It is tricky to define the area in which I work, as traffic conditions can make some areas not that far away tricky to get to (picture me sitting on the M25!). I have previously tried a system when a visitor enters their postcode and I calculate an estimated mileage between my home and the given postcode. However that was not overly accurate, so prone to saying I will cover an area which was tricky to get to traffic wise.
We're in Walton (do you cover us?)
I have done some night nanny work in Walton-on-Thames in the past. It is only 14 miles from my home, but it is inside the M25, thus traffic conditions can make it tricky to get to for say a 7pm start. Given the distance, yes I would consider it, but I could not guarantee a start time until I had been on several occasions and thus knowing how long it takes to get there during rush-hour.
It is a tricky issue... open to suggestions on how to solve that one.
Postcodes shown are ones which I have calculated distance/drivetime to, so can easily add more if other areas are found to be within about a 30 minute drive of Lightwater, Surrey (not via motorway).
Please do register and mention me to friends - can then calculate distance/drivetime based on accurate postcode, rather than just a rough location.
I like being able to see availability so easily - think that's really clear.
Glad you like it. Have tried several different ways of showing that and for past two years now have used a PDF, which most clients and visitors can view.
The home page is really just the brochure content, so that Google can index it easily.
May try splitting it up over multiple pages, to see how that looks, and monitor if Google then drops my listings/rankings.
I also got confused by content buttons at bottom of page
Ah, those are relics of previous site designs over the years. Again they help the search engines to index additional content, but are not overly useful sometimes to humans.
The 'Links for Families' page is very popular, often gets ranked as a higher Entrance page than the index. Not sure that is good... but sometimes people are looking for local information, not a babysitter and then once on my site, then think about a babysitter - as all information is connected with children/childcare.
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My Photo -
Don't suppose anyone knows a mumsnetter in my area who is good with a camera, who can take a nice digital pic of me, so I can use it on my website?
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Logo and Photos -
Interesting comment that one... tricky to change logo, as it is used on my car and gets a lot of looks - especially from children.
Photos are Royalty Free Stock Photos, thus they look professional. Tricky to know how things could change, without losing the photos... which previous versions of the site have lacked, but were added for this version to help give a visual representation of the service. Are the photos worth keeping?
Appreciate your comments... keep them coming, all comments are much appreciated.