We're proud to announce that the new 9m website is finally online at the original address: http://www.ninemeister.com/

The new site is now live, I suppose it is a bit of a beta release version as it is very much work in progress, however there are a lot of cool things that we are intending to add as soon as we find the time. What would be great is if you could all find the time to take a look and let me and my guru Tony know what you think of the work so far and what you would like to see us add next. You can obviously post your suggestions here or send an email to the address on the site.

Please go easy on us, and thanks for looking!

I've posted this on the 993 forum as well....

 

Colin - The site in general looks good. I don't have time to check it all right now (I'm at work). I did notice that on the front page, the link "9m race and fast-road engine kits" takes you to the parts page but I don't see any engine kits listed. Am I missing it or is this an oversight?

 

Thanks for looking Rob.
As I said, it's work in progress, unfortunateyl we just have not got around to adding all the extra pages, but we are working on it.....

 

It's hard to put a finger on it exactly... but I can't help comparing the redesigned website with your contributions to both the 964/993 forums. I know they are different animals, serving different purposes, but your posts here are so informative and the website comes up lacking somewhat?

-your posts are full of great writing (doesn't come across as selling product), the text on the website feel constrained... lacking in the details I'd want to read about if I was going to buy 9m parts? (it's hard to fully describe... it feels like there is more/better info. on our forum?)

-the website needs more eye candy! Lots and lots of pictures (for example: better documentation of your projects (like you do on Rennlist... your 993GT2 build or the building of a customer's 964RS)
I see some of your some projects are listed/described/pictured here (panelcraft link) but the description pails in comparison to what you post here. I'm hoping that comes across as a compliment...

The website is nice, but the LOVE doesn't come across to me. What you are doing with 964s and 993 is just incredible... but a quick Rennlist search brings up tons and tons of great information and pictures. I would tap into more of that...

If any of that's helpful, do I qualify for a 9meister hat?

 

I think you are right on the money. Unfortunately I have been doing other things whilst Tony has been assembling the site, so none of the text has been written in my usual "style". The good news is that we are going to address that as soon as I can get clear of some of my backlog and have the odd braincell to allocate.

But if we made 9m hats, I'd send you one.

 

Vey Nice! Lots of luck!

 

All that "EXTRA" stuff, you do well, is lacking. 3.6 engine builds(mild to wild) 964RS clone...etc.
Dwane

 

brief observations:
too busy/cluttered (consolidate some of the information in menus)
too much text (not visually attractive)

 

i've looking for the 964 motor tunning options and i don't see them like the old web.

edit: excuse me, i've found information using "search" option in this forum, but i would like more updated information.

 

If you have not done it already make sure you incorporate a web statcounter for your site the information on your site performance is invaluable. Here's a good one. And it's free.

 

Colin,

It looks great! I'm sure it will develop over time knowing you. I wouldn't add much, but might I suggest you remove something;$$$$$$$$$

 

Looking at what you do makes my mouth water . . . .

Do you want feedback on grammar, punctuation, and wording, or is this too much at the level of micro-management at this stage?

For example, the following sentence has a comma splice and some commas missing: "Team members have had illustrious careers, [use semi-colon or period] Robin [add comma] for example [add comma] has previously split his time between working for Formula One and Can-Am Teams, having worked for the likes of Fitipaldi, Lotus and Williams."

One thing I noticed is that your email address (on the first line) is not "hot." I think whenever you have your email address, it should be.

Looks great, though.

 

I do website design for my real job. Business sites are not my expertise, but website fundamentals do no change. Please do not take critique the wrong way.
Your site has a lot going on. All of the content is there, it just needs to be organized. The opening page has about 20 different links with no clear path of what you do. Some of the links are even the same. I guess you have 4 typical users. Maintenance, 9M parts, Body Repair, and people looking to learn more about 9M. This means you need defined paths. Each header in this outline is a separate page. Each sub is what links are available on that page.

Maintenance
Select your car (this is a drop down menu) 9M performance partsBody Repair – explain the ins and outs of what body repair you do. This is not model specific.
9m CarsAbout 9m
Contact Us
No matter what the user wants it is never more than 4 clicks away. I feel like you have a great service and product to sell, but that message is lost in the website.

 

It's very descriptive. But the design looks like the brainchild of an engineer, not an artist. The text font is the same size as it is on this forum, which (although perfect for a forum) is too small for a website.

Keep up the good work, and best of luck with the new site!

 

Thanks for all your comments guys, it is really appreciated. We'll be making improvements as we get more data live on the site, hopefully we'll also add the missing "Art & Soul" that you have all commented on. Cheers!