Yes another "What do you think of my new website thread?"

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Spent the entire day building it. This is my first time attempting something like this. I always had a guy do it for me, but i think its time to get more control over it. Its still a work in progress so any tips and comments are welcome.

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I dislike the Scribd aspects of those pages. I surf the web mostly on a tablet and those sections look bad.

Your pictures are great and easy to see the side by side improvement.

Under More... you still have a test page

Your Facebook page is great
 
A few things...

You have great before and afters, so you should implement them on the first page. The first page currently is missing a lot, i think, for a potential customer to stay on your site. You have solid pics to start with, so use them to your advantage

The services and description of services is hard to read. So much so that i cant comment on them specifically bc it lost my attention when i had to click a link to actually clearly view the text. That and i had to resize and scoll a lot on my phone.

As a pretend potential customer that is looking for the first easy option with great pricing and good work, your site would have probably made me click out before i had to see what you have to offer

Dont take this harshly though, bc you do have the idea down solid, its just those little things that need work immediately

Look at your site from your target markets perspective. Middle class customers with average cars (based on your pricing and pics of cars) and enough money to spend to get them clean are probably not that patient. Make things as easy as possible for that target market. Youve got a great idea with the service menu comparison chart, but that may be daunting for some. Also. I would suggest to remove the pricing for your additional services and just list them. That way it doesnt look so "price tagged" if that makes sense

Thats all. Please do not take offense, i just ike to contribute strongly when it comes to topics like this
 
Yeah i noticed the Scribd thing on my phone. My pricing chart is something i made on a word document and that was the best way to get it in there. I may try to look at some alternative for it.
 
Yes, i thought that first page need to be fixed. i may make it more of a landing page. I will move the gallery up but i dont want to lead with it.
 
It's good, simple and informative. I would prefer the picture of you sitting in front of the car not to be switched. Maybe make it going across from left to right but cut the height. The reason is that I think It's too much to have two large images switching all the time.
 
Thanks for the advise. I fixed a lot of the things you mentioned and have some more ideas I'm working on.
 
That headlight restoration looks like you put in a new headlight! If you dont mind i must ask what product you used because although my headlight restorations come out looking great yours looked perfect.
 
Your photo gallery showing all side-by-side pics is awesome; very easy to see your results!
 
The one thing that will drive people away is your service menu. You have to click way to much and most people will leave your website if its hard to navigate. Make it simple and easy to use. You can take a lot at mine if you want. Pure Shine Auto Detailing - Home
 
You seem awfully cheap.. Is your market flooded with good detailers??
 
brondondolon said:
That headlight restoration looks like you put in a new headlight! If you dont mind i must ask what product you used because although my headlight restorations come out looking great yours looked perfect.
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It depends on the lights. Most only require a thorough cleaning with my speedy prep towel followed by 2-step polish 105 then 205. If they are real bad i will wet sand. I have the Meg pro headlight kit. The older one that came with the Chicago pneumatics tools. My next YouTube video will be headlight restoration. Thanks


www.SweatTheDetails.Time2Detail.com
www.Facebook.com/DentsAndDetails
I may be slow, but I do poor work.
 
Pureshine said:
The one thing that will drive people away is your service menu. You have to click way to much and most people will leave your website if its hard to navigate. Make it simple and easy to use. You can take a lot at mine if you want. Pure Shine Auto Detailing - Home
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I originally had one page displaying all vehicles and services, but I got comments that it was too hard to understand. So I made the multi page one.


www.JaxDetails.com
www.Facebook.com/DentsAndDetails
I may be slow, but I do poor work.
 
EVOlved said:
You seem awfully cheap.. Is your market flooded with good detailers??
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I'm a little high for this area, lots of competition. I haven't had a call since moving here but I have only been fully operational for a couple days. Plus my target clientele may be different. I deal with more people looking for shiny/protected paint and a fresh interior. I don't deal with a lot of folks looking for multi stage paint correction or undercarriage detailing. Most of my signature details are completed in 6 hours when I have a helper. I'm not a boutique detailer or high volume, but somewhere in between.


www.JaxDetails.com
www.Facebook.com/DentsAndDetails
I may be slow, but I do poor work.
 
Hi there. Nice job on your site so far! I'm new to the forums, but I work on very large websites for a living, so hopefully this will be helpful to you.

First, your phone number is small and blends in with the background. Don't hide it!

I agree that the before and afters are great and should be front and center on the first page. Instead of answering the question "Why do you need a detail?" with all that text, show them a few of your photos and they'll be sold in no time. You can always keep the text lower on the page if you want.

If you decide to keep the before/afters in a slideshow, speed up the transition to reduce the chance that someone glancing at the site will only see "before" but think it's an "After." You could probably do without the slideshow and it would have even more impact.

If your market is really price-conscious, you might consider adding a price teaser on the front page. Think: "Interior cleanings starting at $39." Put it in a simple "starburst" graphic (like a sale tag) to attract attention, and set it to link to your menu page.

Also, if you're marketing to a family-oriented crowd, the photo of you smiling and looking professional is a great touch. You might want to consider removing the filter and cropping it a bit tighter so that it's easier to see your face...don't want to look like you're hiding.

Finally, the menu page. I enjoyed the picture of the tattoo "artist", but the meme might not be appropriate for your clientele. That spot be a great place for another before and after shot. Also, I agree that the number of clicks to get to the menu is too much. Better to have a single menu with a range of prices for vehicle sizes, OR just put a note at the bottom: "Larger vehicles extra" or "Trucks, SUVs, and Vans: add $20 to package price." You can play with the wording based on your knowledge of your local market, but those are some ideas to get you started.

In terms of the actual pricing, do you really need four tiers of vehicle sizes, or could you simplify that somehow?

Congrats on getting this far in the process. Building a great site can take a L-O-N-G time. Keep up the good work.
 
sweatthedetails said:
Great input Bryan. I really appreciate it. Time to make some changes.
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Glad it was helpful! Please do post again once you've made some changes. I'd love to see what you did and would be happy to provide more feedback if you want.
 
It's basic but functional and works fine. I would suggest you maybe change the top header area with the video to a different color to make it pop out a little more.

Also making the number at the top much bigger, a brighter color like white, and more prominent and adding something like "Call Now!" might be helpful to increase calls.

Good start though!
 
sweatthedetails said:
I haven't had a call since moving here but I have only been fully operational for a couple days.

Sweat The Details - Home
www.Facebook.com/DentsAndDetails
I may be slow, but I do poor work.
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I would not call either. You say you are in the Motor City, which I interpret as Detroit. Angies list shows you in Macomb MI. Your home page picture says Jacksonville. Your phone number is a Western Michigan exchange. A google serch of your phone number starts out the first two listings of your phone number referring to "Fake Identies By Phone"

Get a local number and include your address (At least city and state) and people will call.

Your comparison pictures show good work but look more like a forum write up. Use less comparison pictures and show some overall images.

Overall a pretty good job. A few tweeks will make it better.
 
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