Hi,
I made a site for people to post their used irish dance dresses for a fee.
There are a number of sites like this out there, but some are hideous to look at, have no search functions ect... so i took elements and ideas from those that are currently online, and also took some ideas from existing sites like ebay ect to create the site.
This is the site as it is now:
http://www.usedsolodresses.com
and ive attached some screen captures of the new design im working on.
My question is what is wrong with the site? Ive read allot about "calls to action" where you basically TELL your visitors what you want them to do. In this case the aim is to make some money from the fees people pay to list. But this is only a % of the sites function. It needs to be easy for people to find and communicate with the sellers too. Is my "call to action" not obvious enough? Is there something wrong with my nav layout?
If you click the following link youll see that i created a comparison chart using details from some of the most used sites online. My question is, what are they doing right, that i may be doing wrong?
If my site cost them a maximum of say $15.00 to list a dress and another that uses standard HTML where the site owner adds and removes listings manually charges $30.00, why would someone add a listing to the most expensive and feature starved site over mine?
Granted the site is only a year old, but ive advertised in niche magazines and used google... but people are still drawn to the more expensive site that offers NO features AT ALL!
http://www.usedsolodresses.com/sell...rrency=USD&asking_price=1500&compare=#compare
Some ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Danny
I made a site for people to post their used irish dance dresses for a fee.
There are a number of sites like this out there, but some are hideous to look at, have no search functions ect... so i took elements and ideas from those that are currently online, and also took some ideas from existing sites like ebay ect to create the site.
This is the site as it is now:
http://www.usedsolodresses.com
and ive attached some screen captures of the new design im working on.
My question is what is wrong with the site? Ive read allot about "calls to action" where you basically TELL your visitors what you want them to do. In this case the aim is to make some money from the fees people pay to list. But this is only a % of the sites function. It needs to be easy for people to find and communicate with the sellers too. Is my "call to action" not obvious enough? Is there something wrong with my nav layout?
If you click the following link youll see that i created a comparison chart using details from some of the most used sites online. My question is, what are they doing right, that i may be doing wrong?
If my site cost them a maximum of say $15.00 to list a dress and another that uses standard HTML where the site owner adds and removes listings manually charges $30.00, why would someone add a listing to the most expensive and feature starved site over mine?
Granted the site is only a year old, but ive advertised in niche magazines and used google... but people are still drawn to the more expensive site that offers NO features AT ALL!
http://www.usedsolodresses.com/sell...rrency=USD&asking_price=1500&compare=#compare
Some ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Danny
