need feedback about my website...?

[mikewooten]

need feedback about my e-commerce website. It is not a real companies website, this is a website that i have created as a project for class for school. i would like feedback on the user
experience. also i would like feedback on how you would like an ecommerce website to work. can you also give me feedback about the design aspects of the website, if there is anything that you would change about any part of the design, can you let me know? thanks
my site is:
http://www.wootenmedia.com/wootenmusic7/

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Clicking search seems to always bring 10 empty results.

Some error handling on the contact form would be nice, I don't think any of the fields are validated?

I couldn't find anything wrong with the cart although I didn't test too much ;)

Other than that looking good :)

btw - this sort of post should be in the Code Critique forum, and it you want people to really examine things you'd need to show some source code.

[travelbuff]

I think it is a good start, but I do have a few comments on site design:

1. A website needs to tell you not only what you can buy but also why you should by it (from that vendor or against competitive models). That being said, I would like to see a tagline above the menu and an about us page.
2. A street address and phone number on every page would go a long way toward making the visitor comfortable that they are dealing w/a real store.
3. Text imbedded in images, such as your menu images, is not readable by search engines - generally a no-no unless you have some compelling reason to do it.
4. The site needs to be optimized for search engines in general - particularly title tags and alt text on images.

All that being said, it looks better than many ecommerce sites that people actually buy from :)

[mikewooten]

what do you suggest that i use as a tagline on the site? also, where do you suggest that i put the street address and phone number on the site?
should it go at the top of the site, to the right of the tabbed image links?
thanks

[BuzzLY]

Your color scheme is not very pleasing. The colors are all over the place. Consider using a two- or three-color scheme, using complementary colors. The tabs aren't bad, but the selected tab has black text on a dark background, and is unreadable. If you have to use a color other than white, then consider another light color. I'd recommend the "disabled" tag be a light color with black text, and the current tab be the dark color with white text.

Your View Cart link should be more prominent. It looks like you're trying to hide it in the corner.

In some pages, your content is right up against the border. White space around your borders is a good thing.

Try to get away from using tables for your layout. Go to the Zen Garden (http://www.csszengarden.com/) and learn how to use CSS to make flexible, pleasing layouts.

Study sites like Amazon.com to see what sort of things work, and what doesn't. Good start, though!