Opninions wanted!!!

GSPLBASSDC · #1 08-03-2007, 08:04 PM

Well, I finally got my band's website back up. We lost a lot of members last year and I had to shut it down.

Before I start marketing the site tho, I wanted to let my fellow "brothers and sistas of the thunder" review it. Now keep in mind that I need to add band members pics all over the site (photo shoot on Sunday), but other than that, she's about 85% ready to market.

Can you guys spare a couple of minutes to critique it for me and provide suggestions to refine it? Click on the link in my signature. All comments are welcome!!

Thanks,

Musiclogic · #2 08-03-2007, 09:13 PM

Looks like your off to a good start, informative, easy reading, and answering any questions that may have been pondered over the hiatus.

Lookin good

GSPLBASSDC · #3 08-03-2007, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Musiclogic

Looks like your off to a good start, informative, easy reading, and answering any questions that may have been pondered over the hiatus.

Lookin good

Thanks for your quick response Musiclogic. I appreciate your comments!

Musiclogic · #4 08-03-2007, 09:35 PM

No prob, now if I can only get mine back up...LMAO Pic snafu

GSPLBASSDC · #5 08-03-2007, 09:56 PM

LOL...I feel ya....good luck with that! Let me know if I can return the favor...

morf · #6 08-04-2007, 07:38 AM

Looks pretty good. I'd use a stylesheet and find another font for the main page, also I wouldnt bold everything, its easier to read but looks less professional. Other than that I dig.

GSPLBASSDC · #7 08-04-2007, 07:44 AM

Hmmmm, interesting suggestions. I'll look into those. Thanks!

IconBasser · #8 08-04-2007, 10:06 AM

I like it! It's not confusing at all, and it looks good. Bravo!

I also liked the music

GSPLBASSDC · #9 08-04-2007, 01:47 PM

Great...thanks IconBasser!

As far as the music, our soundguy was playing a joke. We were doing the song and he recorded it using only one mike pointed at no one in particular so it sounds hollow, but we'll re-record it the right way in a few weeks, but glad you like it. Our drummer wrote it and he's playing the keys, our sax player is doing the drum part (we all switch instruments a lot except for the guitarists.)

peaveyuser · #10 08-04-2007, 03:32 PM

Nice site

NKUSigEp · #11 08-04-2007, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by GSPLBASSDC

Well, I finally got my band's website back up. We lost a lot of members last year and I had to shut it down.

Before I start marketing the site tho, I wanted to let my fellow "brothers and sistas of the thunder" review it. Now keep in mind that I need to add band members pics all over the site (photo shoot on Sunday), but other than that, she's about 85% ready to market.

Can you guys spare a couple of minutes to critique it for me and provide suggestions to refine it? Click on the link in my signature. All comments are welcome!!

Thanks,

Only suggestion I have is to play around with the fonts a bit. The current one isn't doing anything for me. Other than that, everything looks/sounds pretty good.

GSPLBASSDC · #12 08-04-2007, 09:23 PM

Thanks for the reviews and keep 'em coming!!!!

A few others have mentioned changing the fonts. Since this is a jazz and gospel group, I was concerned about getting too "out there" with fonts and effects...it doesn't seem to impress our target audience and they are the ones going to our shows and paying for us to play. Whadddaya think?

IconBasser · #13 08-04-2007, 09:27 PM

well, if ya change the font to something more fancy, just make sure it won't get really hard to read after looking at it for 10 minutes. It's ridiculous how many sites unwittingly do this.

GSPLBASSDC · #14 08-04-2007, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by IconBasser

well, if ya change the font to something more fancy, just make sure it won't get really hard to read after looking at it for 10 minutes. It's ridiculous how many sites unwittingly do this.

You read my mind...some genres can do this and it works.

Jazz clubs, churches, political parties, and gospel concerts (which are the ones hiring us) are about letting the music speak...simple and understated.

I will look at different fonts just to see if I'm missing something.

Thanks to all!!!

**SoComSurfing** · #15 08-04-2007, 10:29 PM

You might want to mention yourself as the bassist when you name the existing and new members. You only say "myself", and make no allusion as to who you are.

GSPLBASSDC · #16 08-04-2007, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SoComSurfing

You might want to mention yourself as the bassist when you name the existing and new members. You only say "myself", and make no allusion as to who you are.

WOW!!! You are right!!

The only mention I have as bassist is on the "About Us" page. I'm so wrapped up in the web design function, I forgot to mention my "real" job with the band..great catch SoComSurfing!!

**SoComSurfing** · #17 08-05-2007, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by GSPLBASSDC

WOW!!! You are right!!

The only mention I have as bassist is on the "About Us" page. I'm so wrapped up in the web design function, I forgot to mention my "real" job with the band..great catch SoComSurfing!!

Just looking out for a fellow bass player! Other than that, it's looking pretty good to me.