corner image corner image
View Single Post
corner image corner image
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 18-06-2008, 21:43
Sam (Mr. Mu)'s Avatar
Sam (Mr. Mu) Sam (Mr. Mu) is offline
A1 is my Second Home!
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 166
Thanks: 11
Thanked 33 Times in 31 Posts
Hi Gareth, long time no forum-see - how are you!?

Re. the site. I think you're spot on: it 'does ok' but it could do better. There's loads to read - but it's almost too confusing with all those internal links. I lost track of where I was quite quickly.

I think pop-out images are only worth having if the popped-out image is a lot bigger than the thumbnail, otherwise the viewer's left wondering 'why?' ;-)

The site jumps about a few pixels here and there and there are some gaps between the sections that make it look like a badly built house

The huge list of towns (you hope to be found in Google for) looks a bit spammy as does the variety of (non-relevant) links on your links page. I'm not a Google expert by any stretch of the imagination but I don't think either of them help your search engine visibility anyway (your page titles are doing that job for you).

I searched "home security langport" and you're nowhere to be found (same for most of the other towns you've named at the bottom).

By contrast, you're top 4 for "home security yeovil" because those keywords are in most of your page titles.

Ultimately, well done for building a site - not an easy thing. I presume you've saved some money, learned some things... but the flip-side is a site that looks like your priority was saving money & personal achievement above customer experience. I'd always ask 'is that a smart choice'? I'm not sure it is, but in your trade, it might not matter.

Hope that helps!
Reply With Quote
corner image corner image