Redesigning my whole site

[easyhosting]

I have taken on board what several people have said and now that i have some spare time i have decided to redesign my whole site, which i will eventally have WHMCS integrated into the site.

 

I have set this poll so i can get opinions on which design is preferred.

 

A. http://easyasabc-hosting.com (current)

 

B. http://easyasabc-hosting.com/site B (redesign)

 

some links in the redesign will not work as this is still in progress.

Edited April 8, 2010 by easyhosting

[GNS_Harrison]

looks nice!

[easyhosting]

finished redesign

[Stream101]

I couldnt see the old one but the new one looks good.

[FlexiHost]

Check out 247hosting.co.nz - just different colours. Does look good however.

[easyhosting]

Check out 247hosting.co.nz - just different colours. Does look good however.

 

so we both got a template from onlinetemplates.org.

 

we cant all be coders or designers, at least this was we get a template with a style sheets, so we can have a play and amend to suit our business.

[jeremyhaber]

I find it hard to focus on both the designs (not that they are much different). Your focal points are everywhere.

 

The overall design is nice. It looks fancy, however it wont sell me.

 

The first thing I would change is that flashing live support icon. Boy is that distracting. You want people to know it is there, however you do not want it in peoples faces. Flashing pictures is no longer the "in"

 

The next thing I would do is probably remove that whole top area actually. The twitter picture does not fit there along with the live support icon.

 

Position the upper nav to the left after the banner and move the phone number to the bottom or else where. The way the phone number is in there doesn't fit. It just all seems like a big stretch. I have to shift my eyes from left, center, right, which makes the focal point really none-existent.

 

Next I would say have the account features on one area and testimonials in another. Not side by side but one after another. This again has to do with the shifting of the eyes. Everything is everywhere. Making it hard to read. Your audience only wants to see one thing at a time....

 

Hope that helps.

[easyhosting]

I am looking at these points, i have someone designing a new logo to match with the sites colours.

The support icon is standard, and initially this would only fit where i have placed it, this will be moved when i get my new logo and the twitter logo will also be moved.

 

I find it hard to focus on both the designs (not that they are much different). Your focal points are everywhere.

 

The overall design is nice. It looks fancy, however it wont sell me.

 

The first thing I would change is that flashing live support icon. Boy is that distracting. You want people to know it is there, however you do not want it in peoples faces. Flashing pictures is no longer the "in"

 

The next thing I would do is probably remove that whole top area actually. The twitter picture does not fit there along with the live support icon.

 

Position the upper nav to the left after the banner and move the phone number to the bottom or else where. The way the phone number is in there doesn't fit. It just all seems like a big stretch. I have to shift my eyes from left, center, right, which makes the focal point really none-existent.

 

Next I would say have the account features on one area and testimonials in another. Not side by side but one after another. This again has to do with the shifting of the eyes. Everything is everywhere. Making it hard to read. Your audience only wants to see one thing at a time....

 

Hope that helps.

[mojowill]

I am looking at these points, i have someone designing a new logo to match with the sites colours.

The support icon is standard, and initially this would only fit where i have placed it, this will be moved when i get my new logo and the twitter logo will also be moved.

 

You shouldn't be re-designing your logo to match your site it should be the other way around!

[easyhosting]

You shouldn't be re-designing your logo to match your site it should be the other way around!

 

rebranding business, so all under 1 brand name.

[mojowill]

and how many posts have you made in the last 12 months with a new brand id? I must of seen a fair few.

 

I would seriously suggest you invest some proper time and money into getting it all done properly.

 

Start with your brand identity and style guide then have a website built based on that style guide.

 

Also your website claims: award winning service yet provide no information to back this up. What awards is it you have won exactly then?

[easyhosting]

and how many posts have you made in the last 12 months with a new brand id? I must of seen a fair few.

 

I would seriously suggest you invest some proper time and money into getting it all done properly.

 

Start with your brand identity and style guide then have a website built based on that style guide.

 

I am not new to this game.

