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Mar 31, 2009

5 Ways to Make a Great Website for Your Valet Service

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Having a well-built website is a great way to reach out to new customers, send them information about your company, and make a good impression from the start. Butler Valet of Seattle, Washington has done a great job of putting their best foot forward on their website. Butler Valet has won the Seattle Bride Magazine's "Best of" since 2003. They are currently announcing a new division, Butler Valet Transportation. They will now be offering a fleet of luxury van services which will include wine tours of our award winning Washington wineries! Overall, Butler Valet's great website has helped their business and they are looking to invest more in the web in the future. Here are 5 great ways you can make a great website for your valet service.

1. Send a clear message.

There shouldn't be ambiguity for your visitors. Most estimates say users will use only a few seconds to determine if your page is valuable or not. Butler Valet makes it clear immediately. Butler Valet = Best Valet Service in Seattle.

2. Indicate your credibility.

If you have great clients, and you have achieved industry distinctions, let your potential clients know right away! This is a great way to set your company apart from your competators.

3. Fast and clear.

Very clear menu items and fast-loading pages with clearly written content makes it very easy for the user to find the information they require.

4. Offer something for free.

I'll always take something for free! In this case, bulter offers a free quoting service directly from their website. Very nice!

5. Use great photo and graphic assets.

This can be a tough one, especially when you don't have professional designers or photographers on staff. Bulter does a great job of putting forward good photo assets, they even manage to make their team of parkers look great with some simple black and white photoshop work. If you don't have a designer on staff, we recommend 99designs.com to find great designers around the world for reasonable prices. We look forward to see the future updates Bulter Valet makes to it's great website. Thanks to them for letting us write about their service! Please note you can now subscribe to the Valet Parking Blog in your newsreader, or you can elect to receive email updates by entering your email address in the box on the right navigation bar of this blog. Related articles:

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Oct 09, 2008

Directory of Qualified Valet Parking Companies Launches

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We've launched the basic structure for our directory of valet parking companies. So far we've had 8 companies submit their information from 6 different states. We've decided to launch the section a little early so our customer's can can an idea of what our vision for the website is. If you are an owner or an employee at a valet parking services company, you can submit your information for the directory here.

Valet Parking Companies in Arizona. Valet Parking Companies in Washing DC, or The District of Columbia. Valet Parking Companies in California. Valet Parking Companies in Florida. Valet Parking Companies in Michigan. Valet Parking Companies in Washington State.

Wed

Sep 24, 2008

Valet Parking Directory - Extra Information

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Some customers have called recently asking for clarification on our intent to include a Valet Parking Directory on our webpage. As a company dependent on it's web presence, we know it can be difficult to get noticed on the web. Many directories like Valet Directory are very good but require a high monthly fee for a link back to your homepage. We thought we could offer a similar directory for free for our customers. If you are interested you can sign up here. We'll put it up in November. Our goal is to have a very simple layout, organized by state, so potential clients can find and learn about your company with ease.

Sat

Jun 21, 2008

Valet Forums for Peer to Peer Feedback and Insider Industry Information

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Hi All, I know many of you probably already participate in the forums over at www.BestValetParking.com, but for those of you who don't I thought I'd mention it. In general, this site is a listing service for valet companies nationwide. That is great and probably a must-have for any operator, but the forums give you a really cool opportunity to ask and share advice with other valet operators across the country.

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May 10, 2008

An Opportunity to Bundle Valet Parking Services for Mass Retail?

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In a slow year, valet parkers may need to be reaching into new markets in order to grow their business. What do you think of mass retail? Reprinted from NBC Affiliate Channel 4 in Nashville:

Wal-Mart Store Considers Valet Parking Service Would Be Free To Customers NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The size of Wal-Mart parking lots is leading one local store to consider valet parking. The store at Old Hickory Boulevard and Nolensville Pike in south Nashville is considering the idea after a customer made the suggestion. Managers liked the idea and are considering offering the free service to their customers. Corporate headquarters still has to approve the measure before it can start.

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Mar 16, 2008

More and More Hospitals to Offer Valet Services

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Here is just one of many examples of hospitals beginning to offer their clients valet services. Many hospitals have decided to manage this service along with the rest of the operation. Reprinted from CBC.CA

Edmonton hospital offers valet parking The University of Alberta hospital, one of Canada's leading research and teaching hospitals, has been experimenting with a new visitor service: valet parking for $21 per day. The Edmonton hospital converted an old ambulance garage to hold up to 50 cars for the valet service. It costs drivers a $10 valet fee plus $1.50 for every half hour, or a flat fee of $21, compared with $19 to park all day in the underground garage. The hospital's valet parking is located in an old ambulance garage.The hospital's valet parking is located in an old ambulance garage. (CBC) Only a handful of drivers have used the valet service since the pilot project began this spring, however. "We figure it's going to pick up quite a bit when the snow starts coming," said Sam Tait, who runs the program. "When it is colder and the underground parkade fills up, that's when it starts to get busier in here." As for people who say hospital parking should be free, the health region said that's not being considered. "If you step back and think about it as a taxpayer, I think most of us would prefer to see people pay for parking rather than take that cost out of the budget that we get to provide health care," said Steve Buick, spokesman for Capital Health. Capital Health said the valet program will be reviewed in December to see if it pays for itself.

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5 Ways to Make a Great Website for Your Valet Service

1. Send a clear message.

2. Indicate your credibility.

3. Fast and clear.

4. Offer something for free.

5. Use great photo and graphic assets.

Directory of Qualified Valet Parking Companies Launches

Valet Parking Directory - Extra Information

Valet Forums for Peer to Peer Feedback and Insider Industry Information

An Opportunity to Bundle Valet Parking Services for Mass Retail?

More and More Hospitals to Offer Valet Services

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