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1. 

   icysun gave it on 29th Apr 2009 and said:

   First Impression My first impression when I saw your site, it's that the layout is very simple and not the best one you could get. The Advertising part is very great, it helps you to also get more hits. Your blog is also very great, not too long and also with colors, which is very great for your visitors.

   About It's a very good section of your site to let your visitors know more about your site. It is really good for the visitors to know more about the owner. Also the credit part is very great, you always need to say your sources. You should maybe write more about the site, like site's history and about the site name, so your visitors know more about that big story.

   Articles Very good articles, you should probably write some that are longer, well actually most of then are long enough. Most of them are really helpful.

   Ressources You have some good content, but you don't have that much. Some of your codes are really good, but still like I said there is not really that much. You also have tutorials which is a really good thing to have, because most of the visitors love them really much. You have a great collection of them, you should probably work on that a bit more because it's something really important, most of the visitors want some of them on help sites.

   Hosting A hosting section, that is really good. You have a few hostees and I am sure you're a really great host too. The package you offer are very good. And your rules are also very reasonable.

   Plugboard Giving away advertising? That's really generous, but don't you think visitors that gets advertising should link you back too? It would bring you some more hits.

   Overall Your site is good. But I don't really like the layout, and you also need to add some more content
   I wish you good luck on the site, and keep working!

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   Kiranya gave it on 24th Apr 2009 and said:

   Hi! I'm Sue & I'm going to be using a 1280x1024 resolution to review your site. :)

   First Impression
   It's rather plain. There's nothing that catches your eye or would make you want to look around a bit more. There could've been a lot more added to the header image. It doesn't have to be pictures, it could've been brushes. Those add quite a touch, as well.

   As far as I see, there's only 3 colors used: the gray, black, and blue. It's not really an interesting color scheme that catches attention. Perhaps a use of different shades of each. I'm pretty sure there are a few more shades of blue or gray that match perfectly well with your layout. Also, try to incorporate the dark colors from your background onto the text and links.

   Navigation-
   I see six links that don't quite stand out, either. You want your visitors to notice your navigation bar so they know that there's something else there. The color and font you used for the navigation bar blends way too much with your main text. You can add a background or a border around the links. Change the hover colors, make it look interesting! Don't forget that even the way your links look add to the overall image of your site.

   Coding-
   Yay, your site is 100% validated! That's a definite plus, seeing as how coding really affects how your site is displayed to everyone else.

   Spelling&Grammar-
   You have some slight mistakes in your Bright, Bright Colors article. You don't need a period after "....oh my eyeballs!" In the 4th line, "visitors" should be "visitor's". & the last line, "to" should be "too". I realize these are very minor mistakes, but I'm a bit of a "writing" perfectionist. :) Slight mistakes are okay, since I can tell by the rest of your site that everything is comprehensible.

   Content-
   I find your tutorials rather basic, but I guess if it weren't for the basic tutorials, we wouldn't know how to do any of the advanced things.

   As for Myspace navigation links and website codes, they're basic as well. These codes are pretty common. I've seen many, many sites display these HTML snippets for people to use. Maybe you should add an HTML tutorial and put those snippets to some creative use! :) After all, people tend to use codes if they know exactly what they're coding.

   Hosting&Hostees - I won't be reviewing this page, as there is quite nothing to review. :P I must comment, though, the information is organized nicely. Maybe you'd like to use ordered(<ol>) or unordered(<ul>) lists for your rules instead of dashes? They're much more convenient and it makes it look even more organized.

   Overall-
   Your site is very well organized. I feel, though, that there is much room for improvement. Your header image, for one, doesn't have to be attention grabbing, but you want people to stick around, do you not? :) Grab your visitor's attention! Make them want to stay on your site and read what you have to say.

   I'll repeat myself -- make your links stand out more. They blend in too much. You don't need to make them look like neon signs that say "CLICK HERE", but something that stands out a bit more couldn't hurt.

   I should add, now that I've been staring at your background for quite a while, it's rather distracting from your main content. I think it's much too bold. It may be just me, but my eyes keep wanting to glance at the background rather than the content itself. Try thinner stripes with a more subtle color.

   Aside from what I've mentioned above, I don't think there's much to change. The only thing I emphasize is the first impression. A lot of people return to sites because of what they first see-- if it's extremely striking, it'll be easier to remember and that's what you want. You want your visitors to be able to remember your site and keep coming back. :)

   I think that's all I have to say! I hope my review helps even a teeny tiny bit. :)

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   sugarkiss's Response:

   Thank you :) I liked your review. I won't be changing the header. I understand what you mean, but the header was made to just sort of.. be plain, haha. As for the spelling, I'll be changing. I hate when I mess something up like that and I try to fix it as often as possible. The links I'll fix as well. Thanks!

3. 

   Roxy gave it on 23rd Apr 2009 and said:

   Layout/Design: Very simple but clean looking. I like the font used for the title and the dashed line. Adds a little something, but isn't too graphic heavy. Your background image seems to be having a misalignment issue.

