Would you rather have a score of 15 out of 100 or 84 out of 100?
During a recent analysis of a site that is a Homestead.com client we found some alarming results. Their motto of “Get a Site. Get found. Get customers.” could not be further from the truth. We recently analyzed one of their websites http://spruchcommunications.com through WebsiteGrader.com and it returned a score of 15 out of 100. In my years of using WebsiteGrader.com and reviewing 100’s of sites I have never seen one with a score that low. To make matters even worse if you search for their company name Sprunch Communications and the site does not come up in the first 10 pages (I stopped looking after that). When searching for the actual site http://spruchcommunications.com that does not even come up at all!
The sad thing is these customers are thinking they will be receiving a site that helps them “Get Found” when this is nearly impossible. On a positive note Homestead does have the ability to use different design templates and customize the look of the site to some degree which is a nice feature. However they are sacrificing everything when it comes to optimization and the ability to “Get Found”.
Just for comparison when running the AgencyWeb – Local Mojo site through Website Grader and it came back with a score of 84. We are also working on developing and addressing some technical aspects that will improve these scores even more. Free Local Mojo sites, are optimized for Local Search right out of the box. For only $49.99 to $199.99 a month you can add a wide range of services ranging from pay per click advertising, analytics, and submissions to over 100 search engines and directories. These are the things that will help you Get Found.
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