The team helping me to rebrand my business is at a standstill because each is disagreeing with the other. There are a lot of oh noes! and not enough this will works.

And adding Buffistas to this team will...

Point taken.

But more input...from folks who don't know me...might just shake something loose.

More than anything, I need to get unstuck.

eta: I have to run out right now and don't want to clutter the thread with my stuff...so, if it seems like a fun timesuck, please comment via email.

I know. I just couldn't resist. I hope things start flowing better for you, Beej.

Thanks!

I thought I had this asking for help thing figured out...but now it's ground down into a morass that is sadly reconfirming my original, not so optimistic view about creating a business presence...and how I suck at it.

So, all good luck accepted!

Okay, eww. Also, you can still do that?

I'm leaving for Union Station in about ten minutes. I haven't remembered forgetting anything yet, so I guess that's good.

To that end, I would love to hear some unvarnished suggestions for improving this very rough homepage design and this stab at a logo.

Some initial thoughts, hope they're helpful. Okay, what I like:

The colors -- you're promoting calm and order, these are soothing colors. I like the logo for much the same reason. The leaves and the lines are very organic and soothing.

I like the opening text, I like that you mentioned that you're trained.

What I don't like:

The font (cataneo?) is beautiful, but it appears funny, not fully realized. Some fonts do that, so I would change that

The menu items on the top are too small. Perhaps in a different font that wouldn't matter as much

You refer to yourself as Bj [last name]. Shouldn't that be B J [last name]?

Thank you Vortex! You actually said what I was thinking, for the most part. Fuel for my argument!

Nope, the j is actually just a j...no periods. Odd, I know.

The comment I got today was [whitefonted for those you want to look at the design unspoiled] that the colors are 'too feminine' .

Whuhuh?

I agree with Vortex. I found the colors and logo soothing and lovely. And not girly, duh!

it was freaking suburban. They are UNSAFE.

The Suburban has a five-star driver and front passenger safety rating and a three-star rollover rating. [link] It comes with a stability control system, which makes a big difference in correcting dangerous situations before they lead to a rollover, and side curtain first and second row airbags.

Smaller SUVs with a wheelbase of less than 100 inches actually have a higher propensity to roll over than the larger ones, but what really makes them unsafe is the driver who feels he/she is invulnerable in one. That leads to stupidity and otherwise-preventable accidents.