Review a Website for $50, $30 or $20 Contest

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Website Reviewers

Welcome to Review a Website for $50, $30 or $20 Contest.

1. How to Participate:
Write a review about one the websites posted to be reviewed in this section and post it in this Thread.
2. How to Win:
There will be 3 winners, which will be decided on June 7th, by the points earned during the contest.

The points will be rewarded as follows:

Add an avatar to your profile = 5 points

We will make a poll with all your reviews in this same thread starting the 1st of June.
The poll will run from the 1st of June until June 7th.
The winners of the poll will receive the following points according to their position in the poll.

1st place in the Poll = 30 points
2nd place in the Poll = 20 points
3rd place in the Poll = 15 points

The Admin and Moderators will also vote in the poll for one of the reviews. Their votes will count as follows.

Admin = 10 points
Supermoderator = 8 points
Moderator = 6 points


You can also ask your friends, mates and coworkers to vote in the poll for you , as you can see the winner of the poll has a very good chance of winning the contest,
We are still in elections and You still Want to win

3. Dates:
Last day to submit Reviews: May 31st, 2008 (+1 GTM)
Start date Poll: June 1st 2008
End Date Poll: June 7th, 2008
Winners Announcement: June 8th, 2008
Payment Date: June 9th, 2008

4. Prize of the Contest
1st Place = $50
2nd Place = $30
3rd Place = $20

5. Important Notes
1. All reviews must be written as per the instructions (if any) provided by the users requesting a review of their sites.
2. All reviews must be unique.
3. You may review as many sites as you want. Increase your chances of winning the $$ by writing more than one review
4. Outsourcing is allowed: This means that you can hire or ask someone else to write the review for you (maybe invest a little bit of money to have more chances of winning the $$ prize).
5. Payment by PayPal

Looking forward to reading your reviews,

Good Luck Everyone.

[larnau]

Nice websites posted for review.

I am writing my first review now. Wish me luck

[larnau]

Review of: The Diffusery
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Review requested: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
By: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

This site came in as a surprise and I mean it in a nice way.
The first time I went to The Diffusery website I was pleasantly impressed by its simplicity and attractive design. I love the way the home page opens up: very relaxed and with just enough information to get you going. It has what I call a good choice of colors and images.




What this site is about: The Diffusery sells reed oil diffusers and supplies; these are used to disperse scent into the air naturally without flame.
Let me explain a bit more: you take a nice bottle filled with aromatic oil and insert some reeds inside the bottle so that the oils can be diffused into the air creating long lasting aromas in your home, office, etc.

This may be new for you too; honestly, for me it is the first time I hear about this, but it seems a simple way to decorate and give some nice fragrance to your home. The products the Diffusery sells are inexpensive, you can buy a complete set from US$ 15.99; this makes it a good gift idea that I am sure anyone would appreciate (make sure you choose the right scent for the right person).

They have several aromas you can choose from so you are most likely to find something you like. I am sure that people who use these oil diffusers once, will get used to them and come back for more once they become part of their homes.

The Diffusery sells each necessary item separately, bottles, oils and reeds.
You can choose your own bottle style, oil scent and reed. They have several bottle types in different colors, a long list of oil scents and reeds in different lengths.

About the reed's lengths: here is where I came into a bit of trouble having to translate between inches an centimeters, call me lazy if you want.
Having said that and knowing that this product could generate good sales in my country (Spain) I come to the only minus point in this review: sales are only possible for USA and Canada. Too bad, perhaps in the future the international sales option can be added, in my opinion it shouldn't be any different shipping to Canada or to Spain, DHL and FedEx provide good services almost anywhere in the world.

One suggestion: when you visit the payment pages if you want to return back to the home page you have to click the back button several times, It would be nice to have a link back to the home page from this area.

All in all: I rate this site with 5 out of 5

[Casius]

Nice one larnau.

I am also working on my review

[Ulises]

My Review of [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
This review was requested by [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

When I decided to review this site I had no idea I would end up playing the games instead; yes, GameRaiderz is a game site where you can play what I call mini games, is has sound boards, some videos and other cool stuff.
I like the design in general and particularly the main header. It is also easy to browse around the different categories and games.

You can also register and become a member but at a first glance I could not figure out why someone would want to do that; I mean what would be the benefits of being a member. So I went ahead and registered to find out. Having done that I discovered that when you register you have access to the same games you had before with the difference that your name will appear on the left side navigation bar and it will count the times you have played, so you can become nr 1 player if you put a bit of effort, no matter if you play long or short, good or bad, it will still count you on and on.

If you like clicking and playing at the same time like I do, you will be surely entertained by this site.

Being a bit critical I have to mention that many of the videos listed had already been removed from youtube and after trying a few I gave up and focused more on the games.
One thing I would probably change is the size of the main header, if it was a bit shorter you would get to see the games immediately as you enter the home page instead of having to scroll down each time and moreover each time you switch games.

Nice job seeeecret !, I know more people who will like to visit you here to play and I’ll make sure they know about it.

[Llamalord]

Review of: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Review requested by: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Look:

I have grown fond of wordpress templates lately and have started to see some really good layouts come out of the works both premade and modded templates are being used more and more by the everyday user.

But when you come to sites like [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] I must admit I was very impressed. It is very rare to see the full use of the 3 columns, most of the time its full of ad's and only one part for a menu. Filmonic has outdone itself on the use of the columns, in a sense all the ad's have been pushed to one side meaning the reader can choose to look at them if they wish, not be bombarded with ad after ad.

