afj
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 03:06 PM |
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comments on our new website please
hello can i have your comments on our new website for the company i work for good and bad comments welcome
www.csghuntingdon.co.uk
thank you www.csghuntingdon.co.uk
[Edited on 11/8/11 by afj]
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pekwah1
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 03:10 PM |
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looks ok to me, i would only say that the very bright blue cheapens the image a bit.
By that i mean it gives the impression of cheap and cheerful or budget type garage, obviously not saying that your work is cheap and cheerful, but i
would imagine it would appear more to someone with an old corsa than it would to someone with a nice new merc or something, but maybe that is your
target market?
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aka_shortie
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 03:11 PM |
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Most pages say
Here at CSG are opening hours are:
should it not be
Here at CSG our opening hours are:
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kipper
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 03:14 PM |
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a cheeky back door advert
Denis.
Where did that go?
<<<<
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sickbag
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 03:15 PM |
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Hi, I'm rubbish at web design so take my comments as they are intended.
In my opinion everything clashes with the blue background, I think it is a little too strong - maybe knock it down 25%. Apart from that everything
looks quite well put together and more importantly quick to load.
Regards,
Finally back on the job!
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YQUSTA
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 03:20 PM |
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Looks ok to me.
One thing I don't like is in the services section. if you click any of the links it just takes you to another page with very little info, the
info provided is fine but I would remove the link part and just have the discription under a header all on one page.
for example the tyre link I think this would be needed if you had prices but without its just a link to the same phone number on every other page.
When reading my comments please remember I am very lazy and work on the rule that a link is only required if I am going to get some info that
can't fit in the page it is being linked from.
"If in doubt flat out"
Colin McRae
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Johneturbo
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 03:23 PM |
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Ditto with the blue, i'd make it all the same darker shade of blue you have.
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mikeb
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 03:31 PM |
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Sorry don't really like it looks a bit cheap and the colour etc arn't goood, I'm no expert though!
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redeye
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 03:37 PM |
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Another little mistake "No quotes provided are including VAT unless otherwise started"
Obviously should say stated
Spelling mistakes can often put customers off as it seen as unprofessional.
Agree with others regarding the blue, its a little strong, other than that it looks well put together and easy to navigate
[Edited on 11/8/11 by redeye]
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Simon
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 03:42 PM |
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My tuppence is:
"With over 30 years experience in the garage repair industry"
How long have you been repairing garages? Car maintenance perhaps!
Also, agree with garish comments, looks like the signs from a highstreet kebab/burger shop. Bland but informative is good, Arrgghh me eyes; is not
ATB
Simon
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designer
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 03:47 PM |
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Looks bit simplistic for a business.
Blue too bold.
Buttons huge
Services link not working.
Trying to impress with the Porsche?
A careers button for a garage is a bit much
Don't see the point of a booking in form.
Phone number at top right tooo big
"Here at CSG are opening hours are:" not needed, just opening hours followed by "For appointments 1234 123456"
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ChrisW
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 03:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by kipper
a cheeky back door advert
Denis.
It was cleared with the boss before posting 
Chris
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Alan B
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 04:04 PM |
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Booking's should be bookings....common error, use of apostrophe in a plural.
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gottabedone
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 04:12 PM |
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Hi,
Meant in a constructive way of course:
on your first page you start with:
Welcome to CSG Service Center....................and I agree that the blue competes with the other colours. Maybe a dark background or use a
check similar to carbon fibre.
Maybe think about making the Porsche on your logo more of a background to the CSG Service Centre.
Good luck
Steve
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myke pocock
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 04:24 PM |
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......you the best in the car modification scene, signs desings...... speelin mistiak, should be DESIGNS and should it just be 'sign
designs'
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se7en
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 05:23 PM |
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1. There is nothing wrong with the blue background - it looks perfectly OK to me. On the pages you could loose the word NAVIGATION from the top of
your menu - it does not add anything to the pages as most people know how to use a menu.
2. Your pages are too long - try and squeeze it together so that a page shows everything on it, except when you have a list or the likes, it can be
longer. Loosing the word NAVIGATION would help shorten the page so that it fits on a screen without having to scroll.
