Name of your website?Orchard Manor
Your name?
Nigel Orchard
Your Location (city, etc)
Probus, nr Truro, Cornwall
Please give us a short summary of your website?
My website is to promote Cornwall and all of its beautiful coastline and little fishing villages
What inspired you to launch your own website?
Looking at the Internet, this is a great way advertise your business and let people have easy access to what you have to offer, instead of sending leaflets or letters for special offers etc.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
Approximately 5 years ago www.orchardmanor.co.uk
How did you decide on a name for your website?
The name of my house
What makes it different from other, similar offerings?
We offer quality accommodation, with a touch of luxury, at a competitive price, situated at the Gateway to Roseland in Cornwall makes it very accessible to travel around Cornwall and take in all the beautiful coastline and the little fishing villages.
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
Keep it for a income
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
At the moment it is just paying for itself
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
At the moment I have just finished my development with the 2 luxury accommodation suites.
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?
Increase cost & mortgage rates
What has been your biggest challenge?
To balance the books and encourage people to come to Cornwall
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
I update the website myself with special offers and add links to make it interesting and helpful
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
No it's quite easy to update sometimes things don't go exactly right but that is computers
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?
Approximately 5 years, hopefully until I retire
Will this free advertising help your business
I am hoping that this will encourage people to come to Cornwall and help our holiday seasons and hope people will enjoy Cornwall as I do because it is so beautiful
What is your website address?
Orchard Manor
