Started building my own website , What do you think of it ?

Smittys

Be honest .
Any ideas ?

Link for website

STONE

A more inviting color scheme - other than just black text, smokey outline, and some blue, blue/grey bold text.

DorkGirl

Maybe a little more color? I like your color choices, easy on old eyes, but maybe some bolder colors for links.

joeykoins

I agree with the two members.The color ,besides what they suggest,I would throw a Rainbow coin in there somewhere!That's if you have one ?otherwise,I think you did a great job. p.s.That morgan, would look "Eye catching" if it were a Rainbow!

mrearlygold

What's the purpose of the website? For show or for go? Both? Hire a developer. Go? You can get by yourself since you're not offering several thousand rare coins in inventory. Don't worry about colors. Just make it so it's EASY to find coins and buy them. Since you are a shop have a map with directions available so you can also print flyers up.

It's more of a pr thing correct me if I'm wrong. Once you have a better grasp of what is entailed in developing a website and web presence what I'm suggesting will do you just fine with a minimum of stomach pains. I'll pm you another tip which everybody in the web business knows ( at least the ones that stay in business )

Davideo

I would try to work on the layout/organization a bit. There doesn't seem to be much flow on the main page. Look at other sites (and not just coin) to look at examples of various layouts for things like hours, address, descriptions, etc. Also, ideally there would be some sort of unifying element, like a header bar of sorts, across all of the pages. It's a good start though.

I agree with mrearlygold, dependent on what your objectives of the site are, you might want to hire someone.

RYK

I would leave out the "Magic: The Gathering" events. If you want a second website for it, keep it separate. When I saw the tab (and I know NOTHING about it), I no longer took the site seriously.

I agree with mrearlygold. Have a pro design your website. As it is, it looks like a circa 1998-2000 site.

Geoman

Good start.

One suggestion I would make, is I would place your tabs ("Coins" and "Items for Sale", etc) on the left side of the webpage. Almost all websites have tabs located on the left, and I would go with the flow with this. If a potential person looking at your website doesn't see right away where to click for coins for sale, they might leave the website instead of searching for the tab.

BaseballAbs

Items for sale could be photographed a little more professional, not crooked. Also I don't see any prices. Under coins I only see one coin and no price. To be honest I would take one glance at your website and leave. Keep working at it and I'm sure you can make it nice.

MilesWaits

If you are producing this website for fun, then have fun!

If you are setting your goal of it being professional, to attract business, hire a professional.

Miles

RYK

I also expect an "About Us" page, where the dealer introduces himself. "Smitty@smitty's.com" ain't gonna cut it.

Hussulo

If you are going to be selling a few things online it might be worth hiring someone or using an off the shelf shopping program that is easy to customize. For my site PrestigeNumismatics (see signature) sight I use:

http://www.ekmpowershop.com/

It is possible to make very professional sights using ekmpowershop, mine is still kind of simple but it works for me. It cost a monthly fee but it isn't to expensive (I think £20 or around $30) People can order online via PayPal and you get an email as soon as someone orders, it allows you to set postage types and prices so customers can click on there required postage options. Having said that I think its a British program, it might work for the US but there's bound to be similar programs you can buy in the US.

Timbuk3

I like the site, it's simple and
soft on the eyes. I would have
included list with prices. IMO !!!

Cakes

<< <i>I would leave out the "Magic: The Gathering" events. If you want a second website for it, keep it separate. When I saw the tab (and I know NOTHING about it), I no longer took the site seriously.

I agree with mrearlygold. Have a pro design your website. As it is, it looks like a circa 1998-2000 site. >>



If the Magic gatherings and cards attract potential customers I would leave it.

I do agree with the pro comment.

kiyote

<< <i>I would leave out the "Magic: The Gathering" events. If you want a second website for it, keep it separate. When I saw the tab (and I know NOTHING about it), I no longer took the site seriously.

I agree with mrearlygold. Have a pro design your website. As it is, it looks like a circa 1998-2000 site. >>



I'm kind of digging the retro look but it's sooo not dial-up friendly.

Russ

<< <i>I would leave out the "Magic: The Gathering" events. If you want a second website for it, keep it separate. When I saw the tab (and I know NOTHING about it), I no longer took the site seriously. >>



Some MTG cards are worth BIG bucks, and the collector market is huge.

Russ, NCNE

JJM

<< <i>I like the site, it's simple and
soft on the eyes. I would have
included list with prices. IMO !!! >>



me too.....

ajman

I would put a capital L for lake.

RYK

<< <i>

<< <i>I would leave out the "Magic: The Gathering" events. If you want a second website for it, keep it separate. When I saw the tab (and I know NOTHING about it), I no longer took the site seriously. >>



Some MTG cards are worth BIG bucks, and the collector market is huge.

Russ, NCNE >>


No doubt that is so, but as a coin collector, having it on the website was a turn-off to me.

Cocoinut

To make it easier to read, orgaanize your inventory and list each item with a brief description, and then have a link to the photo of the item. That would require much less scrolling, and eliminate having to wait for every photo to open. Some color would be nice, and it's not that difficult to add.

If this is for an ongping retail business, I agree that it would be best to have a professional design it.

Good luck with the site.

Jim

BryceM

I'd get rid of the plain white background. Also, the large paragraph under the main title would be more readable if broken up into two columns. I'd make the Morgan bigger and your address smaller.

I wouldn't state that you have 12 cases of coins. It would be better to show a photo. I know what you mean, but many people will assume you have 12 large wooden crates full of coins somewhere in the back room.

Copyright 2005? Really?

More color. More eye appeal.

Make the "Coins for Sale" button really stand out. Many dealer pages make this almost impossible to find.

Can you post the logos of anyone your affiliated with? PCGS, NGC, CAC, PNG, ANA chamber of commerce, BBB, etc.

You asked.

FTWrath

I actually build websites for fun.
I built House of Coins for my coin dealer to get him more exposure.
I tried to focus on what he buys/sells in pictures rather than crowding it with text and jibberish.

percyb

I like what you're doing. Your on your way here, to be sure.

First thing I'd suggest is getting rid of any dirty coins or wrinkled notes. The public likes spiffy clean
stuff, otherwise they'll remember you as dirty or unkept and sloppy.

Get rid of the Morgan. Don't favor one coin over another. You're dealing lots of different stuff.
If you show one, show a sundry of coins and notes.
Some people are weird. If they don't like Morgans, they'll turn away from your site right away.


Get everything orderly and neat in appearance, otherwise it doesn't look professional.

Take a look at professional dealers whose sites you like. Follow their lead. It's okay to mimic others.

ebaybuyer

i dont care about color and design, when im shopping i want to see pics and prices.. and LOTs of seated coins to choose from.