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Critique my site?
« on: September 21, 2013, 04:46:52 PM »
I'm very very close to going public with my new site. There's just a few more details to take care of.

If you have time, could you take a look and comment? Not all suggestions can be utilized, but are welcome. The site is at www.lensandlasers.com

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« Last Edit: September 23, 2013, 10:12:41 PM by Monkeyleg »

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Re: Critique my site?
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2013, 05:01:44 PM »
I like it. Clean and straight forward.

Only thing I'm seeing that I'd look into changing is the categories. Namely "Tactical". To me it's the only one that doesn't give you a good idea what's in there and then when you look at it it's got everything from apparel, knives, gear, and some things listed elsewhere.

I'd move some things to categories they'd already fit under, like your tactical optics could either be done away with or listed under the optics category. Then I'd get rid of tactical and rename it Gear or Apparel or something like that and list the appropriate things there, and then I'd give knives/knife accessories their own category since hte bar looks big enough to fit another one in there.

It also seems like several sub-categories are duplicated in multiple lists. For example, knives are listed under both shooting and tactical. Loaders under both Shooting and Magazines. It seems like it could be cleaned up and consolidated, which makes things easier to find (or see outright that you have in the first place), as well as making some of the lists easier on the eye by not being so large.
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Re: Critique my site?
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2013, 05:27:58 PM »
lupinus, I'm using the files I get from my distributor for inventory, categories, images and everything else. Creating new categories or changing categories and moving items is a nightmare.

I don't like the Tactical name, but don't know what else to use.

Items showing in multiple categories is also a function of the distributor files.

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Re: Critique my site?
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2013, 07:46:22 PM »
"Error 503: Service Unavailable"

Is it suppose to be down right now? (6:47 pm Central time)

ETA: Never mind, just saw your edit.
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« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2013, 10:13:07 PM »
The repairs are done now. Any comments welcome.

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Re: Critique my site?
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2013, 12:23:48 AM »
The site looks fine.  I browsed several items and everything went smoothly.  I have not attempted an order, though.
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Re: Critique my site?
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2013, 12:26:38 AM »
I like it a lot better than your old site

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« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2013, 01:40:56 AM »
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I like it a lot better than your old site

The old site looked okay for what it was several years ago, but it's been Frankensteined so many times it's confusing.

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Re: Critique my site?
« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2013, 07:53:35 AM »
I couldn't find the moccasins. Are they listed under Tactical or Safety?
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Re: Critique my site?
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2013, 08:43:27 AM »
Handcuffs are tactical?
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« Reply #10 on: September 24, 2013, 09:57:28 AM »
I think the site is great. No biggy that some things are listed in two categories. Just makes them easier to find!
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Re: Critique my site?
« Reply #11 on: September 24, 2013, 09:59:14 AM »
Nitpicky:  When shopping for mags you have a filter labeled "magazine make".  What you seem to mean is the make of the gun that the mag fits. i.e. when I hit "browning" I get Mecgar mags that fit browning pistols.  The filter is great just poorly labeled. (when will the 13 and 15rd Hi Power mags be in stock.  I've had a backorder with MidwayUSA since last dec.)

You might also want to throw something in there on items that can't be shipped everywhere (Mags, pepperspray? some of the tactical stuff maybe) so that folks in ban states don't call you at two am asking for a 100rd mag.

Lastly ACOGs still appear to be out of my price range.  Please fix that.

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« Reply #12 on: September 24, 2013, 10:29:31 AM »
Nitpicky:  When shopping for mags you have a filter labeled "magazine make".  What you seem to mean is the make of the gun that the mag fits. i.e. when I hit "browning" I get Mecgar mags that fit browning pistols.  The filter is great just poorly labeled. (when will the 13 and 15rd Hi Power mags be in stock.  I've had a backorder with MidwayUSA since last dec.)

You might also want to throw something in there on items that can't be shipped everywhere (Mags, pepperspray? some of the tactical stuff maybe) so that folks in ban states don't call you at two am asking for a 100rd mag.

Lastly ACOGs still appear to be out of my price range.  Please fix that.

"Magazine Make" can be changed in seconds. I'll do that. As for adding restrictions, there's a lot in the descriptions that has to be modified once I get everything else running.

I can lower ACOG prices in seconds, too.  I won't, but I could. ;)

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« Reply #13 on: September 24, 2013, 10:32:10 AM »
Handcuffs are tactical?

As opposed to recreational?

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« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2013, 10:58:58 AM »
As opposed to recreational?

If you are into that sort of thing.... =D
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