Ditto what everyone else said about the first page: lose it. Not only does it force viewers through a hoop, it forces them to go in one direction, doesn't give a sufficient feel of your site to allow a newbie to decide if they want to browse and, is asthetically, is off-center in my screen.
Add the graphics to a new page that highlights the entire site.
Inlcude links to all your pages on the first page. Don't try to railroad viewers through hoops, you'll only lose them in droves.
Black backgrounds are traditionally associated with **** sites, artistic sites and sites wanting an "edgy" appearance. Tattoos and piercings are edgy (er... well, actually now they're pretty mainstream...), but still, why not go with a
very lighly colored back ground, or, still yet, white?
You've got "New!" [additions] to your Web site listed, but very few actual links there... why display them unless you want people to go there (and, if you want people to go there, why not include a link!?) In fact, I'd just lose the "New!" thing all together. If your viewers are coming for the new flash, throw a specific link up there that will pull up the last X flash art tattoos added.
Why the gargoyles!? Icons? "Edgy"ness? Your mascots? Evaluate the graphics you're using and what they actually add to your site.
Links at the top and bottom of
every page. Don't make people search for links to look more!
Holy Mackeral! I've got DSL and it's taking about 30-45 seconds to pull up some of your pages!
You
gotta do something about your sites graphics -- make 'em smaller and allow users to click for enlargements, include less per page, put only one up and describe the rest... but do something! If I had dial up, I'm thinking you'da lost me after about the first minute...
Why does clicking "Tattoos" bring me to a page with a man standing on a rock with his arms up!?
And... why do I have to guess that I have to click on him, still not knowing if it'll actually take me to tattoos?
Title 'em. If you're showing cover-ups, lable 'em! (Someone might misunderstand and think that "Paul"s first tattoo was actually done by you guys!)
(Hey, beautiful tattoos by the way...)
Last thing: the site is sort of unfocused. By that I mean you have conventions (a big part of the tattoo/piercing scene to be sure), tattoos, piercings, Web design, t-shirts and jewelery all listed...
Which one makes you the most money
on the Web?
That's what you should be using your Web space for. Narrow your site to one or two areas and get them earning money, then decided where you're expanding into.... but not until the first one or two are earning their keep.
Use Lynn's site and all of the folk's knowledge here well -- they are all incredible (and none moreso than Lynn).
Good luck!
Mark Farmer
Founder,
http://TotalLifeSuccess.com