First, we want to say “Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!” to all of our visitors. Your traffic and feedback is what continues to give MTBTrailReview.com the momentum to grow beyond our expectations. March 18, 2009 will be the one-year anniversary for the site and since it went online in 2008 we have delivered some serious reviews and contests to our viewers.
Initially, we weren’t going to revisit the idea of redesigning the website until after the anniversary. Robb and I discussed the ideas behind revamping everything, totally whiping the slate clean, and going with what ultimately would work best. Luckily, I have a bit of design and development credientials and brag-worthy works behind me to make some sound decisions.
What you see now is the new and hopefully improved MTBTRAILREVIEW.COM. The site is aiming more towards content and a much larger aim at getting you around where you want to be quicker. The objectives were simple:
- Deliver Content
- Make sense of the content
- Less confusion
- And save more space…
Sounds pretty simple right? Literally, it was a nightmare! We spent hundreds of hours on the phone, many sleepless nights and more criticism than we could keep up with. The site is light-weight and we are still tweaking things out as best as we can.
However, we are at a point in which we need more help. Tell us what you miss about the old site, what you would like to see on the new site now, and general feedback.
Immediately, you should notice the site loading faster; especially subsequent posts and pages. More “featurey” styled posts on the homepage and overall about 120% more content on the homepage. We want to deliver the best site we can, but we need your help.
Please give us feedback and criticism and we will listen.