New Website - Any Feedback?

[John Loftis]

Hi everyone,

I’d love your feedback on something. Our old website was 4 years old and needed a pretty heavy refresh, which we just launched last week. This was a huge project that took months to complete.

I really value this community and the support we’ve been shown over the years. I would be so appreciative if you would check the new site out and tell me what you love, what you hate, what’s broken, or what needs tweaking. Your feedback is invaluable and will be used as we continue to make changes.

Please reply here or email me at [email protected] with your thoughts.

Here’s the new site: theboardsmith.com

Thanks,
John

 

[Heckel7302]

Looks great! no notes. Pictures are all really good, shows the boards nicely and great context for gauging real life sizes. Options are all laid out well. Good stories and descriptions, well done!

 

[Gshep91]

Hi everyone,

I’d love your feedback on something. Our old website was 4 years old and needed a pretty heavy refresh, which we just launched last week. This was a huge project that took months to complete.

I really value this community and the support we’ve been shown over the years. I would be so appreciative if you would check the new site out and tell me what you love, what you hate, what’s broken, or what needs tweaking. Your feedback is invaluable and will be used as we continue to make changes.

Please reply here or email me at [email protected] with your thoughts.

Here’s the new site: theboardsmith.com

Thanks,
John

Looks nice! The only feature I notice quickly as missing is a “sort by” feature, price ascending or descending kind of thing.

The selection isn’t huge and hard to scroll through so it is minor but it is something I know I typically like

 

[Heckel7302]

Yeah, I guess now that I think about it, it could be nice for the SHOP landing page to list prices like:

Maple End Grain Cutting Board
$215-$480

Basically the smallest board with no add ons and the largest with all the add ons as the range. That way you can compare the pricing of different woods and styles right there on one page without having to click through.

 

[John Loftis]

Looks nice! The only feature I notice quickly as missing is a “sort by” feature, price ascending or descending kind of thing.

The selection isn’t huge and hard to scroll through so it is minor but it is something I know I typically like

Thanks for the feedback. I'll bring this up to our team. If we were to add a sort by feature, is there anything besides price you'd like to see included as a measure to sort by?

 

[John Loftis]

Yeah, I guess now that I think about it, it could be nice for the SHOP landing page to list prices like:

Maple End Grain Cutting Board
$215-$480

Basically the smallest board with no add ons and the largest with all the add ons as the range. That way you can compare the pricing of different woods and styles right there on one page without having to click through.

Thanks of the all feedback. I see what you're saying about having to click through. I'll talk to our team about this.

 

[bermuda_chub]

I think it’s a terrific overhaul, John. You kept some of my favorite sections of the old site intact (like the Specials “Frankenboard” narratives) and just smoothed out the rest. The rolling media quotes are eye-catching without being overkill.

Really like the new utensil holder — might have to grab one of those!

 

[John Loftis]

I think it’s a terrific overhaul, John. You kept some of my favorite sections of the old site intact (like the Specials “Frankenboard” narratives) and just smoothed out the rest. The rolling media quotes are eye-catching without being overkill.

Really like the new utensil holder — might have to grab one of those!

Thank you!

 

[rickbern]

John, I’d consider a shop by wood species/shop by size choice. If I know im looking for a 12 x 18 board it might be better to see all the variations available to me that are that particular size. Sort of like the knife dealers let you shop by profile vs shop by manufacturer.

 

[WildBoar]

Overall I think the site looks great. It's clean while still providing a lot of content.

I really only have one criticism. I looked and looked, and could not find an order button for a free 24 x 36 walnut/ maple board. Could you please let me know where it is?

Thanks.

 

[John Loftis]

John, I’d consider a shop by wood species/shop by size choice. If I know im looking for a 12 x 18 board it might be better to see all the variations available to me that are that particular size. Sort of like the knife dealers let you shop by profile vs shop by manufacturer.

Thanks for the feedback. I'll talk to the team about this.

 

[John Loftis]

Overall I think the site looks great. It's clean while still providing a lot of content.

I really only have one criticism. I looked and looked, and could not find an order button for a free 24 x 36 walnut/ maple board. Could you please let me know where it is?

Thanks.

Haha, I'll let you know when we add that feature!

 

[VincenteFox]

It's minor, but I find it a little irritating that prices don't appear until you mouse over a selection. It's offputting to me to see the product images and names with no price before then. I'd also echo the pretense for sorting and filtering options.

But, on the whole, I think it looks great and is intuitive.

 

[Silverdicer]

The website loads fast, it's a nice design and working well using Firefox.

I must admit, I do agree with VincenteFox, though..I like to see prices as I scan through the products, having to hover over them indivudually to see the prices isn't a great user experience (for me).

 

[Shokupan]

Looks great! Small edit - there's a section called 'Cutting Boards 101' listed under 'Contact Us' and 'More Info' at the bottom of the page in the footer. I think it should also be its own article in the 'Learn' section when you click on 'Learn' at the top of the page in the header.