New Website. Need all input.

boyo8023

boyo8023

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I need all criticism on this site. I did not build it. It was done through web . com. They handle seo and google places stuff. It has been up for a few months and I am still not ranking that well. They say they found the problem and will handle it. Any way please let me know what you would change. www.gumguys.biz
 
Hi Karl,
First, please know I'm only trying to help!

Here are my thoughts:
On the upside, the site is simple and clean, easy to maneuver and not cluttered. That's a big plus.

My suggestions for improving it:

Your logo is awfully big and busy, distracting from the rest of the site.

The house photo you use doesn't really "speak" for itself. A before and after or a photo of someone actually cleaning would send a clearer message. As it is, you could be selling real estate or something from that image.

I see some typos. Not necessary spelling errors (I didn't read the whole site) but, for instance, there's an extra bullet at the end of your list of services on your home page. I also saw an extra space before a period somewhere. (I'll be happy to go through and send you a thorough list of things to fix)


I would increase the font size of your slogan. That said, however, I might suggest changing your slogan. To me, "seasoned" and being in business one year don't really match up. I would suggest not promoting your time (one year) in business so much and instead focus on your expertise, training, etc.

I would also recommend adding some sort of box/column/photos -- or maybe your Facebook/Twitter section -- on the top part of the right side of the screen so that your body text doesn't go all the way across the screen. The way it is makes it harder to read. Take those bullet points and place each one on its own line, rather than all the way across the screen. Again, it's easier to read.

Remember, photos speak much louder than words in this industry! Get some more photos on there and make sure your web people label them so that they can be read by Google, etc.


Hope this helps. Again, I'll be glad to proof/edit your copy (for free) if you want a second pair of eyes.
 
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AZ PowerWash Pros said:
I would put in some more pictures of removing gum since your name is Gum Guys. I don't see any pics of you removing gum or before and afters of heavily gum riddled areas. Other than that looks great! I would also save up and have KBK redo your logo for you.

Looking good tho for your first webpage! Congrats on being on the internet.
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ditto on kbk he really kicks ass at everything, ask him he can spice up the site for you!
 
Ok here goes....

1. The colors suck! They should compliment at the best or have a lot of contrast from the logo colors. That baby shit green does not go with the logo at all. The light blue is too light against the background. It does match a color in your logo but there is no dark outline like in the logo to devine the edges. There are other colors that would stand out better, even the pink in your logo.

2. That header image, if you are going to have an image that size then it should be a slider.

3. The phone number being split between 2 lines? Not a good look.

4. The domain name and TLD. a .biz is more than likely not going to rank well on it's own.

5. There is not enough info on the site. Google likes text and yours is very short on it.

6. Photos, they are all displayed and then there is a slideshow underneath that. If at all, it should be the other way around.

7. You are paying $95 a month for THAT? For that much, you are not getting much if any SEO work done for you. They have automated tools that submit the sites and you do that one time. The places that they are submitting to have little to no value.

8. Last but not least, the copyright says that they own the site. I guess it does since you are just renting it from them.

The reason that they have no contract is that they are charging so much that they make up on the ones that stay for the ones that drop.

I had never looked at web . com before and all I can say is WOW!
 
Thanks. I was thinking the same thing about the seasoned part.
 
Man I Like the logo! What would you change
 
TheCleaningDoc said:
Ok here goes....

1. The colors suck! They should compliment at the best or have a lot of contrast from the logo colors. That baby shit green does not go with the logo at all. The light blue is too light against the background. It does match a color in your logo but there is no dark outline like in the logo to devine the edges. There are other colors that would stand out better, even the pink in your logo.

2. That header image, if you are going to have an image that size then it should be a slider.

3. The phone number being split between 2 lines? Not a good look.

4. The domain name and TLD. a .biz is more than likely not going to rank well on it's own.

5. There is not enough info on the site. Google likes text and yours is very short on it.

6. Photos, they are all displayed and then there is a slideshow underneath that. If at all, it should be the other way around.

7. You are paying $95 a month for THAT? For that much, you are not getting much if any SEO work done for you. They have automated tools that submit the sites and you do that one time. The places that they are submitting to have little to no value.

