Anyone wanna lend me a fresh set of eyes?

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CLKeenan

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Got a new version of my site and I've been working too hard/too close to it.

If you want to lend me a hand, I'd greatly appreciate it. Click around the site, check out a few links, register if you want, make sure you get the email, etc.

Link is middleXXXschoolXXXhq.com without the Xs

Thanks in advance
 


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May want to block e-cig ads :D
 
Berto said:
I'm confused. It looks nearly identical to your original site.. it seems like it's just mirroring it.
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It is for the most part identical. I upgraded the backend platform and added some new functionality. Want to make sure I didnt miss anything design/css/error wise
 
CLKeenan said:
Why's that? I got the 'Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, etc.....' text in an <h1> tag and social science homework help in <h3>
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I don't mean from an SEO point of view. That part of your site is one of the most important pieces of your VRE. Sure, it's not a sales page but nevertheless it should do a better job of pulling the reader in and answering the "What's in it for me" question right away. At the moment it's too generic.

You could split test a few variations and see what effect they have on your bounce rate, time on page, etc...
 
Valid points. Thanks. If you compare the text of the homepage on my dev site vs. prod site (course-notes.org), I think you'll notice an improvement.

I'm open to suggestions for text to go there
 
Your geo-ip ad script is working, I got served up all Australian ads. Really, really good ones too.

I found it relatively easy to navigate, even though the curriculum differences are easily notable, but i guess Americans are your target market.

Some very solid info, genuinely impressed. If I had of known this:

Explicating a Poem | Course-Notes.Org

I would of gotten a better mark in Lit

Good shit!


ps. There was an ad for medicare or something, offering a "Breast feeding tracker", asin - making sure you don't overuse one boob. I lol'd.
 
You should probably fix the grammer errors on the homepage.

If were missing any outlines for a textbook for a certain class,
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Below is a listing of all of the high school subjects that we resources for:
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Fix the header navigation to work without Javascript.

I'd change "Notes, Outlines,..." (your h1) to "Free Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Quizzes and more!" and move that up above the "Welcome to Course-Notes.Org!" section. Or, possibly, up above your header (That should be the first thing a visitor sees) and move the "Home Contact Us Careers Advertise" links to the right.

Site looks good though. I don't like the dark blue background on your block-title classes, but other than that I like the layout. It's easy enough to find everything.
 
Thanks for the grammar check. Corrected those. Trying to figure out how to arrange the text between the 'Welcome to Course-Notes.Org' block and the 'Free Notes, etc' block.

What do you mean header navigation to work without javascript? I'll have to look more into that.
 
CLKeenan said:
What do you mean header navigation to work without javascript? I'll have to look more into that.
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The links for Social Science, Math, Science, and Fine Arts don't link to any inner pages and the dropdowns only display with Javascript enabled.

You should set up some inner pages for those links and change the links to point to those pages. The dropdowns will still work, with Javascript.

Currently they are set up without any href attributes.

Code: 
<a class="nolink">Social Science</a>

Should be

Code: 
<a href="/social-science/">Social Science</a>

IMHO you should have targetted inner pages for those links (if you don't already) for SEO and accessibility.
 
CLKeenan said:
Trying to figure out how to arrange the text between the 'Welcome to Course-Notes.Org' block and the 'Free Notes, etc' block.
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If you could work it into the header graphic, you could leave the h1 where it is.

I just think that phrase needs to be somewhere where a first-time visitor can't miss it. It tells them exactly what the site's about, like someone said earlier, it does a great job of telling them "What's in it for me".

When I first visited the site, it took me a minute to figure out what the site was about.

The current header really draws the eye to the upper left.

If you had something like this:

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I'd have known in an instant what you had to offer.

That's just my opinion, and something to consider.

I see you're using Drupal (Good choice), If you need any help with the template, PM me and I'll have a look.
 
AngryAffiliate said:
The links for Social Science, Math, Science, and Fine Arts don't link to any inner pages and the dropdowns only display with Javascript enabled.

You should set up some inner pages for those links and change the links to point to those pages. The dropdowns will still work, with Javascript.

Currently they are set up without any href attributes.

Code: 
<a class="nolink">Social Science</a>

Should be

Code: 
<a href="/social-science/">Social Science</a>

IMHO you should have targetted inner pages for those links (if you don't already) for SEO and accessibility.
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That's something I can consider there. Wouldn't be too hard to implement. Thanks for the suggestion.
 
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