Andy Y Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 To help modellers and small suppliers to flag up their services and products I've created a database. Simply enter the relevant details by clicking on Add Record - here There will be a permanent link above this forum to the suppliers entered. You don't have to be the supplier; you can just be a customer who supports the business. This area is not for model shops (there will be a separate forthcoming database for that) unless they are offering a specific service or a product of their origin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold teaky Posted October 31, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 31, 2014 Aren't you duplicating this Andy? http://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/counties/manufacturersDescAZ/A/AZ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Not intentionally; it's a means of trying to give some support to smaller suppliers on a busy site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium The White Rabbit Posted October 31, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2014 Much appreciated, thankyou Andy, it is easy for smaller outfits to get lost in the crowd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Already done, surely? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Already done, surely? A couple of recent instances show that exposure closer to home could be beneficial to both modeller and supplier so I'll stand by setting it up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGC Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 A couple of recent instances show that exposure closer to home could be beneficial to both modeller and supplier so I'll stand by setting it up. I think you have done exactly the right thing, Andy, and I welcome your support of the smaller businesses. What worries me are those who criticise you or suggest what you're doing has been done elsewhere. Why can't they say "Thanks" for putting yourself out to provide something that wasn't previously available? Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Already done, surely? Andy is right - the list provided by Clag appears to have been last updated in April, and within seconds I found one very out of date entry (Appleby, whose address changed some years ago). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 To help modellers and small suppliers to flag up their services and products I've created a database. Simply enter the relevant details by clicking on Add Record - here There will be a permanent link above this forum to the suppliers entered. You don't have to be the supplier; you can just be a customer who supports the business. Having dealt with the both the organisers of both UK Modelshops and the Supplier txt list, I would say that to be at all useful such a database has to be actively managed, both for new entries and changes of circumstances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted November 9, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 9, 2014 I agree with Bill's comments above, having earlier in the year compiled lists of UK and Continental rtr and kit producers. The UKmodelshop site was full of entries for companies that no longer existed, appeared to exist but had no stock of anything on their website, or had been sold on. If Andy, or others, are prepared to keep an up to date registry, then more power to them. And if there is overlap with other sites, does that matter? I am sure there are other sites that discuss Hornby or Bachmann or........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 Having dealt with the both the organisers of both UK Modelshops and the Supplier txt list, I would say that to be at all useful such a database has to be actively managed, both for new entries and changes of circumstances. Get your details on it then. It's a wiki-style database where updates can be made by others if anything's out of date and all revisions are recorded. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Andy - I have put in an entry for Appleby, as much as I know, which needs others to amend as necessary, but at least the address is right. However, can I suggest you add "transfers" to the tags, as many small suppliers specialise in this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 Thanks Mike; Transfers added as a tag. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Reichert Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Will the new DB be supported by advertising, or treated as a source of ad revenue? The nice thing about "supplier.txt" is that it isn't. The purely for commercial ad sites, like UK model shops and it's equally bad US Model Shops version, are treated by google as no value "farm" sites, and are being deliberately dropped low in searches. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 It's not been set up with that intention but I wouldn't preclude it if we were asked. I wouldn't say such pages would figure highly on search rankings anyway as there's not enough traffic. However if someone's searching for very specific suppliers on Google it would stand a fair chance. Anyway it's free for a supplier to list themselves and it's set up for their benefit. Interesting to see that not many seem to be using it to promote their interests. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Anyway it's free for a supplier to list themselves and it's set up for their benefit. Interesting to see that not many seem to be using it to promote their interests. I think many are not great users of the internet (judging from lack of websites or even email addresses for quite a few) so it will probably require many of us, as past or present customers, to enter their details for them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted November 10, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2014 Interesting to see that not many seem to be using it to promote their interests. Give us a chance, I've had the weekend from hell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Andy - could you please add EMU's and DMU's (plus perhaps Departmental Vehicles) to tags? A few I am going to add specialise in these. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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