3. The message that appears on a few pages and states 'No quotes provided are including VAT unless otherwise started' does not read
correctly - I would rephrase it to 'Quotes provided do not include VAT unless otherwise stated'
4. The yellow on the Recovery page is horrendous, it is far to bright (I had to put on my sunglasses to see the page)
Also you have deviated away from the page structure you have in the Home, Services, Contact, Book Online and Careers pages - I would stick to one page
structure as it adds continuity to your site.
5. Again in the Signs page you are breaking away from your initial layout and the page takes too long to load. On this page there is a line of text
that appears saying something like 'the only limitations is your imagination'; this gets wiped out by the slow loading graphics.
6. On the Careers page the advert for the Auto Electrician does not read correctly and has spelling mistakes.
You ad states 'We are looking for an experienced auto electrician to carry out various tasks. Which will include electirical
fualt finding, instalation of reverse sensors, I.C.E, bluetooth and handsfree devices ect..',
where as it should state -
'We are looking for an experienced auto electrician to carry out various tasks including electrical fault finding, installation of reverse
sensors, I.C.E, Bluetooth and hands-free devices, etc.'. < this is probably the most common mistake used in forums; it is the abbreviation
for etcetera. I use Mozilla Firefox browser and on it I have a dictionary which is great as it highlights your spelling mistakes. You can find it
here
I hope that you do not mind me making these observations; this criticism is constructive criticism. I wish you every success with your website - you
are brave taking it on to do it yourself.
Tom
PS have a look at Chips4Pets. This site was designed by my daughter and I help her with the layouts and content
within our company Torii Web Designs.
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Litemoth
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 06:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by se7en
1. There is nothing wrong with the blue background - it looks perfectly OK to me. On the pages you could loose **lose**the word
NAVIGATION from the top of your menu - it does not add anything to the pages as most people know how to use a menu.
2. Your pages are too long - try and squeeze it together so that a page shows everything on it, except when you have a list or the likes, it can be
longer. Loosing **losing** the word NAVIGATION would help shorten the page so that it fits on a screen without having to
scroll.
3. The message that appears on a few pages and states 'No quotes provided are including VAT unless otherwise started' does not read
correctly - I would rephrase it to 'Quotes provided do not include VAT unless otherwise stated'
4. The yellow on the Recovery page is horrendous, it is far to **too**bright (I had to put on my sunglasses to see the page)
Also you have deviated away from the page structure you have in the Home, Services, Contact, Book Online and Careers pages - I would stick to one page
structure as it adds continuity to your site.
5. Again in the Signs page you are breaking away from your initial layout and the page takes too long to load. On this page there is a line of text
that appears saying something like 'the only limitations is your imagination'; this gets wiped out by the slow loading graphics.
6. On the Careers page the advert for the Auto Electrician does not read correctly and has spelling mistakes.
You ad states 'We are looking for an experienced auto electrician to carry out various tasks. Which will include electirical
fualt finding, instalation of reverse sensors, I.C.E, bluetooth and handsfree devices ect..',
where as it should state -
'We are looking for an experienced auto electrician to carry out various tasks including electrical fault finding, installation of reverse
sensors, I.C.E, Bluetooth and hands-free devices, etc.'. < this is probably the most common mistake used in forums; it is the abbreviation
for etcetera. I use Mozilla Firefox browser and on it I have a dictionary which is great as it highlights your spelling mistakes. You can find it
here
I hope that you do not mind me making these observations; this criticism is constructive criticism. I wish you every success with your website - you
are brave taking it on to do it yourself.
Tom
PS have a look at Chips4Pets. This site was designed by my daughter and I help her with the layouts and content
within our company Torii Web Designs.
Couldn't resist snagging the snagger
[Edited on 11/8/11 by Litemoth]
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se7en
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 07:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Litemoth
quote:
Originally posted by se7en
1. There is nothing wrong with the blue background - it looks perfectly OK to me. On the pages you could loose **lose**the word
NAVIGATION from the top of your menu - it does not add anything to the pages as most people know how to use a menu.
