Can I get input on my new site here?

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Hi everyone,

I have been working on a new site for my consulting business and am wondering if it is possible to get input on what I have so far from people here? If not...do you all know of any place where I might be able to get sincere input from internet marketing folks on a new site?

The reason I would like to ask internet marketing folks is that despite hanging out on this forum from time to time I am still a web developer and my site design can probably use a bit more internet marketing colors, sales like wording, and the like.

I am of course scouring the net to find good landing and other pages whose elements I might be able to duplicate (legally) or use but I also wanted live input from any who might care to give it to me.

The site is not complete yet, in fact there is nothing there, but if anyone wants to give me input I will put up at least the home page.

It is geared toward a target market of mainly WordPress consultants and web developers where I will be offering services to them and not neccessarily to the general public.

If anyone could give me input on whether I can get advice about such here or if not here where to go for such I would appreciate.

Thanks.

Carlos

PS. While I would not say no to any new business gotten from this forum that is not my intent...to get new business here I mean. I just want the input. I will be contacting prospective clients assertively one at a time apart from this or any other forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    You can get advice here. Put it up and let's see what it looks like
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  • Profile picture of the author zengetsu
    Ya this is what the forum is for show us and we will give you a opinion.
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  • Profile picture of the author irishpolyglot
    Ready to give you our thoughts, let's see it!
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  • Profile picture of the author mjMONEY
    Yeah let's see it man!
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    • Profile picture of the author carlos123
      That's great you all. Hopefully I can get the home page up in the next few minutes. If not tonight...definitely by tommorrow. I'll post back here when I have it up.

      Please bear in mind that it's just the home page, some of the navigation links don't work, etc.

      But it is essentially the way it will look when fleshed out. The main thing I am interested in getting input on is the text content as to whether it causes WordPress consultants and web developers to salivate for using my services LOL.

      If it doesn't seem to do that I need to change the wording. Also whether the overall look and feel is easy or at least seems to be easy on the eyes and easy to use.

      Any input along those lines would be most appreciated. Especially the copyrighting. Not enough colors? Not enough highlighting? Too wordy? Written in a passive vs active voice? That type of thing.

      In short...does it sell?

      As I mentioned I will be marketing myself directly to WordPress consultants and web developers to allow me to help them with an excess of clients and or work from them. And assertively so meaning that I am not going to wait on them to find me in search engines or otherwise. I will go after them by contacting them through their websites.

      So I won't be bothering to improve the ranking of my site in the search engines since I won't be targetting the more general audience that might come to me through such.

      I will carefully pick and chose consultants to initiate contact with. One's that charge a lot of money for their services will be prime candidates in that I will be able to offer to do what they do for less such that they can pocket the difference between what they would normally charge the end client and what I charge them.

      Anyway I will post a link later tonight or tomorrow.

      Thanks.

      Carlos
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      • Profile picture of the author pradiprg
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        • Profile picture of the author carlos123
          No problem.

          Here is the input I am looking for.

          - Does the page sell? In other words if you were a WordPress consultant/web developer would I move you through the words on the page to want to contact me for an estimate if you had extra work that you could not handle on your own. I try and weave a number of concerns into the sales copy. But given that I am not exactly a marketer I thought asking here might be a good thing.

          - What about the colors, font size, and overall layout? Is it pleasant on the eyes? Easy to read? Are the paragraphs broken up enough? Do I make my points stand out appropriately? Etc..

          Bear in mind that I am not targetting search engine traffic, forum traffic, or any other kind of traffic. I will initiate to contact consultants/web developers assertively on my own. One at a time. And will email them sending them a link to my site within the email. That too needs to sell them well on coming to my site to see more but...I have not written that yet .

          I'll have it up shortly. I had to change the DNS entries yesterday to point to my site. I am hoping the DNS changes have more or less propogated by now.

          Thanks.

          Carlos
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          • Profile picture of the author carlos123
            Okay...my home page is up and can be viewed at http://www.carlosgonzalezconsulting.com/

            Again please bear in mind the nature of the input I am looking for. Not all the navigation links work yet.

            I am looking for input on whether the home page sells and whether it is layed out and otherwise pleasant to read through and well constructed.

            I have also not yet done any cross browser compatiblity testing so it may not appear entirely correct under Internet Explorer (I develop my sites under Firefox first).

            These other things will be done or fixed shortly but I wanted to get the page up to get input on it as quickly as possible.

            Thanks.

            Carlos
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            • Profile picture of the author eQuus
              The copy doesn't work. It needs to be more aggressive, more proactive. You use the word servicing a lot. This word has some connotation to sexual services, and I suggest you replace it with "serving". I also suggest you study the best sites in your niche and learn from their copywriting skills. The entire page comes across as timid -- especially the logo, make it bold and solid (the word consulting looks like a blue abacus to me). In one word: energize it. Good luck.
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              • Profile picture of the author carlos123
                Thanks for the input eQuuus. That's the kind of input I am looking for! I will try and re-work it to be more assertive and will diminish the number of instances I mention services among other of your suggestions.

                Carlos
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