Web Site Questions/Feeback Request?

Hi everyone,

I have a friend who is a programmer and web developer and has been creating web sites for himself and tries to cover his costs of development and hosting (and whatever other costs he has - not too sure) by selling advertising. I told him I would give him some feedback on the site and give some suggestions on what would get people to come back to the site regularly and if the Ad placements would cause people to click on them (there is some way you make money when people click on the Ads - not sure how he tracks it)

Anyway, I think I like the site and there is a lot of potential. There are a lot of different categories of content so its a bit overwhelming, but I thknk I actually like that part. The Web Cams are great, but I%26#039;d imagin the beacj ones are much better in the summer. So if you have any feedback I can relay back, I%26#039;d appriciate it - basically feedback on the layout, the content, and the advertisments. Thanks!

http://www.craftys.net

Web Site Questions/Feeback Request?

The layout is not bad, but standard for any premade CMS website. Those types of websites are served best when you have a separate home page that you can truly have a custom layout on. And then links on the home page will take the user into the CMS.

The content so far is not so bad. But much more content should be written related to New Jersey. I don%26#039;t really care about your state bird. A whole page could be devoted to the turnpike and provide for user comments. Also, the site needs to stand out more as a community destination.

Also, the website has too many pages.

Web Site Questions/Feeback Request?

improve clicks on ads by moving ads above the fold. There are no ads as soon as someone visits the site, the chance is poor that someone will click them.

also his ads are gray text, so they don%26#039;t stand out at all. Change the color to make them stand out more.