2. Your pages are too long - try and squeeze it together so that a page shows everything on it, except when you have a list or the likes, it can be
longer. Loosing **losing** the word NAVIGATION would help shorten the page so that it fits on a screen without having to
scroll.
3. The message that appears on a few pages and states 'No quotes provided are including VAT unless otherwise started' does not read
correctly - I would rephrase it to 'Quotes provided do not include VAT unless otherwise stated'
4. The yellow on the Recovery page is horrendous, it is far to **too**bright (I had to put on my sunglasses to see the page)
Also you have deviated away from the page structure you have in the Home, Services, Contact, Book Online and Careers pages - I would stick to one page
structure as it adds continuity to your site.
5. Again in the Signs page you are breaking away from your initial layout and the page takes too long to load. On this page there is a line of text
that appears saying something like 'the only limitations is your imagination'; this gets wiped out by the slow loading graphics.
6. On the Careers page the advert for the Auto Electrician does not read correctly and has spelling mistakes.
You ad states 'We are looking for an experienced auto electrician to carry out various tasks. Which will include electirical
fualt finding, instalation of reverse sensors, I.C.E, bluetooth and handsfree devices ect..',
where as it should state -
'We are looking for an experienced auto electrician to carry out various tasks including electrical fault finding, installation of reverse
sensors, I.C.E, Bluetooth and hands-free devices, etc.'. < this is probably the most common mistake used in forums; it is the abbreviation
for etcetera. I use Mozilla Firefox browser and on it I have a dictionary which is great as it highlights your spelling mistakes. You can find it
here
I hope that you do not mind me making these observations; this criticism is constructive criticism. I wish you every success with your website - you
are brave taking it on to do it yourself.
Tom
PS have a look at Chips4Pets. This site was designed by my daughter and I help her with the layouts and content
within our company Torii Web Designs.
Couldn't resist snagging the snagger
[Edited on 11/8/11 by Litemoth]
I hold my hands up  , my grammar is not perfect and the dictionary only corrects misspelling not grammar. Incidently, the dictionary flags
'snagger' as a misspelling 
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Macbeast
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 07:14 PM |
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Home page - I would hope you would use genuine parts even if not requested. When is a part not genuine ?
" with over 30 years' experience " apostrophe needed
if you say 08.30 you don't need to say " am ": 17.30, you don't need " pm "
no apostrophe on " bookings "
all pages - it's " enquiries " not enquires
Services page - no apostrophe on " aircons " - better just to say " Aircon "
Wouldn't you say Amex is a major card ?
" Did you know you can book your MOT test 28 days in advance ! " - ? not !
Poor running or fuel economy needs a ? like the others
" Miss-fueled your vehicle ? " - should be " mis-fuelled " or better " misfuelled "
" and CAT's. Give us a call for a personal quote or proffesional opinion " - no apostrophe on CATs - professional again
" get your wheels aligned her at CSG " - should be " here "
Once you go into " Recovery " Home does not take you back to home
" CSG have been modifing cars since " - should be " modifying "
Sorry but there are so many careless or illiterate mistakes that life is too short to point them all out. I do this for a living so if you want to pay
me to correct the site I will
On the positive side, I like the blue pages and the punchy pics
[Edited on 11/8/11 by Macbeast]
I'm addicted to brake fluid, but I can stop anytime.
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afj
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 07:27 PM |
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Thanks for all the help and surgestions. our web design man is only 18 and its his first crack at it, he is also a terible speller as most have
noted. Just to let you know i administer our car recovery part of the business and pull smashed up cars out of ditches. This forum is as technical as
i get i will pass on the above comments and get him to make some changes. i agree that the sign design web page does not match well. But the car
recovery website was made by somebody else and this is yet to be changed but damm is to bright < need sunglasses.
Thanks everyone and thanks chris w for letting me put the web address on
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norfolkluego
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 09:55 PM |
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Personally, I have no problem with it at all, clear, informative and simple to use.
Job done to me.
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froggy
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 11:15 PM |
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i would lose the " genuine parts used where requested " as that says we use cheap crap otherwise to me . i have a few a4 sheets in my
reception showing how block exemption works and with the exeption of a few nearly new cars i never get asked to use genuine stuff anyway ,otherwise
cant see an issue.
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