Amarjit Kapur

Redesign of Elite Motorhomes Website

By Amarjit Kapur

   on Aug 18, 2010
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  • Priyadarshan

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    Needs lot of improvement

    Posted on Aug 18, 2010 at 9:09 AM

    1. Put phone number on right top so that it is distinctly visible.
    2. Mention your advantages in bullets and in as few words as possible.
    3. Provide a distinctive box in which you can put "Download PDF Brocedure" in it.
    4. Have some happy people in the picture along with the luxury vehicles
    5. Add more dark color for links on left.
    6. Remove lot of empty spaces at the bottom.
    7. Add a large "Ask for Quote" or "Book Now" button distinctively on the picture or below the picture.
    8. The right top "Villa rental in..." looks disconncted with the theme of the site...if it is part of the package...make sure it looks that way.
    9. Add an email address on which users can contact you on the home page. Why have users click on button just to come to a contact us page?
    10. Use image sliders instead of just an image to give it a dynamic look.

    Hope this helps.

  • Ferdy Christant

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    Draft

    Posted on Aug 18, 2010 at 9:54 AM

    I think a better approach would be for you to first redesign the page and then let us review it, even if it is only conceptual or a sketch.

    By letting us review this old site we are basically doing the redesign work, which is your job, not our job. Fair?

    Anyway, the site looks like it is from the 90s. It is the typical "lets have a website because everyone has one" website. I would redesign it from scratch. The color tones are pleasant though.

    • Michael + Webcardinals
      Posted: on Aug 18, 2010 at 10:46 AM

      Amargit, Ferdy is right, this community is called ConceptFeedback not InventConcept :) Create something, maybe even a wireframe and bring it here for review :)

      Good luck :)

  • Brad Nickel

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    Address what I am seeking when I get to your site

    Posted on Aug 18, 2010 at 9:55 AM

    The fastest way to let people know that you have luxury motorhomes for sale a great prices is to show me.

    Put up inventory on the home page with a call to action to view more details. The products in their rental and sale inventory look better than this standard RV picture on their home page.

    I like the simplicity and approachability of the existing "shopping cart"/gallery and the call to action is right there with each listing.

    Add a form to every page of the site to search for the motorhome you want. At the very least it needs to be on the home page.

    Add a form to every page to send a request for the type of motorhome you want.

    Address first timers and provide a tool to help them figure out what kind of motorhome they should get for their needs. Walk them through the process.

    Its a difficult balance to be a luxury provider at great prices. You don't want the site to look too luxurious or it won't be approachable by their target audience.

    Make the client review who their clients are and what they demographics are.

  • Gavan Brown

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    The logo

    Posted on Aug 18, 2010 at 12:29 PM

    Elliptical logos were out in 1998. If you have ANY CONTROL over this, please please remove the elipse, it's making my eyes bleed. I think the words alone would look great. Remove the italics on "motor homes" aswell.

    Overall it looks a bit Microsoft Frontpage-esc.

    The design seems very confined. Try thinking out of the box a little more, and stop trying to "make it look like a website". For example, what about making the panorama span the entire width of the browser, and push it right to the top. As if the user is looking at a mountain scene FIRST, and a website second.

    The design feels very claustrophobic, for a company that revolves around the outdoors.

    In summary, try putting a user interface inside of the wilderness, not the other way around.

    I'm not trying to tear you down here, I'm trying to be helpful. Let your creative juices flow a bit more, and look around at the other designs on the site to get a feel of how light and airy you can make a design feel.

    • Steve Sims
      Steve Sims commented:
      Posted: on Aug 19, 2010 at 3:00 AM

      It looks ok, but a bit bland colour-wise...

  • Namratha Prabhu

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    Almost everything

    Posted on Aug 19, 2010 at 1:51 PM

    Amarjit,

    1. I went through site and I saw that the menu starts after a huge gap on the left - the issue being the resolution of the page (the site is center aligned). Define the page size first and then go about designing the rest of it.
    2. Make the font color on the navigation a little darker.
    3. Draw my attention to something - Browse through the models OR Check the product brochure (don't use these words, think of something nice/better)
    4. The image could do with spanning the whole page - if possible gelling in with the background. Rather I would say make the whole website more colorful and 'wild' - trees, mountains, rivers - since the idea is 'taking your home to wilderness'
    5. The footer too does not gel with the site. Redesign the whole site n make it gel with the footer ;)
    6. I did not like the 'Villa rental' button on top right somehow. It seems to be floating and does not make the desired impact, for me at least.
    7. Reduce the text and add pictures if possible - perhaps make the header image itself to randomly loop after a few seconds.
    8. You could do with changing the location of the timings. If not, make it left aligned and catchy.
    9. The text formatting is off in the 'Sell your motorhome...' and 'Contact Us..'. The text partially appears on that grey bar.
    10. Make the current page tab highlighted.

    Hope this helps. All the best.

  • David Hier

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    Make Motorhomes Look Exciting

    Posted on Aug 20, 2010 at 4:57 AM

    This is far too generic and looks like it's built on a free template.

    If possible I would drop the ellipse (as suggested by others) and make the header far more dominant and expressive.

    A good idea would be to take the lead image (motor home and landscape) and turn it into an eye-catching illustration. From there you need to make the design a bit more dynamic. At the moment the wood theme reminds me of all the negative associations with motor homes.

  • Michael Ussher

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    Seams like you want the visitor to leave.

    Posted on Jan 27, 2012 at 12:35 AM

    The first and most prominent image after the pages logo is an advert for "Villa Rental in Hyrenia, Cyprus".

    Trying to get rid of me before ive even had a chance to look at the page eh!?

    It seams like the ad is related and might be somewhere where I would want to go IN a motor home, but let me rent one before sending me off to other peoples sites please.

    Same thing with the PDF. I came to the site looking for info, a pdf seams separate from the site.

    I can see that your live URL has been re-designed and is much better. the "Testimonials" is falling behind the rotating image though. it needs a style="z-index:100" added to that last LI to keep it on top. Tell your web designer.

    One of the first things I looked for was "Prices" It doesnt jump out at me where this is.

  • Jason Flaherty

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    Made on a Mac Look

    Posted on Aug 18, 2010 at 10:50 AM

    In MHO I would try and create some sections to break up the "squareness" of the site. It looks almost like a google site or something made on a mac. The footer needs to be at the bottom of the image also, or make it taller to fill to the bottom.

    The image on the top would do better in some sort of border rather than just floating in that tan area.

    Navigation is easy.