Name of your website?Turkey Property Gems
Your name?
TPG
Your Location (city, etc)
Fethiye
When did you start your website and why?
Turkey Property Gems was set up by friends who has purchased property in Turkey and now have time on their hands to assist others. We at TPG have gone through the stress of purchasing a property and come out unscathed and wiser. Many of us have help people over the years purchase a property, not only have we been able to point out the hidden cost involved in the purchase process but also have been able to ensure that many have not fallen foul of the law and come away with a bank balance lighter and still no property. We at Turkey Property Gems have at times negotiated a lower price for a property advertised else where in the market.
Our re-sales property has caused a bit of a stir, in Turkey it is usual for estate agents to charge the seller 3% and the Buyer 3%. Turkey Property Gems decided to charge a flat fee on a sliding scale to the seller of £500 for properties upto £50k and £750 upto £75k etc. The buyer of a property is then either passed to an agent to start the buying process and they charge the purchaser 3% or the purchaser can use a local solicitor and pay the legal fee plus the normal purchasing cost not only making a monetary saving but also the benefit of a legal contract, not to mention the peace of mind. Why do we do this? Because we can! No, seriously, we cover our website and administration cost, we are happy and we also get to make many new friends.
Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc
To assist purchasers in choosing the right property at the right price. Listening to their requirements and ensuring they are adhered to. When the sun is shining and the surroundings put the purchasers in a state of euphoric Sun stroke, it is easy to lose sight of the original goal.
What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website?
Contacts, building a regular contact with the resale property owner, keeping them upto speed on events, problems arise when the property has been sold and we have not been informed. But the most difficult part is ensuring that search engines deliver the site to the public.
What has been the easist part of operating your website?
Building a raport with sellers and purchasers.
What was your biggest mistake?
Not starting this business 10years ago!
Who maintains your website and why?
joint effort by owners, and we know nothing about computers or SEO
Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website?
The answer is in the title..
What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet?
Pass can we have one on moon walk marathons!
What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
could be made simple for real dummies
What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website?
They work but not sure how. We follow the instructions on the side of the cornflake box hit the submit button and cross our fingers!
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Magazines, and word of mouth, in other words We shout in the middle of the crowded high street "TURKEY PROPERTY GEMS DOT COM" Free property tomorrow!
What method has been least successful for promoting your website?
Other estate agents websites.
What would you like to see change with respect to the internet?
Dummies search engine for the brain frazzled expats learning new tricks.
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Would you do this again?
Not in another lifetime. Next time we come back as millionaires !!
What is your website address?
Turkey Property Gems
