Name of your website?homessentials.ca
Your name?
Giovanna Romano
Your Location (city, etc)
Picton ON CANADA
Please give us a short summary of your website?
Free and Low Cost Business Directory Listing for Canada. Designed with yellow pages categories.. professional listing allows you to post images, products for sale and pdf files; google map included and many more features.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
the opportunity to offer so much more than yellow pages at low price.
How did you decide on a name for your website?
I am offering what the everyday person needs in their life.. home essentials. made sense.
What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?
designed in a professional manner it offers much more than my competition at the best price
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?
there is a perfect equilibrium of both.
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
add more banner space.. a special event section on first page.. make it international directory.. I would definitely offer so much more to listers
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
yes I would.. I would crete work for those in need.. and have more people working on the site..
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
no headaches.. large investment though.. to purchase the site
What has been your biggest challenge?
paying for the website while it was still not generating an income.. promoting it at the right place..finding website where to promote it for free.. or a website that would generate positive income results..
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
site submissions, advertising in network sites and groups.. cold calling..
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
promoting it is not as easy as I thought.. to find the right place to attract traffic to my site
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?
I have had for 2 months .. I inted to keep it.. but will sell for the right price..
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Where do I find low cost effective advertisement to promote my website?
What is your website address?
homessentials.ca
