Help with my website!?

[KristaBurgess]

Hello,

Quite new to the forum, and its great! Ive only recently become a mobile nail technician, and have just set up my own website. Is their anything anyone can share regarding what I should put on my site and how to advertise it?

Id apprieciate any help/comments! Thanks!

Bio Sculpture Gel Nails in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

 

[MissOwen]

Your site looks very pretty!!

Few of my opinions (only opinions though, everyone see's things differently)

Fact 1 on your first page is untrue. 'Acrylic' does not damage the nails, only bad techs. This might seem a good way to sell the gel but will be a bit of a problem if you ever expand your services to offer l&p too!

I wouldnt point out that extensions are more pricey in fact 2 either, it would put me off a bit when its worded like that. Just add your seperate costs to your price list....... which leads me to the fact that you have no prices on your site?

The pictures are nice but it might be nice to have a pic of a more natural look to appeal to more people.

There are a few typo's on the site too so might be worth just having a good read through to correct them.

Hope this helps, i think its a lovely site but just thought i'd give a few opinions to improve. :hug:

 

[KristaBurgess]

Thanks very much, ill make some changes!

 

[Bagpuss]

also just to add...when you say acrylics can damage nails....not only is this untrue but ...gel IS acrylic....all systems are from the acrylic family. Best to stay away from statements that are negative about another product and stick to positives about your product. HTH

I also noted on your homepage that you talk about YOUR own experiences with Bio...."I like this" and "Mine lasted this long"....comments like these are best coming from clients than yourself IMO...maybe get a section on their for clients to leave comments..??

 

[pinknsparkly]

Hi I'm just currently studying this at Uni doin a foundation degree in IT and web design on top of my nails and beauty!!

What we have had drummed into us when someone first visits your webpage is that the first page should be simple and contain as many keywords as possible, this enables search engines such as google to find it easily. Simplicity is the key with more complex following pages and links, people dont want to be bombarded with info when they first visit your site, just see a title and maybe a short paragraph with info about what its all about and then be directed if that makes sense.

Also maybe what you have written is a little subjective, maybe being a little more objective as people take notice of fact rather than opinions. Try and write a little more in third person.....

Also one last thing the grey writing is a little unclear and maybe hard to see for somebody with sight problems or colour blindness.... just a thought!!

Hopefully this doesnt sound like i'm being picky but just telling you what I know...

I like the pink btw it's v pretty!!

 

[Ruth Mills]

Also one last thing the grey writing is a little unclear and maybe hard to see for somebody with sight problems or colour blindness.... just a thought!!

I agree with you on this one; the grey colour combined with the small font size does make the text a bit tricky to read. I'd be inclined to go for a darker shade of grey and increase the font size a bit too.

 

[aangel]

hi, i have had a look at your site as a customers POV and these are a couple of things that spring up. looks good in general though hun xxx

"After 3-4 weeks your nail would have grown leaving an area at the back of the nail which needs to be infilled. At this point in time you can either choose to change the colour."
this is an unfinished sentence.

the testimonials page is unclear that it is a customers comment. possibly put quatation marks to show what parts are, its unclear untill you start to read them.

on the services page, you have links to other bio sculpture techs in other areas, this i feel should be in a separate page.

i also agree that the front page is very bust with info and a bit too much, a bit about who you are (proffesionaly) the fact you trained with bio, when, how long you have been a tech etc would be enough on that page and then if you wanted an info page on bio, then make it a separate one.

i love the colour scheme and the basic idea of the site is great too, it just needs tweeking to make it more pleasing for customers to read and understand and also as has been previously mentions, so that them google bots can grab the tags and get you on the search pages xxxx HTH

 

[KristaBurgess]

Thankyou, ill give it a bit of a revamp on monday!

 

[bfleeson]

Hi, one of the best ways to advertise too to get a good ranking on Google. The easiest way to get a good ranking is to keep the content changing (fresh). Write in a natural language. "Key word stuffing" tends to be counter productive, but do mention the areas where you work .
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Ben Fleeson - Fleeson Computing

 

[KristaBurgess]

Thanks Ben, yeah im consistently working on the content. Also I have a blog, which I can easily add to in blogger and shows automatically on my site, which im quite pleased with. Ill do my best to write there regularly. I also included a rss feed from bio sculpture london's twitter account so that content is changing often even though I have spent any time on it

If anyone else in a different area to me wants to exchange links, please let me know! It helps for your google ranking to when people link to you.

Also my boyfriend made me this site, if any of you would like a similar site, then hed be more than happy to help for a competitive rate!