Some ideas on where to market this website as well as any feedback (negative or positive, as long as it is constructive) that can assist me would be much appreciated. www.kre8.net click on the American flag in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and scroll through the drop-down menu for pages.
Thank you much,
Tina
I gave up...
When I clicked your link and looked upon the website I honestly had no clue what it was for?
TBH Im still a little unsure what the site is for?
Good luck
Also, you might want to do a good proofread before drawing people's attention to it.
Good luck!
If you have to explain to a visitor how to use a website before they go there then it's a significant UI failure.
Back to the drawing board on this one I'm afraid.
There is a lot of justification regarding certain approaches (e.g. US-English vs. British English, the importance of art for education, etc) but not much on how you aim to implement them concretely in your sessions. For instance, after going through the section on Program for children and students, I still don't know what you are offering. Ok, there may be some art and music involved, but what exactly would a kid be doing with you? What would they be learning?
Regarding careers guidance - would this apply to the US-market only, or also to other English-speaking environments?
The location/price information could be presented more clearly, and is repetitive at times. And why would an adult class be 1 euro more expensive than a children's class? Also, you may want to have prices in CHF as well.
Buttons on the side would make it easier to navigate than a drop down menu.
I hope this helps. You seem to have the right background/education for the services you'd like to offer, but maybe look at other freelancers' websites for inspiration regarding the website and better ways to market your talents?
Thank you for the detailed explanation on what specifically was missing or could be offensive. The last thing I want to do is offend anyone. The British vs. American English section- my fiance helped me on that part and I agree, we don't need to point out the short comings of another language in order to promote Americanized English. He was simply trying to point out something that makes me unique among all the other English tutors out there.
The front page is more like a catch-all page opening to other projects we are working on and should be kept behind the scenes. I need to create a front page that explains services offered and get rid of the drop-downs and replace with hyperlinks.
European languages use a grading system of A1/2 B1/2 C1/2 no where is there any indication of what level or accreditation you have as a teacher. Unless the accreditation levels of these gradings or something eqivalent to the Cambridge TEFL can be demonstrated then you arent even in the game.
Europeans want a real course not an american accent
You only have a few seconds to grab the reader's attention before they go elsewhere, so my suggestion would be to (1) make the website more attractive, (2) simplify, and (3) proofread.
You have at least one typo, e.g., Swizterland (on the Locations page)
What I mean by simplify: I liked the Locations page, the part above the map + the map. I could get the info I needed at a glance. The stuff below the map , however ... again, way too complicated.
HTH. I wish you the best of luck in your new endeavor.
Make it simple.
Ich kann Ihnen beibringen, Englisch.
Posso insegnare inglese.
Je peux vous apprendre l'anglais.
(not perfect translations I'm sure)
German classes her in Zurich are only done in German so you don't have to know the other languages.
Online booking and calendar would be good as well. Good luck!
Also it should have some information available in the major european languages if that is the target audience
Also do you even have a qualification for teaching english as a foreign language here if you are pushing your self in this field then you will need it. Based on your background it does not seem you do rather you have a generalist teaching qualification. While you may be able to apeak english most english speakers no matter where they come from are really bad at grammar and by this I mean real grammar not just fullstops and capitals. Based on the website this is not one of your strengths there are errors regularly.
Once more countries like Malaysia and India, they all speak British English.
I always recommend for Swiss people to learn British English so that they don't end up with an annoying nasal accent and isn't british spelling more accurate when considering where the words transcend from. eg colour from the french word couleur ??? Maybe I'm biased but the whole -ized just looks totally wrong...
Nevertheless good luck on your venture. You'll never know if you don't have a go...
If we list the top 10 countries where english is spoken as a first or subequent langage then the number of speakers is abouut 250M in the USA and 500M in the next 9 countries with most of those speaking british english. The UK is only 5th on the list and Australia is only just on the list.
Conclusion American english is no where near as dominant as the OP claims
Of course, being new to Europe, she isn't yet aware of the fact that the CEFR levels are the standard round here, nor that the Cambridge examinations are the ones everybody takes (although it is worth observing that the use of American English is perfectly acceptable in Cambridge exams as long as it's consistent). It's going to be an uphill struggle competing with the hordes of British and Irish teachers of English living in and near Switzerland, but a quick look back over past threads on EF reveals that a market for American English lessons does exist. Not much of one, mind, but it's there.
And just a word of warning from an old linguist: you might want to avoid the appeal to etymology if you're trying to defend British spelling conventions against American conventions. To illustrate, just take a quick look at the way ise words are spelt in the OED, and have a think about why that might be...
Personally I didn't find it difficult to navigate, but actually so simple that our already more advanced cyberspace navigating brains are well beyond this sort of dropdown menu thing you've got going on. So it didn't make sense.
I also don't understand the art page for kids. Are you teaching english or art? Or, only teaching art to children and english to adults. This is sort of outside of what you are selling considering the home page only speaks about english lessons. If you're teaching art as well this needs to be included in your home page.
I'm not bashing your website, just trying to give constructive criticism. I've built my own website and others as well and use template programs to make it easy, modern, and workable for all sorts of devices.
Oh, one other suggestion, you need a links page. You also need to get your website url on other sites' link pages. Its a form of publicity.