Next Biggest College Information Site? Whatcha ya think?

[wild20 0]

Wow, it's been ages since I posted here! I need advice from faithful trapsters, though. I started a new website with the hope of making some money. It is a college oriented website that will contain short videos, images, stories, advice forums, discussion forums, exclusive areas, resources, articles, etc. It's going to be pretty big. Do you think it can go anywhere and are there any improvements to make? Thanks guys!

Still working on a domain, but you can still see the website here: http://collegelife.x10hosting.com/

[eddyruiz 0]

Well the hardest part with any site is getting started. You've done that and some so congrats. You used Joomla and in my opinion that was a great start, but you still need to personalize it a bit. Make it look like you didn't use Joomla, thats the real power behind Joomla. It allows you to customize the shiz out of it. As far as going anywhere, that really depends how passionate you are about it. This is just one forum, you've got to spread the word!

[truefusion 3]

Very nice layout, but there are two things about it that doesn't catch my attention in an "acceptable" way: (1) the navigation bar at the top is pretty tall—too tall; should be shrunken down a bit. (2) The banner seems a bit complicated: i get the feeling that it is trying to cram things in a bit. The background where the "Did You Know?" text is should be faded out more to make the text more readable. While i can understand the reasoning behind the text "College Life" being raised up by the books, i think a better logo idea would be having a graduation hat (whatever those things are called) hang off of the "C" instead. That way you can place it more near the corner.The website has potential to grow, but like with anything, if there is no motivation and effort, it won't last. Anyway, nice to see you again, wild20.

[k_nitin_r 8]

Hi!I know this is going to sound mean, but then again, you asked for an honest opinion. I think the theme doesn't really have a sense of color - the maroon background with the pale yellow header bars just doesn't cut it. You still need a logo for the website.Also, I can't read the text for Forgot Password, Forgot Username and Create Account because it's black text on a dark maroon background.I think you ought to look at a few more professional Joomla! themes.Regards,Nitin