[H20cleaning]

1- do they work well?
2- how much should I be looking to pay for a good website
3- what kind of hit rate do they get...?

[Jim Waugh(Albright & Shiny)]

Build your own. try moonfruit, cheap as chips. Don't worry about search engine optimisation. If you can't work it yourself someone you know will be able to Knock a quick site together..

[H20cleaning]

one of my mates has done a few websites for people that look ok, he used to do IT in university. He said he would charge £150.
Obviously I would pay that but I was thinking how much extra is it to get a really good one done by a company?

[PAUL ERITH]

1- do they work well?

They can work well when they are done right

2- how much should I be looking to pay for a good website

I done mine myself cost £25 per quarter for hosting plus one off 55$ for the template

Some companies charge £1500 for a custom brochure site and if its done right would pay for itself within 6 months to a year easy

3- what kind of hit rate do they get...?

I get over 100 hits every week

[H20cleaning]

1- do they work well?

They can work well when they are done right

2- how much should I be looking to pay for a good website

I done mine myself cost £25 per quarter for hosting plus one off 55$ for the template

Some companies charge £1500 for a custom brochure site and if its done right would pay for itself within 6 months to a year easy


3- what kind of hit rate do they get...?

I get over 100 hits every week

100 hits a week!!!!!!! I need to be involved!!!
I was thinking more along the lines of hoping to pay £300 tops:(

[PAUL ERITH]

1- do they work well?

They can work well when they are done right

2- how much should I be looking to pay for a good website

I done mine myself cost £25 per quarter for hosting plus one off 55$ for the template

Some companies charge £1500 for a custom brochure site and if its done right would pay for itself within 6 months to a year easy


3- what kind of hit rate do they get...?

I get over 100 hits every week

100 hits a week!!!!!!! I need to be involved!!!
I was thinking more along the lines of hoping to pay £300 tops:(

If your budget is £300 i would go down the word press route i think nat does a wordpress package on his site.

http://www.avondhu-internet.com/compare.html

Paul

[PAUL ERITH]

My site so far this year has increased my annual turnover by £7134.00 roughly

Paul

[H20cleaning]

My site so far this year has increased my annual turnover by £7134.00 roughly

Paul

bluddy hell... that's nearly my turnover  haha

[S.A.J]

I had one built by one of my customers, cost a bit but has already paid for its self in 6 weeks 

www.sajwindowcleaners.co.uk

Just priced up a one off clean for £600 that came through my site!

Get it right and it will return your investment many times over 

[H20cleaning]

I had one built by one of my customers, cost a bit but has already paid for its self in 6 weeks 

www.sajwindowcleaners.co.uk

Just priced up a one off clean for £600 that came through my site!

Get it right and it will return your investment many times over 

That website is one of the best I have seen so far! £600 is pennys compared to what that website will gain for you!!
I am 100% going to get one sorted by Christmas having seen yours and a few others:)
still probs wont have £600 to blow like haha

[S.A.J]

I had one built by one of my customers, cost a bit but has already paid for its self in 6 weeks 

www.sajwindowcleaners.co.uk

Just priced up a one off clean for £600 that came through my site!

Get it right and it will return your investment many times over 

That website is one of the best I have seen so far! £600 is pennys compared to what that website will gain for you!!
I am 100% going to get one sorted by Christmas having seen yours and a few others:)
still probs wont have £600 to blow like haha

The site cost £1200 mate the £600 is a job that has just come through it 

[H20cleaning]

I had one built by one of my customers, cost a bit but has already paid for its self in 6 weeks 

www.sajwindowcleaners.co.uk

Just priced up a one off clean for £600 that came through my site!

Get it right and it will return your investment many times over 

That website is one of the best I have seen so far! £600 is pennys compared to what that website will gain for you!!
I am 100% going to get one sorted by Christmas having seen yours and a few others:)
still probs wont have £600 to blow like haha

The site cost £1200 mate the £600 is a job that has just come through it 

JESUS haha! well like I say that will pay for itself, I will get a cheaper one first then mayby have a overhaul in a few years when I have more wonga

[S.A.J]

I had one built by one of my customers, cost a bit but has already paid for its self in 6 weeks 

www.sajwindowcleaners.co.uk

Just priced up a one off clean for £600 that came through my site!

