Willow Tree Review 2

Preliminary Inspection (9/10)

To start with, the title gives a great first impression! The use of fancy fonts and symbols makes it feel professional, which is great. The only suggestion I could make is switching иσω нιяιиg and иσω тαкιиg σя∂єяѕ for something that doesn't imply the shop are new. This will make the shop feel experienced and trustworthy. The banner is of high quality and the image explains the shop brand well. The credit also does a lot in making the shop feel professional, and also sets an example to your customers. However, I think you sell banners (see paragraph 3), so it would be great credibility to make your own banner.

The welcome message is a good size, and explains your services well. I think, however, that your directory would look better as banners, or as a horizontal list instead. Another concern is the blocks used - they dampen the professional tone. On your front post, there is quite a lot of different information. I recommend looking at which is of highest priority, and ordering accordingly. The use of colour is great, but it gets a little hard to read when there are multiple colours in a word or phrase.

The rest of the front page looks great - the colours look amazing and it is very well organised. As a note, I think that “Announcements” would fit better with the staff page, as they are not for customer benefit. I noticed when trying to order that there is no definite list of what you sell. Yes, it does mention what each member can make, but if I was looking for a shop to get something I would be more likely to find one that i knew definitely sold what I was looking for.

Overall, Willow Tree Shop looks amazing from its front page! The beautiful BBCode, banner and organisation make it look very professional.

Service (10/10)

My order was taken AND completed within a day. There was a slight mix up within the shop, with my order being taken twice, but it never got in the way of a brilliant experience. I was profile notified by a very professional worker, who gave me both a canva link and a hosted link.

Product (9/10)

The product that I received, a banner, was of very high quality. It didn't quite capture the vibe I was going for, but I could see the high quality. It was a product fit for use in any shop proudly, and showed the clear experience and artistic taste of the worker.

Overall (9/10)

Overall, Willow Tree Shop is amazing! The staff interact professionally and politely with customers, and it is a pleasure to order from. The high-quality product I received was great, and I would definitely return! I would suggest that the interactions between staff on the thread be a little more professional - the grammar is often lacking, and it can be quite informal. That said, the results were amazing from a customer PoV, which is the main thing. Well done!

Lightning Studios Review

Preliminary Inspection (8/10)

First, the title is really engaging, drawing the viewer in using fancy fonts and symbols. The only thing I’d say is that there are almost too many different types of symbols in the title – it’s best if you can just pick a few and go with them! The banner is of a great quality, but since you state that you offer banners, I think it’d be best if it was made by either you or one of your staff, to show customers that you would use your own banners. But great job!
The slogan using a gradient is great, as is the heading below. The only thing I’d say is that you might want to place “This is Lightning Studios” above the rest of the line and use fancy fonts, symbols, BBCode, or even a banner, to jazz it up a bit. The directory is also a nice touch, but as above, I’d recommend jazzing it up a bit. But great job!

Moving down the rest of the first post, the information seems helpful and informative, as well as being grammatically correct. I’d recommend replacing the 40 pages story with a new one for 50 pages, so the first post looks as up-to-date as possible. The only other thing I’d say is that the achievements list is quite long and takes up a large proportion of the first post, so it might be worth considering moving it to a post of its own. If you still wanted to showcase recent news, you could replace the achievements list with a “Headlines” section and put the most recent updates there. But great job!

I had a quick scroll through the rest of the first page, and determined that it is mostly helpful and informative with mostly correct spelling and grammar. However, you might want to clarify the benefits of being a member with a brief description on the members form and a longer one in the “Members” section. I’d also recommend removing the negative points part for the banned Scratcher since it seems a bit unprofessional. I’d also recommend, as above, jazzing up the shop pages a bit using fancy fonts, symbols, BBCode, and banners and infographics. But great job!

Overall, Lightning Studios has a great setup with helpful and informative information and mostly correct spelling and grammar. With a few touch-ups and jazzing up the shop pages, Lightning Studios could have a really impressive front page. Great job!

