JasonWCrews2009 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 What do you guys think of my website? Still working on it....http://www.craftserver.com/forums/images/smilies/cheesy2.gifPrairie Creek Candle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicknbean Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Nice start - under the picture on scents - did you mean "woodsy"? It is spelled "wodsy". Also, are these the scents available for your candles or scents available for other candlemakers to purchase? If your idea is for the buyer to pick a candle, then pick a scent, the tabs should be in the order you want them viewed.Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwantItgreen Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 On your products page you have for sale different size apothecary jars, but all the photo's show the status. Most people don't have a clue what the types of jars are called so when they see the status, that is what they're going to expect. It would be a big turn off for me, just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EccoLights Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Very good start =) I did find it a tad bit hard to get around and when I wanted to "buy" a candle, I couldn't find where or how?? Maybe its just me... I didn't sleep at all last night so running on fumes by now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SliverOfWax Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 It's rather plain. Don't get me wrong; I don't like flashing, moving targets on websites. Assuming About Us is your current home page, I would rather see more product pictures and less words. But that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 You home page strikes me as very cold and corporate vs warm and inviting. Needs some work. When people buy candles they want to be reminded of homey scenes or nature scenes that mimic the scents. Your home page does not reflect that.I loathe the 'triple scented' marketing but thats me. I feel its deceptive unless you are actually putting 3x the amount of the manufacturers recommended FO in your candles. Which if you are then that would represent a safety concern. When I see "triple scented" marketing I automatically think candlemaker newbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbs Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 When I see "triple scented" marketing I automatically think candlemaker newbie.Ha ha.. I used this hook line when I first started my webpage. Then I read what the heck it meant and took it off. I saw a lady use it whose been selling candles for 10+ years but when I read up on "triple" scented candles, I realized it's just a hook for customers who don't know any better. Don't like it either. Now I just say HIGHLY scented. As far as your website, I understand it is not finished but did find it a little hard to navigate, cold (as mentioned), and the scent page is a little overwhelming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wessex Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 First post and advertising website...see if they come back?Oh, and "triple scented" sends me over the edge and I just want to email asking WTF it means. I have actually posted candles for sale and say they are NOT "triple scented" because that phrase means absolutely nothing..irks me to no end. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicknbean Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Yeah, maybe say "quadrupled scented" so you can get one up on everyone else . How do you explain triple scented? It makes me think you add scent 3 times during the process. It is really an overused useless phrase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SliverOfWax Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 I loathe the 'triple scented' marketing but thats me. I feel its deceptive unless you are actually putting 3x the amount of the manufacturers recommended FO in your candles. Which if you are then that would represent a safety concern. When I see "triple scented" marketing I automatically think candlemaker newbie. I, too, feel I'm talking to a huckster instead of a candlemaker when I see that.Awhile back, a young woman asked me if my candles were triple scented. I asked her if she knew what triple scented meant. She didn't. It went downhill from there. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleasureridgecandles Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 I agree that as a customer and I ordered the apoth candle and see only the pic of the status jar that's what I'd expect to receieve, if I were just your normal customer that doesn't know the difference in one jar to another. I'm a little confused as to why that pic is even on the site when you don't have that style jar listed as one you sell. Under the FAQ's it has FAQ's associated with your website design not your candle company and the contact is the same. It does have email info for your candle company but everything else seems to be about the web design and if I were a customer looking for directions to you, I'd have not a clue as it's in some language that I don't understand. Maybe you haven't gotten to those pages yet?? Just pointing it out. And I also have to agree with the others as far as the triple scented thing goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ring of Fire Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 This is a major pet peeve of mine besides the triple scented BS. When I am shopping on a website I want one and only one window opened. I loaded 2 items into my cart on your site and had 4 windows opened. Off I go to shop elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen M Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I agree get rid of the triple scented nonsense, that's crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EccoLights Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 First post and advertising website...see if they come back?SteveI think someone was right =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brudil18 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 This is a completely unfinished website. It still has a lot of the Latin filler text found in templates. You have to get rid of all that garbage. There is no flow to the page either. Navigating around is terrible. I actually feel "lost" as I click through. You would be better of just setting up a single page for info only. This website is simply not ready for production or to be viewed by the public at large if you want to use this as a sales/advertising medium.Agreed with everyone else on the status pics, but sell different jars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laura9259 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I get the feeling they don't really care for our opinion - they have never come back on and never fixed any of the " issues " on the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgirl Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Nightmare sight if you want to place an order... Can you even place an order??I clicked on the "click here to order", then it took me to your scent list and then I got a 404 error when I clicked on a page #?? :tiptoe: CRAZYY....I would not be advertising you are the webmaster at the bottom of your page!!! LOLYou have lots of work ahead of you little grasshopper....:rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzie Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Very hard to navigate through. Looks like a template that you bought off the web. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Do you all realise that we clicked on this guy's hyperlink and nobody here knows them. For all we know that may have been the whole point.:rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wessex Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 That was the point. That's why I see a newbie with a site they want you to visit...not me! Cheers,Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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