New on-line store to review - BabyStore.ie
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That was quick reply!
I've changed all the pictures.
To be honest I expected osCom to make thumbnails automaticly, and never noticed pictures are so "heavy". They even look better now (don't know why I didn't notice wrong size myself
).
Thanks blacknight and ziycon.
Any other comments?
I've changed all the pictures.
To be honest I expected osCom to make thumbnails automaticly, and never noticed pictures are so "heavy". They even look better now (don't know why I didn't notice wrong size myself
).Thanks blacknight and ziycon.
Any other comments?
blacknight, do you mean contribution that will change URLS from:
http://www.yoursite.com/product_info.php?cPath=1_4&products_id=1
to:
http://www.yoursite.com/Hardware/Graphics-Cards/Matrox-G200-MMS/ ?
Do you think that would help a lot?
http://www.yoursite.com/product_info.php?cPath=1_4&products_id=1
to:
http://www.yoursite.com/Hardware/Graphics-Cards/Matrox-G200-MMS/ ?
Do you think that would help a lot?
RedCardinal
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Out of curiosity, did you set this all up yourself? And if so, how did you find the experience? How long was the development?
It's quite cute and cuddly for the target market. I find it difficult to read 'BESTSELLERS' and 'SHOPPING CART'. I think that breaking the page up with some different background colors might also help guide visitors to the required page element (e.g. navigation, products, cart).
One small point is that you could push the header up a bit to draw more content above the fold. You have a lot of wasted real-estate up there, and you would be amazed at how lazy people are when it comes to scrolling.
You still have the thumbnail issue on some pages BabyStore.ie - Baby Bedding, Baby Clothes, Baby Accesories, Pregnancy & Support Pillows (out of stock image).
I would fix up the canonical URL, and install a SEO plugin as per Michele's suggestion.
Interesting to hear how long it took you, and whether you are experienced in this?
It's quite cute and cuddly for the target market. I find it difficult to read 'BESTSELLERS' and 'SHOPPING CART'. I think that breaking the page up with some different background colors might also help guide visitors to the required page element (e.g. navigation, products, cart).
One small point is that you could push the header up a bit to draw more content above the fold. You have a lot of wasted real-estate up there, and you would be amazed at how lazy people are when it comes to scrolling.
You still have the thumbnail issue on some pages BabyStore.ie - Baby Bedding, Baby Clothes, Baby Accesories, Pregnancy & Support Pillows (out of stock image).
I would fix up the canonical URL, and install a SEO plugin as per Michele's suggestion.
Interesting to hear how long it took you, and whether you are experienced in this?
Thanks RedCardinal for your comments. I've made few changes already.
Yes, I did it myself (as you can see...)
I spend nice few evenings on that over the last few months (since October to be honest). Now, with all I've learned so far it would not take longer than a month
Sometimes I think osCom is great solution it is so easy to adapt, modify and with countless contributions gives so many posibilities, but sometimes I promissed myself that very first money earned on that store will go straight to professional webdesigner pocket. It's just because I'm what you would call lamer, and few times I've spend long hours digging in php codes to make minor changes.
And that's also why I cant underestimate your comments. Keep going lads...
Yes, I did it myself (as you can see...)
I spend nice few evenings on that over the last few months (since October to be honest
). Now, with all I've learned so far it would not take longer than a month Sometimes I think osCom is great solution it is so easy to adapt, modify and with countless contributions gives so many posibilities, but sometimes I promissed myself that very first money earned on that store will go straight to professional webdesigner pocket. It's just because I'm what you would call lamer, and few times I've spend long hours digging in php codes to make minor changes.
And that's also why I cant underestimate your comments. Keep going lads...
Redfly
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Thanks RedCardinal for your comments. I've made few changes already.
Yes, I did it myself (as you can see...)
I spend nice few evenings on that over the last few months (since October to be honest
Sometimes I think osCom is great solution it is so easy to adapt, modify and with countless contributions gives so many posibilities, but sometimes I promissed myself that very first money earned on that store will go straight to professional webdesigner pocket. It's just because I'm what you would call lamer, and few times I've spend long hours digging in php codes to make minor changes.
And that's also why I cant underestimate your comments. Keep going lads...
That's good thinking out of you. I highly recommend a new design and changing your background colour to white. You might have a little trouble finding a decent designer willing to work with the OSC templating nightmare.
As Michele suggested, some sort of SE friendly URL plugin.
Do you stock all your products?
Have you made any sales?
redflystudios,
Thank for your opinion.
I've tried white bacground and didn't really like it. I've left white bacground in products pictures, to make colours look real.
Changing URLs - thats my next task. Will take care of it ASAP.
Answering your questions:
yes, we stock all products (planing to get some more soon)
yes, we had first customers (which was quite surprising, as we didn't advertised website yet, I've only posted on mum's forum to get some website feedback)
I will have to stick to OSC for while. I wanted to start small, get as much feedback as posible and than develop, investing bigger money in it, just to be sure to go in the right direction. So that's my first steps. Realy appreciate what you are telling me.
thanks again
PS
I liked your designs a lot, that's whole different ligue...
Thank for your opinion.
I've tried white bacground and didn't really like it. I've left white bacground in products pictures, to make colours look real.
Changing URLs - thats my next task. Will take care of it ASAP.
Answering your questions:
yes, we stock all products (planing to get some more soon)
yes, we had first customers (which was quite surprising, as we didn't advertised website yet, I've only posted on mum's forum to get some website feedback)
I will have to stick to OSC for while. I wanted to start small, get as much feedback as posible and than develop, investing bigger money in it, just to be sure to go in the right direction. So that's my first steps. Realy appreciate what you are telling me.
thanks again
PS
I liked your designs a lot, that's whole different ligue...
You might find something in these few links.
oscommerce Seo - osHelpers
osCommerce: Ultimate SEO URLs
oscommerce Seo - osHelpers
osCommerce: Ultimate SEO URLs
Do any of them handle meta content as well as the URLs?
Just had a look and the osHelpers has a section on dynamic meta tags
Title and Meta Tags - osHelpers
They say :
Your Products Name – YourStore.com – Great Products and Excellent Prices
Title and Meta Tags - osHelpers
They say :
Your Products Name – YourStore.com – Great Products and Excellent Prices
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