How many have a website?

[ValueArtist]

I've received roughly 10 assignments from x-site(Mercury) over the past few years.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

BTW, if you have your own site and you were getting "stuff" and are not now, I had a feedback issue. Seems that those need to be updated upon occasion. I had been quiet for a few weeks (since before Thanksgiving.)

A fellow called me and said his mail came back when attempting to email me thru the website. My website guy looked it over, updated the feedback section and I have had 3 emails this week. I suspect I will turn at least one of them into a job.

 

[GregoryK]

I designed my own website, nothing fancy. Just some general information and my resume. I intend to build on that as I grow my business. I find that an informative blog generates traffic. So occasionally, when I have the time, I try to post something useful. Right now, my intent is to make my resume easy to find. I think the most important thing is to identify who you wish to target first, then design your site to do just that. If you wish to provide information, then make the design informative. If you desire to generate orders, make it easy for people to enter request and payment. For now, I have the basics, I started my business last May after working for several large regional firms. I get a decent amount of traffic, and a couple of jobs a month. But my interest is making my resume available to people whom I have already talked with.

 

[Delta85]

Well trust me, you are only getting that business because appraisers in Houston aren't marketing online so you have no competition. If I were in your market, or working with a company who was, no one would every see your website in a google search.

With that said, you'd be well advised to start working on updating your site and get a real marketing plan in place. Sites like yours have their days numbered as far as ranking well in search results - even with no competition. Google is quickly converting over to an algorithm that measures site metrics and user behavior while on site to determine rankings.

You may have been able to skate by with template sites and zero marketing, but in the near future you'll be clamoring to find a guy like me that knows how to really market online.

The guy said he's getting tons of work from that cheesy website. Why are you arguing the point? Isn't that the bottom line? if it aint broke don't fix it.

 

[Delta85]

I have to stick up for Bob. I have looked at Bruce's website, as well as Bob's. Bruce - your website is painful - I'm sorry.

Bruce said he's getting regular jobs from the site. What else is there to do with it?

 

[Blueprint]

It's quite simple to build your own website. Many free easy to use content management systems to build a low to high end site as needed. SEO is not hard either.
A la Mode dominates the appraiser website market and that should change if they wont change their design. How many appraiser websites look identical representing the same bland and boring A La Mode layout?

 

[gregb]

Had a website for a while, which was geared toward letting existing clients order appraisals. Gave it up because it was too difficult for me to update the website, not sure if that was due to its design or to keep the web designer in the loop and my wallet.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

By the way, does anyone have as low opinion of LinkedIn As I? It sucks to edit. You get invites from people you've nary a clue what they are about. And you cannot edit your profile without either spending an hour wading thru "helpful" BS you could care nothing about and all the time they are trying to get you to "endorse" someone as if they make brownie points....Makes facebook look pretty cool by comparison.

 

[Mountain Man]

LinkedIn is irritating, but I do use it to keep up with several of my Relo clients and get calls all of the time because of referrals. Facebook is quickly becoming the preferred method to meet and greet online.