A proper use of tag's has been used on this site meaning you can actually find what you are looking for without having to spend hours at a time looking for what you want, with the colour chosen for the template it works so well with all the pictures used and actually if it wasnt obviously a wordpress site I would actually believe it was a professionally designed site (Im talking about big company sites).

Ease of use:

I am impressed how easy this site is to use, on one hand it looks professional meaning it shouldnt be easy but on the other hand as its a wordpress blog which has had alot of thinking behind it and work done on it to actually please the reader it is unbelieveably easy to use, the transition between content is so smooth even the most basic level internet user can surf the site for hours without having to worry about anything complicated

Content:

Now, I normally comment on how good the content is and if I dont know about the content I also mention that too.. But films are almost my life (outside of the pub and internet) but my good god, the amount of content on this site which is actually fun to read / watch is insane, I have spent about 1 hour so far just watching trailers over and over, reading everything on the site and downloading the posters. If you like your films you will love this site.

I will also say this about the content, after reading it I have noticed whilst it sounds serious (in the sense the writer knows what he is talking about) it is actually fun to read, just little quotes like:

As with all movies that involve people being framed, the phrase ‘Somebody’s set me up‘ appears in the trailer

Actually made me laugh and want to read more. If you love movies, go to the site, read and watch... oh and enjoy

Fav. Bits:

The idea that all the films I want to watch have got trailers on this site! What more could you ask for if you love you're films. But with this site I wont spoil the best bits

Over all:

It is so nice to find a site which has used wordpress to its fullest and not over done it, the interface was beautifuly done, the videos have been placed perfectly, its not a eye swore (like my site). I actually love this site lol (Added to fav's and to blog roll - as soon as I finish this review)

Personal comments:

Dont ever stop!

Score:

I actually give this site a full 5 out of 5 faces, I enjoyed reading this site and I will enjoy reading it for some time to come

[hwang]

Geee...I hope to raise some issue here. I'm not against anybody but I'm just wondering since there will be another round of voting involving members of the forum board, wouldn't that give slight disadvantages to other participants?

[Jordi]

Originally Posted by hwang

Geee...I hope to raise some issue here. I'm not against anybody but I'm just wondering since there will be another round of voting involving members of the forum board, wouldn't that give slight disadvantages to other participants?

Don't worry, There will be no disadvantage.
The members of the forum board will not vote for their own review.

This is a fair contest.

May the best review win !

[Casius]

Review of: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Review requested By: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]



I wanted to participate in this contest so I went ahead and chose the most unusual site I could find from the listed ones:
All About Aquarium Fish.
This blog created by Sock Yee from Malaysia, talks about fish and offers tips to start and maintain and aquarium nice and healthy.

I don’t own an aquarium and have never been interested in having one but after reading through this blog and specially seeing some of the pictures I can understand the fascination of watching the colorful fish swim in slow motion through the clear water inside your living room. Hypnotizing, you can probably spend hours watching. An Aquarium must be the coolest piece of decoration one can buy for a home.

I will not comment much on the style or layout since this is a blogger blog and therefore it has some limitations, but I can comment on the content and will say that a beginner aquarium lover can make a good start by just reading a couple of posts from [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

Even though this blog is fairly new, there is already interesting information in it to get you motivated into starting an aquarium hobby. One can tell that Sock Yee cares and understands the little swimmers, this can be sensed through her posts on this blog.

Interesting information found: I had no idea that domesticated aquarium fish could be more colorful than their wild relatives as a result of selective breeding; or that you could actually buy fish through the internet and get them delivered to your home. (Not recommended)

This blog made me want to have an aquarium at home, not that I will do it right away but maybe some time…and when this day comes I will choose a Salt water Reef Ready Aquarium, because the fish that live in salt water have nicer colors and there is also a larger variety to choose from (thanks Sock Yee)

Friendly suggestions:
It would be helpful to find information on specific $$ costs, I mean costs for certain types of aquarium, or fish, decoration, maintenance involved, etc, real examples. Also some indication as how much time one needs to spend per day caring for the fish, etc.
Maybe an idea would be to mention recommended books on the subject. Also, showing bigger pictures of attractive fish and nice aquariums here and there would illustrate the blog and make it at the same time more attractive.

I will rate it 3/5 because there is still so much room for improvement.

[Antster]

This is a review of [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]



Description:
It seems very professional from a glance, and even more so when looked in detail. It seems to be posted on very often, so it's very much up-to-date.

The website's layout itself is absolutely beautiful, with three columns. It seems like it was developed by a talented team, and is definitely heading towards a bright future.

It's filled with brand-spanking new trailers, which means that the team who are making this website are active. It seems full of potential to be a success. It's also ranked on the top blogsites within the top 10, so there is already some success.

The tone used on the posts itself is friendly, but informative. There are videos and pictures attached, which add to the vivacious outlook of the whole website. It is also very clean looking, with no tacky Google Ads on it, or, as far as I can see, any ads on it.

The website also includes reviews for both posters and movies. In-depth and detailed, the authors of these posts are not only knowledgeable, but humorous. at times.

Navigation
It was an absolute breeze to navigate around the website.
Well created, and I can safely say that this website is idiot-proof, with direct links to everything. The links are bold and are at the top, in clear wording.

Pros:
-Very up-to-date
-Beautiful layout
-Good writers
-Ad-Free
-Great Potential

Cons:
-A lot of wasted space in two of the columns
-No archive
-Posts not categorized

Conclusion:
This website seems very well laid out, and I can see i