In article <Xns95DB6235B290Ddragnetinternalysisc@207.35.177.1 35>,
dragnet@internalysis.com says...
> "alandem" <alandem@ntlworld.com> wrote in
> news:mYQEd.39$V67.21@newsfe2-win.ntli.net:
>
> > Hi,
> > I am just setting up my first ecommerce website. Please can you guys
> > take a peek and let me know your thoughts. Please note I am not a
> > qualified web designer so be gentle!
> >
> > URL: http://americansweets.co.uk/index.htm
>
> Maybe it's just me, but personally, I find it's overkill on the use of the
> stars and stripes. I would rather see the focus on the candy, than the
> flags.
>
> You might want to customize your forums a bit - It's a bit of a shock to go
> from the site layout and scheme of the main site to the default PHPBB
> scheme. You'll also find people a little less hesitant to post if there is
> already content in there (I know you just made it, so it's a suggestion,
> not a criticism 
>
> Your FAQ link points to the About Us page.
>
> Your Contact Us point to the About Us page (Use a contact form, instead)
>
> Put up a sample newsletter or two on the newsletter page. Make old
> newsletters available online. Make sure people know the format you are
> sending in (HTML or Text) - Ideally, give them a choice if you send HTML
> Mail.
>
> Your Mail Order link goes directly to a PDF without warning: Go to an HTML
> page with an HTML order form instead and offer the option of a PDF link.
>
> Hope that's helpful, a bit
I second the flags part - way too many stars. It's very distracting.