Help with my website
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Hello, I've seen a few of these posts and have been impressed by the level of feedback.
I have just in the process of starting a car transport and storage business and I was wonder if you could critique my website.... I've done it all myself, and its a wordpress site hosted by 1&1.
Secondly, how do I get the website known, what is the best way to increase traffic, especially in search rankings.
I will apologise, because it's a car website, and this is a car business, I'm not trying to get business from it, but just need the feedbake before I start advertrising it.
www.prestigemotortransport.co.uk
I have just in the process of starting a car transport and storage business and I was wonder if you could critique my website.... I've done it all myself, and its a wordpress site hosted by 1&1.
Secondly, how do I get the website known, what is the best way to increase traffic, especially in search rankings.
I will apologise, because it's a car website, and this is a car business, I'm not trying to get business from it, but just need the feedbake before I start advertrising it.
www.prestigemotortransport.co.uk
You clearly have a nice premises, a nice truck and a nice trailer.
Why not just stump up a few hundred more for a professional website?
What you have done is good (better than i could do) but if i had a prestigious car and enough wealth to then have it transported and stored correctly (i dont have either) i would probably wouldn't entrust it to someone with a homemade website.
Why not just stump up a few hundred more for a professional website?
What you have done is good (better than i could do) but if i had a prestigious car and enough wealth to then have it transported and stored correctly (i dont have either) i would probably wouldn't entrust it to someone with a homemade website.
Very small delay on the last two links as they are seperate pages.
Nothing major but thats on my high speed broadband, check what its like on slow speed/mobile.
Also your font/styling is the subject of concern in this weeks news: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/10/23/inte...
Contact link is normally the last link on websites, yours is the 4th. Feels a bit odd.
Nothing major but thats on my high speed broadband, check what its like on slow speed/mobile.
Also your font/styling is the subject of concern in this weeks news: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/10/23/inte...
Contact link is normally the last link on websites, yours is the 4th. Feels a bit odd.
hyphen said:
Very small delay on the last two links as they are seperate pages.
Nothing major but thats on my high speed broadband, check what its like on slow speed/mobile.
Also your font/styling is the subject of concern in this weeks news: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/10/23/inte...
Contact link is normally the last link on websites, yours is the 4th. Feels a bit odd.
Link speed seems ok to me..Nothing major but thats on my high speed broadband, check what its like on slow speed/mobile.
Also your font/styling is the subject of concern in this weeks news: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/10/23/inte...
Contact link is normally the last link on websites, yours is the 4th. Feels a bit odd.
Contact link has been moved.
Testimonials will be added.
As for the number, I will be getting a landline number, but I only got the unit a week ago, and it's not been installed. The landline will then divert to my mobile. But until I get the landline it has to be my mobile. Which is linked to my other business.
I will get some more professional photos once everything else is paid for.
These are my competitors:
http://www.russellstransport.co.uk/
http://straighteightlogistics.com/exotic-car-trans...
http://www.beechesrecovery.co.uk/Prestige-Car-Tran...
http://www.westbournemotors.co.uk/p-prestige-vinta...
http://www.transcars.com/prestige-car-transport/
Is mine that much worse it's noticeable that I did it?
Edited by cowboyengineer on Monday 31st October 21:35
It's a Wordpress site, I think. Nothing wrong with that...
However, a couple of issues I see.
For the small photos here you're serving full-sized 3+ Megabyte files and relying on the browser to shrink them to the page. This is horribly inefficient and makes the page slow to load.
http://prestigemotortransport.co.uk/car-transport
Also, something truly weird is happening to the size of the fixed header bar as you scroll down, distorting the top-left logo.
However, a couple of issues I see.
For the small photos here you're serving full-sized 3+ Megabyte files and relying on the browser to shrink them to the page. This is horribly inefficient and makes the page slow to load.
http://prestigemotortransport.co.uk/car-transport
Also, something truly weird is happening to the size of the fixed header bar as you scroll down, distorting the top-left logo.
cowboyengineer said:
As for the number, I will be getting a landline number, but I only got the unit a week ago, and it's not been installed. The landline will then divert to my mobile. But until I get the landline it has to be my mobile. Which is linked to my other business.
I don't think I'd ever have a conventional land line ever again. Get a geographic number from an IP phone company like Nimvelo.com and redirect it to wherever. Ready in minutes.hyphen said:
That there is poor customer service 
You don't tell the customer 'ok to me' you listen and investigate and find the cause!
