PodNutz - Tech Site Builder

SThompson86

SThompson86

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Hello all, (first off I have read Bryce's review)

From what I have read, I feel like I am a perfect candidate for the Pod Nutz Tech Site Builder package. I have 0 web skills other than some slop work in MS Publisher. If I do a website it is going to have to be with a site builder. I have tried Square Space, but there templates are just not what I want. I have also considered Homestead, but I sorta feel like the Podnutz site builder would be the better investment (wrong? right?)

I am wondering if anybody else has used the PodNutz Tech Site builder, and if so please share your experience with me. I am just looking for an over all consensus of the product. Also if you all have any other suggestions regarding site builders let me know.

Thanks in advance - Shane
 
The biggest disadvantage I see is that it is merely one page. I have limited skills as well and I looked at it a while back. I actually sent Steve an email. He promptly replied and this is what he said...

"Kevin, it is written in HTML so it is expandable, but the template is not specifically made for it, so it will take some editing. The site is the way it is because it works, but of course you are welcome to change it. You can buy the kit if you want and if it doesn't work out for you you can get a refund. IT's up to you."

Thanks!
-steve

So it can be expanded but not without some skills. This would probably be a simple task for a website developer but stuff I've created in the past has clearly proven to me that websites are definitely not my cup of tea.

I would like to implement osTicket and a few other features to my site. Nothing super fancy but more functionality than just a single page. I guess it would work well for a simple "brochure" type site.

JMHO,
Kevin
 
ahh ok, so it is just one page. Being one page is for a sure a draw back. I am going to do the Homestead trial before I do PodNutz package, and see what I can come up with.

I guess I could live with 1 page.., but I really want to expand of course.

Thanks AcadianaPC
 
To get started Steve's site is a great resource. From there if you decide to expand and build a site or contract a site out you can also do that. Then when finished pick up a second domain name and use both the sites instead of just one. Steve's site is mainly for adwords implementation and getting business that way.

If you go to his site you can see examples of people that have made changes to the 1-page and it looks pretty professional.
 
O yes I saw the examples. I just think what ever I do from Square Space to Homestead and to sitting down and building from the ground up that I am not going to be able to top the Podnutz package.
 
From what I read, one potential problem appears to be that it is designed with Adwords in mind rather than natural search. It sounded like using it to get high in natural search is likely to be difficult as it is mostly just graphics rather than text.
 
MobileTechie said:
From what I read, one potential problem appears to be that it is designed with Adwords in mind rather than natural search. It sounded like using it to get high in natural search is likely to be difficult as it is mostly just graphics rather than text.
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When you say natural search vs adwords. Do you mean Natural as in plain ole Text vs. just having pictures with words.
 
It will work on natural search based on the coding:


<meta name="description" content="Affordable Computer Repair Services in Cartersville, GA. Call us at xxx-xxx-xxxx. We service laptops, desktops. hard drives, spyware, viruses, blue screens, sluggishness, system crashes,wireless, networks " />
<meta name="keywords" content="computer repair, troubleshooting, fix computer, fix laptop" />
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />

The problem lies in having the one page only to work with. So you would have to do the correct meta tags "description/keywords/img tags" etc in order to make it worthwhile.

Natural search is like:
computer repair tampa

or something to that effect.
 
I bought and am using the podnutz tech site kit. The reasons I did are as follows:

1. I'm not a web master
2. Getting someone to create a website was/is costly
3. I needed a site now
4. $82.45 was cheap (can/will pay for itself in one or two jobs
5. I can always change it later

With that being said, the site itself is very fast and easy to putup. It is however very generic. All-in-all I'd say I got my monies worth and it works for now; until I can do something better. If you want to see it: URL: http://www.aboutpcservices.com
 
Havent done the adwords yet. I would think it would be easy to link a second page to the podnutz front page, but then again I'm not a web developer as I stated before. Good luck deciding on your page and be sure to let us know how it comes out.
 
cmonova said:
It will work on natural search based on the coding:


<meta name="description" content="Affordable Computer Repair Services in Cartersville, GA. Call us at xxx-xxx-xxxx. We service laptops, desktops. hard drives, spyware, viruses, blue screens, sluggishness, system crashes,wireless, networks " />
<meta name="keywords" content="computer repair, troubleshooting, fix computer, fix laptop" />
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />

The problem lies in having the one page only to work with. So you would have to do the correct meta tags "description/keywords/img tags" etc in order to make it worthwhile.

Natural search is like:
computer repair tampa

or something to that effect.
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Yeah natural search is the normall non-paid google search rather than Adwords. Clearly it's better to get to #1 in natural search since your advertising there is free and has high credibility.

Metatags might allow you to be listed but from what I've seen you need text on the pages with the keywords in them to get rated highly for those keywords. Google outlines this in their advice documents, advising not to cram keywords in too much but to use them naturally etc to get the best on-page SEO effect. Without that text I suspect you'd need one heck of a link-building campaign to get up in natural search. I remember Steve on his podcast saying that he didn't care about natural search and got all his business via Adwords. I guess if you're happy to keep paying for Adwords then this isn't a big deal but I find the cost soon adds up.
 
After trying just about every "site builder" website I have finally bought the tech site builder. I tried to use site builders, but every template I found was just not what I was looking for at all.

I will get to work tomorrow and see what I can make out of my tech site builder kit.
 
SThompson86 said:
Here is what I have came up with, Can some of you guys good at SEO take a look at my source code and recommend some changes if need be? I would appreciate it.

www.corecomputersolutions.net
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I'm not a SEO expert but from what I have been reading over the past few weeks is thats about as good as you are going to get besides maybe tweaking the alt texts a little. The thing is this an adwords landing page, not a SEO page because google can't read the text in the pictures. I'm gonna see about getting some people together to make a SEO page that looks about the same to the customer and is readable by google, but in the mean time I have used www.websitegrader.com for a little guidance (not strictly SEO). Give it a shot, right now you are a 31. I have extended my domain registration time, added a blog, added twitter (both empty), and fixed the 301 redirect, bringing it up to a 56. I'm guessing making the main page google readable, reducing pictures, adding a nav bar and more pages, and fleshing out the blog will get it in at least the 70s (for reference geeksquad is a 91 and no doubt spends big bucks on an SEO firm).
 
Thanks for the advice! - I do plan on adding extra pages, once a learn how to do webdesign.. I would have made my own page, but my artistic/webdesign skills just arent up to spec for what I wanted.

I may even scrap the page in a years time. I am just experimenting right now.
 
Just Curious?

I was just curious for those of you who tried outsourcing what you were quoted for a say 3-5 page website?
the only reason I ask is because my prices are set for web work. And if your spending $85 on podnutz that makes me really curious what you were quoted and who gave you that quote for that matter.
 
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