Business directory and Community for Essex

[jonbey]

Hi

 

I have just revamped EssexPortal.co.uk to give it a more professional look.

 

It is primarily competing with the likes of Yellow Pages and Thomson Local. If is a local business directory, but also allows companies to add links.

 

Standard listings are free, with premium pages offering more content and customised layouts. Still need to work on this area.

 

So, how does it look? Is the design right for the task? The colours? (It was red before, need a new logo now).

 

Does it feel right?

 

I plan on building a community on the /news/ part (although not sure if this is the best name for this section).

 

Currently torn between allowing more for free to improve quality of content and restricting it to make premium more appealing.

 

So, your thoughts and opinions please.