Topic: arnIIe

don't kill me... personal site....
http://www.arniie.com

log on as guest if you don't wanna register

O h, your dead.

Just kidding. Your site seems to be a bit lacking.

You ask for a user name and password yet you tell nothing about what you site is for. You need to have some navigation, and give some reason for logging in and joining. As it stands there is none. I think you should work a navigation into your blue streak.

Next, there is so much white space it is killing me. You need to do something with all of that. Content never hurts. Make it be as such. Do something and come back here. Lets see what you have got.

I wouldn't put the log in form right on the first page. I'm assuming that you have people log in so they can get their names up on the leaderboards for quizzes, maybe post in forums, etc., right? But do you need to log in to actually see the site?

Take a cue from any popular forum: you should be able to roam around the site and see what's up before deciding whether or not you want to register. You can always prompt people to register before they take a quiz or go into a forum, whatever. It may be a bit more difficult to implement, but if I came across your site as a regular surfer, I'd be out of there quicker than you can say "Why Join ArnIIe?" (and quicker than you can click on the link, too).

I definately agree with your comments, Its just finding the time to re-structure it. At first I didn't think it would be very popular...but its gathered a few followers in the short timeits been up

How about actual stuff on the site... ie what is it, eroom101 any comments on them ?

cheers ArnIIe

To be honest with you, I haven't had the chance to give it more than a cursory look. I'll see if I can get back to it tomorrow.

arniie: Sorry about the delay... I got busy this past weekend and forgot all about my promise there. I did go and play around a bit on the site, and it was actually kind of fun. I enjoyed the memory game (although it looks like someone has found a cheat--the best time up there is 0:00!) and the Etch-a-Sketch (talk about a blast from the past). It also looks like you have a number of things open to participation (although I have to say I'm still not sure what ERoom101 is all about).

You've got some interesting content there--which underscores my initial point. Try not to put people off with a demand for registration right up front. Suck them in, let them have a little fun, and then tell them that they can participate in some of the more interesting events if they register.

i have changed the layout.... how about now ??

*bump* sorry just need more feedback

Heh, OK. Just a quick note, then. I think this layout is a vast improvement. I like how the user is presented with the content immediately. It is definitely a step up from the previous version. If you want to take it to the next level (and this would require a bit more coding), you could have log-in/register links on each of the pages that require a person to log in before they participate. You might even consider letting them go through the process of voting, etc. and then checking to see whether or not the user is logged in. If they are not logged in, you could then take them to a page that gives them the option to log in or create a new account. When that is finished, you could then complete the voting or whatever they had started in the first place. It would definitely be more work, but it would probably be the best way to draw people into the site.