Name of your website?www.beeyoot.com
Your name?
Hashim Ahmed
Your Location (city, etc)
Dubai
Please give us a short summary of your website?
Beeyoot is a social real-estate platform in the United Arab Emirates. Beeyoot is a UAE property listing website that aims to connect home buyers and renters directly with homeowners and real estate investors.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
Property market and economy in general is down so there is more pressure for owners to sell their property. This is a revolutionary way of providing channel for owners directly with buyers and renters.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
June
How did you decide on a name for your website?
Arabic for homes or property in general.
What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?
Its a property listing website for owners and buyers directly dealing with each other.
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
To provide a service channel for owners, buyers and renters.
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
Only time will tell.
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
More tools would be incorporated like video, online chat.
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
Yes.
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
Minor bugs.
What has been your biggest challenge?
Launching it.
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Press release
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
Not much. As expected, only time will tell.
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?
One week.
What is your website address?
www.beeyoot.com