Before we get started with today's Critique My Site in the article that follows, I thought I would share letters from two of the sellers whose sites have been featured in this column.
Hi Ina,
I just wanted to let you know how pleased I am with the quality of response received for my site, (AdvatumDisplays.com). Almost every suggestion and comment was very thought provoking and has spurred me to making many revisions I don't think I would have made without their provided insights. Thanks again for your time in including my site in your excellent feature.
Keep up the fantastic work you do with ActionBytes.
All the best,
Dylan
Advatum
Ina,
I think just about all of the suggestions were valid although a couple of the minor ones were not practical. I have already implemented most of them. There is only one suggestion that I liked that I haven't changed yet. It was suggested that I change the categories from a price point, i.e. Premium, Standard and Value to either color categories or theme categories i.e. Country, Children, Classic etc.. This will take a lot of time and thought and I think I would eventually like to do that one way or the other.
If you have the time please check out what my site now looks like after the face lift.
Regards,
Al Nelson
www.bedspreads-quilts-comforters.com
www.oldeworldelace.com
The thanks go to readers who took the time to review Dylan and Al's sites and make thoughtful suggestions that were obviously helpful. Please join in and help out your fellow seller. Critiquing someone else's site may also give you ideas for what works (and doesn't work) for your own site! Now on to today's feature site (http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y207/m02/abu0184/s05)..
About the author:
Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and AuctionBytes.com and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). Follow her on Twitter at @auctionbytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com.
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