If you're considering a redesign, I'd highly suggest http://www.informationarchitects.jp/en/projects/
What's wrong with our website?
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Re: What's wrong with our website?
#12Writing this on my iPad, so apologies for being terse.
1. Top half is really busy. Ads above and below header image are way too distracting, so the name of the site isn't immediately evident.
2. Ad right above navigation bar is confusing and makes me think the nav bar is part of it.
3. Titles and images aren't arranged right. I thought the title to the article of the main image was the one to the right.
4. Trim down on those lists of breaking and local news stories and bring some of the other categorical content up. Sports/photos/videos/etc are way down below.
5. The 3 column structure is too cluttered. Either give it more white space, or cut it down to 2 with the sidebar composed of mini-sections. Right now the main story does not stand out.
6. Reduce overall number of stories on each page. My eyes are darting all over.
7. Ajax, gradients, rounded corners, openid, CSS4, node.js.
Re: What's wrong with our website?
#13I'd eliminate any scripts you're not actively using and generally focus on reducing the size of the pages. The home page "feels" very heavy — it takes a long time to load, and inspecting it via Google Chrome Developer tools there's several scripts which fail to load entirely. I'd challenge whether you absolutely need TinyMCE for example on your homepage, and any of the associated scripts. A lot of the yahoo yieldmana…
How skilled a developer would we need to handle these issues?
I honestly don't know. Someone with experience using the developer tools within Firefox or Chrome or Safari to review the code and see what you're really using vs. what's been thrown in with the kitchen sink.
Re: What's wrong with our website?
#14One thing: Minimalist your home-page. Your header looks very crowded.
I did like the cleanliness of your general homepage layout however. I found it very easy to rest my eyes on your major news stories almost flowing 'naturally'.
Re: What's wrong with our website?
#15it takes too long to load
Re: What's wrong with our website?
#16I would simplify what you have on the website. There are way too many distractions. Remove the distractions, organize the site so that you only put what the users want to see on the page.
Re: What's wrong with our website?
#17It's really cluttered. I find the Register, Sign in, Member Center, Subscriber Center area way too busy. Maybe you coul simplify the register/sign-in box?