Name of your website?A Place in Egypt
Your name?
Mark Chivers
Your Location (city, etc)
Broadstone, Dorset
Please give us a short summary of your website?
Real Estate opportunities in Egypt. Apartments and villas for sale in the Red Sea tourist hotspots and other locations across this enchanting country
What inspired you to launch your own website?
To meet the business requirements of specialising in a location that is quickly becoming one of the hotspots for overseas property investment. To provide information to buyers that is difficult to obtain elsewhere.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
Summer 2006. For business purposes
How did you decide on a name for your website?
I used the company name
What makes it different from other, similar offerings?
Tried to be more informative rather than just a sales vehicle
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
Keep it for the company
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
Well worth it
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
Better database management - more newsfeed type services
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
Probably not
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
SEO!
What has been your biggest challenge?
SEO!
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Links from other web portals
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
Didn't really know what to expect
How long have you run the site already, and how long will you continue to keep it up if you don't enjoy big gains in traffic, income or popularity?
18 months - for the foreseable future
What has helped me
A good software package and excellent hosting services
What is your website address?
A Place in Egypt
