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#61
robobass said:
I apologize for the snark. It looks like a great product achieving the success it deserves. It ought to have a better website though, which these days isn't at all hard to do.



You see a lot of merchants in the bass world with really outdated sites. I think it's often just something that's easy to put off and not really about money. At some point though it's got to start having negative consequences. I bet lot's of people have had this thought: "Would I let a shop work on my instrument if they can't do any better than this with their online presence?"
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I think reputation precedes websites. Here is one of, if not the most reputable luthier in Chicago’s site. The wait can be weeks long with him but he’s ain’t hurting for business.

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No website is going to attract a ton of business anymore. Not with online reviews. You can put up a site still hosted in geocities with 1,800 five star reviews and be fine.
 
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robobass said:
I apologize for the snark. It looks like a great product achieving the success it deserves. It ought to have a better website though, which these days isn't at all hard to do.

You see a lot of merchants in the bass world with really outdated sites. I think it's often just something that's easy to put off and not really about money. At some point though it's got to start having negative consequences. I bet lot's of people have had this thought: "Would I let a shop work on my instrument if they can't do any better than this with their online presence?"
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Interesting that one would equate those two things; IME, knowing lots of useful stuff about stringed musical instruments doesn't really use any of the same skills as those used to create an attractive, engaging, highly informational, secure e-commerce website.

I had a lot more written, but it sounded defensive and whiny, so I'll leave it at that. :-)
 
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Mark,
I don't find your site too bad actually, and it was not me who slammed you. I wish I could clean up my own site in fact. I have way too much text, and questionable photography at best. Whenever I try to work on upgrades though, I just can't seem to do anything which is a genuine improvement. All I am saying is that your website is often what a potential customer sees first. If your site looks like you haven't revised and modernized it for years, then that's going to have a bad vibe for some, especially the younger folk. On that note, nobody except me browses on an actual computer any more. They surf on their phones. If your site isn't "cross platform" or whatever is the proper term, then it will be useless on an Iphone, for example. OK. If your business is repairs and restorations and you can't take on any more work than you already have, that's one thing. If you're an online retailer, then that's something quite different.
 
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Agreed... I've actually had a team of programmers working on it for over a year, we're getting there... but it's a MONUMENTAL task, because of the very specific requirements we have for workflow, product display, etc.

Mobile-friendly and a vastly improved checkout flow are on the top of the list, though.

So yeah, I'm well aware that the site looks a bit "old." It just stings a bit to hear someone else say it out loud. ;-)
 
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