'www.canterburytalescafe.com Interview'

Name of your website?

www.canterburytalescafe.com

Your name?

David Collier

Your Location (city, etc)

Pattaya

Please give us a short summary of your website?

A family run guesthouse, rooms well equipped with A/C TV, DVD player, large free dvd library, in room safes, 24 hour security, all day English breakfasts, great main meals. Extensive bookshop 1000's of used fiction, exchange scheme, we buy & sell books, most of the Thai/Pattaya related books,guide books travel, autobiographies etc etc

What inspired you to launch your own website?

It is the way forward for any well run business.

When did you launch your first website, and what was it?

5 years ago, (offline now0 www.heavenly studios.com photo studio site

How did you decide on a name for your website?

named after the city I was born.

What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?

has an extensive bookshop

What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)

keep it for income

How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?

well

If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?

open a new shop in another location

If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?

yes

What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?

items breaking down ie;tv's

What has been your biggest challenge?

finding good staff

What method has been most successful for promoting your website?

Forums

How has running your website differed from your expectations?

has'nt really

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?

been going only few months, will keep improving and moving it on.

What is your website address?

www.canterburytalescafe.com

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