Name of your website?Lanzarote Guidebook
Your name?
Nick Ball
Your Location (city, etc)
Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Please give us a short summary of your website?
We offer the largest online selection of property for sale across the island - featuring over 1400 properties. As well as hundreds of long term rentals, land and businesses for sale.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
Existing websites were low in terms of quality and never added new content. Whereas we update the site regulalry so that visitors always have something fresh to read.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
2004
How did you decide on a name for your website?
It seemed like a logical name and one that would also feature prominently in the search engines
What makes it different from other, similar offerings?
The quality of our content and design
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
To create the best possible online resource for our visitors
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
Very well
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
IŽd develop further sites for other Spanish regions
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?
Staying abreast of search engine marketing trends as this is a fairly competitive market
What has been your biggest challenge?
Getting the business off the ground and making it grow
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Organis search engine optimisation
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
It requires a big time commitment
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?
WeŽre here to stay
What is your website address?
Lanzarote Guidebook
