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Opinions please: which Banner for my site? - Derek - 02-06-2013
which of these 3 banners do YOU think would look best for a website aimed at commercial carpet cleaning? i have to purchase 1. not a lot of selections we liked, here are 3:
1)
![[Image: stock-photo-hotel-interior-4357555.jpg]](http://i508.photobucket.com/albums/s323/ARTAQAF/stock-photo-hotel-interior-4357555.jpg)
2)
![[Image: Bigstock_1652004-2.jpg]](http://i508.photobucket.com/albums/s323/ARTAQAF/Bigstock_1652004-2.jpg)
3)
![[Image: 9551156-1.jpg]](http://i508.photobucket.com/albums/s323/ARTAQAF/9551156-1.jpg)
thanks so much for your assistance!
RE: Opinions please: which Banner for my site? - encapman - 02-06-2013
The 3rd one.
RE: Opinions please: which Banner for my site? - Kevin K - 02-06-2013
#3. The first looks dated, and the second hurts my eyes!
RE: Opinions please: which Banner for my site? - Derek - 02-06-2013
lol, we agree with you both. i never thought about the eye thing. it is a little blurry at the forefront. we can't believe how difficult it is to find a decent banner. not enough stock photo's for this genre of websites :-\
thanx so much fellas, and all who voted
RE: Opinions please: which Banner for my site? - David Edwards - 02-06-2013
Do you have any pics at all that you'd want to combine or resize to make your own banner? If so, you can make a great banner online for free with pixlr.com. Just a thought.
RE: Opinions please: which Banner for my site? - Cairnswun - 02-06-2013
To be honest, I really don't like any of them.
1 & 3, I don't know if I'm interested in the carpet or the upholstery, and 2, as mentioned, is a pain in the eyes.
Why not get out and take a pic of your own of an interior/exterior that you currently clean (with the owners permission), or get someone to take a good pic for you.
I would generally look at a property that people in your area are familiar with, this way they relate to the property and what it is that you are doing.
Otherwise I would suggest it's back to istock/bigstock for more ideas.
Sorry to be such a downer.
Shorty.
RE: Opinions please: which Banner for my site? - Charles - 02-06-2013
I would pick photo #1 but I hate fake carpet
photos anyway. I think a real before/after photo
would be better. Show what you can do. Clean one side & leave
the other side dirty. It's like those fake postcards
cleaners send out and the customers think, boy that is real
clean and the company shows up and couldn't clean a
carpet if their life depended upon it.
RE: Opinions please: which Banner for my site? - Derek - 02-06-2013
more good info, we appreciate y'alls opinions.
we plan on taking a pic of our own from a Client's Lobby in the coming months and i'll use that piclr software (tx David!).
in the mean time, we are going to use #2! lol. it will only be temporary and it comes with the cost of the site. #3 would cost me an additional $50 to purchase. while we like it, i agree with the fake/generic look of it...it looks like a stock image to me.
thanx for the help fellas!
RE: Opinions please: which Banner for my site? - akramer20 - 02-06-2013
I would agree 3rd one for sure.
RE: Opinions please: which Banner for my site? - Cairnswun - 02-07-2013
Derek, it's may not be much help to you, but have a look at my commercial site, it may give you some ideas, (of what NOT to do). :-)
http://www.cairnscommercialcarpetcare.com.au/
Cheers,
Shorty.
RE: Opinions please: which Banner for my site? - Rob D - 02-07-2013
Of the 3 photos I like # 1.... But I must admit Shorty has a excellent website that can give many ideas! I like the warming effect people would get by seeing local businesses they know and can relate to.
RE: Opinions please: which Banner for my site? - rlord - 02-08-2013
#3 What Kevin Said!
RE: Opinions please: which Banner for my site? - Derek - 02-08-2013
thanx again y'all. now we're considering going in another direction. no Banner, but using a theme instead....idk the difference really. but i guess it'll be more like Shorty's beautiful site in terms of no Banner, just my logo at the top. so many choices / options is stressful for me, i hate it lol.
RE: Opinions please: which Banner for my site? - Cairnswun - 02-09-2013
Been away for a few days picking up another van, I have two other sites if you'd like some more ideas:
My residential is: get.shorty.com.au
My leather is: cairnsleathercare.com.au
The leather one is going to undergo a bit of a face lift shortly.
RE: Opinions please: which Banner for my site? - Rob D - 02-09-2013
Shorty, nice job with your sites.. You have given me a few ideas as well.. After 12 years it's time for a website. Just curious what you used for your residential cleaning product in relation to asthma and allergies... Thanks