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I'd be happy to take a look at it and point out any major issues with it without any compensation as I am on this board to provide people with feedback, advice etc. (Though I am going away and will...

approval this week and live sometimes next week.....all depends on how much I don't like I guess

i have seen 0 text at this point....ive written bits and pieces, but he was supposed to fill in all...

I also 100% agree with Harold’s answer. I'll add that as being a self described hard head, you ignored competent people here who's only purpose was to help you. The web is a dangerous place with a...

I'm in the reverse situation. I'm still working on a site that was supposed to be done 2 months ago. However, the cflient makes it impossible to complete my tasks. It takes him days, sometimes a week...

You're too nice. Just like all plumbers I know. People pleasers.. their hard headed/stubborn, but also way toooo patient with people.
You hired the guy to do a job, and you're not getting...

got a jazzed up new home page the other day.....its very nice...exactly what I wanted.....I don't want a plain looking website

it still appears to be moving at a snails pace.....who knows maybe...

he didn't really ask me if it was ok to put me on the back burner.....it was told to me after the fact....not too much communication at this point....2 e-mails in 1 month

Request updates...

That's unfortunate that he took that long to start, but I'm assuming he let you know and you were ok with it.

Regarding the design.. it sounds like he had put no creativity/design into it. It...

Often it may depend on the client.. perhaps he's just taking awhile for collecting content. I've been waiting about a month for a client to send me.. and we started months earlier.

LOL - I find that strange though.. it's the first thing I mention when selling sites. I build them on a wordpress framework... because... etc etc.
You are better off it being wordpress because, if...

I decided on #3 today..

had a 1/2 hour talk with him and he mirrored what many of you had told me

that there is no magic bullet....get the site up and running for 30 days, see whats happening...

sign-o-rama Milwaukee

there are sign o rama's in every city around here

Sign-o-ramam is a huge franchise, it would be like googling coffee shops.. you would get the closest starbucks in google....

But.. I've already told you how to market your business. I said do it offsite. I also gave examples. Do you want me to do the work for you too?
Common.. if I wanted to start a plumbing business, you...

Sorry I'm just passionate about this stuff haha :D

And yes – I would never reveal in detail how I market my own business to my competitors LOL!

Oh lord... adding photos will make you #1? Where are you getting this stuff?!

NO NO NO NO NO! Spamming your website with photos will NOT make it #1. NEVER. EVER. NEVER!

#1 with which...

I think it's just a bit of denial at this point. There "has" to be an easier way, right? As long as someone is telling him it can be done, he will believe it. He knows the answer.. I think it is just...

Also note that google ranks PAGES, not websites. on-site-SEO has to be phenomenal on all pages to get a good score.

On-site SEO (which is all these people seem to be providing you... which is...

Mr. Plumber - can you guarantee me that this hot tub I'm paying 10k for will enhance my sex life?

That was gold! LOL!

Oh and Huggy.. heres another one for ya... "Adding tons of pages just for...

Well it seems like you are on a much better track! I am not sure about everyone else, but number of pages doesn't really matter in terms of rank.. there is only so much keywords you can use, after...

*facepalm* I don't know how many times we designers/developers can say this. You can't guarantee these things!

The point of redesigning the website should not necessarily be to guarantee that your...

....we discussed ME doing it once a week (adding photo's of the weeks projects)

I consider this really a standard in 2013. Desingers/developers need to be honest and build solutions that can be...

^ I dont think I like this approach... "fishing" for ideas from these guys' bids. Most professionals won't tell you how they will do it, they will tell you what they will do. Unless you already sign...

Harold is right on the ball with that advice!

Some things I want to point out myself:
1. no need to change your name, domain names don't really rank that high anymore. Too many people were...

The way that I see it, is not so much that it is too much.. but the way the payments are structured. To me that is rediculous. Certain things should already be included.

CMS, Mobile, On-site SEO,...

A website won't necessarily bring more people in. You need a vehicle to bring people in, and once those people are in, it should then sell your services.
I've done some extensive marketing on my...