8. Last but not least, the copyright says that they own the site. I guess it does since you are just renting it from them.

The reason that they have no contract is that they are charging so much that they make up on the ones that stay for the ones that drop.

I had never looked at web . com before and all I can say is WOW!
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THANK YOU!! This is what I want to hear. The color thing is throwing me off also. Is there somewhere better i could be spending 100 a month
 
Ron Musgraves said:
How do you really Feel Pat
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LOL. Well when someone is gettng ripped off like this, that is really bad. It is things like this that give SEO companies bad names just like some of the beer money pressure washers do for this industry. The site was supposed to be professionally designed, to me that includes the ability to edit a site with a simple cms with a short learning curve, this does not fit that.

I could not get the MR YUK smiley to work or that would have been in there.
 
I agree with everything said....
That green color has got to go and the pic should be a slider with before and afters. They are great!
You need some geo targeting for your local areas. I didn't see any at all. Most good websites that rank well have over 100 pages.
I would find another company that will help get your phone ringing.
 
If you can't afford Keith for a logo, Jason Wellman does a nice job for free. He just does them for fun. He's not as proficient as Keith, but it's hard to beat free. (Your current logo is really, really busy.)
 
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Not trying to sound too harsh but I looked at your site and just closed the browser, nothing on that page is worth looking at.

I would have Pat do a site for you, start over as most of the page is not worth keeping, nothing goes together and the logo is just awful.

YOU ARE GETTING RIPPED OFF WITH WHAT YOU HAVE NOW! ! ! drop them like probably most of their customers have done and call Pat, he will build you a great site that is not only affordable, will rank great with SEO and look professional.

I would not waste time trying to make that site better as it is costing you more than a year of hosting each month. At the end of the year you could probably have paid Pat to build your site and host it for a couple years all together when you look at it the right way.

You want people to call you after looking at your site, not laughing or closing the page.

Call Pat, it is the best thing to do, he will do a great job for you and take care of you.
 
This I'd my last month with then. Thanks every one. Will just have to go a few months without a site. DANG IT I LOVE MY LOGO!! The basic design is mine and I let someone else change It . I have other designs I will try out.
 
boyo8023 said:
This I'd my last month with then. Thanks every one. Will just have to go a few months without a site. DANG IT I LOVE MY LOGO!! The basic design is mine and I let someone else change It . I have other designs I will try out.
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What are you talking about, waiting a few months without a site?

Call Pat like I and others have told you to do.

Pat can make you a site in like a week or so and have it transferred over so you are only down like a day or two?

Unless you don't want a good site or just want to make excuses, keep on doing what you are doing.

Pat can get it done, call him and get it done.
 
boyo8023 said:
This I'd my last month with then. Thanks every one. Will just have to go a few months without a site. DANG IT I LOVE MY LOGO!! The basic design is mine and I let someone else change It . I have other designs I will try out.
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You need to abandon those jackwads....post haste

No need to go without a website, I'll create you a free temporary hosting account on my server, duplicate your content in a WP theme and as soon as you register a new domain name, I'll tell you the nameservers to point it to.

If you decide to stay there....$50/yr for the cpanel account. If you want to move it, I'll do the move for you.

I emailed you a short list of some nice keyword rich domain names.

Barry
 
What everyone else said! While I am partial to anything with the name "Guy" in it, the name does not fit your business. If you did just "Gum Removal" on concrete that's one thing but your Company does much more than that, it just doesn't fit.

Doesn't matter if you like your name or logo, it's what your customers will like and respond to that matters and how you can "Brand" it.

Good Luck!
 
You can always have Keith at KBK work on your logo if you really want to keep it, right now I would call Pat and get him making you a great site and get it up on the internet so it is making you money.

You will not be disappointed with Pat, I have had him do work for me and I am very happy and will have him do more work soon.

Remember, everyone is trying to help you out by suggesting a different company and have a different site, they are not trying to be mean to you, just trying to help you out and help you see things from a different point of view.

If you really have to keep some stuff, I am sure Pat can work with you on that also, give him a call, you will not regret it.
 
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