my first site review

[gabrielcrowe]

Well, this is something I normally don't do, but i cant resist.

its in the final stages of being done, please bear in mind that this site is in the middle of a dns changeover too, so it may be a bit wobbly for some people:

http://www.uktactical.com/

[jont]

In 1996 a crack e-commerce unit was sent to CSS prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These layouts promptly escaped from a maximum security library to the Middlesborough underground.

Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the Actinet-Team.

[dave_finlayson]

And I don't normally review sites, but since it's you...

I really like it, think it suits the market very well. Three things I noticed:-

You only have 3 images across the page for your sections, looks to me like you could fit 4 across and get rid of the blank space at the right hand side.

No prices in the sections containing products, would be much easier if I could see the price without having to go into the product.

I can't seem to see any easy way to get back to the home page.

Best sellers and new and latest links bust.

HTH

[gabrielcrowe]

In 1996 a crack e-commerce unit was sent to CSS prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These layouts promptly escaped from a maximum security library to the Middlesborough underground.

Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the Actinet-Team.

lol, i cant decide if that was a thumbs up or down jont.

you're too cryptic for me nowadays.

[Duncan Rounding]

I like the use of the background images.

My only concern is that perhaps English is not going to suit the target audience.

[guccij]

Am I missing something? The site's not so much wobbly - as inaccessible (at least, it has been for me the three times I've tried).

Anyway, I'm sure it's a little cracker :)

[gabrielcrowe]

a dns changeover is in progress.

what isp are you on?

[Mike Hughes]

I have the same problem, so guess the DNS changes are still working through the system. I'm on BTinternet in London.

[gabrielcrowe]

bloody internet

[RuralWeb]

bloody internetIts down for me as well - must be in stealth mode:D

[pinbrook]

i can see it on 91.103.220.24 its abit slow to load images, i'm using virgin media with openDNS

One minor niggle on 800 res (I know I know, but i'm using 800 on my eee pc) you loose half the O on Order in the top banner and part of the W on we accept. I aplaud the fluid design though.

[gabrielcrowe]

opendns pwns.

[acompton]

lol, i cant decide if that was a thumbs up or down jont.

you're too cryptic for me nowadays.

Gabe: Are you too young to get the joke here? Its a parody of the intro voice-over from a 70's action series called The A-Team.

Apologies if I'm stating the obvious.

[acompton]

Nice site Gabe. (Even though I can't see the product piccies).
I think the shop name in the top-left corner could be a bit bigger.

[gabrielcrowe]

Gabe: Are you too young to get the joke here? Its a parody of the intro voice-over from a 70's action series called The A-Team.

Apologies if I'm stating the obvious.

i know that you fluffer.

eeshk. give me credit!! :D

btw: 1983 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084967/)

[TraceyHand]

*phsl at the idea that Gabe didn't know who the A Team were*

[gabrielcrowe]

admittedly, i did spend 5 years of my life being fed gruel in a cupboard, but even then, i'd still know about Mr. T.

:cool:

[guccij]

what isp are you on?
Zen

(random characters to get rid of the "your message is too short" error)

[jont]

btw: 1983 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084967/)

1996 was a reference to the year Actinic formed :cool:

[jont]

lol, i cant decide if that was a thumbs up or down jont.

you're too cryptic for me nowadays.

It was a thumbs up - suits the product perfectly.

[gabrielcrowe]

Victory disco dance:


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[RuralWeb]

Feeling left out here - I still cannot see the site:confused:

[gabrielcrowe]

yes, it looks like i'm having some bizzarre dns issue.

no doubt down to a pbkac (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pbkac), in some isp someplace. bloody noobs.

[Mike Hughes]

Today I can see it fine.

Nice site. The look and feel are perfect for the products.

I am getting some missing images in the 'new products' and 'best sellers' areas ?

Mike

[leehack]

DNS is still pwning me, can't see it.

[gabrielcrowe]

yes, i madea little foul up, the images were the ful iamges scaled down, but at the last minute, we decided to go for the thumbnail images for these. he'd in the process of filling them in now, from the single products section thumbnails.

apprently. :D

[TraceyHand]

I still can't see it either :rolleyes:

[gabrielcrowe]

for those people out of dns sync:

http://w2.hidemyass.com/index.php?q=aHR0cDovL3d3dy51a3RhY3RpY2FsLmNvbS8%3D&hl=3ed

[Mark H]

Gabe - is this a new site or a redesign? If the former how did you manage to get Google to show sections in its main result for uktactical so soon (at all....)??

[gabrielcrowe]

No, i'm just a Google ninja.

I'm pals with the boys in the control room.

er, um, actually, you're right. its an upgrade.

[Mark H]

And a great upgrade it is. I think I'll go for some of those ESS ICE sunglasses this afternoon.......:cool: