Name of your website?liliths locker
Your name?
lisa stevens
Your Location (city, etc)
west midlands
Please give us a short summary of your website?
Gothic & Alternative clothing store custom made Steampunk and victorian bustles, train skirts and corsets. suppliers of jordash darkstar and deathkitty
What inspired you to launch your own website?
the need for quality custom clothing at reasonable prices
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
june 2009. liliths locker
How did you decide on a name for your website?
my cat is called lilith, its named after her
What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?
i make some of the clothing myself, including steel boned corsetry and go up to very large sizes
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
keep it for income
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
just starting out, so i'll let you know!
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
i would advertise more
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
yes of course i have access to other seamstresses
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
minimum order values
What has been your biggest challenge?
getting the website up and running, i had to learn fast
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
google so far, but that costs a lot
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
i havent had as much interest so far as i would have liked
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?
i will give it 6 months
have you stuck to your original budget?
no, ive spent much more
What is your website address?
liliths locker