After reviewing dozens of websites, we have come up with a top ten list of our favorite solar water heating installer websites.

Each of these websites has introduced their company to the potential customer with content that is informative, clear, concise and up to date. Each one has provided a description of a typical solar water heating installation, some with illustrations. All of these websites have also included their company’s solar energy credentials and the reasons why they should be chosen as the customer’s installer. Some have incorporated photographs of their recent installations, with customer feedback. In addition each one has presented the information in a professional looking website that is easy for the user to navigate.

Since websites should be designed as marketing tools, each of these websites has been graded on the elements of aesthetics, content and navigation, and have been given a numerical score in each. Additionally each website has an SEO grade based on its grading from the website http://www.websitegrader.com. Having a great looking website is only part of the battle since you need the customers to be able to find your website as well. If you notice our top website isn’t the best looking and also doesn’t have the best content but it does have the highest visibility to the search engines and is passable in the other respects.

Our top ten list of solar water heating installer websites is as follows:

#1 ECS Solar Energy Systems, Inc located in Gainesville, Florida
http://www.ecs-solar.com/
Excellent slide show of various types of solar panels installed on homes.
Aesthetics 5, Content 8, Navigation 10, SEO Grade: 91

#2 Dovetail Solar And Wind located in Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.dovetailsolar.com/index.htm
Extensive “frequently asked questions” area with important information.
Aesthetics 7, Content 10, Navigation 10, SEO Grade: 68

#3 Solar Assist, located in Eugene, Oregon
http://www.solarassist.net/index.html
Impressive photo gallery of recent solar heating projects
Aesthetics 9, Content 7, Navigation 10, SEO Grade: 55

#4 Greenhead Solar, located in Spokane, Washington
http://www.greenheadsolar.com/index.htm
Excellent descriptions of solar panels.
Aesthetics 5, Content 8, Navigation 10, SEO Grade: 52

#5 New England Solar Hot Water, located in Duxbury, Massachusetts
http://www.neshw.com/default.aspx
Informative explanation of solar basics
Aesthetics 8, Content 8, Navigation 10, SEO Grade: 36

#6 Enviro Plumbing, located in Santa Monica, California
http://www.enviroplumbing.com/index.html
Extensive photo gallery including pictures of workers installing panels
Aesthetics 8, Content 9, Navigation 6, SEO Grade: 34

#7 Boston Solar Living, located in Medford, Massachusetts
http://www.bostonsolarliving.com/
Great information on tax credits and rebates
Aesthetics 7, Content 10, Navigation 6, SEO Grade: 29

#8 Creative Solar USA located in Canton, Georgia
http://creativesolarusa.com/index.php
Read an open letter from the company’s founder on why he went green
Aesthetics 9, Content 10 , Navigation 10 , SEO Grade: 18

#9 Aladdin Solar, located in Excelsior, Minnesota
http://www.aladdinsolar.com/home.html
One of the few websites to give estimated solar water heating prices
Aesthetics 5, Content 7, Navigation 9, SEO Grade: 24

#10 Solar Heating Services located in Berlin, Wisconsin
http://www.solarheatingservices.com/index.php
Read interesting case study of one their latest solar projects
Aesthetics 8, Content 8, Navigation 8, SEO Grade: 12

If your solar water heating installer website is on our top ten list, congratulations!

If not, contact us with a link to you website and we will review it for our future top ten lists.