Comments on: How to manage the website of a company in administration http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/how-to-manage-the-website-of-a-company-in-administration/ Internet marketing and search engine optimisation Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:42:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Woody http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/how-to-manage-the-website-of-a-company-in-administration/#comment-103433 Woody Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:35:15 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1777#comment-103433 Once a company fails like this one has there isnt anything that can really make anyone feel any better about it. I have noticed that the adwords is still running which demonstrates that the administartors dont know much about the web. You would have thought they would want to stop spending especially as it is for no purpose. However it is a real shame that www.empiredirect.co.uk failed. Once a company fails like this one has there isnt anything that can really make anyone feel any better about it. I have noticed that the adwords is still running which demonstrates that the administartors dont know much about the web. You would have thought they would want to stop spending especially as it is for no purpose. However it is a real shame that http://www.empiredirect.co.uk failed.

]]> By: Matt Chatterley http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/how-to-manage-the-website-of-a-company-in-administration/#comment-101928 Matt Chatterley Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:00:46 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1777#comment-101928 Good post. Another phenomenon rising out of this is that customers who see a company with a website along the lines of the original - "Undergoing Maintenance" - are now beginning to assume that said company is in administration! Caution required all round. Good post. Another phenomenon rising out of this is that customers who see a company with a website along the lines of the original – “Undergoing Maintenance” – are now beginning to assume that said company is in administration!

Caution required all round.

]]> By: Patrick Altoft http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/how-to-manage-the-website-of-a-company-in-administration/#comment-101915 Patrick Altoft Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:27:49 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1777#comment-101915 Woolworths.co.uk is up for renewal in September. Worth trying to catch if the domain drops. Woolworths.co.uk is up for renewal in September. Worth trying to catch if the domain drops.

]]> By: Rob Lewis http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/how-to-manage-the-website-of-a-company-in-administration/#comment-101902 Rob Lewis Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:41:06 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1777#comment-101902 Good post Patrick, how does the latest company into administration, Empire Direct, fare with its message: http://www.empiredirect.co.uk Looks like the message is on every page, which is a start, but what about the headers? On another related subject, have you wondered what will happen to the domain names of these big failing brands? woolworths.co.uk must be worth something for the domain trust at least, will it be sold off? Good post Patrick, how does the latest company into administration, Empire Direct, fare with its message: http://www.empiredirect.co.uk

Looks like the message is on every page, which is a start, but what about the headers?

On another related subject, have you wondered what will happen to the domain names of these big failing brands? woolworths.co.uk must be worth something for the domain trust at least, will it be sold off?

]]> By: Phil Stewkesbury http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/how-to-manage-the-website-of-a-company-in-administration/#comment-101901 Phil Stewkesbury Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:32:43 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1777#comment-101901 Patrick, I spotted this one yesterday for <a href="http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Empire Direct</a>. Marks out of 10? A further thing to note; consider the Media, the BBC News were definitely quoting from what they read on this page yesterday - "low stock levels and operating losses". They seem to have taken down their whole website quite effectively, everything I tried landed back on this front page. Interestingly, they are still running Google Ads - (I wasn't going to click the ad and add to their financial burden with another 10p charge, but then I thought everyone else who reads this might! So I can tell you the ad link fails and returns an error "The system cannot find the path specified". Patrick, I spotted this one yesterday for Empire Direct.
Marks out of 10?
A further thing to note; consider the Media, the BBC News were definitely quoting from what they read on this page yesterday – “low stock levels and operating losses”.
They seem to have taken down their whole website quite effectively, everything I tried landed back on this front page.
Interestingly, they are still running Google Ads – (I wasn’t going to click the ad and add to their financial burden with another 10p charge, but then I thought everyone else who reads this might! So I can tell you the ad link fails and returns an error “The system cannot find the path specified”.

]]> By: Luke Williams http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/how-to-manage-the-website-of-a-company-in-administration/#comment-101899 Luke Williams Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:26:34 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1777#comment-101899 Great article (as usual). When I worked for a larger web design agency, we (sadly) had to take a site down when they went into administration. There was a legal looking document I rec'd as account manager stating that as they had ceased trading they had to take the whole site down and replace it with a simple notice informing anyone the details of the administrators. It implied that leaving a full site up was in breach of some condition or other about implied trading (think that was the phrase, sorry I don't have a copy of the letter, but someone else may know what I'm reffering too). Great article (as usual).

When I worked for a larger web design agency, we (sadly) had to take a site down when they went into administration.

There was a legal looking document I rec’d as account manager stating that as they had ceased trading they had to take the whole site down and replace it with a simple notice informing anyone the details of the administrators. It implied that leaving a full site up was in breach of some condition or other about implied trading (think that was the phrase, sorry I don’t have a copy of the letter, but someone else may know what I’m reffering too).

]]> By: Ben McKay http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/how-to-manage-the-website-of-a-company-in-administration/#comment-101898 Ben McKay Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:25:22 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=1777#comment-101898 I had the same thought - seen a few of those about lately. I'm guessing there will be a lot of domainers on the look out for a bargain or too! :) I had the same thought – seen a few of those about lately.

I’m guessing there will be a lot of domainers on the look out for a bargain or too! :)

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