OK, as another user has said, the photos hadn't resized properly, so I've gone through them all, cropped a few and resized them all to 600x400, so they are now a couple of hundred kb rather then a couple of mpeg per image. Hopefully this should speed it up somewhat. You don't tell the customer 'ok to me' you listen and investigate and find the cause!
silentbrown said:
It's a Wordpress site, I think. Nothing wrong with that...
However, a couple of issues I see.
For the small photos here you're serving full-sized 3+ Megabyte files and relying on the browser to shrink them to the page. This is horribly inefficient and makes the page slow to load.
http://prestigemotortransport.co.uk/car-transport
Also, something truly weird is happening to the size of the fixed header bar as you scroll down, distorting the top-left logo.
I can't figure out why it resizes. On mobile devices it's fine. Just on the desktop site?However, a couple of issues I see.
For the small photos here you're serving full-sized 3+ Megabyte files and relying on the browser to shrink them to the page. This is horribly inefficient and makes the page slow to load.
http://prestigemotortransport.co.uk/car-transport
Also, something truly weird is happening to the size of the fixed header bar as you scroll down, distorting the top-left logo.
cowboyengineer said:
I can't figure out why it resizes. On mobile devices it's fine. Just on the desktop site?
Happens in Chrome and Firefox on Desktop PC, and in Chrome on Android phone. Haven't tried anything else.It's possibly a wordpress plugin confict.
Ah, found your theme. https://themify.me/demo/themes/ultra/
Looks like the header is meant to resize. My guess is your 'logo' image is just a little too tall for the theme so is getting shrunk.
Edited by silentbrown on Monday 31st October 22:58
First I'd suggest addressing that logo. It most definiltey doesn't represent prestige.
On the layout and typography front, it needs some work.
It looks very basic, and there's not a huge amount of consideration for the hierarchy of information.
On the typeface front, you might find this article of interest: http://www.fontsmith.com/blog/2016/10/19/fonts-and...
As mentioned above, I'd be tempted to get a landline number through a VOIP service and redirect to mobile too.
For a few £ a month, it'll help add credibility.
Hope this is of some help!
On the layout and typography front, it needs some work.
It looks very basic, and there's not a huge amount of consideration for the hierarchy of information.
On the typeface front, you might find this article of interest: http://www.fontsmith.com/blog/2016/10/19/fonts-and...
As mentioned above, I'd be tempted to get a landline number through a VOIP service and redirect to mobile too.
For a few £ a month, it'll help add credibility.
Hope this is of some help!
cowboyengineer said:
Secondly, how do I get the website known, what is the best way to increase traffic, especially in search rankings.
Get a Facebook page
Join Facebook car groups
Facebook advertising
PH advertising
Look at where your target market are, what forums, websites are they on? Go there.
tpalmer said:
First I'd suggest addressing that logo. It most definiltey doesn't represent prestige.
On the layout and typography front, it needs some work.
It looks very basic, and there's not a huge amount of consideration for the hierarchy of information.
On the typeface front, you might find this article of interest: http://www.fontsmith.com/blog/2016/10/19/fonts-and...
As mentioned above, I'd be tempted to get a landline number through a VOIP service and redirect to mobile too.
For a few £ a month, it'll help add credibility.
Hope this is of some help!
Does any one have any recommendations for VOIP servicesOn the layout and typography front, it needs some work.
It looks very basic, and there's not a huge amount of consideration for the hierarchy of information.
On the typeface front, you might find this article of interest: http://www.fontsmith.com/blog/2016/10/19/fonts-and...
As mentioned above, I'd be tempted to get a landline number through a VOIP service and redirect to mobile too.
For a few £ a month, it'll help add credibility.
Hope this is of some help!
Also, assuming you are a Ltd company, you have a legal requirement to display certain company information on your site (as of 2006)
https://www.gov.uk/running-a-limited-company/signs...
https://www.gov.uk/running-a-limited-company/signs...
cowboyengineer said:
Does any one have any recommendations for VOIP services
I use Vonage. Something to check is whether the VOIP provider can link the phone number to a geographic location for the emergency services. I believe there are also regulatory requirements surrounding that for companies whereas for an individual it would be an inconvenience.cowboyengineer said:
Does any one have any recommendations for VOIP services
I use Twilio after a PH thread mentioned it. I'm very simple in the world of tech, but it was easy to set up. Short bit of code (they talk you through it) and anyone who calls rings my mobile (and can be set to ring several people until someone answers). Also super customer service. Mine is for a hobby and hardly has any calls - but I started it with $20 and only had to top it up once.
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