My Updated Website, Opinions

Hi everyone

I have deleted one of my websites and replaced it with a new, updated site.

There will be more than the one gallery soon and there will be a Paypal shopping cart attached to each gallery.

Before I went to far though, I thought I would ask for any opinions before spending more time on it.

Go on, hit me with your rhythm sticks

www.thegundogphotographer.com

Cheers

steve

Two fat monkeys click click click

I am on my way

thank you

Great site very clear and easy to follow.

Now the bad stuff.......... my only criticism is that on the HOME page and the SERVICES pages the first two paragraphs are near identical and when reading the second one [services] I thought uh I have read this before.


It is not really a prob but maybe .................. oh don't know what..... I am rubbish at this ........

Hi Steve ,

The site looks clean and easy to navigate .

The pic on your home looks a nice clean image .I used to cover events along time ago now and print onsite . I have a couple of friends that shoot dogs , one of which is full time ... Nick Ridley .

Can I ask how you are going to attach paypal to the event folders , I used to make mine with breeze browser , but I can do it now I have a mac .

Good Luck

Thanks Jols

No sooner had I published it than I noticed the same. Will change it later

Cheers

Thanks Otta

I use Lightroom TTG (The Turning Gate) engines & plugins for the site and one of the engines is TTG Cart which integrates with the gallery generator and provides shopping cart capabilities. Just getting head around it at the moment
Cheers

Steve

I like it a lot - apart from the prob Jols highlighted. I think it looks very professional and very attractive!

xx

So far I have only read the Homepage. Please accept this as positive criticism as I have only had a quick peek and overall first impressions are that the site looks professional and the photo great, but here goes.

This is what I would change.
You have: I would put this:
As a freelance photographer and long time owner of gundog breeds, including Labrador Retrievers, English Springer Spaniels, Cocker Spaniels and Clumber Spaniels, I have been taking photos of both pet and working gundogs for many years. I cover most aspects of the gundog and rural pursuits interest within my work, including; shoot days, training days, individual and commercial commissions etc.

Due to every request being very individual to the client’s requirements, prices can only be given after a free, yet detailed consultation with you. This way prices stay very competitive and fair, whilst the service remains tailored to your needs.

If you would like any further information please feel free to get in touch using the form on the contacts page.

(you could maybe put a 'Regards, Steve' in a nice font?)

Cheers, thanks for looking. Haven't had a lot of time today but I will do some work on it tomorrow

Thanks

Steve

OK, just read the Services page. As a potential customer, I would like to know what the service consists of. I already know that you know gundog breeds, have and do own them, are a freelance photographer, base your prices on the individual job/requirements/needs of the client, have a contacts form/page....and I know all that before I get to the Services page.

So talk me through, what is special about your service (what is unique anout YOUR service? perhaps you work your own dogs, perhaps you feel that you like to get the character of the dog across in photos, perhaps you pride yourself on that initial consultation allowing you to take the style of photo the client is after, perhaps its because you have a passion for both photography, dogs and the working gundog scene that you capture.... , tell me why it isn't daunting and why the photos you take will be the ones I want in my life.

Maybe you could just put something like: I offer a service where I can speak with you personally and meet at the event of your choice, nationwide if need be.

Then explain a bit about the after care/whole process. We know you do a consultation before hand, so tell us, will you show us some photos at the time, do you limit how many photos you will do/take/show, when you will contact them post-event, when/how you get the photos to them....how much care is taken in the delivery of those photos etc.