Buy Vine Followers
Quick Review by Red Herring
Analysis:
Strengths:
- Impressive Design!
Oooooooh. Ahhhhhhh. Awwwwwwwwhhhhhhhh. Well, okay. I wouldn't say I went so far as to "Oooh" and "Aaaahh" and generally ogle this theme design, but I was quite impressed nonetheless; more impressed by this design than I have been in quite awhile, I might add. It's obvious to me that a great amount of care was put into aesthetics here. I can't be certain as to whether or not this theme was designed by yourself, but I see no branding pointing towards otherwise. If you did indeed design the theme yourself, I am commending you for it. By my personal rating system, this would receive a 75/100, a rating I rarely ever give out. Job well done, truly.
I am going to take a few moments (or several) to admire this pristine design.
Let's start with rather important elements; the header and the footer. Starting with the header itself, it makes use of a wonderfully simply but unique logo: using a curvy green V styled in the likeness of a vine which proceeds to merge with the "Followers" text, this text itself standing bold and white and merges perfectly with the green V. I cannot express just how much I admire this logo, as not only is it simple, but it's unique and very fitting with the website. It's rare to find a logo that manages to accomplish both; those that attempt the more simplistic side of style often end up feeling generic and lacking in theme catering to the website. Navigation elements are simple, but they work perfectly. The real notable feature here is that it makes use of (jQuery or CSS) effects in order to scroll down with you as you traverse the website. It's a bit large, but not enough to get in the way, and a truly appreciated and convenient element for navigation. Simple, but effective. A round of applause, indeed.
Now, moving on to the footer, and oh what a delicious footer it is. It inherits traits of simplicity from its header brother, but manages to feel very decorative. This is especially apparent in regards to the footer's separator, which consists of a beautiful wavy landscape complete with icons of people, trees, stones and buildings strewn across it. The contents of the footer itself contains the standard website branding as well as several social networking options, a very nice touch. It's possible that it could do with a little more content, because it feels like a sitemap footer. It is still more than satisfactory, however, and I adore this footer.
We covered the pieces of bread that make a sandwich, but what about the ingredients of the sandwich itself? They are the very reason you eat the sandwich, after all. I am of course referring to the actual design and content between the header and footer. My consensus? Gorgeous. Glorious, even.
The home page begins with an excellent display of CSS (and possibly Javascript/jQuery) effects with a scientist and his vine contraption sliding directly onto the page, who greets you with a text bubble reading "Are you ready to become POPULAR ON VINE?" Well, I suppose when you put it like that, I sure am. And I was not even aware of Vine's existence before this website showed up in the review queue. The rest of the page follows the example of this impressive display, complete with beautiful icons and perfectly organized arrays of information. There are even slight CSS effects on several of the images that make them hover slightly, a truly affable touch. Every other page follows up with very similar and equally appealing designs.
There are very few complaints I can offer here. I'll start with by saying that while the design truly impressed me, it has not managed to reach the "astounding" category quite yet. There's nothing wrong with that, it's quite difficult to reach such standards. And this design is still absolutely gorgeous. The green blend of colors in your design are also a bit stale, but given the theme of your website, you can't really change that. Nor does it even qualify as a minor flaw. Secondly, while it's neat that you include little cartoon portraits next to your customer quotes, it only serves to make them feel artificial and even false; not a particularly desirable element when it comes to customer quotes. Lastly, there is one strange bug with the scientist/machine images on the main page; whenever you scroll to the side slightly, the animation resets. Again, a minor complaint at best. It's just slightly jarring is all.
Other than that, pristine design. One of the best I've seen in recent months, very excellent work.
- Service Variety
To be perfectly honest, I had never even heard of this "Vine" social networking application until your website showed up here in the queue. One can blame it on my complete lack of interest in terms of mobile devices, I suppose. I am not exactly the "hippest" individual in regards to that, anymore, and have stubbornly remained stuck to the use of desktop computers.
In light of this, before completing your review in earnest, I took a little time to do some research on the subject; and I have managed to grasp the purpose and foundation of this "Vine" application. Truth be told, the primary function was a bit perplexing to me: the uploading of video clips less than six seconds? Seems as though it would be a bit difficult to get too much enjoyment out of such an objective, but I suppose I could understand the appeal.
So with that in mind, you seemed to have pretty much maxed out on everything you can offer a Vine user, in regards to your services and content. There are currently four available services: a service to purchase Vine Followers (obviously the flagship service of this website), a service to purchase Vine Likes, a service to purchase Vine "Revines", and a service to purchase a spot slot in Vine's "Popular Feed."
Indeed, you've definitely completed a palette here. Disregarding my limited knowledge on the application in question, I don't particularly see anything else you could offer your users. You may have even branched out a little too much in this case, considering each service only offers to inflate one statistic, but I am too unfamiliar with the service to know just how much of a drawback this is.
I also cannot accurately ascertain if the prices are indeed fair or if the services are good and delivered as promised. Considering this is still a somewhat new application (albeit popular one), and given that it has such a specialized purpose; the pricing appears to be quite fair with a good 500 followers/likes/revines offered for a mere $10. Given the amount of exposure one would receive on Vine's popular feed, $150 is not an unreasonable price for that either. I even checked around similar Vine follower websites, and the prices were very comparable.
