Website criticism

[RichL]

Site looks pretty good. I like the fact that you put a little bit of information about the morphs you have beside the pictures.

One thing that I have 'not' seen on a lot of sites is location. I generally look to see where they are located so that I might be able to save on shipping. Most sites that I look at don't have it just listed anywhere. Usually have to contact through the website only as well.

I can understand not wanting to give out your exact address, home/cell phone number, or personal information if you do this as a hobby or out of your home. However, a little more information to make it a little easier to contact you could be better.

It's not an end all by any means, merely convenience and my personal opinion =)

Short Story follows:

After seeing your city and state on the forums here, I was able to Google it and realize that your only about 2 hours from me. I have driven by there many times on my way to see my family in Hardy and Mammoth Springs, AR. I would spend the same amount of money in gas to come get the snake ( if you decide to allow pickups ) as shipping would cost. The plus side is that I get the snake sooner ( i'm impatient, hehe ), and I imagine it would be less stressful for the animal than being slung around by FedEx for 12+ hours. It could even give me a reason to go visit my family and make the pick up on my way back through. This makes an impact on my consideration when it comes time to buy more animals.

I don't know if anyone else thinks the same way I do, but it is possible. Even if I was to have something shipped, the less distance it has to go, the better for the animal. To give an example, when I recently purchased a pastel and a spider, I made my decision based partly on location of the breeder. I wasn't sure what I wanted at that point, but it surely made me keep them in mind while looking through 20+ websites trying to find what I wanted. I ended up buying from Bailey and Bailey Reptiles out of Louisiana.


Well hope I didn't sound too 'criticizing' haha.