Savvy Savers
Full Review by 2787cmt
Scoring:
First Impressions & Appearance – (14 out of 20)
When I first look at Savvy Savers, I notice the logo. The logo stands out very well. It appears to be something that could easily be branded on t-shirts, business cards, signs, and more. I really like the "Savvy" text on the logo. It is white text on an orange circle, and it stands out very well. The one thing I don't like is the other text though. The other text is black text on a black background, and that is not very good color scheming. It is a little bit of a different color black, but still the text would stand out a lot better and be much more clear if it was either white or the same color as the menu background. Next, I find the menu to be a little bit strange. The menu is very large, but the text links on the menu are not really that big. It's kind of weird because there is a lot of empty space on the menu. I think it would be better if you minimized the menu some, as long as it isn't a major edit. There doesn't really need to be that much empty space. Finally, there is your website's favicon. It is kind of hard to tell what the favicon is, but it looks like a wine glass to me. I don't understand what it has to do with your charity project? I think it would make sense to have a favicon that is relevant to the genre your website is. You could have some kind of money icon, or you could simply have your website's initials on the favicon. Overall, I think your website has a really nice premium WordPress theme, but there are some minor things that I think could be adjusted to enhance the appearance and professionalism of your website.
Site Layout – (15 out of 20)
Overall, I think your website has a pretty good layout, but there are somethings on your website that I think could be improved. First of all, when I first looked at your website, you had a "Next Event In:" counter at the top and bottom of your website. I had recommended that you remove the one in the footer because I thought it was unnecessary to have both of them. A couple days has passed since then, and it looks like you ended up removing the "Next Event In:" counter in the footer anyways. I also said the same thing about the "Recent Comments" section in the footer. Seeing as you have the same thing in the side table, I feel like there is no need to have it in the footer. In fact, I feel like the footer is unnecessary. Your website appears to have plenty of free space for side tables, so I think you should utilize them even more. I think you could move the "Archives," "Subscribe to blog via email," and the calendar and make them side tables. This would decrease the length of the page tremendously. You would still have the theme copyright, so you could then put a drop down menu to the right of the copyright. I say this because I remember your website having it in the footer when I first viewed it as well. Lastly, I think you should change the "Comments" menu text link to "Testimonials." I think this page would look a lot more professional this way. For one thing, when I first looked at it, I assumed it was basically a "Recent Comments" page, but it ended up being a general commenting a section. So, I think it would be best to change this to a place for your followers to leave testimonials and show their support.
Statistics and Activity – (14 out of 20)
I really like that you are doing an excellent job keeping your website's official Twitter account updated. It is great that you are promoting on social networks and taking advantage of the tools that are available for you to use on these websites, but I feel like you could work on spreading your attention to other social networks as well. Facebook and Twitter should probably be your main focus, but I think you are giving too much attention to Twitter in particular. Next, I noticed that you have not been making too many blog posts lately. There was a blog post made yesterday, but it was the first blog post made this month. We are now about a third through this month, and compared to the total amount of blog posts that you have had in other months, there seems to have been a big drop since April. According to the "Archives" in the footer, in April, you made 39 blog posts. Then in May, you made 26 blog posts. In April and May, these are great statistics. If you can make a blog post nearly every single day, that is awesome. You need to work on getting back to making blog posts again. Remember, not all of your blog posts have to be major things. In fact, you could have small off-topic blog posts to keep your blog's activity up. I saw you made a Tweet about your website's Alexa rank the other day. Maybe you could make a blog post about that? You are making blog posts about awards your charity group has gotten, so I think it would be okay to go ahead and make blog posts about your website's achievements as well. So, let's say your website wins Site of the Month on Forum Promotion. Are you going to make a blog post about it? I think you should.
Content – (17 out of 20)
As far as content goes, I think your website has fantastic content. Looking around the website, I see quite a lot of quality. I read over a few of your blog posts, and they all appear to be well written. The few blog posts I looked at actually looked very nice. Next, I would like to commend you on one of my favorite features about your website. I absolutely love all of the photos you have on your website. It is awesome that you are carrying around a camera as you go to events, get awards, and other things like that. Unfortunately, your most recent blog post does not have a picture. For one thing, I think you should have a unique photo for every blog post. Also, I think you should take as many pictures as you can. Finally, I noticed that two of your blog posts have the same photo as the photo that shows on the index page? I don't recommend doing that. I think it looks kind of tacky. Overall, the content is awesome, and I love the photos!
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism – (18 out of 20)
Spelling and grammar appears to be terrific. When I read over a few of your blog posts, I did not notice any spelling or grammar errors. Nothing stood out to me, and even as I read through a couple of them, I still did not notice any errors. I am guessing you're a pretty good writer based on what I have seen, but all I can say is that you should make sure to proofread your blog posts always. Also, seeing as multiple people are involved in your charity group, maybe you could have someone serve as an editor? This person could have the job of proofreading all the blog posts. Something it is good to have a different set of eyes read over something. Lastly, I think your website looks very professional! The entire charity group appears to be a legitimate organization because of the professionalism of your website. Excellent job!
Total Score - (78 out of 100)
Final Remarks:
Savvy Savers appears to be an excellent charity project that is having quite a lot of success in local United Kingdom communities.
Strengths:
- - The premium theme.
- The photos.
Weaknesses:
- - The recent lack of blog posts.
- Little to no comments being made.
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