Name of your website?Advantage Locksmith.com
Your name?
Robert Campbell
Your Location (city, etc)
368 Third Ave. New York NY 10016
Please give us a short summary of your website?
Our website features 9 pages of text and pictures relevant to locksmith searches in and around New York City. It includes descriptions of our services, hours of operation, location, forms of payment, and why we think people should use our services .
What inspired you to launch your own website?
The need to compete in a post-print advertising world .
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
This is it !
How did you decide on a name for your website?
My wife came up with it.
What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?
The amount of text, the fact that all of the phone numbers are local (as opposed to 800 #'s) .The wording used on the pages is unique .
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
To improve on it all the time !
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
Absolutely .
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
Having to deal with fly-by-night locksmiths inventing addresses and names in order to steal business from legitimate companies like ours .Google is very permissive, and that creates major headaches for real companies .
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Slow, well-thought out decision making . No black hats, made-up names, or other B.S. .
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?
It has been up since 2004, and we see no end in sight .
What is your website address?
Advantage Locksmith.com
