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Old 10-13-2009, 02:33 PM   #21
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I'm not a marketer but I'll give a layperson's opinions for what it's worth. I think your site is a little disorganized. It is hard to see exactly what you do, how it helps the customer, how your solution is better than the alternative solutions, pro's and con's etc.

To do this I would ...
1. Find out who your customer is, what they want etc.
2. Show how you can satisfy them and tailor your site to give this message.

So suppose your customers are typically:
- want to replace their bath without spending a lot of money
- own the home, landlords doing fix-up
- max budget $1500
- need this done within 3 days

Then once you know this you can focus your site to serve these people and forget about the others.

Then you can market your site area where your customers are looking. So you can rank your sites for the keywords like 'cheap bath remodeling' etc.
Changed some things around and added stuff. Anyone care to give more feedback on things to fix?

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Old 10-13-2009, 03:29 PM   #22
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Hey, Mac, where'd ya go? The party guests are here waiting for the host.
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Old 10-13-2009, 04:14 PM   #23
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Ok. Thanks for all the great advice. i've fixed my dead request info link, and registered on the google business listings, what would be the logical next step? Thanks a lot. Darren
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SEO Geek
Much of the "seo" tips and techniques that are published by uneducated "designers" are not actually relevant today,
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You should always check a website's source and do a Find (ctrl+F in Microsoft) for the
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Then, check the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for a domain name extension. If that DNM says .gov or .edu, basically, they mean business!
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Actually, "uneducated" (quoted above) may be a harsh choice of words.
They may have a high school degree. But lack the acquired knowledge of a College graduate.
I myself, and still taking one class a semester to get my Bachelor's degree. I may have it by 2012. I've been taking accredited college courses at a private school since April of 2002.

So these same designers can call me "uneducated" as well. Because I still lack my degree.
I've been busy trying to be an "American" for the last 7 years.
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I myself, and still taking one class a semester to get my Bachelor's degree. I may have it by 2012. I've been taking accredited college courses at a private school since April of 2002.
I myself is redundant.



Just messin' with you Matt.
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Changed some things around and added stuff. Anyone care to give more feedback on things to fix?

The best think I can tell you is to look around for some sites that have been done by pros for companies like yours (and rank highly) and ask yourself why they did it that way.

I have learned a lot this way and by reading SEO forums.

I'll PM you a local site that is ranking well.
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