'Namepedia - the name database Interview'

Name of your website?

Namepedia - the name database

Your name?

Sergiu Porime

Your Location (city, etc)

Zurich, Switzerland

Please give us a short summary of your website?

The site is actually a database with names. It contains first names, last names and real people names with descriptions, meanings, origins and relations.

What inspired you to launch your own website?

The lack of good quality name sites on the internet.

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

The lack of good quality names sites on the internet.

How did you decide on a name for your website?

By working at it already…as I was collecting data I’ve started to think about names.

What makes it different from other, similar offerings?

The huge amount of good quality data.

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

My goal is to develop the best names site on the internet.

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

I have an unlimited development budget.

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

That would be my last “problem”.

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

It was hard to get people from far away countries.

What has been your biggest challenge?

To get the collaborations from the most inaccessible countries.

What method has been most successful for promoting your website?

Trough articles and reviews.

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?

The web site is running since the beginning of 2006 and it will run forever :)

Witch is the best names related site?

Of course ours and people around the world will soon know that :)

What is your website address?

Namepedia - the name database

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