Electrician websites

[MASSEY]

Hi guys,

I am currently making and optimising an electrician site,

I am aiming to rank it position one in google for a majority of searches birmingham electricians etc

have any of you guys got succesful web pages and do you recieve quality enquiries,

thanks for Reading,

Nick

 

[electricians]

My website is Electricians electrical contractors Fife security CCTV fire alarm data does bring me business in my area of Scotland , I am finding that with the rise in people simply using a search engine ( rather than yell or other directories ) that we get about 1 to 2 jobs per day at the moment , anything from a small repair to a full install . I do however get lots of unwanted calls from comapnies wanting to help we with my website , crooks basically , if you do get these calls please ignore .

 

[acat]

Google "web ceo" that a free program (I love that word). It helps will optimization of websites and compares yours to the competition for better ranking.


Hope that helps


Chris

 

[MASSEY]

My website is Electricians electrical contractors Fife security CCTV fire alarm data does bring me business in my area of Scotland , I am finding that with the rise in people simply using a search engine ( rather than yell or other directories ) that we get about 1 to 2 jobs per day at the moment , anything from a small repair to a full install . I do however get lots of unwanted calls from comapnies wanting to help we with my website , crooks basically , if you do get these calls please ignore .

Thats the way im thinking more and more people use the net and im not a fan of yell, if i could get sites that generate house rewire etc i would be really happy with that.

You are right though as soon as you have web pages the phone doesnt stop ringing with people trying to sell stuff and 99% of it is rubbish.

Hopefully i will have it all soted by the end of he year

Nick

 

[wattsup]

yes localised search is lucrative but you have to be ranked high, most people will not go beyond page 2 when searching unless a very niche service. I get tons of calls from salesmen but it goes with the territory, and its worth it. Compared with yellow pages the internet is 90% better, and 90% cheaper (assuming you create your own website).

The previous run of yellow pages I had freebee, presumably they took off from yell.com (again a free listing)
in the 2-year run in yellow pages I got 1 job, worth £100, if I had paid for the ad yellow pages wanted £275.

They hounded me for weeks to book an ad for the new edition, no chance not at that money. Anyhow the new edition is out and i'm not in. I would concentrate all efforts into a web presence now, in years to come it will get evermore competetive.

I know some guys get plenty of work thru yellow pages but it will dwindle as more of the older generation die out.

A recent survey by which said 80% of the under 40's search for services online...while 80% of over 60's use yellow pages or local newspapers...so you can see which way it is going

 

[wattsup]

Tip
People want to find quickly what you can do which areas you work, your phone number, a couple of refs is nice

Thats all, no bells and whistles

 

[electricians]

Local search is becoming lucrative industry , I do not agree that you do not need bells and whistles although . To get to that top spot you need good relevant information so the search engines will rank you on the first page . I have worked for 6 months to secure my keywords " electrician in standrews " , " electrician in kirkcaldy " and " electrician in Fife " . I am now ranking for " electrician in Scotland " although that first page is never easy , not that my customers find me that way anyway .

I have , and I will continue to offer a free website audit for anyone , just reply with the url and I will get back to you . Sometimes a small ( an inexpensive ) change can help your ranking rocket to the top spot .

 

[MASSEY]

I agree that a site ranking high in google is far better than the yellow pages.

In a way bells and whistles arent needed thats the genral feeling i am getting references and a user friendly site seem to do it for electrician sites.

Im concentrating on a simple site that looks better than the competition sites as they are quite bad, i currently rank on page 3 for birmingham electrician which has a good search volume. Im more concentrating on the seo than the look of the site at the time being but im geting there its something that takes time unfortunatly .

Like "wattsup" & "electricians" mentions online is becoming quite lucrative for local search,

 

[DurhamSparky]

had a few leads from my site but nothing special, most of the time when customers get my card they use my site as a "Get to know me" sorta tool...! it kinda puts me apart from the other bloke whoes price is similar..!

also had a few corporate jobs via the site for pat testing.

 

[MASSEY]

had a few leads from my site but nothing special, most of the time when customers get my card they use my site as a "Get to know me" sorta tool...! it kinda puts me apart from the other bloke whoes price is similar..!

also had a few corporate jobs via the site for pat testing.

Thats another good reason to have one it does put you aprt from competition in most cases,

 

[wattsup]

no offence to 'electricians' but the target is simple, it is a no brainer, electricians in st andrews is not hard to do, try electricians in any major ciity. Not easy. The bells and whistles, I stand by, no one is looking for a majestic website, they want a number to call. I have been involved in web devolpement for 10 years and I know a quick loading site will beat any flash bells and whistles. The customer wants a number to call and thats it

Granted a flash site will work for multi nationals...not for local joe bloggs

 

[wattsup]

the only drawback is you must be first page, and prerferably top 3 results. I know for a fact if you are not, leads go from loads and loads to next to nothing, if bottom of page or 1 or top of page 2


People are very impatient (like i am) they will hit the back button) if you do not tell them what they want to hear

The corealtion is astounding. After many years of experience I know for a fact this is true

 

[MASSEY]

the only drawback is you must be first page, and prerferably top 3 results. I know for a fact if you are not, leads go from loads and loads to next to nothing, if bottom of page or 1 or top of page 2


People are very impatient (like i am) they will hit the back button) if you do not tell them what they want to hear

The corealtion is astounding. After many years of experience I know for a fact this is true

I completly agree,

Targeting major city terms is where the traffic is, i have to compete with free index in number #1 but im going to enjoy taking that position from them.

Im gonna have to spend £££ on link building to compete with them.

 

[djb_1983]

Im looking to create a website for my company, anyone know of any free web building tools to create one myself and if anyone can recommend what one is the best they have used.

Thanks

 

[Sparky Ninja]

Just make sure any information you provide is as accurate as can be.....





Unlike these guys..

 

[MASSEY]

Does anyone want to try and boost there site in google?

I have got birminghamelectriciansltd.co.uk to the bottom of page 1 of google for Birmingham electricians , I need to try and get a couple more links and I should go to position 1.

If some one is willing to link to my site in the form of anchor text i.e these are Birmingham electricians we can reccomend

I can provide a link to their site from another site I am working on which has a high page rank making the links of a good value.

Let me know if you are up for linking.

 

[DurhamSparky]

hmmmm im interested...!!!

 

[Spudnik]

Your not spamming us are you Mr MASSEY?

 

[MASSEY]

No I hate spam.

Durham sparky, I can provide a good link but your site has a couple of issues, Im in a good mood so if yu tell me what your main keyword is, I would thin "electrician in Durham" I can suggest a few alterations for you to make.