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Can we get some feedback on OUR site? Ken's Auto Service Center... Thanks in advance.

autoguy
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Very nice website. Looks to be search engine optimized well. When I type "ken's auto service" in Google, it comes up. Does it come up for your area? I see your keywords are good, and zip code targeted

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www.integrityonwaters.com It is a Kukui site and I like it. I can't really say I am proud of it because I did not create it. Our old one I did create and I was proud of but this new one is bored and p

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www.midwestperformancecars.com

 

Interested in hearing feedback from anyone

 

Thanks!

 

 

Very nice site and I see you are using a wordpress SEO plug-in which is excellent. You are using good page titles and the site is (as most wordpress themes today are) mobile ready. You have a good amount of images, I would consider caching your pages. This can be done with your server/hosting.

 

Below are a couple of tools everyone can use to see how their site is and correct or share with their developer. Not everything is as important and the reality is that you are only competing with local sites that are in the same market when trying to get to the top of the list in searches, so fix what you see if its going to make a difference. I would type in keywords and phrases you think your customers would use to search for auto repair into Google, Bing, and Yahoo.
http://seositecheckup.com/ - search engine optimization test
https://search.google.com/search-console/mobile-friendly - Google mobile-friendly test, see if your website layout is mobile friendly
The web is changing and primarily because of new/improved coding languages and screen sizes. It is important to keep web site scripting up to date to minimize issues, hacking, and layout issues with modern web browsers. So this means updating the programs/scripts that run your sites or making sure your web developers keep them updated to the latest versions.
Google is giving more weight to mobile friendly pages because of phones and smaller screen sizes. When you look at your site, don't only look at it on your desktop or laptop, check your phones and tablets and see how it looks. Are you happy with it? Is it easy to navigate? Will your customers like it?
Lastly, are you running any analytics on your site? Ask your developer to add in Google Analytics, its free. You can get great insight to how your website is found, what pages are frequented, and other useful info such as ranking, demographics, etc. :D
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We've created this section here for you to post your shop website. This is a great way to get some more exposure, relative backlinks for search engines, and feedback from your peers.

 

Please post relevent automotive shop websites only. Any posts including non automotive shop websites will be moderated and removed.

 

Thank you.

 

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Alex,

 

I think this a good topic / idea as we might all benefit from feedback, however I don't think it will help with backlinks as only logged in users can see them.

 

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Alex,

 

I think this a good topic / idea as we might all benefit from feedback, however I don't think it will help with backlinks as only logged in users can see them.

 

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Scott, good catch...thank you, I've edited my first post. Since the start of this topic back in 2007, we have changed the strategy here at ASO and only show the first post in a topic to guests. You must be logged in to view additional posts in a topic. You are correct that it will not help with backlinks.

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http://autosavetireshop.com/    If any of you guys have a chance click my website and tell me good or bad that you see, I pay good money for this website. At times I really do not think it works although I guess it does at some point. This is a great forum for business owners I really enjoy reading and get a lot of info from all you guys. Thanks David

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http://autosavetireshop.com/    If any of you guys have a chance click my website and tell me good or bad that you see, I pay good money for this website. At times I really do not think it works although I guess it does at some point. This is a great forum for business owners I really enjoy reading and get a lot of info from all you guys. Thanks David

Here is one of the most important things.  I did a search on google for automotive tires in Pensacola Fl and you were on the first page.  https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=automotive+tires+pensacola+fl&* and #1 in google places.

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5 hours ago, ScottSpec said:

Here is one of the most important things.  I did a search on google for automotive tires in Pensacola Fl and you were on the first page.  https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=automotive+tires+pensacola+fl&* and #1 in google places.

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Scott, would that be done be done by my optimization company or my website developers. Thanks David 

 

 

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I've started a topic to better understand what costs everyone is incurring with their business websites. Please feel free to comment and answer the poll questions.

 

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On 4/10/2017 at 5:53 PM, Pat R said:

Feedback is greatly appreciated, Thank you!

www.excelsiorautoservice.com

 

Pat, I am certainly no expert on this although there are some guys on here who are really up on this and have trained, or just have a good eye for it. I personally like to see a phone number and years in business even if it 5 years. I also like for the phone number to be highlighted where I can call someone from their web page. One of the biggest thinks I did in my area was made sure I was registered on google maps. that to me seemed to really increase my phone rings. That is just what I like for all it is worth. Good Luck. David

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Could we extend on this topic adding what does an Automotive Repair Shop really need on their site. I have built a lot of websites over the years. I still struggle with what is really needed. There are some nice looking sites here but some of them are quite busy and overwhelming. What do customers want to see? There is a shop across the parking lot from us. They have a one page website that is at least 10 years old. They don't have any social media accounts but if you search for auto repair in our city, they used to come up on the first page almost every time. I just checked and they are currently on the top of the second page. I did a backlink check and there are only 4 to their site. 

