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Thx. i have taken all comments on board and realise there is a lot of work to do. i believe it can work, but alot needs to be addressed
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http://www.smart-sites.co.uk/ are responsible for the design. The markup is sloppy, the design is second-rate, but then again, so is the designer's portfolio.
Davely2 - if you're not a troll as the general thread would indicate - you really need to work on this. The site lacks any sticky content for contractors, and it does need re-skinning - I'd definitely re-brand too - the design mark and colour scheme just don't work - whoever put this together lacks basic knowledge in graphic design, colour awareness and web design techniques.
I hope you didn't pay much for this job.
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Originally posted by davley2 View Postmalvolvio...if i wasn't willing to take advice or suggestions, i wouldn't have posted anything in the first place ok
Originally posted by oracleslave View PostI presume you have been through the list of agencies listed with their email information in the 'Agency Directory' listing on this site?Originally posted by malvolio View PostGo to http://www.jobserve.com/RecruiterDirectory.aspx - there's 378 to get you started.Originally posted by malvolio View PostNot without a damn good USP it won't....Good luck anyway...Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostYour search button looks horrible in safari.Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostYou're also not publishing your registered address.Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostIt's a legal requirement to have your address on a company website.Originally posted by Ardesco View PostYou need to work on your Joomla skin, the Contact Us link jumps under the Home link when you click on contract in Firefox...
Secondly hire a graphic designer, it looks booooorring,.Originally posted by malvolio View PostI hope you succeed but you really need to do some risk analysis and CBAs first before you waste too much time and money.
Any fool can build a website, even me. Getting crticial mass in a crowded market with a clear amd totally dominant market leader is the hard part.Originally posted by KentPhilip View Postdavley2: Every new product or service that has ever been created that has been a success has offered a major benefit to its potential users that has not been offered by anyone else. Name me one that has not done this.
Your website offers nothing new apart from the fact that it is "dedicated to contractors". This is a feature not a benefit. As a contractor I can get this benefit by selecting the "contract" option in the "contract/permanent" pop-up menu on jobserve.comOriginally posted by BrowneIssue View PostGo and see BusinessLink and ask them to tell you how to produce a Business Case.Originally posted by Ardesco View PostThe Contact Us link is b0rked and needs fixing and you also need to get a graphic designer to give your site the once over. You will never be taken seriously if you do not have a site that looks like it has been cobbled together in one weekend, you need to project a professional image.
Currently the graphics are boring and generally quite crappy. You may not like the criticism but that doesn't mean it is not true or without value.
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostFully agree- - but some evidence he's listening would be an encouraging start...
Either that or he'll end up being another of those posters who declare that they're leaving because the CUK crowd are sarcastic, spiteful, lacking in knowledge and a general waste of time.
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malvolvio...if i wasn't willing to take advice or suggestions, i wouldn't have posted anything in the first place ok
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Originally posted by chicane View PostThe good thing resulting from your failures, though, is that you're more likely to succeed in future. There's a school of thought stating that a good proportion of successful businessmen/women only became successful on their third or fourth attempt.
It's not difficult to see that the OP is likely to be doomed to failure on this attempt, but maybe it'll bring him one step closer to learning the lessons required for eventual success. That's partly what an entrepreneurial attitude is about.
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Originally posted by KentPhilip View PostBackground info: I think the idea of starting a business is in fashion at the moment. I myself have spent a significant amount of time starting a couple of schemes that with the benefit of hindsight were doomed to failure mainly for the reasons above. And I've learned from those mistakes.
It's not difficult to see that the OP is likely to be doomed to failure on this attempt, but maybe it'll bring him one step closer to learning the lessons required for eventual success. That's partly what an entrepreneurial attitude is about.
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Originally posted by Ardesco View PostYou need to work on your Joomla skin, the Contact Us link jumps under the Home link when you click on contract in Firefox...
Secondly hire a graphic designer, it looks booooorring,.Originally posted by davley2 View Postboooring eh? Watch this project work...the more people say it skillect.com wont work, the more determined I am to prove them wrong
The Contact Us link is b0rked and needs fixing and you also need to get a graphic designer to give your site the once over. You will never be taken seriously if you do not have a site that looks like it has been cobbled together in one weekend, you need to project a professional image.
Currently the graphics are boring and generally quite crappy. You may not like the criticism but that doesn't mean it is not true or without value.
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Originally posted by davley2 View Postboooring eh? Watch this project work...the more people say it skillect.com wont work, the more determined I am to prove them wrong
Do so.
It will save you a lot of time and money.
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davley2: Every new product or service that has ever been created that has been a success has offered a major benefit to its potential users that has not been offered by anyone else. Name me one that has not done this.
Your website offers nothing new apart from the fact that it is "dedicated to contractors". This is a feature not a benefit. As a contractor I can get this benefit by selecting the "contract" option in the "contract/permanent" pop-up menu on jobserve.com
Give up this idea - you're wasting your time. Get a new contract.
I'm sorry to be harsh but your site has no redeeming features at all. Bin it.
Background info: I think the idea of starting a business is in fashion at the moment. I myself have spent a significant amount of time starting a couple of schemes that with the benefit of hindsight were doomed to failure mainly for the reasons above. And I've learned from those mistakes.Last edited by KentPhilip; 13 February 2008, 00:09.
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostCan't see how you can possibly fail. I mean, you've done sod all market research, you won't take advice, you don't understand the market, you don't understand the product, you don't understand the financials, you have a carppy website and no idea who your clients are.
We look forward to you being a roaring success.
Originally posted by davley2 View PostWatch this project work...the more people say it skillect.com wont work, the more determined I am to prove them wrong
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Originally posted by davley2 View Postfaqqer and malvolvio....you have given me no meaningful advice...just a load of negativity...you are the kind of people who would never out of your comfort zone, take a risk to achieve something great...continue to sit on these contractor boards ...your own little worlds.
Any fool can build a website, even me. Getting crticial mass in a crowded market with a clear amd totally dominant market leader is the hard part. That's where you will fall down
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostCan't see how you can possibly fail. I mean, you've done sod all market research, you won't take advice, you don't understand the market, you don't understand the product, you don't understand the financials, you have a carppy website and no idea who your clients are.
We look forward to you being a roaring success.
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