Name of your website?constructionahead.com
Your name?
Fabio
Your Location (city, etc)
Addis Ababa
Please give us a short summary of your website?
The most comprehensive and updated source of information for the construction industry in ethiopia.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
The need for ethiopian professionals to access to reliable information
When did you launch your website?
two years ago i launched my first website. It did'nt work. I restructured and redesigned it and now is getting popular.
How did you decide on a name for your website?
It's the name of my by-monthly magazine i publish about the ethiopian construction industry
What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?
it features the magazine, it has an online bulding products catalogue.
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
to keep it for income and complimentary part of my magazine
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
Things are slow in ethiopia
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
I could give some more free services like the price index and current market prices
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
yes
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
none
What has been your biggest challenge?
promoting it
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
advertising on newspaper and periodical mass mail
Are you satisfied about your work?
Nor really, there is a lot to improve
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?
3 years. I will keep it as long as i can
What is your website address?
constructionahead.com
