thanks for the compliment, I'm offering you template if you're are interested

try http://www.anthonioinc.com

Flexcubed:

Very good work Iretia, thumbs up, BUT, your interface needs revamp.
it's like a FrontPage built site, beside the navigation is not too good. When ever you zoom in or out, the whole page reloads. why not make it web 2.0 like so that only that section of the map reloads on the background.

Also the adverts are too cluttered. Your adverts should maintain aspect ratio. i.e an image or company logo should not be shrunked or stretched. it deforms and looses taste. Even your own company logo was shrunked on the solutions page.

Your company's good in the backend and not front end but you know what? Features mean nothing to the user, it's a coherent user experience that matters. Please out source your UI to a good company that can render your interface using web 2.0 like Flex or Ajax. Check out sites like Zenith, Mtn, GTB etc and pick one of their designers and talk to.

Am also thinking if you guys can open up your API, it will help other sites connect and make search using your platform. This means more reach for you cos your adverts on he maps will have more mileage, not just on your site.

It will also be nice if you can port same application to mobile devices like Symbian Series 40 and 60, J2ME and Windows Mobile, leveraging technologies like Flash-Lite, kunerilite etc, as most people will find it needful on the move. I want to search for streets on the road or in my car most likelier than at home or office on the PC, that way it's more handier. You can sell the mobile versions as installable software over-the-air (OTA) and make good money through OEMs or Mobile Operators. Your car device is good, but that will sell to people who are "rich", there are more people down the pyramid who use a Nokia 6300 than those that can afford a 50k for a special navigating device. Why not tap into that pool, even if for just 2k, you'll have hundreds times more sales than those specialized devices.

Kudos! u can go places,
Olumide

Iretia,
i grabbed your site and recycled it on Dreamweaver with our template system (WebApi (c) www.anthonioinc.com)

and this is what i got, if you're interested
contact us: info@anthonioinc.com, +2348060553174, +2347036278698

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