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Calendyr

Calendyr

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Well after working on it on and off for about 2 months it's finally done. I still need to spell check more in detail, just did a quick spellcheck as I was building and I want to put a service selection wizard on it as well but the basic site is done.

Having to do it twice (once in English then in french) was definatelly a hassle. I have a total of 77 pages as it sits right now. I plan to add about 20 more but I am taking a break before I start on that LOL!

So, anything you guys would change? I do plan on making more pictures and videos, I also want to replace some of the pictures in place but that will be next year.
 
Ok I'm confused on a couple things you charge the same for paint correction and polishing? I would only have a paint correction section and you should offer packages I sell more packages than anything else. Your prices are way to cheap imo.
 
Yes I charge the same for each step. Of course paint correction needs to be followed by paint polishing, that is explained in the page for paint correction.
 
looks good. much better then before. But I have to argree that you are cheap
 
My prices are a bit high for where I am. All dépends on your local market. I am competing against car washes on every street that also do detailing (well I don't know if it's really detailing but...).

100$ for a wash/clay/sealant seems to be pretty high for me. So it's a matter of perspective I guess.

Why would you get rid of the polishing page? It will likelly be one of the most frequent service after washes and waxes...?
 
Calendyr said:
My prices are a bit high for where I am. All dépends on your local market. I am competing against car washes on every street that also do detailing (well I don't know if it's really detailing but...).

100$ for a wash/clay/sealant seems to be pretty high for me. So it's a matter of perspective I guess.

Why would you get rid of the polishing page? It will likelly be one of the most frequent service after washes and waxes...?
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To me polishing is part of paint correction which is part of a 2step paint correction. Unless your using an AIO for it.
 
Honestly it still needs alot of work to look more "clean". Seems overwhelming and confusing. Specially when I click on services, I see you have decontamination at certain price but is this an add on or you basically going to straight up descontaminate. It needs to be as clear as possible and having a simple menu generates more cuatomers if you want them to book online. I suggest you buy or find a free theme and redesigned it. Just my 2 cents.

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ExoticAutoDetai said:
Honestly it still needs alot of work to look more "clean". Seems overwhelming and confusing. Specially when I click on services, I see you have decontamination at certain price but is this an add on or you basically going to straight up descontaminate. It needs to be as clear as possible and having a simple menu generates more cuatomers if you want them to book online. I suggest you buy or find a free theme and redesigned it. Just my 2 cents.

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That's because you are used to having everything in packages. All my services are listed as individual services. So for your example, decontaminate means just the claying itself, not a wash before or anything else after.

I will have packages in the specials section shortly, but I am taking a break before making those ;)
 
I see where you are going with your website, specifically the services page. Yo want to describe each service without your service page being riddled with boring text. However, if I was a prospective customer that doesn't really understand the detailing process the way you do, i would be confused and would not know where to start.

I think your website NEEDS to have some sort of packages section to make it easier to understand, and to give the client an understanding of which services fit best together. If not, atleast type out which services fit best together, before the services section. That way the customer won't become overwhelmed with having to click each service to try and understand what it's about. That process can take a while, I'm guessing atleast a good half hour clicking all of the services. And I'm not sure if that's what you're going for
 
Kengo123 said:
I see where you are going with your website, specifically the services page. Yo want to describe each service without your service page being riddled with boring text. However, if I was a prospective customer that doesn't really understand the detailing process the way you do, i would be confused and would not know where to start.

I think your website NEEDS to have some sort of packages section to make it easier to understand, and to give the client an understanding of which services fit best together. If not, atleast type out which services fit best together, before the services section. That way the customer won't become overwhelmed with having to click each service to try and understand what it's about. That process can take a while, I'm guessing atleast a good half hour clicking all of the services. And I'm not sure if that's what you're going for
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Yep I see what you mean. Most of the services are self explanatory : Washes, Headlight correction, waxes, and so on people know what they are. Only services that might require reading to understand are the paint correction and paint polishing processes, coatings and sealants (most people have no idea what those are), and paint decontamination. Pretty much everything else like interior cleaning and seat shampoo and all needs very little explanation.

I am gonna design a wizard type of guide where people will click on the needs they have (new car, car needing prep for selling, winter preparation, etc) and that will guide them to a suggested package for that specific need. I am planning on doing about 10 more pages for that (well times two since I have to do both French and English version). This will be a good place to start for new clients.
 
Calendyr said:
That's because you are used to having everything in packages. All my services are listed as individual services. So for your example, decontaminate means just the claying itself, not a wash before or anything else after.

I will have packages in the specials section shortly, but I am taking a break before making those ;)
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You do realize the car must be wash before even claying. You still have to rewax after Claying. So claying should be an add on or come up with a basic package name. That includes wash, claying, and add wax or upgrade to a sealant. You can't perform a claying service without doing any cleaning before and leaving a protection after.

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I know you have put a ton of time into this and I'm honestly now trying to be harsh here, but this website is a total mess. It is MUCH too complicated for a potential client to understand. I should be able to skim your entire site and be able to make sense out of your business in less than 2 minutes. People don't want to spend 30 minutes custom designing a detail.. you are supposed to tell THEM what they need, or at least make an offering within their budget.

It needs to be much simpler, less decisions, easier for prospective clients to make a buying decision. Remember, you are trying to SELL your service, not educate the world about detailing.

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I like the look of your site....
I think it works and functions well. Going from English to French is easy, etc.

However, I feel there are too many choices for the everyday person. They will have no idea what half your services are and figure they don't need them. That just concerns me. And if they get confused, they may just give up and look somewhere else.

Just food for thought...

Just an FYI- you have Shampoo spelled wrong on the "Seat Shampoo" section in the english section of the site.
 
You have so many choices on your menu that even I am confused! You need to simplify that thing and triple your pricing $

The whole English/French thing is kinda goofy too. I would choose whatever language is the most popular (English)
 
Flash Gordon said:
You have so many choices on your menu that even I am confused! You need to simplify that thing and triple your pricing $

The whole English/French thing is kinda goofy too. I would choose whatever language is the most popular (English)
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He lives in Quebec canada they speak both languages and he needs both.
 
Also OP there's no way you can compete with the average local car wash. They can be doing a quick in and out wash and a 2 hour detail. Their detail might be unprofessional so that's how you will separate yourself from competition. Driving your prices down trying to compete against their pricing will kill you faster. Be prepare that even though you may be more expensive as soon as word of mouth starts doing it magic business will slowly go up.

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DetailKitty said:
I like the look of your site....
I think it works and functions well. Going from English to French is easy, etc.

However, I feel there are too many choices for the everyday person. They will have no idea what half your services are and figure they don't need them. That just concerns me. And if they get confused, they may just give up and look somewhere else.

Just food for thought...
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Having made a number of websites myself, the bolded is the most constructive (and best) criticism I'd have. You have to look at your website from the standpoint of an every day consumer and make it easy to understand/navigate. Some thing we use in the IT world doing documentation: assume anyone looking at your documentation is completely knowledge-less about the topic. Ask yourself, "What's the easiest way to explain my services to a person that has no idea what all of this stuff is?" Make it succinct (clear and brief).

I don't think you should go back to the drawing board or anything, but consolidating your services would help immensely. Offering packages is easier for the everyday person to comprehend as opposed to listing each service individually.
 
Flash Gordon said:
They should change their system IMO
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Quebec and large parts of Canada were first settled by the French (others were settled by the British). They have a long, long history of both language bases :-)
 
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