I have a phone meeting once a month with my rep and she not only comes up with good suggestions, but does some of the ground work for me in getting my Houzz site improved. Many are in the 10-30k range, so the 350.00/month is well worth it for me. I have been paying for Houzz for 4 years and find it brings me in several jobs a month. The shop that is overwhelmed needs to use their website as a tool to help qualify and train prospective clients. The shop that is starving for sales needs to have sales systems that are relevant to their customers. The shops that are up to their eyeballs in work need to increase capacity. The shops that don't have any work really need to get their costs low to remain viable. Every minute from that point forward is downhill from there. The only time you ever make any money is when you sell the work. They are not as likely to go to the second page of your website if the first one is not compelling. After you satisfy them that you have the quality they desire they want to know whether or not you will fit in their budget. They want to know first whether you can build what they want. Customers come to websites for specific reasons. I think cabinetmakers miss an opportunity when all they view their website as is an electronic business card. I do like that Ken Burns effect thing you got going on. I would possibly also not use as many different fonts per layout. I find the colors on your home page very soothing but as it segues through the various sections the different color blocks become discordant. Would that this were my website I would stick with more consistent styling. When I click on an image to enlarge it all I get is a slightly larger version of a similarly muddy photograph. You should show this fine work off.Īs others have pointed out your photography images are too small. Somebody in your company has a sense of proportion and design that is quite exceptional. Thanks again fo the feedback.Īs I said before, I think your work is exceptional. They get referred to us and can go to our website and see that we can make all sorts of different things. I think of it as a tool to help our clients get comfort that we can make high end millwork. Maybe these things become self fulfilling but given my market location I've never viewed my website as a lead generating marketing tool. 'Cabmaker' did you have any specific feedback I might be able to incorporate in modifying my website. Our website is around 5 years old now and maybe in need of some updating but I didn't think it was that bad. It sounds like not paying for the top listing is the common practice here. For the last 20 years that has worked well and kept our shop of around 18 guys busy. All of our work comes from referrals from existing clients, builders, designers and architects. The majority of our residential work is vacation homes at the beach.

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