Name of your website?http://www.shakyastatues.com/
Your name?
Shankar Kumar Thakali
Your Location (city, etc)
Pantan, Lalitpur, Nepal
Buddha Statues or Sculptures, Buddhist Statue and Hindu God Statues.
Shakya Statues is a family owned traditional business with roots in the making Buddha or Buddhist statues and sculptures from four generation in Patan, NEPAL. We have dedicated ourselves to manufacture the high quality Buddha statues, Buddhist statues and Hindu God and Goddess Statues using traditional "Lost Wax Casting" method. It is this commitment to excellence in the creation of Buddha and Buddhist Statues and Sculptures that has made the name "distinctive" synonymous with the finest statue and sculpture maker available throughout Asia. Our statues range to hundreds of different types Statues and sculptures of Buddha and Buddhist like: Shakyamuni Buddha Statues, Medicine Buddha Statues, Amitabha Buddha Statues, Green Tara Statues, White Tara Statues, Manjushri Statues, Avalokiteshvara Statues, Padmasambhava Statues and different types of Buddhist deities and Hindu god and goddess statues.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
Family Own Business From Four Generations.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
2006 www.shakyastatues.com
How did you decide on a name for your website?
My Profession and Family Name.
What makes it different from other, similar offerings?
Offers all kinds of statues and buddhist ritual itmes.
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
To offer beautiful piece of metal arts which have been gifted by the ancestors to world wide.
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
Customers' Satisfaction.
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
I will continue my family owned business for life long and for coming generations.
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?
Technical Problems.
What has been your biggest challenge?
Maintain Service.
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Online Marketing
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
Satisfactory.
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?
For a long time.
What is your website address?
http://www.shakyastatues.com/
