Name of your website?
Southern Maryland Real Estate
Your name?
Rita Minion
Your Location (city, etc)
Solomons, Maryland
Please give us a short summary of your website?
Your one-stop source for residential real estate services in Southern Maryland. Covering Calvert County & St. Mary's County. Specializing in Waterfront Properties, Vacation Homes & Relocation Services.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
Marketing & exposure
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
I launched my 1st real estate website in 2002
How did you decide on a name for your website?
The location of my office
What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?
Community links, area & community information
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?
It's worth it
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
I would hire a marketing & SEO company to re-do and maintain it
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?
Time & maintenance is the most important factor
What has been your biggest challenge?
Learning about SEO
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Linking
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
The time involved to maintain it and the on-going education
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?
7 years......I will keep it as long as I am in Real Estate
What is your website address?
Southern Maryland Real Estate
