Name of your website?Carolyn's Central Coast Pet Minding
Your name?
Carolyn
Your Location (city, etc)
Green Point, Gosford / Erina region of the NSW Central Coast
When did you start your website and why?
I started my new look website a few months ago to reach more people on the Central Coast looking for Pet Care.
Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc
My aim in my business and website is to provide a service that is professional, caring and personal. I don't hire contract workers unlike the other Pet Minders, Pet Sitters and boarding kennels. I treat other peoples pets in my care as though they were my own, I'm doing this for the love of animals not for the income.
What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website?
Learning about HTML has been hard as I am quite computer illiterate!
What has been the easist part of operating your website?
Knowing what to write has been easy for me. I have a genuine love of animals so it's been easy writing what business is all about.
What was your biggest mistake?
Not adding a links or photos page, I need to add those.
Who maintains your website and why?
My partner looks after maintaining it as I am useless and will only mess it up.
Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website?
Many people like to search and investigate before making actual contact so the website allows them to do that. Half my business now comes from my website.
What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet?
The sky's the limit now that spammers seem to be being reduced slowly.
What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
I have been told search engines are being used less and pay per click is the way forward.
What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website?
They have helped, at the start I could not afford paid advertising. Search engines gave me the leg-up I needed and I am almost in the position now where I can start to pay for ads.
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Google and Yahoo free local directories
What method has been least successful for promoting your website?
sites that supposedly add your URL to 1000's of search engines
What would you like to see change with respect to the internet?
A customer service rank.
Does the internet tie you to your desk when you should be out working?
YES!
What is your website address?
Carolyn's Central Coast Pet Minding
