Name of your website?cassinobattlefields
Your name?
Frank de Planta
Your Location (city, etc)
York
Please give us a short summary of your website?
Professionally guided tours to the Second World War battlefields at Cassino and Anzio for the military history enthusiast or the veteran searching for the full story. Tours planned and led by a former British Army Infantry Officer with a wealth of guiding experience.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
A strong desire to encourage more people to visit Cassino and Anzio: two titanic struggles of the Second World War.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
1 May 09 - www.cassinobattlefields.co.uk
How did you decide on a name for your website?
I wanted it to be associated with the project.
What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?
Not sure
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
Conduct a minimum of four battlefield tours a year.
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
Evens
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
I would get to the bottom of how to get the most hits.
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
No
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
None
What has been your biggest challenge?
Building the website
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Linking to other battlefield tour organisers.
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
Yes
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?
No plans to close the site.
What is your website address?
cassinobattlefields
