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Yes, is it green or is it blue? Are the dots significant?

Not every one could live with it but I could.
 
I call it blue. When I buy the company paint for engines its bluey green
 
Interesting Mark..

Only old people can see those dots, youngsters cant and yes they are very important - If you take a protractor and hold the center point on the bottom left hand dot, you will see that the top right dot is on the 12 degree line - If you then turn the protractor upside down and put the center point dot on a place called West Wickham in Kentshire on the front UK map page of the 1988 1:100000 Shell road map of the UK and follow 12 degrees out into deepest Sussex, somewhere along that line I predict that some lucky person will be the new owner of Myrtle in the very near future - spooky hey?
 
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Hi Ian

Suddenly the dots have vanished! Age related perhaps?

Myrtle and I have been out and about today. Getting reacquainted. She doesn't understand why a younger, 18 year old, Skoda has entered my life. I explained that The Skoda is is only being fostered having been abandoned by my children. It's not a serious relationship. I haven't even joined the Skoda Owners, Club... And won't !

I went on to explain that Venus turned Myrrha into the myrtle plant to as protection from undesirable suiters. Myrtle is said to preserve love and, when planted on either side of the home, or car, will ensure that peace and love reside within. So at the moment, despite enquiries from various members (latest on a bearing of 355 degrees from Kentshire and deemed too remote to conclude matchmaking) it looks as if Myrtle and I will remain together.

What we now need is another outing with her Quatrelle chums. Perhaps Brooklands again? That was a lovely day out.

Best. Mark


Ps. Glad you decided to remove 'Southern' from the end of the name of your new venture. It would have looked MESSy. And did you realise the Royals produced a GAL after all?

PPS. The Prime MERIDIAN passes through WEST WICKHAM. I cross over it every day. Now that IS spooky!
 
Well I think the home page loco is a bit bland because as with every web page, this will be the very first thing that your customers will actually view, therefore it will stick in their minds, I myself personally think that blue is somewhat of a depressing and negative colour.
I would have went with light green or Lemon which would have had a more positive effect but the rest is fine, you asked for honesty and that's what I have given you and no, it's not a criticism.
 
Hi Ian

Thanks. I'll try but firstly well done!:hug:

Lots of colour and impressive equipment. Clean and efficient.
It is a presence and will be found if people know how to find you ie name or location -google search will find.

Next step is getting as many people searching to find you at the top of google searches - at the moment a speculative part search won't reach Meridian

Several things do this. Others on the forum will be better informed than me so some ideas

Add pages. Profile your joint experience, testimonials, interests. Support for charities? Customer pics. Consider a twitter/Facebook account alongside, links to other sites of interest eg Clementine, Slow Car Club, Classic Car Auctions, How many left, BBC News/weather. The reason is that Google spiders constantly crawl over the billions of pages. And raise the profile of those with content that is active/being refreshed. The aim is to deliver your page to an obscure search such as "Engine repairs near London", for example. Alongside this is to use as many permutations of possible search phrases in copy you write. I think you can embed as hidden words that google will find.

For a small cost buy and register a domain name. Register Meridian Engine Services so you can use mike @ ..... Ian @ .... Info @ ...... Again good for search engines.

These are things I've come across at work. Not sure how they build but there are template packages.

Best as always.

Mark

Ps. Mention you are on or near the Meridian. Presumably influenced you choice of name. Adds to interest.

Pps Describe how you plan to collect. Couriers? Costs?
 
ian Stanbury said:
how does our website look - tell me honestly what you think as its my first stab at website design and Michael and I would appreciate any feedback about it?

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Honest appraisal then -

Needs a proper logo at the top rather than just text, blue colour itself is ok but I'd lose the email address and business address - put a 'contact us' page in somewhere with this in as its not really necesary at the top of the page, I'd just have a logo and phone number on the top personally.

As Mark says, get a proper email address as an mike@meridianengineservices.co.uk or whatever looks a lot more professional.

Front page is a bit text heavy so maybe make it a smaller font as people might not be that inclined to scroll to the bottom.

I'd agree about signing up for twitter and facebook and possibly Pinterest. Social media can generate a lot of business but can be time consuming to keep on top of as you do need to put a lot of stuff into it.

Next, sign up for Google Analytics. The information it can give you is both fascinating and useful in terms of what you can learn about the people viewing the site. If you do nothing else - DO THIS.

Google Adwords. Its difficult to get a decent google free search ranking unless you have something very unique. If you can spend a relatively small amount of money sign up for an adwords account - it doesn't have to cost a lot and you can set it to limit your spend to be whatever you want it to be. This then increases your presence and introduces your ads if people search for predefined keywords - you can choose what keywords and search terms you use.

Forums can be very useful (ahem :) ) But don't just contribute to promote the business as it can have the opposite effect you are looking for!

I'd be a bit wary of putting links to many third party sites as if you are not careful you can end up making it too personal and not corporate enough. Maybe links to trade bodies or something similarly official and respectable.

Otherwise, add a few pages - a gallery page maybe with pictures of completed jobs, customers cars or something. I'd add a bit more on the collection and delivery service - is it free? who does it? Is there a defined geographical area - you are nearer to Manchester than Penzance but one isn't in the south! If you are classic LR specialists then add some pictures of a few.

Anyway, hope thats of some use!
 
A pleasure Ian

And George VI on the stamp . I wonder how we will be communicating when George VII comes to the Throne? Or perhaps he will choose to be a Louis? :D. With a Quatrelle.

Bon soir.
 
An easy one! King Henry Viii asked the same when he went a courting Anne Boleyn nearby . "To the left of East Wickham, above South Wickham. And directly South of Greenwich Palace" (and Cantabshire).

Two nearby (dead) celebrities. Dr WG Grace and Mr Crapper. Both buried in Elmers End Cemetery. Can you guess what Mr Crapper invented? Go on. Google him ;)


Also John Surtees - Britain's eldest surviving Formula One champion grew up here
 
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