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Old 24-08-10, 08:32 PM
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any ideas to help the SEO or general remarks apprciated

http://www.phoenixhelicopters.co.uk

We are basically a helicopter training school , I do very well on Yahoo and Bing ,, not so well on Google,, I have tried to make the site a lot more than just an advert but more an information website

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Tried to have a look at your site 9.05pm Tue and couldn't get through.

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should work now

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I really like the site.
The only thing I would like to see is the pictures made clickable so they either enlarge or they are configured as call to actions. so when I click on the image that tells you about the 5hrs intro course it shows me the price list.
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Ok, will try to be objective, but cant deny that I get excited when I see helicopters Determined to learn to fly, if I can ever find any spare hours!!

Right, site wise, looks pretty good to me, obvious what you are, good call to actions etc.

Not so keen on the big pics on the right, helicopter looks ok, but stock pics of groups of people doesn't work for me.

Site doesn't sit in a 1024x768 browser which I think is still the standard, so I have to scroll from left to right.

Page titles are close to keyword stuffing, and are duplicated on some pages. A good one is the "charter tab", but gift lessons, student area etc are the same titles.

Overall though, I like it.
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From an SEO perspective your title is all wrong. You have got Phoenix Helicopter first and it needs to be last. You are also trying to stuff too much into the title. Think about what keyword you want to target on each of your pages and stick with 1 max 2 keywords for it.

Your meta description is also stuffed with far too many keywords. This meta needs to be a sentence that makes sense.

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Apart from taking ages to load, I thought your site was super - and I hate helicopters!

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I liked the site too.

Minor suggestions:-

I felt it was ever so slightly wordy (my site is too!). Could you go through your text looking for stuff you could take out without losing any impact? Also would using bullet points help you get over the same information more concisely?

Perhaps proofread it again? I thought there were a couple of typos (eg I think you used shore at one stage when the text suggested you meant short)

Don't over-emphasise the "newness" of Phoenix Helicopters and do highlight the experience and evidence-based competence of your pilots and trainers (eg you've helped several trainees pass their flying qualifications in much less time than they might have expected). If I were buying a helicopter trip for a family member, I'd want to be very sure they'd be safe with you!

In the phone contact details, could you give a named person / job title for enquirers to contact? If I wanted to talk to someone about helicopter training, for example, I'd be happier if I knew I was talking to the tutor rather than an administrator. You probably have enough staff for this approach to be feasible.

These are all minor quibbles but I hope the comments are helpful.

Best wishes Linda

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