Site URL: http://bloggersvault.nz
Date Opened: 20th November, 2015
Review Type: Standard
Extra Notes: FPROCKS!
Date Opened: 20th November, 2015
Review Type: Standard
Extra Notes: FPROCKS!
Bloggers Vault
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Review by Snowflake Goddess
Review by Snowflake Goddess
[note]========== BEGIN - First Impressions ==========[/note]
Upon viewing this blog, I will admit that I was a little bit confused. I was confused on your niche. Is it a general discussion blog, or a music blog? I started thinking it was more about music until I scrolled up and saw the "Cool Stuff" tab. I was more confused at that point. I think you should try to make it more clear on what your blog is really about. I also looked in the "About us" tab, but I didn't find anything that told me what the site was about. If you haven't considered this, I think you should write a page JUST for the readers to tell them what the site is, what it's there for, what niche it is, etc.
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Average
[note]========== BEGIN - Design Quality ==========[/note]
Personally, I think the design is a little boring. It all seems a little cluttered, and the page is just really plain. I also want to touch on your logo. It's pretty simple, but it doesn't stand out that much. Are you considering getting a new one any time soon? I think that would be a great idea. As far as the actual design of the page goes, have you considered getting a background image for the page? Maybe something other than just white, black, and blue on the buttons. Even adding just a few more colors to the page on some things could really help brighten it up a little.
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Average
[note]========== BEGIN - Spelling & Professionalism ==========[/note]
Overall, the spelling is pretty good. Once I started looking through some of the articles, I only noticed some that are missing punctuation. Besides that, everyone is doing a pretty good job with their articles. The best thing you can do to make sure no one is missing punctuation is just to hire someone that only wants to revise/edit the articles so they don't have to worry about having to revise that one quickly then write their own. If you're doing that, great! They might just need to go over it two or three times just to be 100% sure that there were absolutely no mistakes. Perfect grammar makes you look professional. If the readers are anything like me, it will make them want to come back to read more as well!
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Good
Final Remarks
I think your website is off to a good start. The first thing you really need to focus on is getting that "About us" page written, though. I really hope you take my advice and use it for the good. I am sure your blog will be doing better in no time. It has a lot of potential! Good luck!
Your Score
I do have to agree with a lot of Allena's points.
You really don't have a clear niche here. Your site name, Bloggers Vault, sounds more like a place to blog about anything. I think this hurts the brandability of the site. You want a brand and Bloggers Vault is nice and catchy. But it doesn't really reflect technology stuff.
Here you're laying a lot on the table. Entertainment, internet, technology and then news and reviews. You're laying out a very clear niche here, but the site itself does not reflect what you're writing.
I just think you really need to re-think what you have here. You have a good name and you could really make the site work. But the more generality you have going on won't work.
You really don't have a clear niche here. Your site name, Bloggers Vault, sounds more like a place to blog about anything. I think this hurts the brandability of the site. You want a brand and Bloggers Vault is nice and catchy. But it doesn't really reflect technology stuff.
Here you're laying a lot on the table. Entertainment, internet, technology and then news and reviews. You're laying out a very clear niche here, but the site itself does not reflect what you're writing.
I just think you really need to re-think what you have here. You have a good name and you could really make the site work. But the more generality you have going on won't work.
I have done a complete makeover of the site, removed the about us page, and added a comments page instead.
I have added footer widgets, a carousel, and highlights at the top of the home page.
I have added footer widgets, a carousel, and highlights at the top of the home page.
This looks really good Aaron. Really the only major suggestion I have for you is to change the meta description on the homepage. Right now it's really long and looks pretty random. Changing it to "Bloggers Vault" then inserting your tagline would be a much better meta description. Best of luck with your blog. 🙂
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