I have too many websites, I have considered very basic site with some special offers on the home page to entice people.

What are your thoughts?

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On 10/17/2017 at 8:56 PM, ScottSpec said:

Could we extend on this topic adding what does an Automotive Repair Shop really need on their site. I have built a lot of websites over the years. I still struggle with what is really needed. There are some nice looking sites here but some of them are quite busy and overwhelming. What do customers want to see? There is a shop across the parking lot from us. They have a one page website that is at least 10 years old. They don't have any social media accounts but if you search for auto repair in our city, they used to come up on the first page almost every time. I just checked and they are currently on the top of the second page. I did a backlink check and there are only 4 to their site. 

I have too many websites, I have considered very basic site with some special offers on the home page to entice people.

What are your thoughts?

Scott

 

I have one of those complicated sites. www.wheelingautocenter.com

I think the site has to have your contact info readily available, IT has to list what you do, It has to have a link to reviews, and it has to most importantly build an impression to the consumer. An impression either this is EXACTLY what I am looking for or just the opposite.

I think real pictures are an important part of that. All you primary points of action need to be on the first page (appointment by web, phone call, contact info) and it HAS to be mobile friendly.

I also think you have to have other pages for those who have questions or who like to do more research. The number of pages is not important but I think you need to have more than they want to go thru. Most will only look at one or two before making a decision but having more to choose from might create a more professional impression.

Almost everyone uses the internet in some way to chose, fund or do business. Just sit and think about how you use your phone, computer and pad devices to research, locate, get directions or just find a phone number. To those that think it isnt needed either you are running a (really)small business or nearing retirement age.... IMHO

 

Oh, one last thing. Most update their technology quite often(phones, ipads etc) dont you think there are valid reasons to keeping your website updated??? Spiders, load times?

 

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I have the same problem most all of us have we are business guys and gals in the Automotive Business. The one thing that I personally think is important is the ability to google your place and hit a button that dials your phone number without having to dial the numbers. Then it is our job to do the proper phone etiquette and selling. If I can get them on the phone or better yet in my store I usually can handle it from there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I've started a shop website group and everyone is welcome to join, if you like. If you post your site in my group, I will look it over and offer feedback. 👍

 

 

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On 1/2/2018 at 1:43 AM, Martin said:

My webpage URL has changed.

http://www.acdautomotiveservices.co.za/

@Martin  I like that you've added Whatsapp as a contact method. On a quick look and not a huge deal, you've got some styling issues in your footer with your links and a little red box coming up on chrome:

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Looking at your footer area code, that red box is where your contact form response would be placed. You are using the latest version of wordpress which is good and this is just a template/css fix your designer can make. I would think about moving to https://  you are currently on http://. I would also make your youtube and facebook links larger, they get lost a bit.

 

On 2/7/2018 at 3:24 PM, risingsunmotors said:

www.risingsunmotorsMD.com

Done by Netdriven out of PA. they do a good job 

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@risingsunmotors, nice website. Maybe think about contacting Net driven and moving over to https.

 

On 2/23/2018 at 7:27 AM, Mosher said:

https://www.swampscottautoservice.com Please feel free to give some feedback

@Mosher Looks good, clean design. 👍 Did you use a third party site like WIX or something like that? 

 

 

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I just set up an account with Go Daddy. A good friend of mine helped me make the site from scratch. Very low budget. Cost me around 200 a year compared to 200  a month I was paying with Dex Media. 

 

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54 minutes ago, autobodyguys said:

Would love to get everyone feedback. Thanks!

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@autobodyguys Nice layout! Looks like you are using a wordpress theme commonly used to build sites which is good. I would consider moving your domain to https:// at some point and checking your slider images for clarity on larger screens. The car image for instance, its stretched beyond its dimensions causing it to be slightly grainy on larger desktop screens, which you can solve by using a larger image for desktop and smaller image for mobile or resizing correctly. Personally, I'm not a fan of using white text with shadowing on white background like in your logo because it gets lost a bit, but that may be just me. 😋

Maybe put a background on the "collision repair" text within the logo image like you have it on your building:

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Your slider image text should be moved higher because its at the bottom of the screen on desktops (checked in Chrome browser). You should put that higher towards the middle of the page view.

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This is on a quick look of course...😁

You can run a SEO test here: https://seositecheckup.com, you'll find a few things like image alt tags and page caching to improve speed as opportunities.

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