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0 pointspbhjpbhj14y ago0 comments

IMO the blue header bg is completely wrong - they do look like buttons, not only that they look like the current sites buttons. The whole impression is clean and technical; is this what you're after for selling people a place to call home (albeit rental).

It's personal taste but the text-align:center on that first heading screws with me too.

Also, on usability, when arriving at the site I'm thinking you'll not have anything in my area ... which is presumably the big problem with such sites, seeding them. So, perhaps you'd consider putting your strap line inside the header and having an optionally displayed "we have 234 rentals near you" or something; sniff IP and show it went it's over a threshold.

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dazbradbury14y ago

Thanks for the feedback.

The headers are meant to look highlighted, rather than like buttons, I really need to think about this. Personally, I thought they looked good, but if it's causing usability issues, then they need updating.

You're right, we have the classic chicken and egg problem, but we're focusing on landlords for now. Love the idea about pre-searching for users. Wouldn't want it to impact page load times though, so perhaps it could be a client side call once the page has loaded. The one issue is that people may not search for properties in their current location - but it's a starting point.

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