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yeah, you can tell, I am not a designer, my goal is to just keep the design neutral (not get any awards for it :) and focus on selling the functionality. Damn,

by hariis 16y ago

yeah, you can tell, I am not a designer, my goal is to just keep the design neutral (not get any awards for it :) and focus on selling the functionality. Damn, keeping it neutral is turning out to be so hard :) Any ideas welcome in this regard as well.

pdelgallego 16y ago
There are many sites that sell pro templates for a very affordable prices (e.g, Theme forest http://themeforest.net http://themeforest.net)
notahacker 16y ago
I think the basic concept is a good one. Specific (and mostly functional) design observations: - Your logo/header looks like a banner ad. You'd actually be better off with a simple text logo in a neutral sans-serif font. Same goes (to a much lesser extent) for the general design - if you don't want to pay a designer than go for something even more minimal - spammers aren't big fans of white space or grey text. - The "Please be assured..." text at the top of the forms should be a neutral colour and not warning red - Having a section called "Payment Details" is very bad for a free service. I realise there's a logical reason for it being called that, but it leaves the user wondering whether its a bait and switch which will end up sending recurring monthly bills. Especially when that underhand tactic is very widely used for "free credit checks" all over the internet anyway... -Your "I want to" field is too small and outside the main flow of the page - at a glance it could be a search box or newsletter submission form. Instead, merge it into the home page. Break down the main homepage flow into two steps: (1) What do you want to buy? Your form field goes below, probably including a second field for the cost as I wasn't sure whether I was supposed to include that. Experiment with dropping the form from the home page altogether (2) Can I afford it? "Fill in our free, anonymous financial health checklist and we'll calculate an instant answer" with a big "Check Now" button to the next page just below. I've also reworded to something less threatening than "Provide us with your financial numbers". Subtle differences in wording mater for something like this - I once had a job where I did have to ask for people's bank details whilst still studiously avoiding words like "details" or "numbers" "We evaluate your financial health against..." and the associated links goes below this. You might want to test whether the "recently asked" section on the home page is a good or bad thing for user signups
- hariis 16y ago
  Thanks for a great feedback on your thought process while filling out the fields and suggestions. Appreciate it very much and will certainly look into that.
- mgkimsal 16y ago
  Yeah... what notahacker said. :)

by hariis 16y ago

pdelgallego 16y ago

There are many sites that sell pro templates for a very affordable prices (e.g, Theme forest http://themeforest.net http://themeforest.net)

notahacker 16y ago

I think the basic concept is a good one. Specific (and mostly functional) design observations: - Your logo/header looks like a banner ad. You'd actually be better off with a simple text logo in a neutral sans-serif font. Same goes (to a much lesser extent) for the general design - if you don't want to pay a designer than go for something even more minimal - spammers aren't big fans of white space or grey text. - The "Please be assured..." text at the top of the forms should be a neutral colour and not warning red - Having a section called "Payment Details" is very bad for a free service. I realise there's a logical reason for it being called that, but it leaves the user wondering whether its a bait and switch which will end up sending recurring monthly bills. Especially when that underhand tactic is very widely used for "free credit checks" all over the internet anyway... -Your "I want to" field is too small and outside the main flow of the page - at a glance it could be a search box or newsletter submission form. Instead, merge it into the home page. Break down the main homepage flow into two steps: (1) What do you want to buy? Your form field goes below, probably including a second field for the cost as I wasn't sure whether I was supposed to include that. Experiment with dropping the form from the home page altogether (2) Can I afford it? "Fill in our free, anonymous financial health checklist and we'll calculate an instant answer" with a big "Check Now" button to the next page just below. I've also reworded to something less threatening than "Provide us with your financial numbers". Subtle differences in wording mater for something like this - I once had a job where I did have to ask for people's bank details whilst still studiously avoiding words like "details" or "numbers" "We evaluate your financial health against..." and the associated links goes below this. You might want to test whether the "recently asked" section on the home page is a good or bad thing for user signups

hariis 16y ago
Thanks for a great feedback on your thought process while filling out the fields and suggestions. Appreciate it very much and will certainly look into that.
mgkimsal 16y ago
Yeah... what notahacker said. :)