New website just went live! - Page 2

vtec92civic · 10-02-09, 10:37

i need to make me a site. never understood how a site is made in photoshop and then transferred over.

mose · 10-02-09, 10:38

Looks good! Very neat and very professional!! Loved the pic of you washing the Acura in the rain!!

OCKlasse · 10-02-09, 11:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by IC3DT3

Small typo on Services page. The Porter Cable 7424 is a DA not a rotary, right?

Isn't it technically not considered a DA either?

Apollo_Auto · 10-02-09, 11:29

Looks nice Aaron; like the colors! Though I'd drop the "highlighted" part on the drop lamp in the middle... the highlight's out of place as the light itself actually shines on the car... just looks odd. Also, the text size is a bit eye-straining! Last >>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/default.css" type="text/css" title="Default" media="screen, print" />
<script type="text/**********" charset="utf-8" src="ext/globalCache.js"></script>
<script type="text/**********" charset="utf-8" src="ext/functionLibrary.js"></script>
<title>AC Detailing | Aaron's Custom Detailing</title>
</head>

Work on those meta tags, buddy! Nobody will ever find you with the lack of info here... and don't forget to set the "alt" tags on your images, as well! It helps tremendously!

d00t · 10-02-09, 11:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by OCKlasse

Isn't it technically not considered a DA either?

Nope, it's a Random Orbital. A DA would be a Flex

d00t · 10-02-09, 11:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apollo_Auto

Looks nice Aaron; like the colors! Though I'd drop the "highlighted" part on the drop lamp in the middle... the highlight's out of place as the light itself actually shines on the car... just looks odd. Also, the text size is a bit eye-straining! Last >>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/default.css" type="text/css" title="Default" media="screen, print" />
<script type="text/**********" charset="utf-8" src="ext/globalCache.js"></script>
<script type="text/**********" charset="utf-8" src="ext/functionLibrary.js"></script>
<title>AC Detailing | Aaron's Custom Detailing</title>
</head>

Work on those meta tags, buddy! Nobody will ever find you with the lack of info here... and don't forget to set the "alt" tags on your images, as well! It helps tremendously!

It does get a bit small on large, wide-screen monitors :shrug:

Also.. um.. a meta who? I'll pass it on to the web designer

KaPow · 10-02-09, 12:48

Hi Aaron,

I like it a lot!

My only idea further to the above.... I would remove the price for your paragon detail. Give it a couple of good brag lines and suggest that your clients contact you to get a personal quote for bespoke services.

Otherwise, they won't understand why you up your price by 40% in order to spend twice the time on a car (or more).

Just my take on it... Its fab otherwise. Hope it makes ya rich!

KaPow!

jeteast99 · 10-02-09, 12:56

I don't like it. Change the font. Your current font is too difficult to read in my opinion. Just change that and you will have a great site.

As far as the content, your services labor rates are all over the place. Just keep one flat labor rate because it got confusing for me. For example your mobile regular wash is above $40/hr but paint correction starts at $35/hr. Also change the name of your "regular wash" package since it is not a regular wash, you are claying and putting protection on the paint so put that out there in the package title.

Also I think you should remove the last question on your FAQ regarding removing clear coat. Don't get too technical, it could alarm some potential customers.

Like Apollo said, put some meta tags in there ASAP since that is a must if you want anyone to find you.

PresdntialDtail · 10-02-09, 02:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by d00t

Also.. um.. a meta who? I'll pass it on to the web designer

Meta tags will allow search spiders to find your website, therefore getting you higher on the search results list when someone uses a search engine like google.

d00t · 10-02-09, 03:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeteast99

I don't like it. Change the font. Your current font is too difficult to read in my opinion. Just change that and you will have a great site.

If I was out to please just one person... I'd do that

Thanks everyone for the feedback. SEO and Meta tags are being worked on. Some small tid-bits here an there to rephrase things are being changed as well.

Durddy · 10-03-09, 05:54

A few things that caught my attention:
On the Services page you have a small thumbnail image next to one step paint correction. I think we as detailers will know that the image is from a taped area showing before and after, but to the typical layman, they will probably not realize what that picture is.
I also think that your portfolio should show a split before & after as the first image after clicking on the thumbnail. I only say this because most people will just look at the initial image an not bother to click through the series. With a before and after, they can see the "before" and probably say to themselves "hey, that's what my car looks like" which might get them more interested in clicking through the series of images to see what outcome you can produce for their vehicle.
Just my 2 cents. Hope it helps.