Website Offline, Yet Again – Web Hosting Problems! My Apologies to all.

Patience with incompetency is not something I have and today I have once again come up against it.   Having said that I must have angels watching over me as I did warn my viewers that there may be a time during today that my website AdsMallorca would be down.

I was in fact aiming to do some work with updating some of the software only to find that our server’s inefficiency in renewing our domain name has led to it being off line for 3 – 6 hours. A very long time for a business starting to get established and with special offers ending in only a few days.

The lesson learned – When you have to rely on others, seek out companies that have a reputation to look after and use them for the services that you need.   Check out the reviews of companies out there that are competing for your web hosting and make sure that you do not have to go through the problems that we are experiencing at the moment.

It certainly looks like I will not only be updating the site but also the server in a very short while.  This is not the first time this has happened and until now I have let it go but if we, as a small company, want to succeed we too must be there for our clients and users at all times.  This is not possible if our server is unreliable and this reflects very badly on us.

I apologise to those people who tried to get online to AdsMallorca today and hope that they will return and try again.

I will give ample warning to all when we change servers, but I have the feeling with the hosting company that I have selected that there will be no problem and all will go very smoothly.

This will give me peace of mind and enable me to spend my time more productively gathering information etc. for the website.

Thanks again to all people who do support us – through thick and thin.  AdsMallorca is more than just another business directory it is a site for the residents of Mallorca and all people who wish to visit our wonderful island.

With a new and reliable server it will enable us to start taking on some web hosting in Mallorca and offer websites so perhaps it is a blessing in disquise, this problem – we will see!

How good is your advertising?? On page one of Google yet?

How many of you truly believe that the more expensive Advertising is then the better it is going to be??  Perhaps you feel that the more a website costs you the better it will function on Google. Does this mean that you would be prepared to pay thousands for a website as you believe this will get you up on page one of Google – other than paying for it of course?

Unfortunately I really believe many of you are in for a shock.  There are many very good web designers out there, and if you are one of them then I apologise if you feel offended, but many are good at one thing, and one thing only, and that is creating the website, making it look good and function well within the site.  After that the majority have not got a clue about Search Engine Optimization and how to go about it.  This is actually rather sad as it should all hang together from the way the site is made so that its effect on all search engines is optimal.

This is unfortunately words from experience of close friends of mine.   A very expensive website, niche market and no closer than page six on google – what is wrong.  Honestly?  The way the website was built – no thought about optimizing it, or perhaps knowledge about how to optimize it for google and all of the search engines during its creation. Of course the perfect solution is throw money at it – but even with money being thrown at it the results were not as they should have been.

Be very careful when choosing someone to build you a website, take a look at what they have done and where these sites – especially sites in a competitive market – are, how many page ones on google, how relevant are the keywords etc.

Advertising with your own website is possible if you know what you are doing or can find someone to point you in the right direction.   We have worked hard at AdsMallorca, launched on June 15th and it shows – in one and a half months we have well over 100 page ones and several page 1 no. 1 on relevant keywords for our niche – Advertising businesses in Mallorca.

Which makes it the perfect place as a business to advertise if you live or work in Mallorca or if you need to reach the english speaking population and businesses of Mallorca to sell your product or services.

Advertise your Property For Sale in Mallorca!

Have you put an advertisement in the local paper to sell your house??  How much is it costing you?  What do potential customers see?  At a guess I would say it is costing you at least 80 Euros and all they see are up to 10 words about your property.   Where do you send your potential customers – do they need to call you or do you have your pictures up somewhere on the internet???

I have a couple of suggestions for advertising your property in Mallorca if you are selling or renting it,  for next to nothing!

• For 30 euros, for three months, you can put up information about your property, a description, five images and map location along with a contact form which is sent directly to you if a potential customer is interested in a viewing.  This way your newspaper advertising will direct potential clients to the listing to see if it is what they are looking for.  This way when they do contact you it will be because they are really interested in your property having seen images and read the description of said property.
• For 600 euros you can have your own website including domain name and hosting free for six months.  For examples please see www.antiguadreamvilla.com or www.tropicalbreezeantigua.com - sites made specifically for villas by our team at AdsMallorca under the design name JenuArt.
• If you are renting out your own property then put an ad in our Classifieds under Property Rentals for FREE.

Whatever you wish to do to advertise your property here in Mallorca then we have the solution.  Take a look at the website http://www.adsmallorca.com and then either fill in the form you are directed to if you would like a listing or contact us direct if you find it easier.  Whatever you do, do not miss this opportunity to advertise your property at its best for potential customers.