03-26-2011, 08:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-26-2011, 08:56 PM by AceInfinity.)
Your forum area has way too many forum topics for starting out. It's been a constant complaint i've made on many website showcases becuase almost everyone creates a forum firstly, and when they do, they usually try to do everything at once to get it ready, when really you should still be partially in the development stages when you attract members.
It may seem different at first, but there's a logical reason behind it. How are the members going to feel when they see you making updates and improvements to the site along the way? This shows true dedication from a firsthand perspective. Trust me, i've helped out with many forums in the past and ran a few myself also, not to sound to egotistic though lol. I just like sharing my knowledge with others.
You may also want to get some more elegant images for your website, the forum logo seems really plan, and the others on the main root page of your site seem a bit too simplistic and bright. Try to make contrast with lighter and darker colors, especially on lighter themes like that one.
It was a little strange going from such a bright website to clicking on the forum page, and seeing a really dark theme though lol.
One more thing. Don't add a donation page or anything related to donations directly on the first page. It's the same with legal documents, you may have them there for people to click on if they want to view it, but you shouldn't have it right in their face as the first thing they see when they go to your website. That seems a bit too desperate, and you don't want to give that impression to people who visit your site if you want them to be more frequent visitors.
It's like playing mind games.
It may seem different at first, but there's a logical reason behind it. How are the members going to feel when they see you making updates and improvements to the site along the way? This shows true dedication from a firsthand perspective. Trust me, i've helped out with many forums in the past and ran a few myself also, not to sound to egotistic though lol. I just like sharing my knowledge with others.
You may also want to get some more elegant images for your website, the forum logo seems really plan, and the others on the main root page of your site seem a bit too simplistic and bright. Try to make contrast with lighter and darker colors, especially on lighter themes like that one.
It was a little strange going from such a bright website to clicking on the forum page, and seeing a really dark theme though lol.
One more thing. Don't add a donation page or anything related to donations directly on the first page. It's the same with legal documents, you may have them there for people to click on if they want to view it, but you shouldn't have it right in their face as the first thing they see when they go to your website. That seems a bit too desperate, and you don't want to give that impression to people who visit your site if you want them to be more frequent visitors.
It's like playing mind games.