Serious about sponsorship?

[CHOPPA]

Having a website is a great way to have an online CV for sponsorship to promote yourself and keep everyone informed

A friend of mine is offering a deal for anyone that is keen, he will build and maintain a website for you for free!

He has just chucked one together for me using some pics off facebook and some race reports untill i can give him some better info but check it out and see what you think.

Dont look to close its just a demo at this stage but check out the layout etc

sloanfrost.co.nz

Oh the only charge is $39 per month to cover hosting fees, domain name and to manage your updates

PM me for more details ;)

[scracha]

Having a website is a great way to have an online CV for sponsorship to promote yourself and keep everyone informed

A friend of mine is offering a deal for anyone that is keen, he will build and maintain a website for you for free!

He has just chucked one together for me using some pics off facebook and some race reports untill i can give him some better info but check it out and see what you think.

Dont look to close its just a demo at this stage but check out the layout etc

sloanfrost.co.nz

Oh the only charge is $39 per month to cover hosting fees, domain name and to manage your updates

PM me for more details ;)

So how the fuck is $468 per year free? If he's a "mate" of yours then you're being raped.. Hosting fees are next to fuck all....say....$5 or $10 per month. Domain name is about $35 per year. You're site is very 90's too...tables etc.

I'll still offer any racer a free site (I'd suggest using Wordpress as it's easy). Just buy the domain name at $40 and you're off. eg. http://timmcarthur.co.nz/ or http://www.ducatiracing.co.nz

[SPORK]

Cosign. (10ch)

[gixerracer]

I cant find it please HELP me??????????
Having a website is a great way to have an online CV for sponsorship to promote yourself and keep everyone informed

A friend of mine is offering a deal for anyone that is keen, he will build and maintain a website for you for free!

He has just chucked one together for me using some pics off facebook and some race reports untill i can give him some better info but check it out and see what you think.

Dont look to close its just a demo at this stage but check out the layout etc

sloanfrost.co.nz

Oh the only charge is $39 per month to cover hosting fees, domain name and to manage your updates

PM me for more details ;)

[CHOPPA]

So how the fuck is $468 per year free? If he's a "mate" of yours then you're being raped.. Hosting fees are next to fuck all....say....$5 or $10 per month. Domain name is about $35 per year. You're site is very 90's too...tables etc.

I'll still offer any racer a free site (I'd suggest using Wordpress as it's easy). Just buy the domain name at $40 and you're off. eg. http://timmcarthur.co.nz/ or http://www.ducatiracing.co.nz

Because most of us are not computer IT geeks.... Aye Craig? The website is free, he builds the whole thing for you which would take at least 5 hours with fine tuning so thats worth the $400 a year hosting fees in itself. He then maintains the site with all your updates throughout the year and pays for the hosting and whatever else you pay for.

I dont really care if it looks too 90s for you, its an informative website i dont want lots of bullshit going on.

He is obviously not doing this to make a fortune he is just doing it cause he loves bikes. Its funny the different attitudes when it comes to sponsorship, some people are willing to grab every opportunity and some are not. It seems to be these people that bitch and moan that they dont have sponsors too.....

[CHOPPA]

I cant find it please HELP me??????????

sloanfrost.co.nz

[R6_kid]

Orcon's most basic package is $18/mth for hosting and a .co.nz domain name - $216/year - there are cheaper options too.

Judging from website work I've done in the past that looks like about $150-200 work tops, and that's not even charging 'mates rates'.

If you want to get your name out there and impress your sponsors then surely you'd want it to look professional - I guess it depends what your overall plans and goals are.

[CHOPPA]

Orcon's most basic package is $18/mth for hosting and a .co.nz domain name - $216/year - there are cheaper options too.

Judging from website work I've done in the past that looks like about $150-200 work tops, and that's not even charging 'mates rates'.

If you want to get your name out there and impress your sponsors then surely you'd want it to look professional - I guess it depends what your overall plans and goals are.

So do they build your site for you and manage all your updates for that?

[CHOPPA]

So do they build your site for you and manage all your updates for that?

Have a look at Ray Clees site. Looks professional to me, easy to use etc.

Look guys take from it what you will. Its just a suggestion and if you think you can get a better deal somewhere else go get it. Its a great form of advertising for yourself if you want to make it work and if your serious about getting some sponsorship etc

It makes me laugh all the people on here all the time wanting sponsorship etc but your not willing to do f/a about it when it comes down to it. Sometimes it means spending a bit of money to get some good publicity like press realeases or websites etc.

There is a classic example of a guy on here who is always basically just asking people to sponsor him. I offered him a chance to do some testing on some Carbon Fibre wheels and he would have been featured in a few magazines etc but he didnt want to do it unless he entry was paid for the day, had a couple of sets of tyres supplied, someone to adjust his suspension etc etc WTF! So the offer passed him by and he missed all the publicity. All he had to do is grab an old set of slicks, do a few laps with the rims at the next track day or test day he was at, ramble some shit and reap the rewards.

Your all sort of missing the point here....

[SWERVE]

Well i agree with you Choppa.

[Bren_chch]

Having a website is a great way to have an online CV for sponsorship to promote yourself and keep everyone informed

A friend of mine is offering a deal for anyone that is keen, he will build and maintain a website for you for free!

He has just chucked one together for me using some pics off facebook and some race reports untill i can give him some better info but check it out and see what you think.

Dont look to close its just a demo at this stage but check out the layout etc

sloanfrost.co.nz

Oh the only charge is $39 per month to cover hosting fees, domain name and to manage your updates

PM me for more details ;)

Thats a good deal! considering he looks after it all.

DONT forget about Visordown.co.nz (http://www.visordown.co.nz)... thats why i built it, its free for you all to pimp yourselves out on it! SHEESH!!!!

