Name of your website?Ermones Pest Management
Your name?
Stavros Savva
Your Location (city, etc)
All Over Cyprus
Please give us a short summary of your website?
Ermones website is a tool about Pest Control and the Pest Control Industry in Cyprus. It contains less marketing quality material and in-depth info about the amazing world of the leaving creatures that from time to time they become pests to humans.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
The necessity to pass our own message to our potential customers about our line of work and the need to educate them. In addition, the lack of presence on the web of non marketing content sites and more educational from the pest controllers point of view.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
It was launched on Sep 2007 and it was about pest control and pests info.
How did you decide on a name for your website?
It's our company's name
What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?
Like I said, less marketing more info about the amazing world of pests
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
Keep it and through research and experience try to educate our potential customers.
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
Time is the key answer. So far success in terms of very positive reviews about our company and website has been promising.
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
I wouldn't change a bit. I would probably spent more effort having more time in my hands to people's education
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
I would do my best in doing so.
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
Logistics on dealing on keeping personnel within our philosophy: Honesty, polite and educated on their field.
What has been your biggest challenge?
Ignorance about our line of work and especially the techniques used and Health & Safety related issues.
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Business cards! People when they see that you are present on the web they feel more secure about doing business with you feeling that you came into the market to stay, therefore they feel that your guarantee policies are valid.
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
I think we have succeeded to meet our expectations since our motto is: "Our "Pest" Customer is an educated customer"
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?
Definitely is the utmost satisfaction when people send positive comments about the content of our website and we will continue running it as long as we own our company.
What the key of success in your line of business?
Continuous education and keeping up with new techniques and ideas.
What is your website address?
Ermones Pest Management