Div Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Next week we are going to start a regular series of reviews covering all 42 of the SPFL official club websites. Our aim is to find the best, and the worst club site, and to recognise the best in each of the four divisions. Points will be awarded on the following categories; 1. Look and Feel - The general design and look of the site. The initial "wow factor" 2. Use of and availbility of rich media (video, audio, photos) etc. 3. Ease of Use - How easy is it to find information and to navigate around the site 4. Content and Information - The information quality on the site - depth - coverage - accuracy and relevance 5. Interaction - How easy is it for visitors to interact with the site - contacting the club - forums - feedback etc... 6. e-Commerce - How much use is the club making of e-commerce revenue making opportunities eg; Subscriptions, online shop etc etc 7. Social Media - How much use the club is making of social media channels - how up to date they are etc etc 8. Portability - How does the website perform on mobile devices, and on tablets across different platforms 9. Technical - Is the site quick to load - does it work well across all the major browsers - any errors encountered 10. Innovation - What if anything is the club doing that is deemed to be innovative, leading edge or just clever ! Each category will have 10 points available making an overall score for each site out of 100. We will review 3 a week for 14 weeks, in alphabetical order of club, and publish these reviews on our homepage. The winning club will receive a special P&B Website of the Year Trophy and the worst one we find will win a special booby prize. Interested to hear your own views of your own clubs official website though so post away in here and let me know what you think ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albino Rover Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 ARFC could be up for the "shite site" prize- the unofficial webpage it replaced was better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Dundee's is decent, one of the less cluttered ones, got a whole raft of good information on it, one of the few to have an Official Club Forum (Not that it's particularly good), there's match reports on pretty much all ages and I hear it's about to get a further update in the future. I think Dundee's will do well tbh, the only thing holding it back is the lack of a free highlights package due to DFCtv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Queens' is decent, match highlights and interview podcasts are on the front page, along with news and a photo gallery showing the progress on the indoor football centre that is being set up at the moment. I expect it will be, much like the team come the end of the season, comfortably mid table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 More than 10% should be given for "Content and Information". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcat1990 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Thistle's is alright. Looks decent enough and includes all the necessary info. Only negative was their recent choice not to edit a fans blog about heading to Soccer AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forzamorton Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Greenock Morton will most definitely win the worst website. It's truly shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SodjesSixteenIncher Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Hibs had a gif knocked up on Microsoft Paint showing the stands bouncing the other night and their twitter handle is HibernianFCClub. Atrocious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Gary Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I can't say I've been on many of them, but I can't imagine many, if any, being worse than ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 The Rangers Media will win this easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albino Rover Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Surely websites about dead clubs don't apply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Div Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 More than 10% should be given for "Content and Information". Yip. not a bad shout in fairness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMjag Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I think our club website is very good. Our live text updates of games are excellent and the site is very easy to navigate as it presents information neatly, as opposed to being stuck in amongst a pile of ads as some other websites seem to be. Easy enough to use on mobile too. I think it should do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Our new media setup is absolutely brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloop John B Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I think Queens do a good job, I like the information front, putting up profiles of youth players and as mentioned, updates on the indoor facilty, the pitch relaying as well as regular high quality match streams. My main criticism is that the front page is a little cluttered but i'm looking forward to seeing how we compare with other teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berwick-the-unbeatable Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Ours is poor. I like Clyde's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Our site is excellent, well updated and maintained. The only downside would be that you need to be an owner to view and post in our forum. For those of us who are members, the forum is top drawer. Not as busy as here, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Ours is shockingly poor, always been a fan of Peterheads site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I don't expect our site to score well. It used to be good and have some nice features when it came to historical data. However then Premium TV took over and we ended up with a very poorly designed website and one I think that is sorely looking a bit dated now and in need of an overhaul. Thankfully a lot of the nice features I mentioned have ended up on the AFC Heritage website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Celtic website is cluttered as f**k and should basically be replaced by full screen text saying "BUY STUFF", it's baws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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