Who is Steve Shaw?

Short biographical profile

Interview with Steve Shaw, 2002.

Important note! This interview was made in early 2002. Thus some parts of the interview may now be dated. This means that some parts of the interview is now dated. However, we've chosen to keep the inteview here, as much of the information still applies. Sincerely, Klaus Dahl (interviewer and webmaster).

Shaw, please be so kind and tell us a little bit about yourself and how you started your company

I live in York in the UK, with my wife and two year old daughter, another baby on the way soon! I started my company firstly as a part-time venture (it was really an experiment to test out all the hype about making a living on the internet) less than a year ago - this was a site called HomeBizzOnline at http://www.homebizzonline.com and it's still up and running, though no longer the main focus of my operation. This led in a short period of time to doing some programming work, and other related services, for webmasters in the US. This led to the setting up of my site PopUpMaster at http://www.popupmaster.com which targets a niche area and has done very well so far. My site http://takanomi.com was set up as the main focus of my development services operation, and reflects the name of my company, takanomi.com and my newsletter Takanomi. It took about six months after the set up of HomeBizzOnline before I was able to make my work on the internet a full time operation.

Which products do you  presently sell?

Presently I sell the Instant Viral Marketing Program and PopUpMaster Pro 2.0 from http://popupmaster.com - you can find out all about this at the web site. I also sell development and programming services to webmasters.

Do you have other web sites than http://www.takanomi.com/ and http://www.popupmaster.com?

Just HomeBizzOnline at http://www.homebizzonline.com which assists people in setting up their own home-based business. It's fairly neglected at the moment though, as I need to concentrate on the other areas of my business.

What is your unique way of doing business?

Providing high-quality products and services to my customers. I treat all my customers with the utmost respect that they deserve, as this builds a solid base for my business and has enabled it to grow rapidly. All my products and services come with a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and I like to go the extra mile to ensure that they are indeed 100% satisfied. This strategy ensures a steady flow of repeat business and builds up a good reputation. Most of my customers are those who have the business and marketing experience, but lack the technical knowledge to put their hopes and dreams into operation on the internet - I aim to fill this gap.

What is your business motto (if you have one)?

"Innovative solutions for internet business owners"

Would you please share with us your future vision for your business and small businesses in general?

To expand my range of products and services, specifically those aimed towards webmasters who have the business knowledge but lack the technical know-how to put their hopes and dreams into operation.

By Steve Shaw and Klaus Dahl, 2002.

Products by Steve Shaw

"PopUpMaster Pro" - http://www.popupmaster.com 

"ClickBank Toolkit" - http://www.clickbanktoolkit.com 

"Instant Viral Marketing Program" - http://www.instantviralmarketing.com 

Newsletter
 
You can subscribe to Steve Shaw's newsletter at his web sites (please see below).

Contact information for Steve Shaw
 
 
Websites

http://www.takanomi.com 

http://www.popupmaster.com

http://www.clickbanktoolkit.com

http://www.instantviralmarketing.com

Email

steve@takanomi.com

Snail mail

Steve Shaw
takanomi.com
6 Gormire Avenue
Huntington
York
YO31 9JB
United Kingdom

Phone

+44 (0)1904 677680