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[markspark]

I have hosted with uk reg also i get 15gig of space for £3 per month also website builder help program seems a good deal £36 for first year its half price atm but i will search around after that time i just put a few lines on last night as a start to get me up and running for now while i build the site up. the web design thing they give with the deal allows you to build a site and once your happy you make it live

have you any ideas what i can do on the site to make it look good

www.mabsecurityandelectrical.co.uk

This is what i got done last night just to get me up and running

[TheBoy]

I too am moving loads of stuff away from Fasthosts due to pricing.


markspark, now submit that site to google, yahoo and bing. Do it manually, no need to pay someone for search optimisation, no matter how much they say it will help

[markspark]

being a noob to all this i thought it would go on to them sites when the site went live guess i was wrong have you any pointers on where to start jamie ??

[TheBoy]

being a noob to all this i thought it would go on to them sites when the site went live guess i was wrong have you any pointers on where to start jamie ??

It may pick it up eventually, esp as its linked from here (Google, for example, scans about 6-10,000 of our pages a day).  Baidu used to scan more pages than we actually have every week, stupid rather Chinese incompitent tossers.

Look on all search engines for how to submit a site - most require you to sign up to their (free) webmaster tools packages.

[dbug]

I have hosted with uk reg also i get 15gig of space for £3 per month also website builder help program seems a good deal £36 for first year its half price atm but i will search around after that time i just put a few lines on last night as a start to get me up and running for now while i build the site up. the web design thing they give with the deal allows you to build a site and once your happy you make it live

have you any ideas what i can do on the site to make it look good
www.mabsecurityandelectrical.co.uk

This is what i got done last night just to get me up and running

Yep you need more than 1 page, your home page - use a menu system to navigate more pages, maybe an "About Us" page and a "Contact" page, and a "services" page.  If you expand your site try to maintain your "corporate image" across all pages - maintain a theme (use CSS)

[markspark]

hi guys im back with another question
when your putting keywords on a wesite ie areas in which you cover so that it comes up on the search engines
whats the best way to do this as i dont really want a bloomin big list of all areas that i cover inc there sub areas
thanks guys

sorry to keep bringing this one back up 

[Tony H]

Just off on a slight tangent what do you people in the know think about "get britain on line (GBOL)"? It is sponsord by Google and a few others. I registered with them a while back with the intention of building a website (which I haven't got round to yet) but intend to do shortly I got a free for two years domain name registered with them. Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I know diddley sh!t about stuff like this

[markspark]

Hi guys im back with this again
can you please have a look at the web site and give your views or comments BAD or GOOD
Thanky you

http://www.mabsecurityandelectrical.co.uk/index.html

[Martian]

UKReg are OK as are 1&1Internet - I use both of them for domain registration, domain parking and hosting.

And they certainly know how to charge while offering not a lot in return.

[justjohn]

Your site looks okay, you used "Trellix Site Builder" and your source code advertises this more than your own company.

I use 123 reg for domain registrations and for hosting there is Vidahost. Hosting is reasonably priced, basic package is £17 per year and there is a discount if you use a referrer so cheaper still. There is also plenty of advice on their forum regarding site building etc. Support is first class and they can be contacted by phone and numerous other methods.

As your a business I would register with the ukbusinessforums and ask for their input regarding your site and getting listed in the search engines. Add signatures in forums, get listed in web directories, put your web address on business cards etc. Use Google webmaster tools and analytics, there is adwords and adsense to play with, a steep learning curve, getting listed as a business is well worth the effort.

[markspark]

Your site looks okay, you used "Trellix Site Builder" and your source code advertises this more than your own company.

I use 123 reg for domain registrations and for hosting there is Vidahost. Hosting is reasonably priced, basic package is £17 per year and there is a discount if you use a referrer so cheaper still. There is also plenty of advice on their forum regarding site building etc. Support is first class and they can be contacted by phone and numerous other methods.

As your a business I would register with the ukbusinessforums and ask for their input regarding your site and getting listed in the search engines. Add signatures in forums, get listed in web directories, put your web address on business cards etc. Use Google webmaster tools and analytics, there is adwords and adsense to play with, a steep learning curve, getting listed as a business is well worth the effort.

Thanks for the reply im sorry but the comment at the top has gone way over my head can you add further details please
im going to register with the advised site now thanks again 

[Kevin Wood]

One suggestion I would make is to make your e-mail address and phone number a little less machine readable (embed them in a GIF or add a "contact me" button that doesn't disclose your details). Otherwise, you will get spammed.

[markspark]

One suggestion I would make is to make your e-mail address and phone number a little less machine readable (embed them in a GIF or add a "contact me" button that doesn't disclose your details). Otherwise, you will get spammed.

Good idea didn't think of that only problem is i dont have clue how to do it any advice ??

thanks

[markspark]

just to add do you mean just the home page or the contact us page aswell

[dbug]

Hi guys im back with this again
can you please have a look at the web site and give your views or comments BAD or GOOD
Thanky you

http://www.mabsecurityandelectrical.co.uk/index.html

Your web site takes ages load mate - that's not good for business.  No problems with other web sites.

When using bullet points make sure all your tabs align - needs to look professional - look at your "Industrial Services" page.  As others have said you could get spammed - suggest using cgi or formail scripting on your contact page.

On your Home page I wouldn't have used an image for the word "Welcome" - suggest using the same font/size/colour you use for headings on all your other pages.

As a Registered Member of The UK Web Design Association, I'm trying to be constructive - HTH