Service (8.5/10)

My order was taken within a couple of hours by the owner after none of the staff were available to take it, and completed 20 minutes later. It was a little disappointing to see that staff weren’t available, but it wasn’t too big of a deal. The profile notification was great, though perhaps there could have been a bit more to it – such as saying hi, adding a thank you for ordering message, and encouraging the customer to leave a review. But, Lightning Studios delivered and took orders speedily.

Order (8.5/10)

The order I was given did meet my broad criteria, as well as using a bit of creative license for the parts I didn’t specify, which is great! The banner I received was of a relatively high standard, which was great, and easily beat any other banner from a quick-order everything store. The code box below the banner with copy and paste code was also helpful, particularly for users new to the forums. Overall, Lightning Studios delivered a great banner exactly to my specifications!

Overall (8.5/10)

Overall, Lightning Studios had great set-up and helpful information on its front page, as well as a great title and banner. Lightning Studios delivered a fast result to my specifications, however had much higher quality than many other quick-order everything shops. With a couple of improvements, Lightning Studios could easily be one of the current best everything shops on the Requests forum!

XCat wrote:

Lightning Studios Review

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lightningspark6545 wrote:

XCat wrote:

Lightning Studios Review

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Thanks! I'll try and get my staff more active, we're currently moving to 2.0!

XCat wrote:

Staff Notice
This doubles as an activity check, so please respond!

XCat wrote:

• Magic Dreams Art Shop (no due date) (taken by @LesBeProud-)
  
• The Nougat Shoppe - Formatting Only (no due date) (taken by @cubbywindowsdpc)

Monthly Reviews

• The Emerald Shop Review 2 - July 2020 (due July 4th)(Taken by LotusLavender)
  
• Buzzy Bee Banners Review 3 - July 2020 (due August 8th)
  
• The Willow Tree Shop Review 3 - July 2020 (due July 21st)

• BGMead's Shop Review 1 - April 2020 (link)
  
• Perfect Pearls Formatting Review (link)
  
• The Koppa Shop Review (link)
  
• Buzzy Bee Banners Review 1 - May 2020 (link)
  
• The Willow Tree Shop Review 1 - May 2020 (link)
  
• The Spritesmasher Shop Review (link)
  
• The Emerald Shop Review 1 - June 2020 (link)
  
• Clove's Image Hosting Service Review (link)
  
• The Colour Shop Review (link)
  
• Buzzy Bee Banners Review 2 - June 2020 (link)
  
• The Willow Tree Shop Review 2 - June 2020 (link)
  
• Lightning Studios Review (link)
  

LotusLavender wrote:

XCat wrote:

Staff Notice
This doubles as an activity check, so please respond!

I will take the Emerald Shop!

XCat wrote:

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XCat wrote:

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You don't have to make up your mind yet, but there's also The Willow Tree Shop's monthly review due in about two weeks. Since LoLa and I have done it before, can either Cubby or Les do it? And if you decide to do it, Les, I'm happy to take Magic Dreams if it's starting to run into the time to prepare for the monthly review. That would be great!
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cubbywindowsdpc wrote:

XCat wrote:

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I think I'd like to be swapped for the Nougat Shoppe, please!

LesBeProud- wrote:

XCat wrote:

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You don't have to make up your mind yet, but there's also The Willow Tree Shop's monthly review due in about two weeks. Since LoLa and I have done it before, can either Cubby or Les do it? And if you decide to do it, Les, I'm happy to take Magic Dreams if it's starting to run into the time to prepare for the monthly review. That would be great!
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I think I can do that, sure! And for Magic Dreams, I'm just waiting on my product right now.

XCat wrote:

So, just to clarify, you'd like to do BBB and I'll do the Nougat Shoppe?

cubbywindowsdpc wrote:

XCat wrote:

So, just to clarify, you'd like to do BBB and I'll do the Nougat Shoppe?

Yes, I'll do BBB if that's okay.

XCat wrote:

Done! I'll update the Order Log.

Shop Name: Lightning Studios
Shop Link: https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/discuss/topic/408914/
Owner: idk someone named lightningspark6545
Permission from Owner: Yep
Timeframe: Um…. August I guess
Extra Requests: could we sign up for monthly reviews please? Sorry if this bothers you.

teecee3 wrote:

Hey everyone, I was wondering, are orders open again?