web site bringing no business

[hammers4spanner]

i would give it more time people need to see your van around see your face etc etc , i said in earlier post everybody knows a plumber so when people get to know you i reckon you'l get more work .

need to walk before you can run , i dont advertise but have tried in the past and never worked out for me but the area i live is saturated with plumbs and gsr .Bet it will take a year or so before work load picks up

 

[julesverne]

stan i think your time and money would be better spent learning a little web design. it's inexpensive anmd you can steal idea's sorry i'll rephrase that gain inspiration from other websites. its not as hard as you think with a web editor and a little research on seo.

 

[Howsie]

Stan, if I search "Plumber Northampton" I get this:



I can't see your website there. Maybe that's part of the problem?

 

[PlumbersMate]

I got recommended a guy here 8 months ago, I am now number 1 on google maps for plumber aylesbury, aylesbury plumber, plumber in aylesbury, plumbers aylesbury. 2-3 calls a day. £35 a month. Best money I ever spent I have 4 weeks spare between now and Xmas. I am sure it will be filled up by end of October. But 50 per cent of my work is word of mouth. But I still have 50 per cent new customers which is essential to being busy

Doesnt sound like Andy from ACRC to me, can you pass me his number please mate

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Lee you getting any calls from the one he did for you ?

 

[Ermintrude]

Feed back helps us all. I would possibly move ur phone number to 1/3 down on rhs. Brits read left to right. By default miss top left 1/3 when skimming a page. First thing u focus on is the woman on sofa.... Ur number wants to be below that?

 

[PlumbersMate]

Lee you getting any calls from the one he did for you ?

I really don't think so no, the site I built myself is above the one he done and always has been, yet he reckons the site gets loads of hits everyday! Lol

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Feed back helps us all. I would possibly move ur phone number to 1/3 down on rhs. Brits read left to right. By default miss top left 1/3 when skimming a page. First thing u focus on is the woman on sofa.... Ur number wants to be below that?

the man that build it is not a immigrant , he is english man pmsl

 

[jase158]

Yes I use acre, took 8 months to get up there, but I am up there. I pay 35 as I did the website myself, also I have separate pages for every village, Stan talk to Andrew about google maps and google Adwords as you may want some instant results whilst your website is getting going. Also rated people, don't pay them money, I got signed up and received calls from people even though I didn't bid for job. Will take a while as Northampton is huge but keep at it, results will be worth it.

 

[Rickster123]

I think he's mugged you off stan. Kick his bum!

 

[SafeGasInstall]

I spoke to Andrew today and he is going to look into rebuilding it and having different strategy !

Adam he probably has taken my hard earned cash I was given by the government when I used to signed up .......

 

[SafeGasInstall]

I doned signed up this days they just give me the cash to keep me going

 

[galaxy_plumbing]

you are being ripped off Stan. £55 is a lot to pay a month. Tell them to add google analytics and give you access too see how many people actually visiting your web.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

I was suggested to use him as he is good , now if I pool off I am lost with nothing for this winter ,
I have had work passed on from other plumbers but new customers are needed to keep going

 

[SafeGasInstall]

how is your web performing martin ?

 

[galaxy_plumbing]

getting more from google maps than from website. i have no time to update, but will have to do it and do more seo on it. im doing it myself. so not paying anybody.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

well done mate , lee from here aka plumbers-mate has done his and he is getting lots too

 

[Whl4852]

A few years ago I naively spent £1000 advertising with a large company near where I live. Didn't get one job, not even a time waster! Did some work for the women's institute, phone didn't stop ringing. I never advertise now, but then again I work for somebody else two days a week. Hope this helps?

 

[REDSAW]

my view

its a sterile website!!

free to buyers? better putting -free service to new customers!!

wheres all the pictures of you, your vans & your work?

put a tempter in like 'free magnetic filter with all new boilers'

outside taps from £25.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

all pictures are on the bottom where it says follow us on facebook

should we have it reworded so its clear for people of where to look for images of work done ?

 

[JCplumb]

You will have searched and clicked your own website a lot, so Google will rank your site higher to you than to others.
Try opening a private browsing window and do the search again, that way you'll see the search results that everyone else sees.

 

[Howsie]

Google are wise to that trick.

 

[vern]

IMHO SEO = snake oil :yesnod:

 

[REDSAW]

all pictures are on the bottom where it says follow us on facebook

should we have it reworded so its clear for people of where to look for images of work done ?

when they have to traipse around looking for the pictures they have gone to the next web imo.
you have 3 seconds to make an impact when someone opens your page

 

[Mike Jackson]

Looking at it again I reckon it's too wordy. There's too much on there. All people want to know when they look at a web page is what you do and how to get hold of you with a link to some customer testimonials which is where you want the pictures. I also think the free gas safety check for new buyers is a put off, sparks of desperation to me.

Have a look at joining Checkatrade, I can't keep up with the number of calls I'm getting from them at the moment.