www.225Alive.com a site for News, Blog, Events, and Attractions for the Baton Rouge Area

**225Alive** · 06-06-2009 01:12 AM

Hey everyone this is my first time posting here although I have been a lurker for a while now. I please ask for you to take a look at my website, and give me feedback of any type.

My website is 225Alive.com

Thanks
James

**225Alive** · 06-06-2009 02:12 AM

Any feedback would be nice.

**ACMAir** · 06-06-2009 02:21 AM

The general feel of the site is nice. I would recommend decreasing the size of the tabs on the navigation bar. The words are too huge. That automatically gives it a less professional feel, which is not what you would be looking for in your industry.

The template is not bad, I like the color choice, and your logo is pretty nice. I would however find a different place to position it. It doesn't seem to go very well. Upper left corner might look better.

Lastly the banner image of the skyline is nice, but it appears a bit pixelated. Maybe another image or a clearer image would give a better appearance to your site.

Best regards.

**225Alive** · 06-06-2009 02:32 AM

Originally Posted by ACMAir

The general feel of the site is nice. I would recommend decreasing the size of the tabs on the navigation bar. The words are too huge. That automatically gives it a less professional feel, which is not what you would be looking for in your industry.

The template is not bad, I like the color choice, and your logo is pretty nice. I would however find a different place to position it. It doesn't seem to go very well. Upper left corner might look better.

Lastly the banner image of the skyline is nice, but it appears a bit pixelated. Maybe another image or a clearer image would give a better appearance to your site.

Best regards.

Thanks man for your review. I just reduced the size of the Navigation Bar, and I uploaded a less pixelated version. Thanks again

**225Alive** · 06-06-2009 02:35 AM

Also removed the Logo for right now until I find a new place for it,

**ACMAir** · 06-06-2009 06:13 PM

Ya, that's much better. You should put the logo at the top left before the nav bar.

**mpouf** · 06-08-2009 05:59 AM

Nice work but this black and white is a little tiring
what about light grey and black?

**TrafficVault** · 06-08-2009 11:40 AM

Content seems a bit random and unfocused. I would think about decreasing the amount of topics, and increase the coverage of the remaining. The site just comes across too shallow to make it worthwhile.

You should think about integrating Google Maps too

**225Alive** · 06-09-2009 03:18 AM

Originally Posted by mpouf

Nice work but this black and white is a little tiring
what about light grey and black?

Sure ill give it a try. Do you mean make the navigation grey instead on white?

**225Alive** · 06-09-2009 03:19 AM

Originally Posted by TrafficVault

Content seems a bit random and unfocused. I would think about decreasing the amount of topics, and increase the coverage of the remaining. The site just comes across too shallow to make it worthwhile.

You should think about integrating Google Maps too

I agree I am deciding on how to focus my energy on certain topics.

Could you elaborate on intergrating Google Maps. I would like to I just do not know where I would do it.

I redid the colors, but can revert back to old style. I made it LSU colors since its a Baton Rouge site.

Heres a pic

Thanks

Again

**TrafficVault** · 06-11-2009 12:05 PM

Maps would be great for the area guides section. Check out: Google Maps API - Google Code

You actually have some good content on there- the stuff for newcomers is great. You might want to shift your focus to that niche.