'Owner Direct Spain Interview'

Owner Direct Spain Interview

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

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