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I’m a new member to CAP and this is my first post…. So hello everyone !
I’m building my first Online gambling portal and would love to get some constructive feedback on it, its very new, just a few months old, and still has a long way to go but would love to hear peoples views on what needs changing, what looks crap etc etc…
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated…
Thanks
I like the design. It’s simple and easy to get the information you want. Not cluttered like a lot of the sites I have seen lately.
Cheers Kwblue
Am trying to keep it as easy to navigate as possible by keeping it uncluttered… However am concerned that simple could appear just too boring… i guess its a matter of striking the right balance :sarcasm:
Personally, I would lean away from bonuses as the focus of the homepage – there are thousands of sites that just do that and you need something, if not different, at least more search engine friendly. Plus you’ll need big traffic to get any decent players in – bonus players are largely freebie hunters. You have a bit of text at the top, but few people will read it – they come for info on the casinos. Keep it, but move it down, do some brief unique casino reviews on the homepage and link them to your full reviews (which are better) and just add the bonuses to supplement them. Google likes content…its still hard to get listings, but its a good starting point.
From an SEO point of view. there is a lot more you can do, though it looks like you have Google Webmaster Tools active which is a good start and paid some attention to structure which is also good – but H1 tags and plenty of other stuff need tweaking, repositioning (or even including). So more content and just keep reading SEO – that’s my best advice
Regards the reviews, everything is “excellent” or “the best” LOL. A touch of realism will help players to get a bit more trust in you and hopefully they will come back IMO. For example, yes, 32Red is probably the best casino out there, but their Ruby program is pretty sparse compared to most unless you are a high roller. Just one example.
Customer service is prompt and professional at Blackjack ballroom, but has a warming personal touch.
LOL….if I’m honest, as a player that text shouts “promotional crap”. Support is average, cashout times are slow compared to others, but they have plenty of other benefits you can balance it with. Just one example of what I mean – players aren’t stupid – they know a casino only wants to take their money
One final point – black is not a good background colour for a gambling site unless the rest of the design is aimed at being “prestige” brand which, forgive me if this sounds abrasive, it isn’t. Rich blues (see allslots), deep reds (32Red) and subtle greens appeal to gamblers, although I usually go with “portal” white – boring, yes, but proven.
Still hope that helps and GL.
Cheers,
Simmo!
Hey Perfecto,
Just took a quick look at your site, I like the look, very professional and I like the black backdrop, but like Simmo said watch what colors you add to it. Personally I like blue with black (Towers site). I would move some of that text down further cause you don’t want to bore people as soon as they land on your site. Content is great but not all at once, sometimes people just need to know that they can get the content on your site with links and sub menus, it doesn’t have to be in their face. Besides that it looks awesome and you should be proud of it.
Cheers Simmo, some really good points there, thanks for the feedback.
Thanks Also to Cody
Much appreciated…. is good to get some constructive feedback
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The white text, together with the black colour background hurts my eyes to read. Consider changing background colour.
Apart from that, I personally think you’re doing really well!
I agree with Freddy on the black background – hard to read in my opinion.
I also think Simmo has some valid points about the content of your site – look at many of the top casino portals, they have great layouts in my opinion and is easy to follow (go to Google and type in the big keywords).
Maybe you should also incorporate a news/article section quite prominently as this would change frequently, hence making visitors come back compared to displaying bonus offers that don’t change that often and can lead to the attraction of the wrong type of player.
Hope this helps……..
