review my forum and tell me what you think

[markdenz]

review my forum and tell me what you think in terms of page speed, design , css , logo , layout any suggestions www.babbleforum.com

 

[wms]

Banner ad on left sidebar is too long, it doesn't make any impression for the first visiting.
According to my personal opinion, logo it not good widh 3d effect, make a flat logo, may be better.
If you are going to build a large community, don't go with phpbb cms, it's free and will not have more functions/mods/addons for you to manage it when your forum has more members, posts and even spams
Try vB or Xen, they are good choices to start a forum.

 

[Nytshade]

Mzansi? Now I have to check that out. Take the advise WMS just gave you above, the only problem I see is that your forum is not focused it covers a lot of different topics that are not related.

Maybe it's a good thing to be general but I would keep it niched to a specific audience. This will make it hard to get good advertisers because advertisers want a specific niche audience.

I also clicked on your social media buttons and realized that facebook button doesn't open in a new tab. I would also advise you never use a free script, upgrade to vB or Xen for more flexibility and to avoid spam and bots messing up your forum.

Hope that helps.

 

[markdenz]

nice thanks alot guys seems your common concern is spam ive sorted that using mods, yes night shade maybe general hey i think we need our own nairaland.com

 

[koolphoto]

Your logo doesn't bother me. I think it is ok. I agree that you must think long term and start off with a better forum software. I also think ad is too long on left. It is easy fix. Just delete one ad. The current board loads fast for me.

 

[gdevpro]

I think your site load fast...template and color so classic but still elegant, because you placed banner ads in left side is good idea. I think your logo doesn't impress me..it just so. I guess you should change your logo that can make other people impressed and easy to remember but still have good meaning and philosopy. Good luck for your web forum.

 

[jowel]

what add modul are you use on the forum ?

 

[markdenz]

markdenz

what is add modul?

 

[RDO Servers]

RDO Servers

Ad Module. I believe he is asking about the widget you have that places the Ads in the left sidebar

 

[markdenz]

markdenz

Its called advertisement management mod found in phpbb mod database