 

I have been in the hosting business for the last 10 years, i recently took over 2 other hosting businesses, so now i am rebranding all my hosting businesses under 1 brand ID, new name, new logo and new brand.

 

this is the same process a lot of international companies do when they take over other businesses

[R-n-R]

......... and move the phone number to the bottom or else where..

 

I would agree the phone number needs a little work, but I respectfully disagree with the phone number being moved from to "anyplace else" but the header.

 

Keep in mind you want items in the header that will build trust in your customer, remember you going to ask them for them their money, not win a graphics contest. Time and time again in real world testing having a phone number in the header will help with conversion rates for any type of ecommerce site as will any trust building information.

 

I would agree the twitter logo/link should be moved lower in the page.

 

Keep in mind, these three things, you want to build credibility and trust with you potential client, then you want to make it very clear that what you have will solve my problem and then tell me how to get your service/products, then make your site look nice.

[easyhosting]

I would agree the phone number needs a little work,

 

what sort of work do you thinks needs doing on the phone number

 

I would agree the twitter logo/link should be moved lower in the page.

 

I have tried moving this, but it causes problems with the rest of the site. I mat use one of the graphics twitter actually provides.

[easyhosting]

Twitter logo moved and reduced in size.

 

Integration also complete. will post detaisl in correct area

[easyhosting]

Hi

 

We have redesigned our website and integration

 

 

Site: http://easyasabc-hosting.com

WHMCS: http://easyasabc-hosting.com/clients

 

what do you think?

[bear]

will post detaisl in correct area

Threads combined into the showcase area, since only one thread is needed.

[easyhosting]

Threads combined into the showcase area, since only one thread is needed.

 

 

thanks bear.

 

did not want to place in showcase until integration was complete

[bear]

I have been in the hosting business for the last 10 years

 

Under what name?

easyasabc-hosting.com: Creation date: 27 Nov 2006

[easyhosting]

Under what name?

easyasabc-hosting.com: Creation date: 27 Nov 2006

 

Started in Dec 1999 under the ink shop, selling inks and hosting on a small scale since then business grew set up market toys (market-toys.co.uk) and then decided to concentrate on hosting ans set up Easyas ABC Hosting. I have taken over AP Host and Charity host UK over the last few years.

[bear]

Started in Dec 1999 under the ink shop, selling inks and hosting on a small scale since then business grew set up market toys (market-toys.co.uk) and then decided to concentrate on hosting ans set up Easyas ABC Hosting. I have taken over AP Host and Charity host UK over the last few years.

 

market-toys.co.uk : Registered on: 25-Feb-2006

easyasabc-hosting.com: Creation date: 27 Nov 2006

What was the "ink shop" domain again?

[easyhosting]

market-toys.co.uk : Registered on: 25-Feb-2006

easyasabc-hosting.com: Creation date: 27 Nov 2006

What was the "ink shop" domain again?

 

 

http://www.theink-shop.co.uk

[bear]

Misspelled?

the-ink-shop.co.uk appears to be it, but wayback has no mention of you being a host prior to June 2001 on that site. In fact, no results before that on the wayback site at all, but thanks. I suppose it's plausible you were offering hosting in 1999 there, there's just no evidence to show it.

Thanks!

[easyhosting]

Misspelled?

the-ink-shop.co.uk appears to be it, but wayback has no mention of you being a host prior to June 2001 on that site. In fact, no results before that on the wayback site at all, but thanks. I suppose it's plausible you were offering hosting in 1999 there, there's just no evidence to show it.

Thanks!

 

in the beginning it was mainly family and friends, but since then i have built up my business, working hard and long hours.

[mojowill]

I am not new to this game.

 

I have been in the hosting business for the last 10 years, i recently took over 2 other hosting businesses, so now i am rebranding all my hosting businesses under 1 brand ID, new name, new logo and new brand.

 

this is the same process a lot of international companies do when they take over other businesses

 

I find it very hard to believe that a company that has been trading for 10 years needs to resort to cheap html templates for their website and require feedback from a public forum.