Revamped site

[bodrighy]

Decided to go commercial and revamp my site and put some prices up as well. I have also added a contact form so if anyone wants to try it out for me to check it works that'd be good.

I need to get some bigger photos up for people to click through to as I just have the thumbnails up at the moment. Any feedback welcome

Pete

[Aviya Glass]

Attractive site, easy to navigate. I love wood and you really allow the beauty of the wood to speak for itself which is fab IMO. :)
2 minor points if I may....... intended as constructive criticism and not to be picky

In general info typo change 'cab' to 'can' (phone number so that I cab get back to you.)
Some pages give this error below eg minatures, tea lights, other - if that is due to no stock on page perhaps add a comment something like 'still adding stock to this page, please try later'. I tried 3 pages with this error and thought your site wasn't working, it is of course :D so perhaps the message would help.
Not Found

The requested URL /bodrighy/miniatures.htm was not found on this server.
Apache Server at www.bodrighy.co.uk Port 80


HTH ;)

[bodrighy]

Thanks terry, all sorted now. links were case sensitive so pages weren't being picked up. Can now be seen and the typo is sorted.

Pete

[ldw]

It's looking great - got my eye on the lazy susan....

I've spotted a couple of typos too on the Treen page in particular. On the left hand side under 'Please Note' you've got 'food stufs' (stuffs?), 'dixtates' (dictates?), 'uswed' (used?), 'thorugh' (thorough?) 'Tjhey' (They?) and 'ordinairy' (ordinary?). Oh and on the Welcome page near the bottom is 'commisiion' (commission?). Haven't looked through the rest yet and sorry if you think I'm being really picky but I mean it in the nicest possible way:)

P.S. I do really like the website and I think it shows your work off really well....

Lorna x

[rebecca]

Hi Pete,

Well done with the site so far!

A couple of things caught my attention -

At the bottom of the pages with your Copyright notice you have (your name) in brackets, assume this is where you should enter Bodrighy and also I would put 2007 - 2009 for the copyright as this makes it look like you have updated the site since 2007. Just seen your name is on some pages but not others, most particularly the home page.

Also you can't click through to purchase any of the items you are selling. I kind of expected to click on the image of the piece and for it to take me to another page where I could buy it and also see a bigger image (but you mention that this is something you are going to add). I would seriously recommend allowing people to purchase online rather than having to contact you to buy. Particularly if the pieces are ready and waiting to be sold. If you can't have an online shop with your current website you could look at moving to our system (costs £5.88 inc VAT per month) and you can run an online shop and integrate with a number of payment providers. - Blatant plug here which you can disregard if it's not of interest! :D

Had a quick look at your contact form, I think this would probably work better and get more people sending you an enquiry if it was fitted around your template. Can you embed the form onto a page of your site? Preferably with some text at the top of the form which encourages people to contact you.

I would also be tempted to move your page title which is currently top left of the screen to beneath your logo at the top of your content area. I only just noticed it was up there and changing and I think people would associate the page content better with the heading lower down.

This would also allow for potentially moving the logo upto the top of the page. I think the quote would site quite nicely directly beneath the Bodrighy Wood logo if you can add this with a graphics programme. Also Beauty is spelt incorrectly at the end of the quote.

Hope all this is helpful.

Rebecca

[ldw]

Ok just been peeking at some other pages and found a few more typos but don't want to offend so let me know if you want me to continue...

[bodrighy]

Thanks people this is what I am asking for. I have a dysexic keyboard and seeing typos on screen for myself is hard (especially when you are doing it at 2 in the morning:sm:)

I'll change the typos. Any more please say.

As far as buying on line, that is something I might go for in the future but at the moment I prefer to work to commission mainly because otherwise I am continually having to update stock, the website etc. Each thing I make is individual and by experience people wanting say a bowl can get really funny when it comes looking different because the wood is a different shade or has a different grain pattern. Thwe contact form is just a quick freebie downloaded and adjusted a bit to get the sie off the ground. I agree it would look much more professional if incorporated into the site. I only built the site yesterday so giss a chance:pc:

Pete

[bodrighy]

OK Lorna and Rebecca:

I have sorted that set of typos, next please:p:p

I have also moved the banner to the top and lowered the page title as suggested...you were right it looks much better.

Thanks for the tips and suggestions

pete

[ldw]

Me again!

Ok here goes....

Welcome page under general info on left side:
'hebnce' - hence?
'equivelent' - equivalent? (I had to Google this one to check lol!)

Bowls page
Third item down - full stop is missing from "...including su****he bowl is beech..."
Fifth item down 'leavig' - leaving?

Goblets page
First item 'din' - in?
Under please note on left side
'useaable' - useable or usable according to Google
'differnt' - different?

Under please note on Miniatures page
'...scale. some..." - "...scale. Some..."? (Too picky?)

