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There's lots of design, but not a lot of development.
Love the graphic and I can see that the designer must be really good at illustrator and photoshop and can simply mock up a site in those programs. I just hope that you are not slicing up .psd or .ai files. This wont be good for clients that want a lot of changes, but great for someone that just wants a static site.
Ok, I got my two cents out of the way. About this site specifically...
- Definitely needs a better footer. It looks like you put a lot of work into the Makeover Machine, but got lazy when it came to the footer
- No menu navigation. The concept is nice, but no way to find out what the catch is. No section to describe the "CEO" and their education, history, etc. If I were a client, and not a winner of your contest, I would wonder what costs are to maintain the site, etc.
- Jquery! This site could be really awesome with some nice jquery sliders, but I can see that the designer's talent is not in programming, but in graphic design. You should check out some jquery articles on smashingmagazine.com or Web Designer Magazine's recent JQuery issue.
- When I looked up the sites you display, they are not redesigned like you show. That leads me to wonder who has actually taken you up on your makeover machine content (which btw, has no deadline?)
- Basically, I like the direction you are heading in, I like how you are inspiring a "wow, i wanna submit my site" mentality, but I have serious issues with describing your business model on your site.
www.makeovermachine.com
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Header
Push the main tagline down below the header to cater for a possible navigation, and to clearly define the header of the website.
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Call to Action Panel
I'd push this down below the bullet points as a horizontal row
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Smaller Graphic
Could make the graphic a little smaller so that it lines up with the left set of bullet points. Your main tagline would site above this, likely horizontally and center aligned.
Super Web-O-Matic Makeover Machine_1281725050659.png
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Divider
Create some sort of clear definition between the main banner graphic, and the portfolio section. Currently, this part looks like a simple H2 following some intro content.
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Client Name
The heading for the client name is a little strange as it doesn't cut across both screenshots. Consider extending it all the way to the right, or lose the background color and have a simple border-bottom.
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More Footer
I hope that's not the end of the footer. The top area seems to have so much effort put into it, but the footer seems like a disappointing afterthought. Even if you intend not to have a top navigation, do keep a good footer with the necessary legal info and links, about and contact information. The footer should be light text on a dark background (not unlike the CF site) for a clear definition as well.
Hi Nick, this is very useful and actionable feedback. The site launch has been a huge success so we're definitely going to give it tons of attention this week and make the changes you and the other reviewers have recommended.