Name of your website?London recording studio
Your name?
Darren
Your Location (city, etc)
London
When did you start your website and why?
In 2005 to get more attention from singers and songwriters who needed to find a suitable recording studio.
Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc
Apple Beam is a studio that aims to provide high quality productions at low cost - difficult job! However, we are achieving this but using skilled producers in London and Denmark and by deligating tasks.
We charge bythe hour but have 'set fee goals' which focus everyone to setting a dead line which enables us to plan the sessions better. Singers and song writters are briefed on the best way to save time and money before the session (based on their individual situation)
We offer a popular 'pre production' deal which many published songwriters use as it is hassle free and yet still very high production quality.
All of our producers have a national or international release and provide a friendly professional service to newcomers and professional singers and songwriters.
What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website?
getting the information presented clearly! With more stuff to add all the time it gets bogged down, so we tidy it up and end up redesigning the whole lot!!
What has been the easist part of operating your website?
The fact that we can do it mostly in house.
What was your biggest mistake?
Not planning the site layout properly before designing and building it.
Who maintains your website and why?
I do because it is still growing fast and needs updating a lot.
Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website?
More and more customers find us online.
What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet?
I think the internet will become more sofisticated and use voice recognition more.
What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
It's tough but worthwhile.
What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website?
helped.
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
writing articles and linking.
What method has been least successful for promoting your website?
too many graphics that slow the pages down.
What would you like to see change with respect to the internet?
more voice recognition in an intelligent, intuative way.
What has been the most frustraiting question from your customers?
"What's the catch"!! We get asked a lot, why are we cheap yet provude a great service? Well there is no catch, we just want to make our mark in the industry ... hopefully we can keep our prices down and maybe we should push the fact that "there is no catch"!
What is your website address?
London recording studio
