[REVIEW] - TopRankinGames

[KiX]

I know it has been there for 2 months, but I would like some input on how we can make it better. The url is http://www.toprankingames.com

Any form of critiscm will be kindly appreciated. Good or bad, I can take it hehe :)

[Rainbow]

Re: [REVIEW] - TopRankinGames

All Ratings are out of 10...

Number of Listings - 6

Number of Active Voters - 7

Originality - 3

Quality of Categories - 8

Layout - 9

Appearance - 9

 

The layout is very basic, which in your case; is a good thing. Simplicity is key in my opinion with these websites, important not to over do it. The topic your layout is based around isn't one that can be expanded without some repercussions, and generally, sites with compact layouts are far more appealing and less tedious to navigate through than those with messy navigation and layout trying to incoprate flash so it looks good. The layout and implementation of style is very well done. Although not exactly out of your style bound, which I was hoping to see, it is still an improvement over the previous two installments and excites the member base nevertheless. I am impressed by the fact that you've successfully managed to the layout work together graphically and structurally.

I do not like the members part on the top and would love it if you move that down the column and made the header as in one big long banner, slightly shorter than it is now but wider. I dont like the banner either to be honest. Otherwise, I've always been impressed with layout. It is organized in a logical manner that manner are well adapted to, compact, and it's easy to navigate through in comparison to a few topsites I have seen.

I say you have taken quite a risk with the subject you've chosen to base your concept around, which was well worth it, and now with the right management I think you can do well. While originality isn't exactly a high key, afterall there are many alike topsites there, I have you will do fairly well, aslong as you dont expect too much too early. What you have been doing has worked ok for you - keep striving for better. And you need to come up with something original that the other sites do not offer - If I had an idea I would not tell you anyway, but I dont so Meh... :-D

The biggest downfall of the website is probably your community. In the time the website has been open, activity has generally been lagging and the user base is not growing at a very constant rate, well from what I see. Of course, that's to be expected, and compared to other sites you grew at a hgiher rate. You've actually done very well recruitment wise considering the competitiveness of this niche - I mean must be hard to get new games to join the listing, or at least that was always my assumption. Perhaps you should consider providing more opportunities to get involved with the community - I think you should develop relationships with the game owners which will help you eventually.

The banner you should change in the next few days, and I think the members part needs to be dragged down thus allowing space for the banner to become wider and less stretched. I personally like short and wide banners. Also I think you need to relocate the advertisement under the navigation to somewhere else, it doesnt look too good. I like the fact the forum matches a skin, or atleast follows a similar colour scheme however if it is not active, I dont think it should be there. Your main priority should be getting more listings and expanding, whilst improving relations with current owners of the current listed games. I hoped I helped hehe... :-) Focus on the content now rather than appearance. :wink:

- Rainbow -

[KiX]

Re: [REVIEW] - TopRankinGames

wow. Thank you so much for all your comments rainbow. I agree the banner is cr**py and i will change it in due time. As you well said at the moment i am trying to get more of a user base. More sites to join it. Although the speed of enlisting is not too speedy, it has been growing quite rapidly in the last couple of weeks. At least the word is getting out.

We are investing time in advertising rather than moeny at the moment, due to obvious reasons (no money). We are contacting game owners directly, via email, or through forums like CE.

The forum are not too active and we are not concentrating too much on them as we have a few more plans with it. Soon you will see how it all ties in. hopefully in a month or two.

I really appreciate all your suggestions, and I will definitely take them all into consideration.

[2Pacalypse]

Re: [REVIEW] - TopRankinGames

Cool, just submitted my game :)

Looks liek a nice site, looks as though you made it yourself, not just a script, which I think is good.

Although the graphics are.... :cry:

[KiX]

Re: [REVIEW] - TopRankinGames

lol, yeah sorry bout the gfx.. I am terrible with them. I am trying to get someone to help me re do them asap.

[DELETE ME NOW!]

Re: [REVIEW] - TopRankinGames

 

lol, yeah sorry bout the gfx.. I am terrible with them. I am trying to get someone to help me re do them asap.

There are a few people on here at are good at doing them

[angrykings]

Re: [REVIEW] - TopRankinGames

nice top site, I posted my site on it.