Name of your website?FishPlenty.com
Your name?
Nate
Your Location (city, etc)
San Jose
Please give us a short summary of your website?
FishPlenty.com is for anyone who would like to learn about Basic Fish Keeping Secrets including aquarium setup, fish feeding and about many Tropical Fish Species to add to your fish tank.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
Well there are a lot of hobbyists that want to get more knowledge about fish keeping, maintanence, and other strong information about tropical fish. I want to put all that information into one resource to make it easier for those who want to build an aquarium and breed tropical fish
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
I first launched FishPlenty.com about 3 months ago. It started out as a simple site but I decided to go all out and make it a useful and powerful website with a lot of fish secrets, guides, jokes and other fish information.
How did you decide on a name for your website?
It was a quick and easy domain name that pretty much had the word "fish" in the Domain Name.
What makes it different from other, similar offerings?
This site will grow with information that other people can add to the site. It's an interactive website with humor, and advice that will keep people in tune with the hobby of fish keeping.
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
The Goal of Fishplenty.com is to help people with their aquarium and provide the best resource on the internet for Fish keepers
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
Well It costs money and I'm in the hole financially but that does not matter. I like what I'm doing. I am having fun and that's what it is all about. FUN!
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
I would do it the way it's being done right now. I'm a one person team, and want to keep it personable as it is. I don't plan to go Extreme with Corporate stuff. If it's personable then people will enjoy it more.
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
Fishplenty.com is designed to let the public throw in their "two cents" It's self maintained and anyone can contribute to the site with any tips they may have for others. This is accomplished by comments posted in the fish categories.
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
Costs, aren't the problem, if you heart is set on something you will do it. I am set on a productive website. As far as headaches go is just finding out how to set the whole site up. It takes time and especially patience. But now the website is fully functional with fun topics, and categories for the community to get engaged in.
What has been your biggest challenge?
Spreading the word about FishPlenty.com - It's a shame that it hasn't been found in terms of high traffic websites are concerned.
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
The best method of promotion has been word of mouth, mainly by other bloggers that want to review FishPlenty.com. They have been a valuable asset to get a small amount of visits to FishPlenty.com
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
I have learned that "things do not happen over night"
This stuff is hard work and patience is a must!
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?
I will feed this site for as long as people are interested.
What is your Real Job?
I fix Computers...
What is your website address?
FishPlenty.com
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