Recent content by Chris Ashdown

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    Facebook Now Charging 'Location Based Fees' For Advertising

    They need to do something about all the fake posts on the site, AI looks like it could kill the sites as people are fed up clicking onto a story and finding its all make belief
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    Is now the right time to start a business?

    That's where the better business plan has a far better chance of success, but in reality they should be about your research and planning. When you start a business for the first time you can soon be smothered by the calls to learn what's suddenly required by the company, including Accounts...
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    Advice needed.. A director has gone rogue.

    Have you sorted out who actually has the molds and the factory where the molds and items are actually made He may well just think there is northing to be gained working with you and wants to follow other area's of work
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    Tea/Coffee/Milk

    A cup of tea costs little, but the quiet time taken making and drinking gives you time to relax and consider things, after all think what the tea Ceremony did to Japan's high speed trains (a world wide leader). never knock the humble cup of tea
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    Tea/Coffee/Milk

    I used to put £50 in petty cash for small buys and once a month the accounts checked the box and listed the receipts Simples
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    Where to spend marketing budget?

    What is your unique selling point, i.e. what do you underwear do that the hundreds of baboo shorts on say Amazon don't do, Why should they buy yours instead especially at a premium price You have selected a very popular area to sell your goods I understand the sporting suggestion on the website...
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    What actually makes a talk or training session stick with a team?

    You quoted In the hundreds of training sessions I've had over the years I don't think I've ever looked at the handouts. Even less chance now when a search on t'internet will provide the same information. Training sticks if there a benefit to retention. If it's just some HR wonk droning on...
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    What type of decisions do you find most difficult to make?

    The ones I hesitated on far to long, as I was scared of change
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    Looking to help a few small businesses with a free website

    Honestly, every computer kid is tying to sell the same thing as you. starter sites are everywhere but the major problem is no money to gain customers i.e. Advertising or SEO experience and both together
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    Save our Shops - What Has Your Town Done?

    Great Yarmouth did that at great expense and footfall still dropped down to virtually nothing, out of town shopping always has car park free and full
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    What actually makes a talk or training session stick with a team?

    But the internet will not give you the same detailed information to your specific company's requirement, are you considering it as a computer software related item or for the general type meetings just asking as you appear to be far more computer related than say a person in a sales meeting for...
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    What actually makes a talk or training session stick with a team?

    Good clear printed notes so the attendees have something to refer to long after the talk
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    Save our Shops - What Has Your Town Done?

    Our town Great Yarmouth also has a 70's built mall but the main large shops have moved on so its empty of any real footfall, the only road that has any footfall is the road to the beach and that naturally just seasonal tourist traffic
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    Save our Shops - What Has Your Town Done?

    Not at all shopping needs to meet todays expectations, which is out of town shopping with free or very low cost parking
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    Save our Shops - What Has Your Town Done?

    Ask King Canute, he had the same problem fighting the sea rather than town centres. Nothing you can do will change things apart from wasting money trying