johnc Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 I got me a website! http://www.betamotorsports.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Are you going to sell parts via the internet or just give a basic description of your biz? IMO you can use the Internet like a big Yellow Pages ad (what you have now), but just about any biz that sells goods will do better to actually get the site e commerce enabled. Right now you can look at it like a Yellow Pages ad, or a "store with no cash register" as a buddy of mine put it. If you had a standard product line you would do well to add the cash register. If everything you make is custom, then forget it and just use the website to get people to call you. Drop me a PM if you want to talk more about this... Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 john, congrads on the setup. I like the design and sarcasm on the site, right up my alley. plain, simple, and straight forward, how all businesses should be. good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 wow looks awesome john.. i cant wait to get something "done by ya.. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Looks really good John. I like the no BS approach to a website as well... though I'm not entirely conviced my customers would or I'd do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Yeah, I suppose a congrats is in order . I got kinda sidetracked by the fact that you can't order anything off of it yet... Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEW Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Looks good so far John. If you make anything like subframe connectors that you would sell, I would be willing to anty up some dough. Hope the business takes off for you, but not so much that you can't race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagz Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 John - Congrats! Good site. I've gotta echo the other comments: I really like the straight forware, no BS approach to your descriptions. I enjoyed reading some of the bench raching articles and plan on reading some more when I get time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 I agree with the above. It's really refreshing to see a no-nonsense, weasy to read and navigate and uncluttered web site....KUDOS!! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 John, nice to see you're finaly "coming out"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Cripes! It wasn't that big on your web site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid240z Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Congrats John, now start spitting out some cool Z parts that we can buy. I should be starting my Z project in the next few months. I didn't realize I live so close to you and your shop. I am a few miles away from your shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 John, a clueless person (yours truly) just erased your post announcing your website--I clicked the "edit" button instead of the "quote" button or whatever. I sincerely apologize for that. I cannot repair the post as you know, so I humbly ask you to go back and put the website on there and such. I wanted to congratulate you on the new site, but FUBARed that post up bad. Davy PS--should my moderator privileges be revoked?!? I'll just spank myself instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 http://www.betamotorsports.com Already bookmarked. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 I like the Logo, John. See why, my business card, must be a ancient Latin thing. Look! We have the same typeface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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johnc Posted November 13, 2003 Author Share Posted November 13, 2003 Thanks guys. The website is just a start and will grow as I create more content. I'll eventually start selling stuff off of it, but mostly its just one of those bragging/ego things. My old software peers have been giving me crap about "no website" for about a year. Now that its up I'm getting crap from them about "no flash", "no e-commerce", "no .NET", "no J2EE", etc. Some of the .jpgs are huge and I need to shrink them down a bit. Later this week or next when I get more time. I also have more photos to put up somewhere in the Bench Racing stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gramercyjam Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Your buds sound like they are into, ah, never mind. Your site is good enough the way it is. I must have pretty servere ADS (or is it ADD?) cause I don't have the patience to sit through some jazzed up flash site. I like the benchracing stories. I saw your heatshield post before on the IZCC list I think. No chance of anything on my car getting overengineered like that heat shield! Grid routine and season prep are pretty good stories too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy 77zt Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 i read your story on the driver's school at laguna.i have had lots of fun there in my z.like the time i had a nasa instructor trying to show me how fast he was-he ended up in the sand in turn 6 with overheated brakes .his its car couldnt hang with my street car.there is a bump that lofts a car just before the corkscrew.if your are running flat out you can get air past #3 braking marker.it really wakes you up -i got on brakes ,let off brakes and braked again a little before #1 marker.turned in and made it..turn 2 is tricky.turn 3,4,5,6 easy.7-what turn.8-9-10takes awhile to master.laguna seems easier to me than thunderhill or sears point.but more fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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