BidsTick Auction Site Interview Name of your website?BidsTick Auction Site Your name? Miko Filppula Your Location (city, etc) los angeles Please give us a short summary of your website? BidsTick.com offers a large selection of various brand new merchandise for online auction. TVs, cell phones, purses, laptops, computers, appliances, toys, and other brand name products. Register now and receive 3 free bids. ~~ What inspired you to launch your own website? I saw the concept in Europe, and I liked the concept very much. We were the first one to launch it in the USA. When did you launch your first website, and what was it? We were ready for launch autumn 2008. It was a lot of work. Everything was new and we were a huge success right from the start. How did you decide on a name for your website? I fell in love with the way the name can be played with. The Bids are Ticking -> BidsTick OR The Bid Sticks -> BidStick :) What makes your website different from other, similar offerings? We auction many unique items that other sites do not have. We also do not have as many bidders as other sites. So BidsTick has the best chances of winning out of all the Auction sites out there. What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?) BidsTick will be operating in every language and country in the world. How does your investment of time and money balance against your success? We have worked really hard to be as successful as we are. If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site? I would launch other "new" type of auction sites. If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand? We got really big really quickly and had big growing pains. :) What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with? DOS attacks What has been your biggest challenge? Dos Attacks What method has been most successful for promoting your website? Google How has running your website differed from your expectations? I had previous experience running a website before BidsTick. 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? Almost 3 years. We are planning to stay around for a long time. What is your website address? BidsTick Auction Site | 
