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    Website check - peacecloud.co.uk

    The Peacecloud link is redirected to an it training site with a square space template. Nothing wrong with template sites for looks just makes it harder to rank as you are competing against faster hand coded sites. The idea of the hero text being large is its easy to read and affirm the content...
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    Virtual Business Address?

    We run several local area virtual offices being locksmiths in South Yorkshire for Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham and our real office is located in Sheffield. We are constantly on the guard from local town competitors who say we are not in those towns and cities and have to resend our virtual...
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    Creating revenue from an information website

    To monetise advice from your experience, you will have to gain your readers' trust to pay for your service. Give examples of how you have helped people gain employment on your website. You will then be able to charge time for your involvement with a 1-2-1 service.
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    Gaining customers

    You could talk with Steve, who runs Pro Golf Tours, on an October trip to Turkey with his clients.
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    Double glazing window and doors sales reps

    That is part of what we do but mainly in South Yorkshire
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    I am looking for a locksmith in Crydon

    Good recommendation, another excellent family-run locksmith business
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    The Smoking Gun in SEO

    Check everything. All config files, .htaccess, sitemap.xml, robots.txt, 301 redirects, the lot.
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    Has anyone ever taken successful legal action to stop spam mail?

    It looks like your email address has been sold to the video company, or they have scraped it from target websites. Email marketers use software to see if an email is opened, how long for and whether any links were clicked. An opened email is enough for the email address to remain on the spam...
  9. Chris Hanson

    Introducing Ourselves!

    It looks like no one else has said it, so welcome onboard UK Business Forums.
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    Phone landline number to your mobile

    A phone number says how you conduct your business by either being always available with a mobile number or possibly office hours only with a landline (unless to state always available). A local number is good for confidence if you need a local service like electrician or plumber but that's about...
  11. Chris Hanson

    WIX websites, the up and downsides?

    One of our first ever websites was built using Wix which helped us get off the ground and get customers. As we grew and needed to add more services and pages we then moved away. If you are just trying a business idea it is fairly quick to put up a page. Like people have said, once you look into...
  12. Chris Hanson

    SEO for Websites

    I posted about a problem and a solution but it was hacked so the last part of my post makes no sense. I believe in fairness which is give and take if I need to explain that.
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    SEO for Websites

    I have heard recently that the FAQ schema has been downgraded so keep it on your site for customers but don't expect it to pull customers in. Although there is no specific qualification for SEO you can show your abilities through before and after reports found on most software packages. Just...
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    SEO, snake oil? Or does it really upscale your business?

    As we are super busy we can't do marketing ourselves so we have to trust someone to do the work. We have tried an agency but the amount of time they can fit in is usually a few hours per week, if that, as they have so many clients its hard to get them to do anything. Through our work we found...
  15. Chris Hanson

    TOP 3 TIPS FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS

    Sell a need, not a want. Make customers need what you offer. Love what you do. You're going to be doing it for a long time. Create an exit plan. Once you've built it, what's next?
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