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Can you share a link to a small service business website you think is GREAT?
Many of you guys on this forum design websites for small businesses. No doubt some of your best clients are or will be small construction companies. If you are basing the prices you charge off of the value you can contribute, you can make great money. Going off of what @Fox explains in his post:
GOLD - How to Learn Code, Start a Web Company, $15k+ per month within 9 months
you can reasonably charge a fraction of what the company will make from one or two sales. Since a small construction company can easily make 50k+ from one good sale, a website could easily be worth 5k!
In this industry, especially in residential remodeling, the industry is fragmented and, as a whole, pretty bad at marketing. Most new clients come from referrals. Because of this, the question I have is:
What should a small construction company's website focus on?
As someone in the industry I would say:
From a website developer/marketer's point of view, what should the website focus on?
What sets a good website apart from the millions of bad ones out there? Is short and sweet the way to go? Or, is a blog type approach better? There are so many examples out there but I haven't found anything that sticks out as GREAT! Do you have any examples you can share that you think are great? Perhaps a website you designed?
@Andy Black would probably recommend using Adwords to guide people to your website or landing page. Should a landing page focus more on selling the business or vetting prospective clients?
If some of you with experience in making successful small business websites can share some insights that would be great! Let's discuss what makes a website good or what makes it suck!
If you have any questions for me I would be more than happy to answer them. I have been a contractor for over a decade and have been immersed in this world even longer. I can answer questions in regards to the perspective of small business owners and general construction industry mentalities. I think like a contractor, not like a web disgner/marketer, but I'm trying to learn!
While you help me to better understand what makes a great small business website perhaps I can help you understand the way your clients think.
Thanks for taking the time to read through this post. I look forward to reading your responses!
Many of you guys on this forum design websites for small businesses. No doubt some of your best clients are or will be small construction companies. If you are basing the prices you charge off of the value you can contribute, you can make great money. Going off of what @Fox explains in his post:
GOLD - How to Learn Code, Start a Web Company, $15k+ per month within 9 months
you can reasonably charge a fraction of what the company will make from one or two sales. Since a small construction company can easily make 50k+ from one good sale, a website could easily be worth 5k!
In this industry, especially in residential remodeling, the industry is fragmented and, as a whole, pretty bad at marketing. Most new clients come from referrals. Because of this, the question I have is:
What should a small construction company's website focus on?
As someone in the industry I would say:
- Experience
- The quality of the work we do
- The trustworthiness of the company
From a website developer/marketer's point of view, what should the website focus on?
What sets a good website apart from the millions of bad ones out there? Is short and sweet the way to go? Or, is a blog type approach better? There are so many examples out there but I haven't found anything that sticks out as GREAT! Do you have any examples you can share that you think are great? Perhaps a website you designed?
@Andy Black would probably recommend using Adwords to guide people to your website or landing page. Should a landing page focus more on selling the business or vetting prospective clients?
If some of you with experience in making successful small business websites can share some insights that would be great! Let's discuss what makes a website good or what makes it suck!
If you have any questions for me I would be more than happy to answer them. I have been a contractor for over a decade and have been immersed in this world even longer. I can answer questions in regards to the perspective of small business owners and general construction industry mentalities. I think like a contractor, not like a web disgner/marketer, but I'm trying to learn!
While you help me to better understand what makes a great small business website perhaps I can help you understand the way your clients think.
Thanks for taking the time to read through this post. I look forward to reading your responses!
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