Hey man here are a couple quick hits I noticed. But first I gotta applaud you for putting yourself out there and willing to accept criticism/correction I think that's awesome (and not sure I'm brave enough to do it haha!)
Hey man, I really appreciate you taking the time to look at the site, it seriously means a lot.
On Desktop:
- The main image, the Prius, the reflection isn't necessary. It's incorrect how it's been used and gives it an outdated feel. I'd remove the reflection or correct it to be realistically accurate (where the reflection is coming from under the vehicle) And as a bonus removing the reflection makes the height smaller on mobile.
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Prius Image Reflection: Great catch. I’ll go ahead and remove that reflection from the images first thing tomorrow and you're right, it doesn't feel modern, and cleaning it up should help with mobile height too as you had said.
- At the bottom above the footer throw the map with the google business profile embedded on there. I've heard google likes that.
Google Map Embed: I was originally thinking of putting the map just on the contact page, but you're right and I’ll add it above the footer so it’s site-wide.
- Remove the WorthWatch section, you have the CTA for trade value right above that.
WorthWatch Section: Agreed. That section’s redundant, I’ll remove it.
- No hero image on the Inventory page. If the visitor is on the inventory page, they want to see cars for sale and that's it, no need to make them work harder to get to them..
- If I'm picky, put some links to the other pages in your paragraph text.
Inventory Page Hero Image: Totally makes sense people want to see cars, not scroll past fluff. I’ll remove the hero image and make sure inventory is front and center.
Internal Page Links in Text: Solid idea. I’ll go through and work in some helpful links to keep users moving around the site.
On Mobile
- The black info header with hours/phone is just too much valuable space on a phone screen. Along with the menu bar it's easily 1/3rd the screen. Extend the info out so each part is 1 line or drop it to 3 icons for: "Call Directions Hours".
- On my iPhone the hero section buttons are covered so there is nothing to click on.
- make the body styles 2 per row instead of 1 per row.
- Info Header Space: I’ll rework tomorrow and see how I can improve it.
- Hero Section Buttons Covered: I'll fix the spacing and button positioning tomorrow on that as well.
- Body Styles Layout: I’ll switch to 2 per row tomorrow as well.
Hope that helps! I don't know what all you are already working on still or if the site is finished so don't know what else to mention but I'd say the best thing you can do is load it on your phone and navigate the site and see where it needs some Responsiveness updates (vehicle detail pages, Staff page, etc). Shrink things down so the visitor can get to the main thing they are trying to get to with the least amount of friction (ie; scrolling unnecessarily)
Good luck!
I'll be making these updates tomorrow and pushing them live by the end of the day. Really appreciate the detailed, thoughtful feedback stuff like this helps me catch what I might otherwise overlook.
Thanks again, and if you ever need an extra set of eyes on something you're building, I’d be happy to return the favor.
