Honest review needed for site

[roundman]

yes i believe client catalog

[roundman]

If thats the case Lee, (which i think it prob is, lol) whats the cost going to be at the end of it??
I know that the right website is going to be more profitable than the one i currently have, but i have put alot of time into it.

[Rich Brady]

Have you got catalog or catalog client?

Beat me to it Mal...

If you have Client then you will have to employ the services of a designer I'm afraid or upgrade.

[RuralWeb]

You have - Catalog Client by the sound of it.

[roundman]

nope looked in there too
all i have is tax, shipping, etc.
in the options bit i have Access on this pc which is catalog maintenance, network setup and order processing, which are ticked.
and enable logon and card encryption which is unticked.
mmmm oh whats occuring

[leehack]

Why fumble around for months/years and never quite get to where you should be anyway. Accept that you haven't really got a clue what you are doing (it's not a weakness to do so, we all have things we simply cannot do) and get a professional in to do it for you. Every day you continue on your current path is a day that your business is held back even further.

A professional no matter what they cost you will have paid for themself in such a short period, it really isn't sensible to waste your time messing around with something that you have no idea about, nor do you wish to pursue as a career. It's just a whole load of wasted time that could have been put to use on what you are good at, your products.

[RuralWeb]

i still want to drive more traffic to my site

As Rich says - you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink.

[Rich Brady]

i still want to drive more traffic to my site.

The problem is that many people wouldn't buy from you as the site stands. So sending more people there will only put them off and possibly prevent them visiting you in the future when you've got it right,.

[roundman]

As price goes you are cheaper than some on the net having had a quick look round BUT look at this site http://www.ps-tools.com/catalog/maki...on-p-1996.html
They are more expensive than you but I would be more tempted to buy from them TBH - now all of what they have done and more is possible in actinic.

What you need to do is STOP and look at you competitors - see what they are doing and devise a plan. It will cost you money but should pay off in the end.

I must admit that it is good site, and easy to navigate, i can see that i have a long way to go, but in the mean time while i go about changing these things, i still want to drive more traffic to my site.

[RuralWeb]

http://www.hobuk.co.uk/acatalog/Limi...HP452RFWX.html here is an actinic website - see the difference.

Check your business settings - your designer will have turned off the design changes button

[roundman]

your descriptions need to contain keywords so a search will only bring relevant results, TBH an image of a drill is just that, i don't think thumbnails of images of drills will help anyone ascertain the finer differences

you said you have catalog, this contains the design part of the package. order mamager is the only edition without design capabiliity

I dont know why i don't have the design part, the main program was loaded onto her computer and then she loaded the designed site and catalog onto mine, i have no way of changing the design, i was going to run an ecoupon promo but couldn't do it as it would of meant snapshots being sent back and forth.

[RuralWeb]

As price goes you are cheaper than some on the net having had a quick look round BUT look at this site http://www.ps-tools.com/catalog/maki...on-p-1996.html
They are more expensive than you but I would be more tempted to buy from them TBH - now all of what they have done and more is possible in actinic.

What you need to do is STOP and look at you competitors - see what they are doing and devise a plan. It will cost you money but should pay off in the end.

[Rich Brady]

TBH an image of a drill is just that, i don't think thumbnails of images of drills will help anyone ascertain the finer differences

No but when there 30 odd lines of text in the search results it will seperate the drills from the drivers. I'm not trying to suggest it's the be all and end all, but it may stop people bailing out at the search results.

[Rich Brady]

Don't think that adding a "click here" button is going to make everything better, I'm/we're trying to get you to think about how your customers work. They're on your site because they want to buy tools, so make it easy for them.

You have a lot of reading to do I think. Look at other peoples sites and read the other site revise on this forum. Then make a list of what changes you think need making and prioritse them. Then you've need to read the manual, help files, forum and knowledge bas to implement the changes you need to make.

It's not going to happen over night and if you're on your own and don't have the time, then you need to weigh up the cost of a designer against the extra hours and potential stress you're going to put yourself through.

Just chip away at at it slowly. What Version are you using? Do you have Analytics Set Up? This will give you information about how many people are finding your site and by what means. You will also be able to tell where they leave your site and hopefully use this info to start your campaign.

You can add a thumbnail image to your products directly beneath the image field.

[pinbrook]

For someone searching Dewalt drill, there are 10's of drills made by Dewalt the search bar could do with images in the finding, perhaps just thumbnails would do

your descriptions need to contain keywords so a search will only bring relevant results, TBH an image of a drill is just that, i don't think thumbnails of images of drills will help anyone ascertain the finer differences

to do without the design part of the package??

you said you have catalog, this contains the design part of the package. order mamager is the only edition without design capabiliity