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Redneckmafia
07-03-2010, 02:19 PM
We are less than 3 weeks away from being a LLC. We will be selling the products we use also our website is still being tweaked and we have new cards on the way.Let us know what yall think good or bad...Thanks. Cianfrocca's Auto Detailing (http://www.cianfroccadetail.com/) and an example of our business card.. Feed back please :buffing:
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x74/JCianfrocca/livepreviewaspx.jpg

smalltrees
07-03-2010, 03:10 PM
nice and clean site, easy to view and navigate...
the black background, behind your name is missing on the secondary pages, more difficult to read, with white...

A4 1.8tqm
07-03-2010, 03:27 PM
Looks good!

I suggest updating the before and after picture (the one that shows the polished back-end of the truck vs the unpolished front) as it is probably hard for the untrained eye to tell what they are looking at. A 50/50 tape line would be better. A couple pictures, one far away, one closer and one really close would make it really obvious to a potential customer what part of the car they are looking at and what the before/after difference is.

ScottB
07-03-2010, 03:44 PM
please be quite careful, this is the second post you have made suggesting you not only detail but will SELL products. The Autogeek website was designed for users of its product lines and no reselling or resellers are acceptable. You can review Terms/Conditions as needed for help. Thanks for your immediate consideration.

CEE DOG
07-04-2010, 01:19 AM
3 things:

1.-The following paragraph copied from your site is misleading.
"On older cars with so-called "single stage" paint jobs, light scratches could usually be buffed out; but all modern cars use a "base/clear" system with a thin, transparent layer of clear coat on top of the underlying color coat to provide the shine. Once the thin clear coat is damaged, often the only way to restore the shine is to repaint the damaged area."

2.-There are some spelling issues.

3.-Probably should not be trying to advertise your product sales on other sites that sell products.

Redneckmafia
07-04-2010, 07:37 AM
I was not trying to step on anyone's toes here.I have seen numerous posts of products mentioned on the site that AG does not sell. I was not intentionally trying to advertise any outside product brand. We have bought many products from the AG site and will continue to.And yes we know that there are a few spelling errors and they will be corrected.Our web designer is 1300 miles away so trying to coordinate some things that are going on the site are getting mixed up and reworded but for the great price of doing the work of FREE we aren't going to complain a lot. It will all come together in the end.lol, we hope .Thanks to all for your comments.

Flash Gordon
07-04-2010, 09:05 AM
Looks good to me. AG, I wouldn't worry to much about this redneck trying to steal your business. You guys always have that price match gaurantee, right? :props:

C. Charles Hahn
07-04-2010, 09:42 AM
You should really consider having the navigation links at the top AND the bottom. Sitting here on my laptop, I have to scroll down on most pages to see the "Home/Services/etc." navigation bar.

eversio
07-06-2010, 10:18 AM
The site looks great. I would definitely change the hyperlink colors and style, blue links with an underline scream "geocities" if you catch my drift ;)

Meghan
07-06-2010, 10:26 AM
I like the clean and simple look, easy for your customers to navigate around the site.

Mike Phillips
07-06-2010, 11:55 AM
I'll chime in very softly just to say...

How do you pronounce your last name?


In your local community it will work because in person you can speak it audibly. So go for it...


For others reading this, I wrote an article about this and pointed out a few suggestions for choosing a name for your business...

This article is just some suggestions and I completely understand the value of using a personal first and last name for any endeavor as I use my real and first name for anything I do online for reasons I outline in another article I've written on branding.

So take this article as just some suggestions...


How to choose a name for your detailing business (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tricks-tips-techniques/22283-how-choose-name-your-detailing-business.html)


The above article and a few more can be found in my list of articles

How-To Articles (http://tinyurl.com/y9gcarg)


Business and Promotion
Tips for using a discussion forum to reach more customers... (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-make-money-detailing-cars/24041-tips-using-discussion-forum-reach-more-customers.html)
Brand Yourself, Brand your Forum Nickname and Brand your Business Name (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tricks-tips-techniques/23241-brand-yourself-brand-your-forum-nickname-brand-your-business-name.html)
How to choose a name for your detailing business (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tricks-tips-techniques/22283-how-choose-name-your-detailing-business.html)
The Reverse Test Spot (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tricks-tips-techniques/22341-reverse-test-spot.html)
The power in the after shots is created in the before shots (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tricks-tips-techniques/21216-power-after-shots-created-before-shots.html)
The Cruel Test Spot - This or that? - Reverse Bait & Switch (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tricks-tips-techniques/22275-cruel-test-spot-reverse-bait-switch.html)


:)

kronos
07-06-2010, 01:31 PM
You should really consider having the navigation links at the top AND the bottom. Sitting here on my laptop, I have to scroll down on most pages to see the "Home/Services/etc." navigation bar.

:iagree: Maybe I'm just a dodo brain but after entering your site, I didn't realize the navigation links were in the bottom and after a few seconds, I navigated away from your site. I tried clicking on the truck, the services you offered and the pictures to no avail. Other than that I think it looks good.

kb2ehj
07-06-2010, 08:25 PM
Like the others I like it also.

My suggestions:

1. Be consistent with the page headers, I find with the font/color/transition your using that the black back ground is easier to read.

2. On the door jam example page, the before and after pictures are obviously the before shot is the front door and the after is from the back door. Myself I'd rather see consistency, use one or the other but don't split them up. I as the customer might think your up to something sneaky.

3. Might like to see some more prices for packages you might offer.

Other than that I like what you have, keep up the good work.

Mark

Deep Gloss Auto Salon
07-06-2010, 08:52 PM
Just a couple things that jumped out at me during a quick scan.


Your before and after pics should speak volumes. For instance, you are showing your swirl removal skills on a light colored truck. The general public will not see the dramatic difference on a light color. Use a black vehicle with a 50/50 picture. Same advice for the rest of your pictures. They need to be dramatic before and afters. Your best shots...
The average customer doesn't care if you used grape detailer or an orange LC pad and malco compound.

FinalTouchAuto
07-07-2010, 07:14 AM
:iagree: Maybe I'm just a dodo brain but after entering your site, I didn't realize the navigation links were in the bottom and after a few seconds, I navigated away from your site.

This, exactly.

Depending on the size monitor you have (laptops) you don't realize there are links at the bottom of the page. Everyone looks for links to be at the top.