Critique My Website!!! And don't worry, I can handel it!

If you get a chance to view my web site also at www.garybland.com  to help your design process.

Sorry! Wished I could help you, but I need help with mine also. Nobody told me that I had to know how to develop a website when I got my Real Estate license? Good Luck!

I think one consideration would be the amount of flash used on your site. Depending on your market area there would be the concern that any number of potential clients would be viewing your site on dial up opposed to high speed.

Two very important pieces of advice I received when developing my Team Site was get off the network machine and go where there is dial up and see exactly how fast your pages load and how easy it is to maneuver around.  The surfer simply doesn't wait anymore, it's got to be fast.

The other was not to forget that everyone is not necessarily using your same version or the latest version of MS Explorer and there is an ever increasing number of Firefox users so make sure your site looks pretty much the same on every Browser.  From what I understand there is also something called a MAC out there.

This is why a number of webmasters are going back to the basics with fast loading page content and as we have done with www.OntarioMortgageTeam.com developed a middle of the page type format to insure it all looks the same regardless of browser.

Good Luck with your new site, DAVE

 

 

Tyghre, please excuse what J.A. Nelson used to call "programmer art" in the examples below.

The buyers and sellers buttons get lost next to home, about me, and contact.  They are the two most important buttons on your front page.

Use color, size, and position to make them stand out.  Where is the most natural place to have them?  How about right below your introductory paragraph?

Your page has no pitch and no call to action.  The buyer links are passive.  Shove them furthur down the page to make room for your buyers pitch which, with apologies to the vast majority of agents who use a one role fits all combo pitch, should be different from your sellers or investors pitch.  Put your pitch front and center.  I've told you I'm a buyer.  Now tell me why I should choose you!

And if I do choose you, what next?  Put a call to action with contact info.  And hey, if it's the biggest thing on the page, that's okay.  Maybe I'd rather call you than wade through the buyer links.  That's a good thing!

I love the use of color and the overall look and feel, but I expect a little more agression from a Tyghre. ;)

Finally, no property search gizmo cluttering up the front page?  I'm proud of you!

Frank Jewett

Tyghre - Great site - I love the effects, but I do agree with Dave.  Make sure it will work for everyone.

Hey Tyghre! I like your website and really like that it is different. Right now I am limited to subscribing to a RE webdesign company that has lots of different templates, etc to choose from. I am looking forward to being able to either A. Afford to hire someone to make something custom for me or B. Me learn how to do it myself. Frank does have some good tips. I like the direction you have taken with it! Very nice.

I love your website! It is super clean and crisp. It seems like you have great content for your customers -- which is a top priority. What did you use to produce it?

Frank,

Thanks for the info about a call to action.  I need to check my website out based on your info and have some modifications made.

Thanks for posting Tyghre.

Heather

People don't want to spend time waiting for a website to load, it loaded very fast for me, looks clean I like it.

Wow Tygher the site looks great!  I think it is clever and easy to navigate.  I am envious of your state board requirements.  The page looks really nice without company logos on every page...can't get away with that in Pennsylvania.

Tyghre,I like how your site loads.

I looked over your "Buyers" section and the 1st item was telling the buyer to create a "Wish List". I wanted to make you aware of a free program available to you for use on your website that the buyer can complete a wish list and only you capture the lead from this wish list. Meanwhile your buyer gets a copy e-mailed for their use and you receive a copy to help them find the home that meets their needs. There's no charge for this service to you or the buyer. Plus your logo and name shows up on each wish list, so even if the buyer isn't serious on purchasing today, 6 months down the road when they review their wish list, there's your name and logo in front of their eyes. Continued marketing.

You can test and add the wish list here.