site update?
 

Has your website been updated? Just wondering as it says may 26 on the homepage. :biggrin:

Hey Christy,

Correct, the site has not been updated since that time, May 26 was the last update. For the most part, I have been dealing with people interested in a frag pack or a few select pieces. Updating the website can be time consuming...I wonder if I even remember how now!

Like everyone else, I have a full time job and have limited time. I have recently taken down my fish system, and no longer deal with or ship the higher end fish.

Generally, I feel people like less expensive frag packs, and with me not updating the website, well I can more easily justify lower prices. Sometimes seeing a few pictures inspires an email or two. For example, I do have an order going out this week.

Things continue to grow well in both my frag tank and display (my MG is nice and high!). I have some great pieces that will be available soon.

That being said, I still have the 270G display and the 12 sq.ft frag tank, managing over 500G of water.

Feel free to discuss here. Am intersted in hearing your thought regarding updates as we progress into the season.

Thanks,
Dave

Dave, I know for myself anyway, my purchases are soley impulse buys. If I see a pretty pic, it's a must have. Going to your site showed nothing new any time I looked, so eventually I stopped looking. So far I've spent over $400 in the last 4 or 6 weeks on frags, from someone else.
IMO, keeping the pics current and new is what will generate lots of turn around. And higher volume can also justify lower prices.

Yes pics sell corals,i luv to see what i must have :)

I agree. I like pics and when I like, I must buy.

I agree with an updated site. If I see something pretty I'm more inclined to purchase but not knowing what's available makes it hard if I'd like to place an order. With an updated site then I wouldn't have to continue to email back & forth for descriptions, pics & prices.

I agree that keeping a website up to date is definitely time consuming and sometimes a pain in the arse, however I'm like Brad, I'm definitely an impulse buyer. I suppose to a certain extent your posts here on canreef certainly generate enough interest. However, the date on your website always makes me wonder if the frags on the site are still available. Perhaps just remove the date?

As an aside, there is another frag website that I used to go to constantly, however the "boxing day sale" ad they had on the front made me wonder if they were even in business anymore (or cared about online sales).

I buy completely on impulse......if it's pretty and it's available I will buy....if I'm not sure whether or not it's available I won't email or call...I'll look elsewhere....

My only means of buying corals is from pics on the internet so if I see "must have pics" I buy lots to make ordering and shipping worth my while.

I too have spent $hundreds in the last 2 months on corals bought on line.

I've looked at your site a few times and never seeing anything new, pass it by. Updated pictures really get your stuff noticed.

Dave, I would also have to agree, I looked at the website and made a wish list, hummed and hawed. It wasn't till I saw the new pics that I went ohhh yes I need those.

Thanks everyone for their input, truly useful, even if I did not specificaly quote your comments below. I would like to say thanks for the comments, and I am pleased people enjoy the pictures - took me quite some time to learn how to capture accurate colour!

While I agree with this logic, I do not think it is my style. Admittedly, being in Toronto I have access to a massive supply of corals and the potential for volume sales would be easy. I generally do not feel this is what people are looking for and I can only hold so many corals in the space I have. I think people are looking for pieces known to be colourful and hardy. I could easily go the chop shop route, but I think the quality would go down.

Agreed - moving the date would make sense. When I set up the site, I envisioned updating it more. Perhaps the next month or two things will bring some changes, much based on feedback here. Do you look for a date on a site? Prefer one?

Thanks - I agree with this and will keep this in mind. As Christy mentioned above, what if I did not have the date on the site though? Do you look for a date on a site? Prefer one?

Thanks - need this info.

Agreed - we did waste alot of time on emails.

ok the date part. No, I don't look for a date, I do look for something that indicates change/updating though. if I'm constantly on a site and see the same thing all the time, say within 2-3 months, I sort of wonder if they haven't lost interest. Perhaps just have an automatic date thingy on it. Or every once in awhile just do a little blog saying you're still alive or something :razz:

Site update planned for this weekend.

Thanks for all the feedback canreef.

Dave @ wicked

I use CanReef as my source for pictures to your(Dave) stuff. I usually know what i want before hand, but nice pictures do inspire impulse shopping!

I have stopped looking at your site and spend more time looking for updates on your vendor forum here.