[mchannon]

It looks better; not sure I'd go with the black but it's a lot better than the industrial look it had.

The word "register" is a huge turn-off for a lot of people. It implies filling out form after form and then getting spammed while you wait in vain for help. By all means keep the button, but maybe you should call it "get started" or something.

[bryce910]

okay thanks! I will take a look and see what I can to do change some of that. What color would you think would be best to go with?

[mchannon]

You're welcome. Perhaps something light. Hacker News is very legible and down-to-business because of its light colors. I'd avoid #FFFFFF white as a background because it does look very HTML-101'ish, but a muted gray, perhaps just a tinge green, seems to work very well on HN.