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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: lee_dewing on August 30, 2010, 09:34:59 am

Title: whau think of my website?
Post by: lee_dewing on August 30, 2010, 09:34:59 am
hi all

been doing my own diy website £20, details of where to go on foot of my web pages.

Let us know what yoy think of my site, it is still in progress and need to do contact page and meta tags.

please read through and tell me if does or doesn't make sense.

have spotted a few things i will change, but any constructive criticism welcome.

I using website address http://www.dcswindowcleaning.co.uk/index.htm  to put on leaflets.

it wold be nice to be googled :o but i am not counting on search engines solely

thanks lee.
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: gewindows on August 30, 2010, 09:39:24 am
First off, you need to resize that picture, it takes far too long to load as it is so big

(http://www.dcswindowcleaning.co.uk/userimages/HPIM0544.JPG)
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: gewindows on August 30, 2010, 09:40:05 am
Its only a picture but the size of a small video.
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: Steve_c on August 30, 2010, 09:48:55 am
 your contact details?
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: mark mann on August 30, 2010, 09:54:14 am
not bad lee

like the demonstration idea do you repeat that in your leaflets? does it increase strike rate?

also liked the bit about ladders/tiles and maybe privacy for the upstairs

do they have to sign a disclaimer of some sorts  for the insides re breakages?
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: darren clarke on August 30, 2010, 09:59:31 am
the inside section i would remove the we only do it in bad weather, as i think this might put people off as they might not now when it is getting done

also we dont call back to collect, i find that collect is a good way to get to know ur custy and sort out any little probs,  and it only take sme 2 hours on a saturday morning  as a lot of my custy like to pay cash
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: Smart Carpet on August 30, 2010, 10:00:33 am
Is that your own picture?

(IE not nabbed off someone elses site)

If so, I've resized it for you and added © 2010... just let me know..

Also, on your leaflets, you don't need to write /index.htm,

rather, just write www.dcswindowcleaning.co.uk as that's all you need to type in!

J

Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: gewindows on August 30, 2010, 10:13:52 am
If you want to be found in search engines you need to do some serious SEO, you havent got any on it. Google doesnt know you exist nor what search terms will locate you.


Did you make it yourself or did someone else do it for you?
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: lee_dewing on August 30, 2010, 10:15:58 am
rise and shine, yep pic far to big will scale down, is it gif for internet.

steve will do contact page not finished yet.
thanks
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: gewindows on August 30, 2010, 10:17:42 am
jpeg
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: Smart Carpet on August 30, 2010, 10:19:46 am
Resized img + copyright for you:

(http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/Jpicz_2009/HPIM0544.jpg)
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: lee_dewing on August 30, 2010, 10:21:58 am
mark and darren.

I have not put free offer of one window cleaned on leaflets so can not say, i should add that ive been going 5 years so not in desperate need of new business.(but better paying jobs always welcome)

regarding inside cleans to me i only want to do them when i can't work outside when weather is too bad so if people don't like that then so be it.

I have some regulars who i do inside windows for and do keep em happy but not after anymore like this; it is only worth doing internal if i can do on days i can't work due to bad weather.
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: sarahbelleee on August 30, 2010, 10:24:39 am
nice and simple
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: lee_dewing on August 30, 2010, 10:30:04 am
J.wfp
THANKYOU VERY MUCH
for resize and copyright, yes it is my own pic of me cleaning the windows of my own place ;D
oh yeh thanks for tip on web address, i just copyand pasted.

Rise n shine yes i made website myself, does it show ;D

I'm not clue up on meta tags, seo etc but the program i'm using has this so will look into,

it would be great to be found on search engines but if i only get looked at from web address on leaflets then that's good for £20
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: lee_dewing on August 30, 2010, 10:34:38 am
J.WFP, sorry didn't respond quicker (very grateful)

was trying to answer questions in order.