Get it right and it will return your investment many times over 

That website is one of the best I have seen so far! £600 is pennys compared to what that website will gain for you!!
I am 100% going to get one sorted by Christmas having seen yours and a few others:)
still probs wont have £600 to blow like haha

The site cost £1200 mate the £600 is a job that has just come through it 

JESUS haha! well like I say that will pay for itself, I will get a cheaper one first then mayby have a overhaul in a few years when I have more wonga

That's what I done, I had a free one for years,

Site has already paid for itself 

[Nathanael Jones]

Websites can bring in a lot of work, but it depends on how they're put together - i've seen some amazing DIY ones and I've seen some awful ones built by supposed professional,... so the results really depend on the quality of the finished site. If you decide to build your own, just keep on going till its perfect, don't get fed up & say "that'll do for now" - stick at it till it makes your competition jealous!

If you decide to get a designer to do it for you, make sure you discuss exactly what you need & exactly what you're getting in detail. These days EVERY new website should:
Be smartphone/Tablet friendly (Responsive).
Have minimum 5 or 6 pages - google loves unique content, and the less content you have, the lower you rank in search results.
NEVER list your e-mail address otherwise you'll get spammed - contact forms are the way to go.
Use stock photography as little as possible and should NEVER use images found on the internet without permission.
NEVER use flash animation or encoding (Beware of sitebuilders like wixx which use this as standard) as its invisible to Google.
Have basic geographic and service related keywords to help google find it.
Include social media buttons feeds if you use twitter/facebook/Google+
Include an xml sitemap, google submission & site verification.
Allow you to track visitors, hits & pageviews.

If you're paying a pro & he gives you any less than that, its time to complain!

1- do they work well?
2- how much should I be looking to pay for a good website
3- what kind of hit rate do they get...?

[HampshireWindowCleaning]

NEVER use flash animation or encoding (Beware of sitebuilders like wixx which use this as standard) as its invisible to Google

Would you mind explaining this a bit more as I set up a site through Wix.
I don't know what flash animation or encoding is so what is the problem with these.
My site is currently on page 2 of Google for my home town so it is being found.

[H20cleaning]

Websites can bring in a lot of work, but it depends on how they're put together - i've seen some amazing DIY ones and I've seen some awful ones built by supposed professional,... so the results really depend on the quality of the finished site. If you decide to build your own, just keep on going till its perfect, don't get fed up & say "that'll do for now" - stick at it till it makes your competition jealous!

If you decide to get a designer to do it for you, make sure you discuss exactly what you need & exactly what you're getting in detail. These days EVERY new website should:
Be smartphone/Tablet friendly (Responsive).
Have minimum 5 or 6 pages - google loves unique content, and the less content you have, the lower you rank in search results.
NEVER list your e-mail address otherwise you'll get spammed - contact forms are the way to go.
Use stock photography as little as possible and should NEVER use images found on the internet without permission.
NEVER use flash animation or encoding (Beware of sitebuilders like wixx which use this as standard) as its invisible to Google.
Have basic geographic and service related keywords to help google find it.
Include social media buttons feeds if you use twitter/facebook/Google+
Include an xml sitemap, google submission & site verification.
Allow you to track visitors, hits & pageviews.

If you're paying a pro & he gives you any less than that, its time to complain!

1- do they work well?
2- how much should I be looking to pay for a good website
3- what kind of hit rate do they get...?

perfect reply to someone who has no idea! thank you

[jarvy]

I got a vistaprint one, utter gash, not had any enquiries through website,and if I search for window cleaners in my area I can go through page after page and it still doesnt show. Got bored after about 20 pages....

[brynley]

do not use amcs internet, I repeat don't use them, they did mine never again, nothing but problems with them, the latest was I made it perfectly clear that I was not renewing with them because they lied to me etc, so they took the money any way

[Nathanael Jones]

NEVER use flash animation or encoding (Beware of sitebuilders like wixx which use this as standard) as its invisible to Google

Would you mind explaining this a bit more as I set up a site through Wix.
I don't know what flash animation or encoding is so what is the problem with these.
My site is currently on page 2 of Google for my home town so it is being found.

Wixx must have updated their sitebuilder since I last checked - your site isn't flash based! 

[G.W.C]

Nathaniel,how good are your websites compared to these £1200 to 1500 ones?