Name of your website?MoveYourWii.com
Your name?
Christopher Rhines
Your Location (city, etc)
Richmond, VA USA
Please give us a short summary of your website?
MoveYourWii.com is a website for people who would like to lose weight by playing games on the Nintendo Wii. After creating a free user account, people can weigh-in, list the games they've played, and then begin tracking their weight-loss progress through the use of various charts and graphs.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
As a Wii-owner myself, as well as someone who could stand to lose a few pounds, I was inspired to build a website that could help others succeed in their quests to lose weight as well.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
My first website was a simple personal homepage. It was launched back in 1995 while I was still in college.
How did you decide on a name for your website?
I simply needed a short name that included the topics of Wii and exercise. MoveYourWii.com was what I came up with.
What makes it different from other, similar offerings?
As far as I know, there is no other website right now that offers a way to track weight-loss by playing video games.
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
I have two goals. Firstly, I hope MoveYourWii.com will inspire people to become more active while playing their Wii games. The Wii is revolutionary in that it gets people moving! Secondly, I wouldn't mind making some extra income from Google AdWords.
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
We'll have to see, won't we?
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
I probably wouldn't change much about the actual site. Up front though, I would be much more involved with the marketing of MoveYourWii.com.
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
Yes. MoveYourWii.com doesn't require much bandwidth, but if I ever need additional servers, it's very easy to add those when the time comes.
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
The website just launched - thankfully, there haven't been any major headaches quite yet.
What has been your biggest challenge?
Marketing, marketing, marketing. I have a $0 marketing budget. It's simple math, unfortunately.
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Feature MoveYourWii.com on this site, and I'll let you know how it goes....
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
Not at all. I've been in this business for over a decade now. Not many new surprises these days.
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?
MoveYourWii.com is brand new - it just launched within the past week. It's too soon to say how long I will run the site, but I don't plan on giving up anytime soon. It typically takes a long while for people to realize that a new site exists, but I have confidence that MoveYourWii.com will be a success.
Who's going to with the Virginia Tech / UVA game this weekend?
Virginia Tech is!
What is your website address?
MoveYourWii.com
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