Internet Babel

Review of oweb2.com

Domain Name – Good.. ish domain name. Short and easy to remember I suppose but sort of makes no sense really. I wouldn’t just go with a domain because it’s short, make sure it fully defines your site / blog also.

Design – I think the design and layout is your biggest issue. Nice defining graphic header, simple and visual. But everything else is too wild. You need to define everything more, it’s all open and white! use more graphic design and borders. Let your users know what’s what. Your site, sidebar and posts have no definitive line between them, it’s all one big open blur to a non experienced web user. Also it makes the site look unprofessional and unfinished, even if it’s intended that way, sort of makes your blog look like one giant Google ad.

Ads – By the looks of it, your blog isn’t well established yet and I don’t think it ever will be with that placement. Directly under the post date you’ve sneaked in a Adsense 468 by 60 banner… you’re trying to get clicks before you’ve got users. Blogs depend on user consistency and subscriber base, if the few your getting are confusingly clicking on ads and leaving for good… how do ever plan to build up a strong user base. I would recommend losing ads all together for the time being and focusing foremost on building user trust and consistency.

Conclusion – Overall I think you have a blog with potential but you’re wasting what potential it has by trying to scrape pennies from Adsense. Also your posts mainly seem to be very short, usually one or two lines and then alot of pictures. It’s almost like you’re holding back on quality to try and get clicks, either that or just can’t be bothered to make detailed posts so fill them up with images. I would recommend losing the ads, making the best posts possible and only when you have trusted users think about ad placement. Also define everything more, borders, color, charisma and character! and most of all quality content! it’s the only thing which will keep your blog alive.