Name of your website?Owner Direct Spain
Your name?
Hugh mcDubhgaill
Your Location (city, etc)
Belfast
Please give us a short summary of your website?
A website where owners can list their proeprty for sale for free without using agents. Where buyers can get discounted property. Where peole can match property for exchange or part change if they cant sell.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
I was unable to sell my property or excahnge it as there where no sites available without going through an agent.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
1999 a HR consultancy website
How did you decide on a name for your website?
I used what I thought was approprite to explain what the site did
What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?
its free and it is difficult to find a site where property is coming direct from the owners
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
To earn some income from it
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
No sucess at the moment it is a loss making effort
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
Do a worldwide site
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
Yes, it is scalable
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
Marketing
What has been your biggest challenge?
Techncial issues and time
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
The time and effort required
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?
6 months and I paln to stay with it as long as it takes to be sucessful
What is your website address?
Owner Direct Spain