Made a website, looking for suggestions on making it better?

Question

i finnaly built a website, its a free service to the public in the portland oregon area, we negotiate deals with local dealers, since i work at a dealership i have access to inventory, invoice prices and everything else. this website isnt to generate business of the dealership that i work with, if it goes good i will quit and work on the website. basically, i will profit from sending customers to dealers. they pay pretty good. and that way it will make more money than actually selling cars.

the website is http://www.portlandsauto.com

what should i do to make the website better and to generate traffic. any suggestions? anything i should add or remove? and based on your visit as a customer, what do you think? anything will help. thanks in advance

Answer 1

you missed a few words and

you missed any comparisons.

otherwise, GOOD start!

Answer 2

well u seem very unexperience ha ha

Answer 3

one good way is to post into blogs and groups about automobiles.. in that way the people who are interested in this field get to access and browse your website..

another thing you must guarantee them that the business you wanted to excel is not a scam.

how can you do this?

start making connections, from these connections you establish trust from costumers.

Answer 4

To create or generate traffic to your website, you might want to consider the following website. There are some useful tips and tricks about online web marketing.

http://www.onlinewebmarketingtips.com

Answer 5

Business websites require a bit of specialized knowledge to design.  You want to figure out.

1)  Who will you make your money from

2)  How you will make your money

You can learn a thing about search engine optimization if you want free visitors from Yahoo and the other engines.

You can learn how to strategize and design a winner from the beginning, using a program like...

http://www.stuffintheair.com/sbi-tv.html

You can buy pay-per-click ads and hopefully profit from the people who click on that.  

These things all have their ups and downs.  Check them out and see what works for you.

Answer 6

My suggestions are not important, but something that you may consider.

I like the site. It's easy to navigate. A personal preference of mine is big buttons. I'm not blind or anything but I like to see the buttons where I can click right-away.  Like google and all those news websites have big buttons on their sites.  I will also trust the website more if I see a little biography of the owner.  It makes it more personal to know that this site belongs to a real person who will give me his/her attention.  I also like to checkout informative links. You have a couple of links that are good - make them stand out.  

Also, create a logo. Every business needs a logo.

You can advertise at craigslist. Create a free banner and offer it to other sites. Create a blog where you can educate people, you may develop a following through your blog.  Spend a couple $$ in paid advertising, it may be worth it.

Answer 7

When you are dealing with money transaction on the Net especially, trustworthy and credibility is so important. This criteria is even much more important when the environment or market is filled with so many uncertainty and confusion.

On the net we are basically in interaction with stranger. So you need to build those traits on the eyes of your 'strange' visitor. Do you think your site has that feel?

If yes then go find ways to promote it but if not learn how 'strange' people would have confidence on a site and only after that you promote the site. Hope that helps a bit.