Despite the great domain name, just launched this week...trying to push original material. Thoughts on how I can make it better? What else to add/change?
Thanks,
Armando
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#2www.markets.com
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#3One thing is certain, you got a great domain name.
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#4you found a cute girl to read the news :D
taking a card from that bartoloromo girl whatever her name is (prepares to be flamed by the fanboys)
site looks good other than the ads are low on the page if they're your source of revenue
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#5sell the domain to someone else.
the site is just another me-too financial news site. nothing substantial here to take me or anyone else away from yahoo finance, marketwatch, thestreet, bloomberg, wsj or many others who are very well capitalized and indeed doing quite well right now. how do you think your site is different?
sorry but the finance market segment is saturated...your best bet is to sell the domain or focus on a sub-market (india, china, commodities) not already completely saturated with rich players
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#6Great domain and–I think–potential to be a great site ... you do have some stiff competition on the other hand.
I only looked for a second, but here's what I noticed:
- Having video is great, but I'd try to improve the quality. I would come in a little tighter on the girl and try to light her better (she seems real flat). Search around and you'll find some good video lighting tutorials.
- You should definitely have some RSS feeds linked off the home page. I'd say at least 1 for the reports and 1 for the videos.
- Since you're not actually selling anything, you definitely want to capture as much user data as possible. I'd suggest allowing people to create accounts and set preferences. Maybe do something like widgetize the home page–let people put their favorite stocks, markets, and news categories on the home page.
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#7Your interface seems a bit cluttered. I would try to clean up the frontpage a bit.
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#8Wow, that's an amazing domain.
I like the site... a bit cluttered though, yes. Gradient at the top also is kind of cheesy.
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#9How did you get the domain name?
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#10great domain name.
I would think your scrolling data marque could be done in javascript rather than as a java plugin (it failed in Chrome, but works in FF).
Also, you need a search box so I can check out prices without waiting for it to pop up.
Sure, your girl is cute, but you need more dynamism in the video. Better graphics, more things around, etc. Assuming that you are thinking the video is going to be a business driver. Also, looks like your full screen of the video player doesn't work.