Someone sent me a message earlier congratulating me on YourMarbella.com reaching nearly 200 users in such a short period of time, so I thought it was a great time to update my blog!

It seems everyone is enjoying using the website which is great news for us, as it means our 6 months of hard work has started to show some benefit. Every time I log in (around 16-17 hours of the day at present!) we seem to have new users and new business, most of which are getting really involved with the features on the website, which is great and has helped develop a friendly and interesting community after only around 3 weeks of activity !.

Some users have been sending me emails with features they would like to see on YourMarbella.com and these have been taken on board and some will be going live in the next 2 weeks with the exciting release of YourMarbella v1.6 !. Keep sending me the ideas and we will do what we can to bring them onto here! . With the great development team we have, almost anything is possible !

It has been really interesting to see which businesses have risen to the top of our Most Popular list, with a great mix of businesses aimed at both the tourist and local sectors being rewarded by our community. If any YourMarbella members visit any of the businesses on our business section, please take a few moments to voice your thoughts on their profile page. If a business that you visit isn't currently listed on YourMarbella.com, please drop me an email at christian@yourmarbella.com and I will get them on here asap (or even better, give us a mention to the business owner!).

We believe that YourMarbella's open and honest review and recommendation system brings a lot more value to the customer and business owner than the old fashioned way of a Restaurant, Bar, Hotel etc paying someone a fee to 'Review' their business. After all, if someone wrote a bad review of your business, would you pay them for it?, I doubt it!. If I was to take advice from a website which reviewed business itself, I would sincerely hope that the cars were reviewed by the likes of Jeremy Clarkson, food by Gordon Ramsey and hotel's by Philippe Starck !.

YourMarbella.com aims to create a level playing field for all the businesses on the Costa Del Sol, where businesses get internet exposure based on the quality of their products and service, rather than the size of their marketing budget. We will take care of the technology, search engine optimisation and community growth as that is what we do well. I am sure many of you have heard us on the radio, seen us on Google, or had your picture taken by our Snaparazzi in and around Marbella!

Let's hope that the growth of YourMarbella continues and we eventually become the online source for everyone and everything Marbella !

Right, I think that's about all for now, I am off for a swim! will blog again soon though!

Christian