Website review

[Pete_Gillson]

Hi, would any of you good people mind having a glance through my website and giving a bit of advice, I'm content with it and getting hits but still got a very high bounce rate.

I'm concerned I may have been a bit too honest in my blog about my background and being new to the industry but that's just my nature.

In turn if anyone wants any technical info about the set-up, cost, domain registration etc. I'm happy to share.

Thanks in advance,

Domestic electrician in Swineshead, Sleaford, Boston, Spalding

 

[andyb]

Not keen on the white on black on your about me page, just my opinion.

I also think the gallery is weak, the clipped cables in the loft does not look good and I'm not sure about the car picture.

What's a bounce?

 

[Pete_Gillson]

Thanks for that, I need to start taking photos, just thought better to have something rather than nothing. I'll do some hunting.

The bounce rate is the number of people who hit a page but do not click any of the links, Currently it's about 73%. So new visitors who don't hang around!

 

[andyb]

Thanks for that, I need to start taking photos, just thought better to have something rather than nothing. I'll do some hunting.

The bounce rate is the number of people who hit a page but do not click any of the links, Currently it's about 73%. So new visitors who don't hang around!

Thanks for clearing up the bouncy thing

 

[Octopus]

I would have your land line next to your mobile number - lots of domestic customers won't ring a mobile number!

 

[Pete_Gillson]

Good point, might have to put a ban on my half deaf mother in law answering the phone though!

 

[gutterball]

Are you sure the hits are actual people not bots. only about 20% of my hits are real people.
Also sockets from £15 sounds a little cheap, although I don't know the going rate in your area.

 

[andyb]

Bots ?

I now have a virtual land line for my business. Costs about £10/month. It has a local area code, keeps my home phone and business calls separate.

 

[Pete_Gillson]

I run IP traces on a lot of hits and you're right, probably half are from the states or London so appreciate it's not so simple.

I've invested in a few premium adverts which seems to be doing the trick but just don't want it to be wasted.

I moved to rural Lincolnshire because the property prices were so low, great while I was commuting to my previous job but now I'm working locally I'm starting to realise why! That is a good point though, maybe I was being a bit cheeky, that would have been a bare minimum and wouldn't charge that for a lone job so I've removed the price all together.

 

[stevey1983]

Doesn't load too well on mobile (my andriod one anyway) takes ages to load then things are all out of alignment

 

[HandySparks]

I guess that you're editing the website yourself; nice one. Feel free to take a look at mine, which I did myself, and nick ideas (link in sig).

Yours works pretty well on a big screen and on a Windows mobile with the exception of the 'territory' circle, which appears separately to the map on the mobile.

I agree with the white on black and lack of landline number comments above.

 

[Andy78]

It displays fine on my android phone with the exception of the map issue that handysparks highlighted.

That colour though. Ouch ! It looks puke yellow on my PC monitor and snot green on my phone.

I think the "nuisance RCD tripping" service you offer is a bit odd. Why not just "fault finding" ?

I also agree that the gallery needs work, but if you are a new starter that will come with time. Make sure you photograph every job you do.

 

[Andystraughan]

the fact that there is an MK breaker in a BG board bugs the hell out of me

 

[MisterE]

I suggest getting a "proper" domain name rather than using hotmail.com and (as AndyB suggests) a virtual landline if you have a half decent broadband service, mine costs only £2.40 per month.
Good Luck

 

[Pete_Gillson]

Cheers guys, all good points and some I've half considered,

The internet here is shocking and I don't get a great phone signal so I have an auto divert from my mobile to landline when I'm at home but I guess I'll just change the answerphone message and hide the handsets.

There's desktop and mobile editor views which appear fine from here but I'll do the map externally and merge the images should fix that bit.

The overall colour is supposed to be the sunny yellow (I think they call it) you sometimes see VW vans in. I wonder if changing the colour settings will make it a little more consistent, I don't know how many options there are with the Wix editor.

MI'll keep my eyes out for a BG RCBO as well, just as not to bug anyone else, I'm not wholly convinced many would notice though