Interview with Hobsons Choice Trading
Hello my name is David Hobson
Q1) your primary website:
Ans: I started Top Seo Directory back in January 2007 and have been promoting it heavily and adding many great features to Maximize the profits these include: contextual links and deeplinks, Banner advertising, Daily listings, category sponsorship and many more great features. In addition to help keep this site flowing with unique content there is news feeds and unique articles added daily to keep the bots coming back day after day.
Q2) how did you started off:
Ans: I started off in 2005 with an ebook website Hobsons Choice Ebooks which I sold after 1 year to concentrate on my Dropshipping Business I got into directories in October 2006 with 1st Choice Search.com which I did sell but have recently re acquired it.
Q3) How many sites you own:
Ans: I currently run a total of 18 websites
Q4) How much money you make online from different sites of yours:
Ans: on a monthly basis I average around £1000 and growing
Q5) what are your primary methods, you use for your site’s promotion:
Ans: I use a variety including forums and articles but mainly good quality link building and banner advertising on related websites.
Q6) Any message/tips for starter webmasters:
Ans: Be patient with your website don’t expect instant success make it unique and build up some good quality backlinks from related websites and promote it as much as possible. Be prepared to spend more than you make in the beginning dont do what many people do and not pay for promotion
Q7) what is your favorite niche. Which category you think is more profitable?
Ans: Favorite niche hmmmmmm would be directories. Most profitable that’s a hard one as there are many profitable niches out there
Q8) what should you choose if you have to make a choice between a directory, a blog and a forum:
Ans: A directory the blog and forum can follow later build up a great brand name for your directory and good reputation that way the blog and the forum will be easier to promote. I’ve recently added a blog to1st Choce Search and will shortly add a forum as well.
Q9) Your favorite web host, hosting company:
Ans: Currently its Surpass Hosting I like their vps service very good value for money and excellent response time from customer support
Q10) Favorite search engine:
Ans: Well wouldn’t you believe it Google although I do sometimes use msn just to see what results that gets
Q11) Favorite website:
Ans: Main Searches another well promoted directory ran by a good friend
Q12) any thing else you want to say!:
Ans: Yes `Show me the money` looks good in my bank