The real question is in the quality of the service itself, and whether or not it delivers. Sadly, I cannot properly gauge this at the this time, as I have not made use of its services personally. (and given that I don't own a mobile device, I do not intend to in the near future) I could not find an immediate customer in which to ask their opinion either. All that being said, you've certainly nailed variety. It doesn't look practical to offer anymore in the way of services than you already do. And if your services do, in fact, deliver; I am certain it will make for an excellent utility for anyone seeking to expand their Vine notoriety.
Weaknesses:
- Lack of Blog Content
A blog is a very nice element to include in a website such as yours. It gives your users the opportunity to learn more about Vine, and the best ways to implement it into their use. Your blog was actually quite helpful when it came to my own research about Vine, and allowed me to grasp a better understanding of the application, not to mention providing me with quite a bit of useful information compressed into those articles; all of which I read from top to bottom...and I was quite happy with in terms of content.
Sadly, however, there were only four of these articles available. Now don't get me wrong, these were great articles. They were not particularly lengthy, but they were informative, making for quite a bit of exposition for what there was. As I mentioned above, I even used these articles for reference during my research of vine, and they offered me quite a good understanding of Vine and the many ways one could make use of it. Truly, my horizon was broadened by a wide margin in only a day due to these articles.
Four articles is still only four articles, however. An entire blog is wasted when it contains so little article content. I may not be the most knowledgeable individual when it comes to Vine, but surely there is a great deal more of information you could cover that any Vine user would find invaluable? With the informative quality of your current articles, there is a great deal of potential here for being a website centered around the best ways to make use of Vine as well as one to service Vine users. That information could be quite the gold-mine, a gold-mine that's barely been touched upon at the current moment.
I hope you intend to expand on your blog, because it's suffering from a sad state of being underused when it could be offering so much in the way of informative content to Vine users looking to get the most out of their Vine networking.
- Over-Specialized
To be perfectly clear, this next little section isn't so much a weakness as it is more of a minor concern. Truthfully, I could hardly find anything in terms of straight-up "weakness" in dealing with "Buy Vine Followers." It's possible it could be due to the fact that it simply isn't as content-heavy as a forum or blog, but in that case, weaknesses that a website has tend to be much more accentuated than that of a more community-based or content-rich website. Be proud in that the only one I could really find was blog content.
So, moving on to this "weakeness that is not a weakness" concern, I find that "Buy Vine Followers" might be a bit too specialized for its own good. By that I mean the purpose is rather limited and will only be carried as far as the application it depends on: namely, Vine. Even the name "Buy Vine Followers" heavily implies limitation, alongside being an unintuitive if self-explanatory name.
Due to having such a specialized purpose, it's likely the lifespan of "Buy Vine Followers" will suffer for it. Due to the clear nature of its purpose to service users by acquiring Vine followers/statistics for them, it will only last as long as Vine itself remains popular. As soon as Vine begins dying down in popularity, so too will "Buy Vine Followers." Even if Vine manages to last for quite awhile in social networking, its current "boom" will not last; and users may not be as interested in paying to acquire popularity for six second clips. Most of all, there have been many similar websites dedicated to enhancing users' Vine statistics popping up all over the web, lately. It's a risky venture, in terms of success.
That being said, I am sure I am simply preaching to the choir at this point and that you are well aware of this. As I mentioned, it isn't particularly a weakness, but the lifespan of "Buy Vine Followers" will be very delicate and unpredictable. It's very difficult to say how long it will bear fruit before that fruit starts rotting, but I hope for the best.
Final Remarks:
"Buy Vine Followers." What to say, really? It certainly marks its purpose and intent very clearly in its own domain name: A website with the purpose of servicing its users, allowing them to purchase vine followers and other various statistics in order to grant them popularity. The name of this website may be a rather uncreative one, but it certainly makes up for it.
My goodness, the design. I haven't been so impressed with such delightful CSS effect in several months, not by a relatively newer website anyhow. This gorgeous design is definitely what sets it apart from all its competitors out there, and just might succeed in seducing plenty of Vine users over to its side on that merit alone.
Great service variety as well. While the three services regarding the purchase of followers, likes and revines seem pretty standard for a Vine Followers website, I have encountered only a very few that offer a service to get their users onto Vine's "Popular" page. Very good, because in order for a service website to succeed, it needs to be able to offer content unique to itself, or at the very least, quality service.
I am unable to gauge the service quality, but one aspect that "Buy Vine Followers" offers that its competitors do not is a blog. During my exploration of other Vine Follower websites, I could find only one that offered a blog, and the article content wasn't particularly good. Sadly, while "Buy Vine Followers" has very good articles, they are severely lacking number: currently tallying at only four. This is a bit of a missed opportunity, I feel. After all, knowledge is power; and any user serious about using Vine as a popularity tool will need such knowledge.
Lastly, "Buy Vine Followers" just might be a little too specialized for its lifespan to flourish. Its usefulness and popularity will only last as long as Vine's, and any fluctuations in Vine's popularity will reflect in "Buy Vine Followers." This is in addition to its numerous competitors out there, all of whom are complete with services that "Buy Vine Followers" only barely manages to top due to the limited number of services one can offer.
Nonetheless, I wish you the best of luck, "Buy Vine Followers." The power of the Vine be with you. I hope you manage to crush your opposition and stand tall for years to come, like a good vine should.
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