T Lights and Twig Pots page
Third item down - 'ione' - one? and 'cvan' - can? (also on this item you've put that it can easily be 'copied', that makes me think I could get anyone to do it and doesn't reflect the skill involved - if it was me I'd change it to something like 'replicated' or 'reproduced' but that's just a very personal opinion so feel free to ignore it!:D)
Fourth item down - 'easil' - easily? (again used 'copied' here)
Fifth item down - 'accomodated' - accommodated (according to Google)

Decorative Pieces page
Second item down - 'graeful' - graceful? and 'Itstands' - It stands?
Third item down - 'TAn' - Tan? (again, picky)
Fourth item down - 'coloure' - coloured?
Fifth item down - 'made7"' - made 7"? and 'dfiameter' - diameter? and ends with 'It is' which kind of just hangs there - is there a bit missing?
Under please note on the left - 'howeber' - however? and 'thatcould' - that could?

Other Pieces page
Fifth item down - 'bvarying' - varying? and 'dooe' - door?
Sixth item down - 'on' - one? and 'ansdis' - and is?

Hmm can you tell I'm trying to put off starting my Master's dissertation?!!! Now that I've had a good look through I've decided that I really like the layout of the website - it's really clear and easy to use and gives me a really good idea of what you're able to do. I love that you include the history of the pieces and the recycling element to your work. When I'm feeling a little more flush I'll hopefully be back to purchase :D

[bodrighy]

Me again!

Ok here goes....

Welcome page under general info on left side:
'hebnce' - hence?
'equivelent' - equivalent? (I had to Google this one to check lol!)

Bowls page
Third item down - full stop is missing from "...including su****he bowl is beech..."
Fifth item down 'leavig' - leaving?

Goblets page
First item 'din' - in?
Under please note on left side
'useaable' - useable or usable according to Google
'differnt' - different?

Under please note on Miniatures page
'...scale. some..." - "...scale. Some..."? (Too picky?)

T Lights and Twig Pots page
Third item down - 'ione' - one? and 'cvan' - can? (also on this item you've put that it can easily be 'copied', that makes me think I could get anyone to do it and doesn't reflect the skill involved - if it was me I'd change it to something like 'replicated' or 'reproduced' but that's just a very personal opinion so feel free to ignore it!:D)
Fourth item down - 'easil' - easily? (again used 'copied' here)
Fifth item down - 'accomodated' - accommodated (according to Google)

Decorative Pieces page
Second item down - 'graeful' - graceful? and 'Itstands' - It stands?
Third item down - 'TAn' - Tan? (again, picky)
Fourth item down - 'coloure' - coloured?
Fifth item down - 'made7"' - made 7"? and 'dfiameter' - diameter? and ends with 'It is' which kind of just hangs there - is there a bit missing?
Under please note on the left - 'howeber' - however? and 'thatcould' - that could?

Other Pieces page
Fifth item down - 'bvarying' - varying? and 'dooe' - door?
Sixth item down - 'on' - one? and 'ansdis' - and is?

Hmm can you tell I'm trying to put off starting my Master's dissertation?!!! Now that I've had a good look through I've decided that I really like the layout of the website - it's really clear and easy to use and gives me a really good idea of what you're able to do. I love that you include the history of the pieces and the recycling element to your work. When I'm feeling a little more flush I'll hopefully be back to purchase :D[

All done. You missed a ccoouuppllee:o:o:o

IOU. Thanks a lot, this has been really useful

Pete

[wendy]

I like your site - nice and easy to navigate, nice a clear photos. I'm a sucker for natural turned wood and love what you've done with the contrasts between polishing and leaving natural. :)

I have picked up on a couple of teensy weensy things:

On your welcome page, where you have it's 3mm stem, there should be no apostrophe. The possession apostrophe is not used for the word its, only when it's isshort for it is.

On your tealights - you say one of them is bought. it confused me at first, maybe sold would be a better word to use here?

Your contact form seemed a little stark and not terribly welcoming. Perhaps you could add some text at the top to encourage comments? Or make the page look a bit like your other pages? If I was a customer, I'd be put off by the fact that I couldn't find any other means of contact: phone number, address. You may have it on there somewhere, but I didn't notice it (I'm good at that!;))

Just want to add that these are small things. Your website overall is looking good, and your products are lovely.:)

[bodrighy]

OK. I have listened to the critiques and done a bit more work. I have put a new contact form on and added larger pictures that can be seen when clicking on the thumbs on the pages. any other suggestions (that don't involve actually selling on line:sm:)

Pete

[Jo Lovejoy]

I love your pieces, you are a true artist. Your site is easy to navigate and the pictures are clear. I wish you every success for the future.

Jo x

[bodrighy]

Thank you. Art or craft? An ongoing debate I'm afraid. Hopefully exposure on here will lead to some ideas and new directions for selling my work

pete