my new site!

Great suggestions guys! I think i will do what i can with this website and then maybe later (like summer or fall) i will get a really nice website done.
 
JBs said:
$200? mine is 10x less than that.



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Yea like the other said did you pay to get it done or you did it yourself?



Your text on the website is hard to read since it is yellow on white, change the color a tad bit darker.



Is your website pure code? or all images because it could be designed purely in CSS and XHTML with just 5 images minus the MB Picture as that would be considered content pictures and change per page.
 
I agree with everyone else on trying to make it look more professional. But I will add one thing. PLEASE stop referring to yourself in third person. It makes it sound like someone else owns high end detailing and you work for them.



You dont have to spend big money to get a nice website. Sometimes just using the right font for text and the right colors can make a otherwise "Free" website look like a $500 website.



Just my pennies...



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JC, what did you use to design your website? I like the look:xyxthumbs
 
JoshVette said:
I would put your processes in order of price from least to most expensive. Put the mini detail second.



That's all I would suggest, obviously you need some pics, before and after along with full shots of the cars you work on.



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Actually, when listing pricing, you want to go from most expensive to least expensive (cardinal rule of sales). Works better in person than on a website, but by starting with the most expensive, you give people a chance to 'reject' you so they don't feel taken. Ever had a call from someone trying to get you to donate money? Did they start out at $10 and try to get you to go higher? No. They started at $1000 and got you to settle at $100. A lot of times when I'm presenting an item at different price points, I'll start with something way over the top and let the client reject it. It's human nature to want to reject the the first proposition as a perceived bargaining tool.
 
kompressornsc said:
Actually, when listing pricing, you want to go from most expensive to least expensive (cardinal rule of sales). Works better in person than on a website, but by starting with the most expensive, you give people a chance to 'reject' you so they don't feel taken. Ever had a call from someone trying to get you to donate money? Did they start out at $10 and try to get you to go higher? No. They started at $1000 and got you to settle at $100. A lot of times when I'm presenting an item at different price points, I'll start with something way over the top and let the client reject it. It's human nature to want to reject the the first proposition as a perceived bargaining tool.
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Good point.
 
PaPaHoFF said:
Yea like the other said did you pay to get it done or you did it yourself?



Your text on the website is hard to read since it is yellow on white, change the color a tad bit darker.



Is your website pure code? or all images because it could be designed purely in CSS and XHTML with just 5 images minus the MB Picture as that would be considered content pictures and change per page.
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My site is CSS.





And thanks for the tip on the text color, I'll change it and see what it looks like :up





Banacheq said:
Your site cost $20?



I am assuming that you did the site yourself, in which case it cost you your time. I am sure you bill your time out at more than $10 an hour and I am sure you spent more than 2 hours on your site. 'Free' does not necessarily mean that it doesn't cost you anything.









The problem with most $200 sites is that they look like they cost $200. To some it won't matter, to others it definitely will. People that have high standards (i.e. those with the types of vehicles you would like to be detailing) are a little more discerning than your average Camry driver, so keep that in mind. If your target is to be detailing exotics and luxury vehicles, then your site should reflect that.



As someone else mentioned, this may be your first chance to impress potential clients, so don't give them a reason to have doubts about your professionalism. Your site should be at least as good as Paul Dalton's, don't you think?



My last bit of advice would be to drop anything related to your age. People may question you about it, but if you handle yourself in a professional manner and speak knowledgeably, then you'll at least have a chance to win their confidence and a possible booking. But if they see your site and figure out that you're 14, your phone won't be ringing.
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Ahh, by price, I thought you meant hosting fee. I designed the site and didn't pay anything, so it only costs me a little bit for hosting (my friend also runs the hosting company :chuckle: )



Daniel, there's nothing wrong with getting a template for your site, just make sure its not flashy and its well laid out. Get rid of all the typos and make yourself clear. Also, like Banacheq said, stop referring to your age; I'm 17, but I don't post it all over my site.
 
So my friend has a couple critiques on the technical aspects of your site:



basically,



- holy crap fix your coding. If you have a problem, there's no way you're going to be able to find it in that mess.



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- lose the ads

- you're home page URL starts off ok, then you click on the home page link and you get Home_Page.html.... just link to the original page.

- change the colors

- get more "high end cars", and get yourself out of the pictures

- fix the typos, and make your layout more consistant









those are his critiques, not mine. just thought you might want another opinion.
 
I would re-work your intro text on the front page.



Maybe it is because I have a degree in English, but when you change tenses like that it really makes it hard to read.



You refer to yourself in the third person for a great deal of the text, as if someone is telling a story about you. But since you are writing it yourself, you don't stay accurate to that tense.



It is your website, and your company. If you are going to tell a story, tell it about yourself, coming from yourself. There isn't anything wrong with making it in the first person.



Hope that helps...
 
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