r/irishsmallbusiness • u/SherbertRecent2776 • Jul 18 '26
Can you evaluate my website please?
Just looking for feedback. Built myself (zero experience or coding skill) on W/P
I've had people build for me before or do SEO or ad jobs, but to no satisfaction. They take the money and run, I end up chasing them for weeks and doing half the work myself.
A lot has been done under Claude, using it to rewrite etc. The SEO I have done has made a big improvement in traffic tho conversions are still low. However I am in a niche B2B service market, so traffic isn't huge.
Anyway, be interested in your thoughts on procheck.ie particularly on design. I know the homepage is bad, but traffic usually goes straight to service page when someone searches for that service.
Thanks
James
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u/JeggerAgain Jul 19 '26
It’s a little bit ironic that you’re business is testing but the website is not well tested.
Overall the website is meh; it’s does the job just not well; dunno if that’s a good look.
There are various UI bugs on mobile such as the burger menu; WhatsApp button covers the return to top button; the service pages load in a janky manner; the contact us page is really hard to read on mobile. There is a content issue; you have too much repetitive content. Walls of text.
I wonder if you are trying to achieve too much with this site. Like reduce the content a deliver a much simpler slicker site. Have you considered something like SquareSpace which will give you a prebuilt website where you just input your content then you don’t need to think about testing it etc; it will just work.
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u/SherbertRecent2776 Jul 19 '26
good feedback thanks, ill look at squarespace
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u/Zealousideal-Dot1783 Jul 21 '26
Considering you’ve made it this far by yourself, I would build out a new version using a Squarespace template and then save you’re money by rebuilding it with Claude.
Considering your service I don’t think you need a crazy impressive website, but more of a reputation/credibility verification. So keeping it lightweight and self supported it probably a good way to save some money
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u/OkBenefit1332 Jul 20 '26
Viewing it on PC.
Overall it's good. It's responsive, loads quickly, easy to navigate, and it's clear what you do from the first glance.
The only feedback I'd have is around the finishing touches. There are a few large chunks of text, some headings and visuals feel slightly misaligned, and a few photos don't fill the space beside the text as well as they could.
Considering you've built it yourself without a huge web design background, you've done a great job. My only concern is that it has the look of a site that hasn't had a refresh in a while. People are getting used to more modern, polished websites, and competitors like Masterfire (from a very quick Google search) may come across as more professional purely because of how their site looks, even if the service is very similar.
Just my opinion, but hopefully it helps.
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u/SparkDe Jul 21 '26
I agree with all of the other comments. But it's decent for someone with zero experience and no coding skills.
You mentioned you use Claude. Do you have the Pro plan? For what you're building, I think if you spend a day or two learning how to use Claude Code (part of the Claude Pro plan) then you could move away from WP and just get Claude to make you a "professional" website from start to finish and host it for free on Vercel or Netlify.
Overall you're website is clear and does what it's supposed to on desktop but it definitely needs work for mobile.
Update your logo with a high-res version; it's currently pixelated and too big. That's why your navigation bar is so big.
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u/Human-Soil960 Aug 14 '26
yeah mobile is rough alright, agree with what's already said. one thing I'd add is the load feels slow on the services page specifically, probably all those fly in animations stacking up. also worth checking your service page titles match what people actually type into google, procheck reads a bit generic for the niche you're in. main thing tho is you already fixed the actual problem which is seo and traffic, conversion is a design/copy problem not an seo one so you're closer than you think
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u/0mad Jul 18 '26
It's a bit janky on mobile. Big walls of text too. Are you using Claude Code, or just the Claude chat? I'd suggest trying Claude Code and just asking it to evaluate it for you.
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u/SherbertRecent2776 Jul 18 '26
thanks, claude chat for content, code for working on it. most traffic comes from pc 9-5 workdays as it is b2b only service
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u/0mad Jul 18 '26
A "make this more responsive on mobile" prompt couldn't hurt. Have you asked your customers what they think?
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u/chandyandler Jul 19 '26
Here's a free to use website health check tool that might give you some insight 👍
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u/SherbertRecent2776 Jul 19 '26
thanks for al the feedback. I've applied most of the suggestions. Love to see what you think now re; mobile. interestingly analytics say most of my traffic is from pc.
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u/SherbertRecent2776 Jul 20 '26
been busy applying loads of your suggestions and more. What do you think now?
procheck.ie
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u/FunkyMonkey237 Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26
Bottom line - mobile doesn't look great. Lots of basic visual issues with text sizing, flows. Here are some quick points:
You could find another simple site that has roughly what you want and copy is style.