Travel Blog June Archive

Najma Tours and Safaris Interview

By Interviewer at 06/29/07 10:35

Name of your website?

Najma Tours and Safaris

Your name?

Najma

Your Location (city, etc)

Dar-Es-Salaam

When did you start your website and why?

We started our website a few months ago after the big success of the website of our sister company. We are getting many requests through our website now and would like to increase this number by more promotion, better price deals en even better service.

Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc

We are a family business in Tanzania. Because we are a family business, we are very suited to answer specific questions our costumers have be it large tents for safaris, special water on safari, etc.

What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website?

We found it is very difficult to get a good ranking in the search engines. Since we are well known in Dar-Es-Salaam - together with our sister company - but not well known abroad, a good ranking on searches with more general search terms is very important for us.

What has been the easist part of operating your website?

We found is very easy to put in the content and pictures. Content is very easy as we very well know what kind of business we operate. Pictures are also very easy because we have many happy clients that mail their holiday pictures once they get home.

What was your biggest mistake?

A few times it happened we couldn't offer all the service we wanted to offer, and that should not happen!

Who maintains your website and why?

Our website is maintained by a European friend of us. We asked him because he knows very well what he is doing and he could host te website on european servers which makes the website faster than when we would use domestic servers

What is your website address?

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Lilac Adventures(K) Interview

Name of your website?

Lilac Adventures(K)

Your name?

Daniel Njamwea

Your Location (city, etc)

Mombasa

When did you start your website and why?

Lilac Adventures was started in 2004 as a tour operator and the website so as to get intouch with the world to make our services known to the entire globe.

Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc

We special in Safaris in Kenya and Tanzania dealing with hotel bookings, safaris, tours, conferences.

What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website?

The most difficult thing is to have our site listed among the Top companies in most search engines.

What has been the easist part of operating your website?

making us reach every travel agents and everyone to see our product

What was your biggest mistake?

Not one i know for now

Who maintains your website and why?

Maintained by Shop1Africa. Since their server is good and hosted in UK.

Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website?

Offering people to choose from different products/safaris listed on the site. Makes it easier for people to choose what they want.

What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet?

Very ok and brings the world into a tiny thing.

What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?

The best i know of

What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website?

This has helped in listing my company and even have a diverse of selections.

What method has been most successful for promoting your website?

Sending links.

What method has been least successful for promoting your website?

on line marketing

What would you like to see change with respect to the internet?

none

You can enter a question of your choice and the answer here:

none

What is your website address?

Lilac Adventures(K)