Hi.
It's been a few months since you had posted this, but I thought I'd suggest a few things:
Issue:
A majority of users are still using 800x600 resolution, but are slowly going to 1024x768. Although it looks fine on my widescreen, when I try to adjust the browser window to a smaller size, the page then requires horizontal & vertical scrollbars to view the content. Horizontal scrolling is not well-liked by users.
Suggestion:
Condense the page a tad to minimize the horizontal scrolling.
Issue:
On the Intro.html page there is a link Enter Corporate Site and www.thepowderagency.com. If a user goes to the Corporate site and decides s/he wants to visit The Powder Agency site, the only way I saw to do this is to return to the Intro page (by clicking the return button numerous times).
Suggestion:
Put The Powder Agency link on all pages.
Issue:
When a user is visiting a specific page, it's a good idea to indicate where they are on your site.
Suggestion:
If user is visiting Brands page, then either change the color of the Brands image or create a breadcrumb somewhere near the tree or above the content (Home>Brands).
Issue:
The hyperlinks located at the bottom of www.powdercompany.net remain underlined when leaving the page. When I click on 'powder jobs' 'about powder' remains underlined.
Suggestion:
Correct the active, hover, visited link coding.
Issue:
Under The Powder Agency site, the links within the boxes (i.e. meet the powderspros, etc.) aren't obvious to the user.
Suggestion:
Make the text that is clickable obvious to the user by either underlining the text, put them in bullets, etc. This will allow the user to quickly recognize what is clickable.
Surveys have found the following can make or break a website:
1. Being user-friendly, especially for those who don't often user computers.
2. Create easy navigation and knowing where you're at on the site at all times.
3. Be consisten
4. Break down content into smaller paragraphs. People normally skim a site and then stop on content which interests them. When they encounter a large amount of text they tend to turn away. If you want the user to read the content, then break down the content into smaller paragraphs with small 2-word headers.
Hope this helps! :)
