Anyone have any suggestions for my site?

[angie5]

I have changed my site quite a few times and just wanted to see if anyone has any other suggestions. I know the coding sucks, but I am slowly working on that. So any comments on the overall design would be nice..thanks! I cant post my link, but the website is

womensdietandfitness dotcom

[BradleyD.Haslam]

Hi Angie,

You've done great with your site!
Your forum is active, your blog has content,
I'd say your on your way!

The only thing I can suggest is minor.
It has to do with the color scheme.

First, and most important,
the subscribe box for your newsletter is
almost invisible in the gray.
I would "flash it up" a bit.

I assume your trying to make it stand out by
having the color different from the rest of the site.
You could use plain white,
or even outline it.
Maybe put a picture in the box.
Pictures draw the eyes, that's been proven.

Whatever you decide to do,
make one small change at a time,
and test the results.

You might eventually even try
a whole different theme.
It really seems "blue" to me.
(funny that, lol)

Highlights might be colored.
But too much color is distracting.
I might use white backgrounds in the
left and bottom fields, leaving only
the navigation sidebar in blue.
I'd think that would do the trick.
... just a thought. Test that too

You hooked up as an affiliate to
bodybuilding.com through cj I see.
Good deal!
Make sure EVERY link out of your site is monetized.
Period.

Last thing is, "what's your keyword target"?

It's a vital part for long term success!
And it is so easy to implement.

Check this out:
http://www.itsallabouttraffic.com/recommends/nb2

Just something to consider

Keep us posted!
Brad.

[angie5]

Thanks Bradley! Those are great ideas..I will test them out and see how they do!

[garyd007]

Just a couple recommendations:

Your hyperlinks are colored in a manner that suggest they have already been clicked. The majority of websites have adopted a bright blue, sometimes underlined, styling to let visitors clearly know this is a Link. Sometimes you change the color to Red when the link is hovered over, and maroon to show it has been visited. While it is certainly not necessary to do it this way, it is well established that this method enhances usability and understanding. I would recommend it for the links that appear in the content section, not necessarily your navigation pane. Try it and see if you like the look.

Whatever color and text decoration (underline, bold, none) you choose, make sure it is consistent throughout the site. Yours may be a little time consuming as you have style attributes attached to each tag. An easier way to do this is by using CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) to handle all the styling of the page, separating style info from content. That way you only have to define it one time (e.g., to make all anchor text blue underlined, you simply add this to the head section of your pages: