Recent content by bluethunder
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Experience with bark.com?
it was money down the toilet for me. I spent about £300 and every lead was worthless, I did not get a single response, even when I offered a really cheap price. My wife tried it as well for her business, and same result. Frankly I think the site is a rip off at £25 per lead. Maybe if they were...- bluethunder
- Post #37
- Forum: Sales, Marketing & PR
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Business partner destroying my life
Nick, yes you are right, but I doubt that approach would work either, there really no way forward I can see with someone who literally forgets/denies every conversation, you end up against the same brick wall whichever way you turn and I doubt my health could survive the attempt. I have have...- bluethunder
- Post #12
- Forum: General Business Forum
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Business partner destroying my life
Yes there was a certain amount of rolling over, we certainly let him get his own way far too many times just to avoid the arguments and stress. He has since also started a new business, initially letting us believe it would be part of our existing company, using us to fund it, taking his normal...- bluethunder
- Post #4
- Forum: General Business Forum
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Business partner destroying my life
Hello, I am at my wits end and am looking for some feedback/advice on my problem. I had a small business which I ran with my wife, we were quite happy, loved our jobs, customers were happy and everything was generally good. To cut a long story short I did a merger with another small company...- bluethunder
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- Forum: General Business Forum
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Telephone Handling Systems
+1 for VOIP, you can do everything imaginable. Multiple lines, IVR menus, call queues, hunt groups, voicemail etc. Calls can be routed to anywhere, mobiles, landlines. If you cannot handle the calls, then you can have a virtual receptionist service as well. This will be cheaper and more flexible...- bluethunder
- Post #12
- Forum: IT & Internet
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GBBO - any positives / successes?
Templates are actually a perfectly good solution for anyone, the chances of coming across another site with the same template are pretty slim, and even if you do get a custom design done, the chances of it being completely unique are even slimmer, you don;t know if the designer if giving you a...- bluethunder
- Post #16
- Forum: IT & Internet
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GBBO - any positives / successes?
Just to clarify, the 60 day lock is imposed by the domain registrar (Nominet) and not by gbbo or BT, they have no control over that. We have had quite a few unhappy gbbo customers come to us to sort out the mess they have found themselves in. While the intentions behind the gbbo incentive are...- bluethunder
- Post #14
- Forum: IT & Internet