Name of your website?California Appraisal
Your name?
Chas Leeper, SRA
Your Location (city, etc)
Newport Beach, CA
When did you start your website and why?
Around 1995, to help my clients easily order appraisals.
Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc
Quality, Service and Speedy appraisals for California.
What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website?
Keeping up with the changing internet.
What has been the easist part of operating your website?
Using Frontpage.
What was your biggest mistake?
I accedentially had two of the same pages and I think it hurt with the search engines.
Who maintains your website and why?
I do, it started out as a hobby.
Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website?
From a hobby to the primary way we receive business.
What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet?
It will be the primary way people will do business in the future.
What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
I think it is very important.
What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website?
They have helped.
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Having links to my site.
What method has been least successful for promoting your website?
Paid directories.
What would you like to see change with respect to the internet?
Not sure.
What is your website address?
California Appraisal