Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
Well the first impressions/appearance of your site is quite good. I can’t say I’m overly keen on the banner though, I think it should take up more space personally and I also think you should get a template which is fixed width rather then full width, I’m not really a fan of the template. Maybe you could customise it a bit (custom icons) which are related to Kelly Clarkson in some way. Really though, no major issues and overall I would say your site looks quite nice.
(Scored 15/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Well I would say the layout is ok. The navigation is very good and relatively well organised, and the KCU playlist is in the right place. The only changes I would make in reorganising the forums would be to put the off topic forum below creative corner and also I wouldn’t have a separate forum for affiliates. I would put the affiliates below all the forums in it’s own small little category with the affiliate buttons. Another change I would maybe suggest making is putting a | symbol in between the Top 20 posters, today’s top 20 posters and today’s active topics because I think they are too close together and look a bit messy. Also in the statistics I would move the ’Our users have posted a total of 327 messages’ onto a new line above the amount of register users. Generally though, your layout isn’t too bad, there are just some minor issues.
(Scored 11/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
From what I can see, you have been open for around 2 months, maybe a little less then that, and you have 327 posts and 22 members. I think these statistics aren’t very good to be honest. You have less then 10 posts per day and generally, the forum doesn’t seem that active. In fact, in some forums, posts haven’t been made for over a month. And all the recent posts seem to be by you, with the exception of one or two. Also only two non staff members (one being myself) have been on your site in the last 24 hours. In fairness though, I do appreciate that not everyone likes Kelly Clarkson’s music and that it is a hard forum to get active. However I still think you can improve your statistics. Submitting your site to directories might help, and also use the services on promotion forums, including requesting more reviews and possibly requesting packages, as well as services like banner ads etc.
With time, dedication and effort, you will find fellow Kelly Clarkson fans who will join your site and become active. I think the site has potential as Kelly Clarkson is quite a popular singer, especially in the USA so keep working on getting new members.
(Scored 6/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
Well I have to say, this area is another one that needs serious work. You have 3 admins, which is a ridiculous amount and is overstaffing. For a forum your size, I think you should be the only admin, perhaps if you have a co admin to help then fair enough. Another issue is that you don’t have any moderators, you don’t have anyone in the news team and the media team except yourselves, the admins. You should try and find staff other then yourselves for these areas. You have no staff in 3 groups and the one group you do have staff you have too many. So your staff moderation mark is very low I’m afraid.
(Scored 4/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
Well I have noticed one or two spelling mistakes. For example ‘’Affilates’’ should be spelt affiliates and also in the popular threads archive section you have spelt archive arichive. Other then that, I don’t really have any issues with the spelling and grammar. Onto professionalism. Well your site doesn’t have a domain and it needs a personalised favicon. I wouldn’t say it was in particularly professional looking either, however a domain would definitely be the key in making your site look more professional.
(Scored 10/20)
Total Score - (46/100)
Final Remarks: I think you are struggling and that the forum isn’t very active, however if you know a lot of Kelly Clarkson fans it could go places.
What was most liked about the website/forums: Well the appearance/first impressions section was the most positive section of the review, so I would say that.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: Your complete lack of staff and overstaffing in the area that you do have staff was probably the most disappointing aspect of your forum.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? I don’t really listen to Kelly Clarkson so you couldn’t get me to join your site.
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