Name of your website?Hamacas
Your name?
Joel Stokes
Your Location (city, etc)
Fjärås, Goteborg, Sweden
When did you start your website and why?
May 2007 - to promote sales
Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc
Our company provides fairtrade handwoven hammocks from village co-operatives in Mexico - started as a water engineering project and ended up a company generating alternative means of income in areas of relative poverty.
What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website?
javascript
What has been the easist part of operating your website?
Paying for the hosting
What was your biggest mistake?
Marriage
Who maintains your website and why?
Me - can't afford anyone else
Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website?
Means we have to do less festivals
What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet?
So long as it doesn't completely take over it's ok
What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
Often seems to favour those with less actual content
What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website?
Helped in general - although lots of peoplpe seem to get away with false promotion
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Search engine placements
What method has been least successful for promoting your website?
Magazine advertising
What would you like to see change with respect to the internet?
Less automatic transferring
What is your website address?
Hamacas
