So me and a few friends are trying to put forth a small local company. I have web design experience, more with forum based websites. Anyway I wanted to know some opinions so far of the layout,text,pictures, what I could add, what I should take away, how easy was it for you to find everything(I know there isn't much right now) but I will be adding a shop, order, and customer service "tab" later as we have more product. Thanks for the opinions. http://glerbextracts.weebly.com/
So far what you have looks okay and straightforward. You might want to give it a slightly flashier look though. I think you might want a better picture for the home page. A picture with a better angle (or no angle) and better lighting. Currently the lighting makes some of the text hard to read. Also I would say get a better picture for the contact page. Maybe something that fits "contact" better, but also because the current one looks bad due to how it stretches (it looks like it has a small resolution size).
Just a few things I would suggest: Find a new theme. There are a loot of good, more vibrant design options for a website in your niche than flat grey. Ditch the text logo. Even a super simple image saying "Glerb Extracts" would do. If you want to stick with the grey, use more contrast with the text and images. If you need some help, I'm always happy to help a stoner in need.
1. The pictures need some work. [SUB]None of them are in focus and the shots themselves aren't all that great. Make sure you don't place white text over a white picture.[/SUB] 2. Change the theme to a lighter, possible 'greenier' color. [SUB]Butthat'sjustlikemyopinion.[/SUB] 3. Fix your typos. [SUB]But I guess this is just a mockup.[/SUB] 4. Try and use more professional language. [SUB]Yeah.[/SUB] It seems pretty bare bones and I can't really make any other judgements about it. This is a cool idea though and I hope everything works out. :^)
here's a random free template: http://duckfiles.com/corporate-porftfolio-website-template-free-psd/ if i was a potential client in need of some web design (development) work... and i came to your site vs the site that looks like the one in the template... i believe that design has to be unique, but when you are just starting grab a professional looking template (modify it, if you feel you need to) and focus on getting those first few clients. having a web site is 1% of the business...
Thanks for all your opinions. It's just a rough mock up for now, I am also experimenting around without templates aswell. Thanks again. EDIT: Already have local clients just trying to branch out now. I am still new to the wax game, but people seem to like what I/we make.
Nice start, man. Just work on your good design principles. Just move that text outside of the picture, or re-align it within so it's not over that little glare-like area. Do you got a graphics guy? Have him try making up a template you could implement into your page, so you can have a nicer menu and such. I didnt spend a whole lot of time on there, what are you using to implement your order processing?