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was thinking of seting up a website for advertising .. just wondered if any guys have and do they get much work from it ?

thx d
 
i dont have one yet but they are worth having.It does cost a few quid to set up at first though.
 
I have one, get most of my work from it

Seriously,

It could be a great way to show off your work.

When you give a quote, or even just a business card, to a customer have your web address on there. Make sure you have some really nice pictures of your past jobs. I think it would give you a very competitive advantage over another cheaper tiler who has nothing or just a simple name and address website that Yell.com rip you off for :thumbsup:
 
BTW there is no reason why a simple, but good enough, '.co.uk' web site should cost no more than £20 to set up and £15 a year to maintain (If you are able to do a bit yourself - nothing too technical)
 
Guys

I am a newbie, just finishing my first job, but I got my cards and run my website through Vistaprint. Its quite limited but see what you think.
 
Would'nt know where to start, Never bothered taking any photo's. I hear Dave of tt has got a few good one's:grin:
 
I tiled over 600 bathrooms and only have pics of about 6 :mad2:
Did a few big pools too - not a single picture :mad2:
Did plenty of car showrooms 1 picture :mad2:
Tiled supermarket floors no pictures:mad2:
Tiled shop inside Madame Tussauds - no pictures:mad2:
Tiled some rich and famous peoples houses - No pictures :mad2:
Tiled Burger Kings/Macdonnals - No pictures:mad2:
Tiled down the London Underground - No Pictures :mad2:
Shops in Leicester Square, The strand, Regent Street, Marble Arch - No Pictures :mad2:
30 x shops, all over 100 sq M, in main city centers from Edinburgh to Plymouth- No again:mad2:
One big floor of over 400 Sqm - No pictures:mad2:
some tricky stair cases - No pictures:mad2:

I have got 3 cameras now as well as my phone camera - havent done any tiling for a while :mad2:
 
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once you buy the domain name i don't think it's that dear to maintain especially when your neighbour sets everything up for you :thumbsup:

She told me a site to go to to check prices of names and availability.I'll get the name again if anyone s interested and doesn't no were to look.

sure their must be a few web sites to check tho
 
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I'm in the process of setting up my website.

I've got my domain names from Domain name registration from 123-reg The price for the domain depends on what domain extension you want ie. .co.uk or .com etc.

They can do the hosting for you as well but if you've got web space with your Internet Service Provider you could always use that and just set up domain forwarding.

Mark
 
Word of warning! Vista print are the marketing equivalent of the Reader's Digest!! You will be receive emails every day for the rest of your life! Good cheap way of getting started though.
 
any info on where to get domain names and website desginers that you guys use would be helpfull
thx guys 😀
 
YES!

Websites are worth it for any company - large or small. Plus its best to get an indentity. IE company logo and name. Something catchy. And keep everything the same and simple.
 
How much does that work out at a standard price and does it produce the returns Dave


Prices need to be confirmed by untoldmedia....as for getting work/returns, if they do your SEO work as well then it will get you well ranked in your area's...

I rank 1st/ 2nd / 3rd And 10th in google and thats managed by SEO work by untoldmedia.

Once my website is fully finished i will post a link and you can see the work they do..:thumbsup:
 
I think this would route to take, I am techno phobe which dos'nt help:whatchutalkingabout
 
yup got one too

dan built it and get great rankings on google from it

get 80% of jobs from it

andy
 
Looks good Lawrence.

Dont foget to give it some meaningful meta tags.


<meta name="description" content="Clark &amp; Wilson. All Types of Quality Tiling and Underfloor Heating Work. Construction &amp; Trades">
<meta name="keywords" content="Clark &amp; Wilson, Construction &amp; Trades">


Meta tags should also reflect what people will type in to search for you!
 
in view of all the above regarding web pages etc has anyone tried (as much as i hate to say it!!) micro$fts "frontpage express"

its a proggy to help you do your own web pages.

i used it to set up a couple of ideas i had a few years back and found it very easy to use!! it walks you through the whole process.

i was using my web space provided by my ISP!!

what 365drills mentioned up above is quite important re the meta tags!
the more you put in the better i found!

:yes:
 
any recommendations for web site makes, just want it to show photo's of my work to customers who phone. cheers fellas
 
Hi Chaps

I use easyspace for mine very well priced and you get all the software to do your own page :thumbsup: . Plus they also give you vouchers so you can get on google's search engines .I have received quite a few jobs from this and my site isn't exactly the best , but it does show real jobs and not pics from showrooms ect . there is a link from my site at www.sstilingservices.co.uk well worth the investment:grin:
 

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