[scracha]

Because most of us are not computer IT geeks.... Aye Craig?
The website is free, he builds the whole thing for you which would take at least 5 hours with fine tuning so thats worth the $400 a year hosting fees in itself. He then maintains the

I'll state again, I can't see how the hell you think the website is free?
30 minutes tops as I don't believe for a second there's been any "fine tuning" on that website.
I'd hardly call Tim Mcarthur or the Anglo American motorcycle club IT geeks but they seem to manage putting race reports, sponsors links, photos and videos onto their simple wordpress sites.



I dont really care if it looks too 90s for you, its an informative website i dont want lots of bullshit going on.

OK, then if you're paying for it, it should look professional and be search engine friendly. Fail on both accounts. Mate doing it for a box of piss, fine. Guy charging nearly $500 a year....fucking rip off.



He is obviously not doing this to make a fortune he is just doing it cause he loves bikes. Its funny the different attitudes when it comes to sponsorship, some people are willing to grab every opportunity and some are not. It seems to be these people that bitch and moan that they dont have sponsors too.....
So would you let me spraypaint your bike if I did it cheap just because I "love bikes" ?

Last but not least. Hope that's not your primary email address in plain text on the site unless you really enjoy getting spam.

[CHOPPA]

I'll state again, I can't see how the hell you think the website is free?
30 minutes tops as I don't believe for a second there's been any "fine tuning" on that website.
I'd hardly call Tim Mcarthur or the Anglo American motorcycle club IT geeks but they seem to manage putting race reports, sponsors links, photos and videos onto their simple wordpress sites.

Well mate i dont see you on here offering any help to set people up a website??



OK, then if you're paying for it, it should look professional and be search engine friendly. Fail on both accounts. Mate doing it for a box of piss, fine. Guy charging nearly $500 a year....fucking rip off.


So would you let me spraypaint your bike if I did it cheap just because I "love bikes" ?

Last but not least. Hope that's not your primary email address in plain text on the site unless you really enjoy getting spam.

Well everyone dont worry about sending me a PM. Scratcha is going to do it all for everyone for a box of beers!!

[roadracingoldfart]

Well everyone dont worry about sending me a PM. Scratcha is going to do it all for everyone for a box of beers!!


I can see Steevies point Sloan. $500.00 - 600.00 per year is imposible to be refered to as FREE . When Steve alludes to a much cheaper option with what may be a better presentation/ look (what do i know im a mechanic) why is he wrong to inform you and others of any secondary option.
Sure its not you mate's web hosting site and Steve is a mate of mine but realisticlally hes actually being quite informative and wasnt critical anymore than a person that works in any industry that sees an option thats not overly awesome.

I agreee with your angle / aspect of self promotion and i applaude you for suggesting it as we can all do with a bit of help at times , but its a sad day when we cant take advice from an industry leader like Steevie on such matters.

Paul.

[discodan]

OK so it's not the cheapest option but for some people the cost might be worth saving the hassle of researching and organising it for themselves.

As another option that is completely free and easy to use - I'm setting up a blog here dkempthorne.blogspot.com, which is easy to update and customise. You can have yourname.blogspot.com so it's fairly professional looking. I haven't really added any photos to mine yet but you could probably get it looking quite good.

As Brendan mentioned, donn't forget about Visordown.co.nz - he puts in alot of work into it for us racers and it's free to put your profile on there!

[scracha]

Well everyone dont worry about sending me a PM. Scratcha is going to do it all for everyone for a box of beers!!

Sloan, I'm not actually having a go at you. I'm just trying to point out that for that money you could have a pretty good site.. Sorry if I've caused any offence.

Yes, I do a few racers sites for nada as I'm just an average hobbyist so I couldn't charge....but there are a couple of guys on kiwibiker who make pretty exceptional racers sites.


As for boxes of beers, I've still got a couple in the garage earmarked for you.

[lee]

I think Sloan overall has made a very valid point. Having a website and promoting yourself is a must if you want to attract and keep sponsorship. And although personally I can't afford the amount of money required for Sloan's mate's help. He has helped give me a kick up the arse in terms of getting on with sorting this sort of thing out . So thanks Choppa.
Incidently, if you'd offered me a ride on some carbn rims for a bit of publicity, I would have bitten your arm off. A bit of magazine time is priceless.

I also didnt know about visordown.co.nz and having just had a look, it looks really good and I will certainly be making use of the site. Good work website building fella.

[Matt Bleck]

I reckon it's a good idea, I agree it looks a little budget, but it is better than no website.

I'd be happy to help you out with the design and layout side of things Choppa?

Building and maintaining a website really isn't that hard & you can do it for next to nothing.

www.webs.com offers FREE websites for a advertising banners placed on ya site. They have templates you can choose and you can update it yourself. There are probably more sites like this out there, I just did a quick search on google. Make sure you have a read of their terms tho. :yes:

The only real cost I can see is the domain name. You can get one for around $40 a year.

[WarrenW]

You can also consider hosting the site overseas. Our website cost us a grand total of NZ $32 for the year INCLUDING the .com domain name.


Check out www.3ix.com, the sites come with a preinstaller to select the type of web site you want and you can update it easily yourself if needed. No real techie stuff needed.

$400 + a year, someone saw you coming. :shit:

[evol mas]

This is my website that my girlfriend Kylie has been mucking around with in her spare time
http://www.samlove.co.nz (http://www.samlove.co.nz)

If you want a site designed by a Graphic Designer with a BMA, email dochertydesigns@hotmail.com (dochertydesigns@hotmail.com)

She's also a Photographer; if you want a photoshoot and/or promotional material designed eg. posters, sponsorship proposals, business cards, booklets etc