'Remo's New York Tours Interview' blog.topic

Remo's New York Tours Interview

Name of your website?

Remo's New York Tours

Your name?

Remo Madsen

Your Location (city, etc)

New York

Please give us a short summary of your website?

I am a New York City tour guide and I invite people to visit our city with me as their guide.

What inspired you to launch your own website?

I like to deal directly with people and help them design their New York experience.

When did you launch your first website, and what was it?

A tour site about 3 years ago.

How did you decide on a name for your website?

An easy to remember name

What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?

It is inviting and gives a warm sense of visiting the City.

What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)

To increase the people I guide in New York.

How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?

It is proportional

If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?

I'd seek access to travellers who are searching New York topics.

If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?

No

What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?

Getting high on search engines.

What has been your biggest challenge?

Getting the site up and trying to figurte out how it can download the pictures quickly.

What method has been most successful for promoting your website?

I have not tried any.

How has running your website differed from your expectations?

None.

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 weeks and I'll keep it indefinitely.

What is your website address?

Remo's New York Tours

Name:     (required)
Email:    (required, not published)
Comment: