Full social aspect; create profile, add picture, add friends and update nightlife status
- Add favorite bar/lounge/nightclub & share with all members; comment/brag from where you are at and whom you are partying with
- Cocktail Jungle - small exotic drink recipe guide
- Digital drink function where you can buy members drinks for free
- Free event posting
- Full Messaging/email function

Please use this test login to check out the site and see how everything works:

www.yourspot.com

UN: phpfreaks
PW: phpfreaks

All Comments and Suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

[ericwright17]

Overall it looks great, but there are a few things that stand out to me...

1) In the header of the words "Quick Spot Search" should be centered vertically with the search box, in FireFox it appears a little below the search box.

Like this: _{Quick Spot Search} [Search Box]

2) When posting my own spot, I get an error if not logged in:

"You must login first, before you can access that page"

Which should read:

"You must login first, before you can access this page"  Keep your tenses constant.

3) Also the blue used in the Top 20 is hard on the eyes, maybe use a different color?

[Plan.B.Media]

ericwright17 your suggestions have been noted. Thank you for taking the time to visit and critique my site!

TF

[Plan.B.Media]

Critique needed in IE 6.0, 7.0 & 8.0

FF 3.0 - 3.5

Thanks

[Adam]

Tested briefly in IE6, FF3.5 and Safari. No noticeable differences except for IE6 lacking PNG transparency -- why not drop IE6 support anyway though?

Initial thoughts... The search bar looks quite blury in comparison to the rest of the site. The drop down under profile shouldn't have a delay (by then the user may have already clicked). Pre-load the nav hover images as there's a delay the first time round.

When viewing a "spot" the address details and rating seem really compressed - the address is less-important [at first] than the name, user rating, etc. I'd make them parts more eye-catching. Also 147 characters seems awfully short to leave what could be a detailed review of a "spot" - only hurting your own SEO there.

I think you could be on to a good thing, just a little basic right now. Also FYI Europe's home to some of the biggest binge drinkers in the world , so you may be loosing out restricting it to just the US!

[Plan.B.Media]

MrAdam,

Thank you for taking the time to critique my website.

Your thoughts and comments have been noted.

At this time, it only makes sense to stick to US as there is a specific demographic & age group that I am hitting.

I'm currently making modifications to the site and it will get a small face lift as well where the name and rank will be showcased a lot more as that is important.

Thanks,
TF

[Plan.B.Media]

Please critique my site!!

www.yourspot.com

UN: phpfreaks
PW: phpfreaks