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http://www.manual-submissions.com

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Hi, don't click anywhere else then the homepage, the site is far from finished, in fact I just got started

the reason why I put it up for review already;
so far only 2 persons saw it, 2 friends who visited me, one of them is a SEO-consultant, the other a web designer and both of them told me to do the exact opposite of what I had in mind ...

normally I'm rather stubborn and self-confident, but well ... what if they're right ... I wouldn't like to find that out when I finally finish the site ...

what the SEO-consultant told me: too much explanation, too many steps to get to the order page ... I need to keep the explanations shorter and try to have them click the order link from page 1 ...

my idea; well, I'm assuming that most of the people who would visit my site are still rather new to the whole SEO-concept, so they know that they need this kind of stuff, but they don't know why and how it works, so I try to give them as much advice as possible first ... point being; on the left they can click anytime the order link ...

the design-guy: well, he really don't like my almost non-design, he would like to see some smooth design, you know, shadows, shiny buttons etc ...
while I did the non-design on purpose; we deliver SEO-services; not design and it's a technical thing; I think the non-design will keep the focus on the information and the fact that we're a service ...

I like to think that my long-explanations will gain trust from newbies; they finally get some real info

the non-design shows that we're serious; no jingle bells, just facts ... almost academical ... does it look like that, or does it just look badly designed?

thanks in advance ...

Couldn't open the site, Mate.

Firefox can't find the server at www.manul-submissions.com.

But from what you've described I reckon you're on the right track about the design. Have a look at HowRank. Same idea.

About the content, I reckon you're talking sense here, too, except that I'd add that you need plenty of obvious subheadings to make skim reading work well, with the possibility of choosing the paragraphs needed.

Regards,
Laurie.

Firefox can't find the server at www.manul-submissions.com.

Notice the mispelling of the domain.

It should be http://www.manual-submissions.com/

I just had a quick look now - it looks really good.

Prices page is quick to read and simple to grasp.

Fantastic 'call to action'.

Why do many landing sales pages have long and extensive explanations before you reach the 'buy now' button?
Because they work.
We all know how to speed read and scroll to the bottom of the page to get the important parts...some people need the explanations, others don't.
Statistics on the effectiveness of long, simple but direct sales pages, strongly lead me to suggest you are on the right track.

If in doubt, create two different main pages and use google 'website optimizer' feature to test the effectiveness of both.

I like what you've done so far.

All the best,

ER

Hi Elizabeth,

yeah, typo's, typical me

Thanks for the review.

hehe, exactly what I needed to hear ... especially because I kind of approached it rather personal; I hate sites where you have to really search to get real info, while they keep trowing those ORDER NOW buttons in your face ... so, I kind of assumed that there must be more people like me, who don't mind to actually read stuff.

although I think a stayed away from the typical sales lectures as well, no?

what about the design? what's your first impression?
I wanted to keep it simple, so it wouldn't consume too much of the attention, but then again, I don't want it to look as if it's been done by a newby who just can't do better ...

anyway, I'm full of confidence again to continue

thanks,

Michiel

laurie_m wrote:

Couldn't open the site, Mate.

Firefox can't find the server at www.manul-submissions.com.

But from what you've described I reckon you're on the right track about the design. Have a look at HowRank. Same idea.

About the content, I reckon you're talking sense here, too, except that I'd add that you need plenty of obvious subheadings to make skim reading work well, with the possibility of choosing the paragraphs needed.

Regards,
Laurie.

sorry about the typo ...

you're right about the HowRank site, that's kind of what I have in mind, although, now that I see their smooth buttons/icons ... mmm ... makes me think again ... soooo many options ...

well, I'm just trying to finish the content first, then I might add some more color to it all after all ...

ow, by the way .. yes, lot's of subheadings

thanks

Michiel

The page seems to be down at the moment?

howrank wrote:

The page seems to be down at the moment?

no, I made a typo in the post title :
it's here: http://www.manual-submissions.com

typo in first  line.
site is down.
seems you have given up?

aloes wrote:

typo in first  line.
site is down.
seems you have given up?

no, it's a typo in the title: the site is running without any problem ...  hello MOD's?
can somebody edit the title, please?

thanks

Michiel

LinkPopularity wrote:

can somebody edit the title, please?

thanks

Michiel

Fixed

ColoEagle wrote:

LinkPopularity wrote:

can somebody edit the title, please?

thanks

Michiel

Fixed

Great ! Thanks

Hi my name is Valerie your site is good. I really like the design and you give great info. I like websites that give alot info more is better I think. Keep up the good work on your site it looks great. I wouldnt change a thing.

What a nice and unique domain name you have got mate.

Now lets come to the description part - Yes your SEO guy is perfectly right. Instead of telling everything at one place ... just put the heading of your service at the starting page.

Your visitors will decide where they want to go and which service they want to take. In this way you will get also detailed about the visitors choice and what service they want through their landing details in google analytic.

Create seperate page for separate service and put the link of other service as well. After details put the button of buy.

Take Care.

It looks like you have a lot of great services to offer.  However, the main points this page might be a bit easier to identify if the 1-5 services were combined with their respective 1-5 order links and other info in blue on the left side of the page. 
You might have a brief explanation of each service and an "order now" link as well as a "more information" link. That way newbies would have more info to look at without needing to read the entire first page.
The color combinations could better compliment each other.  A large company logo at the top with the home, contact, profile, etc. links placed under the logo would impress upon the viewer the name of the company, too.
Good luck with your business!

I like it but O think that you should do smth with texts

Two suggestions I'd make to your design/layout is to separate the paragraphs from each other in some way. It's a little dry perhaps a gentle background behind each paragraph or putting them in some kind of container to break the page up visually.This would make it easier to read and look more attractive. At the moment it looks a little like an essay.

And I'm not sure about the orange subheadings.

Just my opinion though.

You have said that only two persons saw this but I think alexa ranking is showing different things.

You have got very good domain and I think you should provide every kind of seo service and should be look attractive and professional as well. Rite now your website is looking like as some html base.

You should also provide cumulative SEO package as well.

What stood out to me the most is your wording, just doesn't sound professional. For example, when you said "Spamming the hell out of ..." just doesn't seem right, and there was more unprofessional verbiage on there. So my suggestion is, reword your content to sound more professional.

Hi,

just had a look at your website, it is well laid out,links are all working fine. Text and information are easy to read and understand. The only thing I think it requires is a bit more graphics to make it different from other sites and alot more easier on the eye than reading alot of text.

Hope you found this helpful.

Greetings,
I like what I see for surely you have taken time to think things through.
The site is well organized and offers much.
Pastor Brady