rentboy.com upgrade and scheduled down time

[+ deej]

RE: rentboy.com upgrade and scheduled down time - RENTBOY.COM RESPONDS

 

>I tried a few random combinations after ?1id=##### (messing with &scid=... on) and it all brought up the same ad.

 

Nothing worked for me except the full magilla. (Another difference because you'd logged in?)

 

Hmm, I just checked again. Perhaps they slipstreamed a change mid-day. Using just the ID parameter works for me now.

 

(New websites can be *such* a moving target! LOL)

[+ deej]

RE: rentboy.com upgrade and scheduled down time - RENTBOY.COM RESPONDS

 

>I tried a few random combinations after ?1id=##### (messing with &scid=... on) and it all brought up the same ad.

 

Nothing worked for me except the full magilla. (Another difference because you'd logged in?)

 

Hmm, I just checked again. Perhaps they slipstreamed a change mid-day. Using just the ID parameter works for me now.

 

(New websites can be *such* a moving target! LOL)

[edjames]

The new site design is awlful. They should never have allowed the "new version" to go out in the shape it's in. Didn't they beta-test? I hope they quickly resolve the issues, but since it was released a while ago, it doesn't seem likely. Shame!!!!

 

ED

[mattsmojo]

OK - it's been a little while so I feel I can comment on the site changes:

 

I like:

 

The user interface for the escorts, it's simpler and more intuitive.

 

The immediate home page is ok - I like the recent updates section being prominently featured (if three items down on the page can be called prominent )

 

The way the search is set up is good - select a specialty then a location and it makes sense where it is located ont he page cause thats what everyone needs to access first. (select a country should default to USA just cause thats where most of the listings are from... if I'm wrong rentboy folks, please let me know....)

 

Rentboy events - even if it is a bit self promotional - being on the right at the top is good - I used to miss out on some of the east coast events cause I would forget to click on the poorly located link that would EVENTUALLY lead to that category

 

I think the initial information for each escort is probably what the client is looking for once the enter thier location and land on the results page - area served - emai - number - and rate - once they see that and the photo then I would imagine one would want to proceed to the more comprehensive details. I would, however, move Stat card and Reviews to the right under Rates. they seem lost down there at the bottom.

 

What do I not like:

 

 

My old link to my page doesnt work anymore - http://www.rentboy.com/mattmojo - at least not at this point. I used this address often in past emails etc and I am sure several clients have bookmarked this address and may try to access it again and find that it does not work. I am not sure if this is a temporary problem - which 90% of the problems I had with the new site were.

 

It's not actually completely clear that clicking on the photo in the search results will take you to the escorts main page. This may seem minimal to the folks who grew up on computers, but being my (all older) family's permanent free tech support - I can bet that alot of folks visiting the site don't know to click on the main thumbnail pic to access the escorts main page. Once this thumbnail is clicked on, I like what i find, it's cleaner, it's simpler, but it still gives all the nescessary info right there on one well organized page - ....if the client makes it there

 

I realize many problems have bee resolved since the new site went live - but, as a former web administrator, I would have to classify the transfer to the new site as a small disaster! My first day visiting the site after the transfer nothing came up at all, then slowly, one by one different features managed to appear and dissappear until finally at this point we have a fairly functional site.

 

Therefore my final verdict is: A very very bumpy transition but my favourables outweigh my unfavourables ....

[Damascene]

Anyone else having a problem with when you click on a profile and another language (in this case Portuguese) comes up in the navihation bar at the top of the profile.