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Ian Leach
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  Marko said:
Peter, how much a year does it cost to keep? Hosting? Maintenance charges etc.

 

Hosting etc shouldnt cost more 65 -100 per year depending on size, as arb sites are usally a handfull of pages it will be more to the £65 mark, annual maintanance should be charged hourly to keep costs down and if you dont want any major changes or new pages should only cost £35 to make sure databases etc are upto date.

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  Ian Leach said:
As it says above really, Would you do it yourself or get someone else to do it. :

 

Ian,

 

It is easy

You can do it with some pretty basic tools

Costs to much for a professional to do it

You don't need any training

My mate did mine for a pint

 

If the title of this thread was "Advice on dropping a big sycamore" on a website developers forum you would not be surprised to find the exact same points being flung into the mix by people who don't fully understand the implications. We have quite a collection of scathing threads about "have a go" arborists (and landscapers) yet we seem to be able master the skills of other trades at the drop of a hat. Does any one else feel the irony?

 

Best advice is to get someone who really understands your requirements and has a track record that can be demonstrated. The delta on a basic price will very much depend on how long you want the developer to spend with the graphics but remember a sexy website that cannot be found is of no value at all.

 

Aim for a basic website that delivers to you the RIGHT traffic. Once you are getting the results you anticipated, then add to it as you see fit/can afford.

 

Make sure you understand all the startup costs and the ongoing revenue costs before you commit.

 

A cracking graphic designer is not necessarily a good website designer.

 

Google adwords is very often suggested as a way to paper over the cracks of poor web design. In this industry there is no reason at all why your site should not deliver a return in its own right. Adwords etc should only be needed for specific marketing campaigns.

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  Marko said:
Ian,

 

It is easy

You can do it with some pretty basic tools

Costs to much for a professional to do it

You don't need any training

My mate did mine for a pint

 

If the title of this thread was "Advice on dropping a big sycamore" on a website developers forum you would not be surprised to find the exact same points being flung into the mix by people who don't fully understand the implications. We have quite a collection of scathing threads about "have a go" arborists (and landscapers) yet we seem to be able master the skills of other trades at the drop of a hat. Does any one else feel the irony?

 

Best advice is to get someone who really understands your requirements and has a track record that can be demonstrated. The delta on a basic price will very much depend on how long you want the developer to spend with the graphics but remember a sexy website that cannot be found is of no value at all.

 

Aim for a basic website that delivers to you the RIGHT traffic. Once you are getting the results you anticipated, then add to it as you see fit/can afford.

 

Make sure you understand all the startup costs and the ongoing revenue costs before you commit.

 

A cracking graphic designer is not necessarily a good website designer.

 

Google adwords is very often suggested as a way to paper over the cracks of poor web design. In this industry there is no reason at all why your site should not deliver a return in its own right. Adwords etc should only be needed for specific marketing campaigns.

 

Whats your web address...

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  Arborist Sites said:
Unless you metatag all your pics they are useless for search bots, updating a website has no effect on your listing unless you make a better job of how your script and meta tags are sorted/worded. :sneaky2:

 

yeh course you got meta-tag the site, but you can tag text and photos as you add more to your website. if everything gets tagged as you up load new stuff your are more likely to cover all the possible tags assoc with the service you provide as you build and develop.

when you set up a site you could never hope to use every tag and keyword in the inital set up you'd be there for donkeys years. i just add more as i go on.

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  Arborist Sites said:
The only prob with yours peter is it is mainly flash based which means it is un searchable by bots meaning a high s-engine ranking is unlikely..

 

Seems to work ok for me. 5th result in a couple of months. Plus the google maps and the sponsored link result.

 

Google

 

 

Lots of people have said the same about flash based sites though, I might consider having it rebuilt in html sometime.

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i built a very simple one for my dad - it is nothing fancy - no flash stuff or anything - but it does the job ok - for what dad wanted

 

i had never done one before so its a bit basic - but it was quite easy to do - and cheap, the domain name and hosting costs $35 a year - and i can update it as when i feel like it - which isn't often :blushing:

 

it's here if you want to have a laugh :001_rolleyes:

 

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