Name of your website?www.homesinrealspain.com
Your name?
Carol O'Brien
Your Location (city, etc)
Granada province La Rabita on the coast
Please give us a short summary of your website?
We are a small friendly family run estate agents I'm English my partner is Spanish.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
When I came here to live six years ago relise dhter was an opening for estate agents. It remains very traditional and unspoiled.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
Homes In Real Spain Estate agents
How did you decide on a name for your website?
It had to be relative to this area of Spain I had friends and family meetings. I think it was my daughter who came up with the name in the end.
What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?
Easy to use informative and personal. Myself and my family did all the research and text.
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
Keep it for my family.
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
I find the website good value for money, better than local magazines and newspapers.
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
Employ another member of staff
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
I would not want to do this
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
None
What has been your biggest challenge?
Server problems are frustrating here in Spain
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Kyero website is excellent
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
Can be time consuming
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?
Four years
Replace this with a question of your own
I have a contact in Oslo (my daughter in law) and am looking to expand to the Norweian market as I know there is an opening there.
What is your website address?
www.homesinrealspain.com
