What do ya think? Poker Review

**Melly** · 05-14-2009, 08:32 PM

Hi all just wanted to see what you all think. Still have a few things to do to it.

www.ilearnpoker.com

**stewie** · 05-14-2009, 10:23 PM

Looks good ...

glad you went with the Green over Red ...

**Melly** · 05-14-2009, 11:20 PM

thanks stewie. I am finishing up the sportscar one now and will post it. I actually ended up changing it quite a bit.

**AJT** · 05-15-2009, 08:53 AM

What is the purpose of this site, and how dou intend to earn $$$?

**Melly** · 05-15-2009, 08:58 AM

Poker Affiliate programs
Casino Affiliate programs
CPA Offers

I also plan on creating an area for videos to be added which would show players how each game is played & tips on how to better your play.

I also thought about adding a page for card/chip tricks but I may make that into a site of its own.

**Fatbat** · 05-15-2009, 09:31 AM

Way too busy, too green, hard to focus. I would simply look at what the big boys in this market are doing and try to emulate them (sites like pokerlistings.com, poker.com, cardplayer.com, etc.). You'll notice a common theme amongst them. They are all clean and white and easy to read.

**dcristo** · 05-15-2009, 10:15 AM

Gambling addiction content on a learn poker website. That is very responsible of you.

But then again, poker isn't really gambling if you know how to play.

**Melly** · 05-15-2009, 10:50 AM

Guess that is a bit odd. I am rather strange.

think i should take it off?

**dcristo** · 05-15-2009, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Pink Misfit

Guess that is a bit odd. I am rather strange.

think i should take it off?

Well do you consider it gambling? I was of the understanding you played online poker yourself. It's more a game of skill then a game of luck. Sure it doesn't hurt to have some luck but to be profitable in the long term you need to be a good player. IMO you should remove that content but then again its not my site you do what you want with it.

**Melly** · 05-15-2009, 10:59 AM

I actually play poker quite often. I see your point. The page has been removed.

**Fatbat** · 05-17-2009, 01:04 PM

While I tend to agree that poker is a game of skill, it is still a form of gambling. Once again one only needs to look at the likes of Party Poker, Poker Stars, 888 (Pacific Poker), Full Tilt, Absolute, etc. etc. etc. to see that they ALL have links to various responsible gaming pages or help services.

**AJT** · 05-17-2009, 01:36 PM

Agree with the points above - way to green, way way too much text ( and the text doesn't exactly encourage the reader to start playing poker).

I worked for the industry and poker players as a rule respond best to pictures, minimal text and buttons that allow easy navigation. Your site doesn't have any of those features, and million dollar organisations have spent $$$$ researching that their sites work - I would change it asap, you aren'tgoing to make any money with the curent one. Sorry to be harsh.

The other thing to remember is that 75% of poker players are degenerates - keep it simple and easy to navigate, no long words, and get rid of the green.

**Donald Aquilano** · 05-17-2009, 01:55 PM

The header has a roulette wheel and dice in it. What do they have to do with poker?

I see articles on other forms of gambling. Why?

Make sure all the content on the site has to do with poker and nothing else.

Also you forgot to mention several different forms of poker

* Omaha
* 7-card stud
* 5-card stud
* Triple Draw
* Crazy Pineapple
* Draw
* Razz

**POLiSH** · 05-18-2009, 02:19 AM

Great job on the site.

A couple of suggestions.

The outside background of the site is a little bit bright. Keep the same graphics but darken it up quite a bit. This will help direct the focus on the site to the content.

The banner image, everything looks great but on the far bottom left, the jack image needs to be better. It is low quality and is off line with the border of the banner.

Make sure you change the site's title to something besides iLearnPoker.com - Do your keywords research for it. ie. something like Learn Poker Online or something to that effect.

Your navbar at the top that has "Home, Gaming Fun" Add links to content pages on your site with information at poker. Get this content custom writtin to include keywords specific to each poker information page. Keep the content around 300 words, anything more than that would/could be to much information. Use a content writing service for your article needs.

Overall good job, keep at it.

POLiSH

Originally Posted by dcristo

Well do you consider it gambling? I was of the understanding you played online poker yourself. It's more a game of skill then a game of luck. Sure it doesn't hurt to have some luck but to be profitable in the long term you need to be a good player. IMO you should remove that content but then again its not my site you do what you want with it.

Actually, working in the casino industry. Any casino in the United States is required to provide information about problem gambling. IMO this is good information and should not be removed. What's the difference if people are searching for gambling addiction information and come to your site or people that are looking to play. Play both sides, the more content the better. ; )

**andyat11** · 05-18-2009, 04:52 PM

I second the idea of a content writer... It is too long and is hard to read... It looks like it has been written by a student... Just watch the punctuation and run-on sentences.

**james2002** · 05-18-2009, 05:03 PM

Clean blog.

**xero** · 05-18-2009, 10:36 PM

Text looks a bit too small and hard to read.
As mentioned above, more poker content on the main page would be appropriate.

Does the blog software always put the latest post first on the page?
It looks weird having a blackjack article first thing, under the big iLearnPoker heading.

Maybe have a short poker Ad always static at the top of the page.
For people who are just looking for a cool site to learn poker, and not bother reading all the bumph. "Best poker site for newbies" or some such.