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goes,how much work does it bring in for you?

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Having just started my business this year legit (ran last year but no LLC).

Having a website now a days I think is crucial to starting a business. A lot of people go to the internet to find services. I would say that having the website has probably at least doubled my business.

It was some money initially and lots of time to build it myself using a software sold through godaddy. But it was well worth it in my opinion.
 
The website, or the web address, is crucial. I too get plenty of customers that go Google. The funny part is, many of them never even make it to my web page. They Google "auto detail (insert city here)", look through the top 5 or 10, and make a phone call from the Google results. One of my first questions for the caller after they ask, "What do you charge for a detail?" is, "Did you go to my web page?". They almost always say "no". Many of them are searching on their smart phones.

So in a nutshell; Website = YES. Tons of money spent on web design = probably not needed.
 
Hey guys,

Im into detailing as an interest, also design websites professionally if any of you are interested feel free to PM or check out Bereza Studio
 
VR8 said:
The funny part is, many of them never even make it to my web page. They Google "auto detail (insert city here)", look through the top 5 or 10, and make a phone call from the Google results.
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I've had the same experience. Get listed on every online phone book you can think of from. Yelp, Citysearch, YP.com, Google, etc. This does not require a website, but the listing can contain your URL.

I believe the biggest benefit from a website is the ability to show off your work, lots of photos, lots of information and incentive to get them to call YOU instead of one of the other detailers whose number came up.
 
ilb3 said:
Hey guys,

Im into detailing as an interest, also design websites professionally if any of you are interested feel free to PM or check out Bereza Studio
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Hmmmm, I need a website. I hate to ask you this, but in general what does this cost?
 
Flash Gordon said:
Hmmmm, I need a website. I hate to ask you this, but in general what does this cost?
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Flash, about 10$ for a domain that gets you a couple years and 50$ + lots of your time to put it together. So, for 50-60$ you can do it.
 
Thanks Corey, but I don't have the technicle know how to do this. Plus my grammer is just terrible. Could you imagine the train wreck I would create?

How about I give you the $60 and let you do this for me :kiss:
 
Flash Gordon said:
Thanks Corey, but I don't have the technicle know how to do this. Plus my grammer is just terrible. Could you imagine the train wreck I would create?

How about I give you the $60 and let you do this for me :kiss:
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I would be happy to but I will have to ask for labor $ as well :)
 
CEE DOG said:
I would be happy to but I will have to ask for labor $ as well :)
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I couldn't let you do it an other way. I will get with you soon through PM and see if we can find an arrangement we are both comfortable with.

Thank you,

Flash
 
It depends what you are looking for in a site. And it also depends on who you ask / the quality of work you are expecting to recieve.

If you want to, pm me we can discuss it further.
 
ilb3 said:
It depends what you are looking for in a site. And it also depends on who you ask / the quality of work you are expecting to recieve.

If you want to, pm me we can discuss it further.
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I understand. Its like someone calling wanting a price on a paint correction site unseen.

I'm impressed with your credentials. Rutgers grad huh? Very nice :props:
 
I am actually currently still attending Rutgers, but thank you very much.

@Novaman, I am sorry if I offend you here, but some of those website samples show extremely amateur design work. This is one of those things where if you are going to get a site done and pay money for it, it is worth it to do it right. Similarly, if you were going to detail a car, you would want to do it right the first time so you dont have to fix your errors later.
 
ilb3 said:
I am actually currently still attending Rutgers, but thank you very much.

@Novaman, I am sorry if I offend you here, but some of those website samples show extremely amateur design work. This is one of those things where if you are going to get a site done and pay money for it, it is worth it to do it right. Similarly, if you were going to detail a car, you would want to do it right the first time so you dont have to fix your errors later.
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Well, as you said in another post, it's all about what a person wants. Some may not like your opening site as it's very busy and confusing.
 
Websites today are crucial to most businesses. As is Facebook, Twitter, etc. It's all about marketing yourself.

I work with websites everyday. I don't design them, but I do penetration testing and application assessments on them. The first thing you want to do is ensure the security of your visitors. This can be tough for a beginner. Actually, most web designers have no idea how to securely design a site.

Keep the site simple. Your goal is to get people to visit your site and stay there for awhile. Most people do not like real busy designs with all the cool flashy stuff you see on many sites. I know I don't stay on sites like that. I was just on a site that only took me about ten seconds to close as it was too much for me. On the other hand, if your site looks cheap or poorly designed, people will go elsewhere. Make sure it looks clean and professional.

Content is king. If you want to keep people on your site and coming back, you need great content. Content is what will get you ranking on Google. Write how to articles, talk about your work week, give tips, etc. Be regular with your content updates.

A basic wordpress site with a blog is a very nice solution. This will allow you to setup a professional looking site with articles, videos, your portfolio, etc. Wordpress is open source and has a very large support community.

Let me know if you have any questions. Especially if you have security concerns.


Here is a security tip:

If you are going to sell something on your site and need to support SSL. DO NOT USE SSLv2, TLSv1. Make sure to only support SSLv3, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2. Make sure SSL certs are SHA1, not MD5.
 
muscle said:
Well, as you said in another post, it's all about what a person wants. Some may not like your opening site as it's very busy and confusing.
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I concur with you, muscle. I, personally, don't like 1B3 websites. Too busy, confusing etc, plus he doesn't freely post prices. One would have to assume that there over priced, also. I'm also not trying offend anyone, however, 1B3 wanted to make his opinion known (as a way of drumming up some business) and I think that he should stay in school a little longer and leave business to professionals.

My son-in-law is Switchclick and does this for a living. He has had requests from International sources and keeps quite busy at his craft. So any of the fine detailers on here who need quality websites at fair prices know where to get them.

novaman
 
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