If you wanted to email pic to me l.dewing@btinternet.com then much apprieciated of can i just grab from your post here, not that tech savy

thanks for your help j.wfp
and all others
lee
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: Smart Carpet on August 30, 2010, 10:34:58 am
This might be useful:
Q: Does Google ever use the "keywords" meta tag in its web search ranking?
A: In a word, no.
(http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/09/google-does-not-use-keywords-meta-tag.html)
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: Smart Carpet on August 30, 2010, 10:36:04 am
J.WFP, sorry didn't respond quicker (very grateful)

was trying to answer questions in order.

If you wanted to email pic to me l.dewing@btinternet.com then much apprieciated of can i just grab from your post here, not that tech savy

thanks for your help j.wfp
and all others
lee

LoL, no worries, just right click the image in my earlier post and 'save image as'
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: lee_dewing on August 30, 2010, 10:39:55 am
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do they have to sign a disclaimer of some sorts  for the insides re breakages?

mark this is a good idea but i don't think people would want to sign a disclaimer (imo)

that don't sign one for  the outside being done.

I can't see me going to court for breaking a flower pot etc (not meaning to sound sarcastic)

wouldn't want to get involved with secondary glazing, just use my common sense; if i've got any let ;D
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: gewindows on August 30, 2010, 10:41:55 am
This might be useful:
Q: Does Google ever use the "keywords" meta tag in its web search ranking?
A: In a word, no.
(http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/09/google-does-not-use-keywords-meta-tag.html)


It uses meta tags for many reasons, there are over 80 criteria which make up googles results, meta tags being one of them. Ignore them at your peril.

When you do a search for basingstoke window cleaner the google description of my site isnt on the front page, it comes directlys from the meta tags.

If you look at the google description for www.oakleywindowcleaning.co.uk then it says
Quote
Serving Basingstoke and most of Hampshire. Surrey, Ascot, Windlesham, M3, Guildford, Cleaning for both commercial and residential clients.

This is from the meta tags.
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: lee_dewing on August 30, 2010, 10:44:41 am
j.wfp, just saved pic thanks will replace old one later.

Thanks fo tips on meta tags, doesn't look like i'l appear on google then ;D.

thanks lee
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on August 30, 2010, 10:47:09 am
Change the Dcs Window Cleaning to....

DCS Window Cleaning

I have a contact us form on all of our pages... That way if there is something they like and want a quote they don't have to go to a different page to request a quote.
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: lee_dewing on August 30, 2010, 10:49:30 am
mark i like your website did you do it your self?

I'm off to do a little bit of work now as got a wedding to go to friday so can't work  ;)
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: lee_dewing on August 30, 2010, 10:51:44 am
thanks for your comments blue frog
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: Richard Neal on August 30, 2010, 10:52:15 am
Looks good to me, better to have yourself pictured that some library pics, couldnt see any contact details though?
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: Smart Carpet on August 30, 2010, 10:56:28 am
This might be useful:
Q: Does Google ever use the "keywords" meta tag in its web search ranking?
A: In a word, no.
(http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2009/09/google-does-not-use-keywords-meta-tag.html)


It uses meta tags for many reasons, there are over 80 criteria which make up googles results, meta tags being one of them. Ignore them at your peril.

When you do a search for basingstoke window cleaner the google description of my site isnt on the front page, it comes directlys from the meta tags.

If you look at the google description for www.oakleywindowcleaning.co.uk then it says
Quote
Serving Basingstoke and most of Hampshire. Surrey, Ascot, Windlesham, M3, Guildford, Cleaning for both commercial and residential clients.

This is from the meta tags.

Matt,
The post was referring to meta tag 'keywords'  (click it and have a read..)

That link I posted was from Google saying that it does not use the 'keywords' meta tag any more..

I agree that other meta tags are relevant to google.

IIRC, other search engines may still use 'keywords' meta tag.
Title: Re: whau think of my website?
Post by: TonyD on August 30, 2010, 11:44:29 am
You definitely need to get your search terms on the front page at least, this will really help your ranking on search engines.
Make sure the area that you work (all area's), and what you do is well mentioned on the front page.  When people search " window cleaner in xxxx  "  google or whatever search engine is looking for each of those typed words, so they need to be there on the front page.