'Help-U-Sell Interview'

Name of your website?

Help-U-Sell

Your name?

Marius Prinsloo

Your Location (city, etc)

Windhoek

We are a "Low Set Fee" Full Service Real Estate Company

What inspired you to launch your own website?

Because 80% of people planning to buy property start on the internet.

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

5 June 2007, http://www.helpusell.com.na/

How did you decide on a name for your website?

International Franchice! Low Set Fee

What makes it different from other, similar offerings?

2 clicks to a property, easy to navigate and always 100% updated daily

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

to sell as many properies as we can and save sellers and buyers 1000's of Namibian Dollars

How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?

very good at this stage we have over 70 listings in just 3 months

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

advertise the web more on google and other search engines

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

yes our back office system is real easy

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

nothing unexpected

What has been your biggest challenge?

turning clicks into enquiries

What method has been most successful for promoting your website?

local printed media

How has running your website differed from your expectations?

expected more enquiries

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?

3 months, and will run for the unforseeable future

What is your website address?

Help-U-Sell

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