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RetroACTIVE:

--- Quote from: waveryder on February 07, 2008, 08:58:58 am ---As a bussiness website I think your way off track here. It looks like a user homepage rather than a bussiness website. As you want to create consumer confidence in your company I think you should rethink the layout and colour scheme. My £0.02

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Similar thoughts as well... I think you would benefit by only showcasing "finished" products, with synthetic backgrounds (not the room/garage stuff) and keep the focus on the cabs... you have a nice offering ...so keep the viewer focused on that.  :cheers:
fixedpigs:
or at least pay a professional photographer for a 'money shot' of each model(master/mini/bartop/etc)...then have snapshots that you take of projects that are variations of each model...
Turnarcades:
Some interesting comments I will take on board.

I understand what people are saying about consumer confidence and professionalism but there's some things beyond reach at the moment. At the moment we are a relatively small scale operation. I know people refer to 'backyarders' like it's some kind of cheapskate thing, but that's exactly what we are. We operate from two small garden workshops and the main point of what we do is custom work.

This means that we do not knock out cabinets by the dozen, and so photo opportunities are few and far between. As for the look of professionalism, I am still considering a website overhaul for future purposes, but this will suffice for now. Right now we are targeting the middle-budget gamer who is not prepared to part with double the cash for a machine that does the same job. This group of people also tend to like a few more options and more of a personal sale than the factory jobs. So far this has been successful enough even without a website.

Eventually we are going to have to reach out to the average consuner but for now I'm just trying to give a focal point for our work for that same demographic.

Thanks for everyone's input and not being too hard on me - I know how some of you love that soap box!

Glad you like the cabinets anyway and keep checking in for further updates.

Craig
spacies:
Craig,

I am also in the business of building machines.
I also work from home.
That doesn't stop me from cranking some high class machines as guys on here will vouch for.

Customers never need to see your workshop/shed but they do see your website. When/if you start marketing your business your website we be your most important asset.
Like Fixedpigs said, get some nice pics of your machines and photoshop/paint all the stuff out behind it. I know there are only 3 sunny days a year in the UK so when they roll around, use them! LOL.

Example:

I built this for a friend:



That pic was taken in his house.
I took the next shot lying on the floor, tweaked up the camera settings and 'shopped the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- out around it and added some fake light.



Much better.

Oh, another tip. If you are talking to a customer face to face, make small talk and ask what they do for a job. When you find a website designer who is wanting a machine, hey presto! You are about to do a deal. That is what I did anyway, lol.

Keep truckin' dude.





Turnarcades:
Nice work with PS. Unfortunately I won't be doing much lying down and taking photos as I'm disabled!

My workshop guys are good with tools but lame artisticly, so in the few minutes I get to look at a finished cabinet before shipping it out, I have to try and get a decent snap but it's not easy in the confined space they are stored in. Hopefully when my new workshop is finished and I fit the diffused lighting that should sort the problem.

Out of interest, how long did it take to build that Spacies replica? I've got a friend asking but I'm not going to do it if it takes up all of our time! Mates eh?
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