Questions for Contractors

Hello,

I have created this post because I need some questions answered by Contractors. I am actually a web designer, but many of my friends and family are builders. They ask me for web sites and I noticed they all ask for the same things (i.e. Home Page, About Us, Services, Contact, Photo Gallery).

My question is: Do Contractors really need web sites?

The reason I'm asking is because I am in the process of creating a web tool to make it as easy to create a web page as it is to write an email. This way it will be a lot cheaper and easier to have a web site and manage it.

I am hoping people will be willing to give me some feedback on this idea and take my survey. The survey is 10 quick questions, but I welcome more of your thoughts! =)

The survey is at: http://www.BuilderTown.com/Tlove_s

If you are willing to give me more info or have any questions, please email me at: ray@BuilderTown.com

Sincere Regards,

Ray

Ray Hayward
ray@BuilderTown.com
www.BuilderTown.com
www.DRLWeb.com

an easy web site

their is already a pretty easy Web design out there...

I get my site directly through yellopw pages, but they
gouge me badly for it..... 19 per month is dirt cheap..

they claim its including yellow pages.com advertiseing included.....


So I am paying through the nose for it and would love to find some-one that has the exact same design or someting easier....

I tried a fing other sites, like blue-host .to take my web site
to but it is like learning Russian. and Arabic .........

if you dont have a degree from M.I.T or you ar not a
Rodes Scholer you cant navagate the damn thing....

( and I DO have a college ed)


build it and ..........they will come........

weilhammerplumbing.com

web

I didn't go to the questionairre, but may later. I do not have, or need a web site, because I do not want to spend the time to keep it current and relevent. I would do little to provide additional customers because I would only be able to check it in the early morning or late evening, so any urgent questions would be out of date by then.

web sites are great

When you can talk to a customer on the
phone while they are in their office in front of
the computor and can direct
them to your web site for all the information that
they need to know on ......ie water heaters.....

while you are driveing along on the interstate
and they are looking at your site.... that is great......

I have sold hundreds of water heaters that way...

I dont let anyone post questioins, I dont need that either....

I have my mobile phone number on the back page
if they want to call me personally.....

I update my site every so often...its no big deal......


the main selling point of a web site is it makes you a
cut above all the other "dumb apes " out there.....

becasue the customer figures if you can personally
work a web site...make it ledgible and informative....

odds are you have more braines that the last dumbass
they let into their home......

at the very least they are pretty sure that
you are able to read and write.....LOL


also it is so cheap.......

Blue Host charges 7 bucks a month.. but is soooo difficult
to navagate

I am presently being gouged from SBC for a lot of money
but it seems to pay off anyway.......

I cant complain on anything but the high price.

web

SInce my "second job" is maintaining a network of 50+ computers, I do not need the extra challenge of a web site.

Being easy is not what it's about

Many websites are FREE with purchase of domain most times.

I avoid those soliciters that come to me about website building when I didn't ask for it.