I created the following website, but the customer said that
the website is not professional enough.

What's not professional on the website?

 

 

This is the image:

 

 

Edited December 22, 201312 yr by Marm

don't see the image.. attach the image to ur post

don't see the image.. attach the image to ur post

OK see my post above

what is the subject of the website?

karate? martial arts?

 

 

i am not sure about ur clients requirements

but your design lacks balance

banner doesn't look gud

header text font doesn't fit

no footer?

 

 

has ur client given any example websites he likes?

 

have a look at this website just to give u some idea

 

also have have a look at this website

Edited December 22, 201312 yr by sash_oo7

I agree, it doesnt look very professional in all honesty.

 

The logo is far too small.

The banner is awful.

Lacks balance.

Those small pictures are bad.

One visible boxed area, but then 2 columns...doesnt really make much sense.

Should always have some form of contact in the header, whether it be an email addy, a telephone number, or links to social profiles.

 

Sorry to say mate.

Edited December 22, 201312 yr by jamesosix

I'd have to agree with Jamesosix and Sash ... it lacks any direction to be honest. I think the biggest problem you will find with design is that I presume the client has given you no content, and with no content how can you create a site to focus on their key areas if all you have is big blocks of fake text to work with? At the end of the day web design is to house content, not the other way round.

BrowserBugs,

 

The client has given me no content and no images. He does not tell me what he exactly wants.

The customer gave me one example of a site that he liked. I thought I've almost made ​​the same website.

Unfortunately, the client is correct. The website is a very poor example and certainly doesn't excite me (and probably not the clients customers either).

 

This may sound harsh, but the site you have created looks nothing like the example you have just provided, which is good in a way as copying somebody elses website is a sure fire way to fast-track the end of your design career!

 

I would go back to the client and ask them to elaborate on what they mean. What would they like to see, what do they like/dislike about the design you have done?

Unfortunately, the client is correct. The website is a very poor example and certainly doesn't excite me (and probably not the clients customers either).

 

This may sound harsh, but the site you have created looks nothing like the example you have just provided, which is good in a way as copying somebody elses website is a sure fire way to fast-track the end of your design career!

 

I would go back to the client and ask them to elaborate on what they mean. What would they like to see, what do they like/dislike about the design you have done?

 

 

 

What are the major differences between the two websites?

Edited December 22, 201312 yr by Marm

Hi Marm,

 

The site you have produced is awful. I think in all honesty you know that too. However this may not be entirely your fault but copying a layout of a site the customer says they like is a big mistake. Customers like sites but often do not know the real reasons why. Understand their market, their business and their needs and draw out a design on a blank page from scratch.

 

Apologize to the customer, ask them for another chance and this time really produce the business for them. Show them your drawings and design ideas before building them example pages. That way you do not waste any time building pages when the general design and layouts have not been agreed. Then you can produce an example page based on your drawings that they can sign off on. Then you can build their site based off the example pages.

 

Give the customer a list of content requirements such as images, copy and logos etc. and do not design anything until they have produced what you need to do a proper design.

 

An interesting post though and I wish you luck with your project. In my experience you should consider refunding any deposit paid and find either a more co-operative customer or at least one where you can start a relationship afresh. It might be very hard to get this customer back on board again.

 

Best wishes,

 

Paul.

The customer gave me one example of a site that he liked. I thought I've almost made ​​the same website.

the client gave u tht design .. doesnt always mean u have to follow tht !

u can break rules and show him even better

we are all humans and clients too can overlook good kickboxing websites

so here u need to do some research yourself.. which i m sure u didnt do

 

u shld have asked the client wht he likes in tht design! did u ask tht?

Edited December 22, 201312 yr by sash_oo7

Ok dug out a site I built back in the start of 2010, as a reference it's for a martial art. I have commented why aspect of the page are the way they are (in green). The brief was to create a site with impact that stands out from the others in the martial art and the goal to generate free trial enquiries.

 

The difference is the client gave me content as I normally don't start designing until I have something to work with. If you don't have anything or a defined objective for the site then it's just pretty pictures and a lack of direction.

 

Your client will probably have no real idea of content. The easiest way to resolve this is to discuss with them why they think people want to visit their website, what do they want to know? This is content! This is the content that needs to be written plus it will have natural search terms too because if you write a page about the martial arts classes, times and locations then naturally search terms like martial arts class in location will be found.