The Oriental Carpet Buyer

Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. Where did you go? And what in the world were you doing while gone? Well, let’s just say that we got busy. Real busy.

I went to Turkey, where I shipped myself some prize pieces from my friend in the Grand Bazaar, Turgay Boztepe (The Anatolian Carpet Shop). Then visited my great grandmother in the north of Turkey (that is one long trip). And then went on south to my old digs: Club Med near Kemer, Turkey (I worked there long ago).

In the meantime, my son got a job in Manhattan as a search engine optimizer (and marketer) … which means he will have much less time to work for me! Oh well, he had to go his own way at some point. Anyway, now that I am back, I have been busy working on a improving the networking of our partner websites, beyondthebosphorus.com, anatoliancarpet.com, and carpetondemand.com. I have a new website in the works, for which I require the help of my ever-patient son.

We have also decided to make a few changes with our business operations. With the cost of fuel so ridiculously high, it has become less and less cost efficient to travel via van (full of carpets) to people’s homes. Although it is a great service that we provide and that many - especially in remote areas - appreciate, we will be cutting down on the amount of travel outside of New England. We will target places like Nantucket, The Hamptons (and the rest of Long Island), and New York City. For this we are launching a new website soon, that my son will be working to promote with his great SEO skills.

So it is good to be back. Hope I did not miss much. Please leave comments if you have anything you have wanted to say!