Name of your website?
Luxury Villas and Apartments to Rent in Dalyan, Turkey
Your name?
Richard
Your Location (city, etc)
Dalyan
Please give us a short summary of your website?
A website offering Holiday Villa and Apartment Rental in Dalyan, Turkey. Read Reviews and Ratings from Previous Guests. Contact the Owners Directly with any questions. Use the online calender to check for availability.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
There was a Gap in the market for a good quality holiday accommodation website in this region.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
The website was launched in November 2007.
How did you decide on a name for your website?
We thought the website name said everything about the website and what it offers.
What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?
Our website uses a Live Calender so potential guests can see if their desired property is available before contacting the owner, thus saving both the customer and owner time. They can also get a total price quote online. Once a customer has completed their stay at a property they are given the opportunity to rate and review the property, so future guests can get an idea of what to expect.
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
Our ongoing goal is to expand the website to offer more local information. We have no plans to sell the website.
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
At the moment the time we have put in to the website is equal to the success we have received.
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
More External Marketing and paid for online marketing.
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
The site is designed for this and as it is all automated, there are not any potential problems.
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
Website Downtime, no additional unexpected costs.
What has been your biggest challenge?
The initial design has been the biggest challenge.
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Word of Mouth has been the most successful tool for promoting the website. Adwords has not had much of an effect.
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
A lot more time needed than initially expected.
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?
The site has been running for 18 months and we expect it to be running for the foreseeable future.
What is your website address?
Luxury Villas and Apartments to Rent in Dalyan, Turkey
