Does the website matter? One of the things I am deadset against something called Word Press. Totally turned off from it. Had it since 2009 to 2015. It was horrible. I can't be convinced otherwise. Won't use it ever again. In one of my other ventures, outside of being a DJ, I built a website for a model train club that has launched that club into having stellar attendance and recruiting records, business for them was up 85% in 6 month's time. I was hoping for the same kind of success with that platform I'm building my new site with. The last site I had and will likely be letting go of was on Wix. Before that was Word Press. Right now because the numbers are so good for that other website I made, I was wanting to see if what I did there would carry over. if it doesn't after this, I am going back to paper ads in the local papers and carrier pigeons smoke signal kind of things. my site presently has not had any modifications. No SEO has been done so it needs to be known right now I expect nothing from it. I don't even have google analytics programmed into it, so as far as the internet is concerned, it's not there. I understand that. It is being built. it is in the rough right now. The old site did have all of that and it even tracked and listed on the first page of the search but no one called me from it.
I'm not going to throw all my eggs in one basket when it comes to websites or advertising. These things have been a tremendous let down for me in the past. I just don't understand why when everyone says it's supposed to work and doesn't. I get really frustrated with it all. Just like walking back into a burning building. but I digress, Everybody uses what they like. Please understand, I'm in no rush. It's been this long waiting longer isn't mattering for me. If I get a gig, I get a gig,if I don't I don't. Like I said, it's not do or die for me. I don't have plans on being like Mark Ferrell over night.
Now, Off to my NYE Gig . I'm not the only DJ in the building either tonight. But we're not dancing during my show we are bowling. They are dancing with the other guy of whom I don't know. Had to drive an hour back west to get this one
I'm curious why you had such a bad experience on Wordpress. My current site is built on it, and I find it unbelievably simple to use. But, I know there are alternatives out there.
Having a website in modern day business is pretty important, in my opinion. But, you need to think of it like a phone line. Paying for a phone line doesn't make the phone ring. If you aren't doing anything to drive traffic to your site, it won't do a thing for you.
As close as we are location wise (I live in Fairfax) I have no idea what number of events are happening in the central corridor of Virginia. I work down there very infrequently. Are there gigs happening around you and you're not getting calls, or do you think that there isn't much work happening in the areas you want to work? Those are very different problems to have.