   I'm not a fan of the lighter teal blue color you use as a border color and link color. I think the blue hue that you use for your site's title would look much better and would stay consistent with the overall color scheme.

   I don't see the point of the "adverts" in the sidebar. If you have nothing to show for it, then delete it until you do. It just seems silly there as it is.

   As for the overall layout of the site, I feel you could make use of a larger width. It all seems to be squished together, this is personal preference of course.

   Content/Pages:

   About: A good amount of information about yourself. Only one thing really stood out to me and that is the miss use of "your" in "YOUR ON EVERYDAY!". It should be You're.

   Content: Everything on your site is considered as content. A name more suitable for this section could be Resource, since everything in that section could be considered as a "resource". Expect for articles that is.

   The "Tips For New Sites" can be put under articles, as it is one since it states your opinions. I'm not a huge fan of your tutorial sections, but if some people find it useful, go for it.

   I highly suggest getting rid on your website codes section as the three top codes are obsolete and the bottom two can be properly used with CSS. You're just misguiding n00bs into thinking it's correct when it's not.

   SHOP!: I would highly suggest placing a warning that this link opens a new window. You can use a small icon or just take it out of the main navigation all together. Usually when a link has nothing to do with the current website, it should not be added to the main navigation. A possibly better location for it would be under your "about" section.

   Coding: Your HTML and CSS are clean and correct.

   Overall: Nothing overly spectacular, it's a normal personal website. With just a few tweaks here and there, it would be a fine website. I suggest looking over your tutorials though and getting rid of ones that honestly wouldn't help a new comer in the least. Like I said above, some might find it useful, but there are tons of tutorials sites out there that actually write up CORRECT information. I'm just trying to help out in the long run. Good luck!

   UPDATED 23 Apr 09:
   I like the new background image you've chosen this time. Goes with the site much more now. The articles and resources on separate pages looks even more organized too!

   About your tutorials. They aren't necessarily "wrong" per say, it's just a few are very vague and don't seem like a tutorial. Hence, I wouldn't see them really helping the user. The one's that caught my attention the most are:

   - Using Myspace 2.0 Layout: You're not really explaining how to use this feature, you're simply stating how to go to the CSS panel and add in your own. Like I said, vague "tutorial" and really doesn't tell much to the user, if they couldn't figure that out on their own, something must be wrong.

   - Putting Files on Your Website or Sub-domain: Not everyone is going to have the same FTP program as you, so you need to be very open when it comes to showing certain images that well...others might actually not see. For all of the FTP programs I've used, I always have to open the public_html folder in order to upload my files, yet I didn't see you mention this once.

   - Downloading and Using CuteNews: I would suggest deleting this, since this program has so many security flaws, I wouldn't want to put anyone at risk for using it.

   - Website Category: I think this section could be changed to cPanel, as it pertains to what you would find in a cPanel rather then a plain old website. Again, not everyone's host supports these features so they might be seeing something different then you. Also, I would change "Making and Hosting a Sub-Domain" to just "Creating a Sub-Domain", the other name suggests a lot more of which is not there.

   Another thing about this section, there is a link at the very top of every cPanel that has both videos and written documents on how to use the features for cPanel. Again, if you want to leave them up, do so, but don't you think if someone really wanted to learn how to use features in their cPanel they would read those first?

   I would suggest moving "Installing Font" to the "others" category as it pertains to the user's computer more so then this Photofiltre.

   Well, that's pretty much all I have to say about that, sorry for not stating it in my initial review, I was sort of rushing myself and didn't take the time to write it out. Hope this helps.

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   sugarkiss's Response:

   Thank you for the review.

   I have taken the adverts completely off of the page. They were there to show people how they were going to work, but that idea doesn't seem to be going to welll anyway. I've also followed quite a few of your other suggestions & thank you. My site looks a little more clean and organized and I'm always going for that type of look. I still need to find a background that'll work though.

   One thing, my tutorials. Which tutorials are INCORRECT? I would like to know so that I could fix them.

4. 

   Nadine gave it on 22nd Apr 2009 and said:

   First impression: The layout is pretty plain.. And there’s something wrong with the background. The lines don’t go into each other, if you understand. You could have a blue gradient or something and an exciting font and some brushes as a layout. The text is readable, but the navigation could have another color when it hovers. And the content could be longer down, away from the navigation. The empty adverts are standing out very much, but I’ll suppose it will be better when there’s someone advertised there. But the colors look great!

   About: Looks like you have a lot and interesting there.

   Content: The articles look interesting, I have to put this site on my favorites so I can read them later :P Great idea with the good reads! :) The tips seems good, but I’ve seen it many places.. Seems like you have a good amount of tutorials. I won’t go into them now. And I have no idea on myspace so I won’t look into that. The website codes is found many places.. It seems like you have good content! Some isn’t necessary though..

   All in all: Your site seems pretty good! Good content! But I feel that the frontpage is destroying the good impression. Next time, work more on it! :)

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   sugarkiss's Response:

   Thank you for the review :) Although I don't agree with some things said (and after viewing your site), I think we both just design completely different. Thank you ! :)

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