Name of your website?East London
Your name?
Andrew Keet
Your Location (city, etc)
Port Elizabeth South Africa
Please give us a short summary of your website?
East London information portal, from accommodation, business index, properties for sale to travellers information, it's all here
What inspired you to launch your own website?
The current web sites about East London are not a true indication of this beautiful city.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
Sometime in 1999 and it was a sort of Blog before there were Blogs.
How did you decide on a name for your website?
Name of the City the web Site is about.
What makes it different from other, similar offerings?
It has style.
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
Keep growing it till it is the one stop for all information on East London
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
It is at the moment a free site.
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
Hire people to gather information and do what I am doing right now.
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
Not at the moment.
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
Not enough time.
What has been your biggest challenge?
Getting it a high ranking in Google.
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Google
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
Been in this game for quite sometime now so I knew what to excpect.
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?
It's only been up for 4 months and already number 4 in Google for my keywords so as long as people keep visiting it I will keep it running.
What is your website address?
East London
