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    Advertising for free without companies knowing - legit?

    Hi all, I have just started up a new website - it's a a blog that targets a specific niche and I plan to sell AD spaces to companies. However, I have just started and paying for ads on a website that currently has 0 visitors a day, doesn't really appeal anyone. I thought to then put...
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    First customers: do I give out stuff for free to get them on board?

    Hi forum, I run a web portal that is relatively new but have already a discrete amount of traffic. I plan to earn money by asking companies (mostly large corporates) to advertise on my website so they can reach the specific niche they are looking for. The website is kind of new though (we...
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    Freelancer in India: how do I pay him?

    Hi forum, I have recently decided to collaborate with a freelancer in India for my web services company. He would work on his own time, with his own equipment and I would pay him only based on the hours he worked for my clients' projects. Now, the freelancer has a 9-5 job too where he's...
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    How did you decide what you are going to charge clients?

    Ok, I know...it is a very generic and approximate discussion and there is no right or wrong answer here, but I'm curious to see what you would. I'm setting up an engineering company that will deal with a big variety of things (e.g. product development, consultancy). There are two main...
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    About US section if there is only ME

    I'm a solo-entrepreneur, starting up a services agency. At least for the first few months, all of the work will be outsourced to a sister-company or to other freelancers. What would you put in the "about us" section of the website? I'm keen to include my professional profile because I have...
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    Working 12 months/year abroad. What's the best legal form?

    Hi all, I have an unusual (but probably not that much) question. I run my own consultancy LTD company in the UK, and I want to work on temp projects for companies all over the world. This means spending about 3-months in each country each time, based on my client location. This means...
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    How to protect your deal?

    Thanks for your advice Minnsy. For targets do you mean potential customers or simply an industry where I'd like to market their products?
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    How to protect your deal?

    Hi all, In a scenario where you work independently as a deal finder for say company X, how do you make sure that your lead will not bypass you and close the deal with company X directly? Bypassing me, my lead will make me lose my commission for the deal closed. Is there a way to formally...
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    Joint venture or LTD? Best way to work together

    Thanks Richard
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    Buying and sellsing competitor analysis

    Not at all. I simply rang them up and asked "how much for X?"
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    Joint venture or LTD? Best way to work together

    Elaine I sent you a PM
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    Joint venture or LTD? Best way to work together

    Thanks for the reply Elaine, What about a simple Business Partnership Agreement? Don't you think it could be a way to test the water before getting involved in something bigger?
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    Joint venture or LTD? Best way to work together

    Hi guys, I work with new startups helping them out to bring their new products out to the market using my sales skills and contacts. However, my work is not just selling but it is strategic as well (e.g. product development, revenue streams strategy, marketing, etc). Therefore my clients...
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    Buying and sellsing competitor analysis

    Thanks Ian, I thought the same. At the end of day all the information is available on the internet. It's just a matter of wrap them in one place and sell it.
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    Buying and sellsing competitor analysis

    Hi all, I was wondering whether buying and selling basic competitive analysis (e.g. list of service providers with their service prices) is legal? Prices are not published on the internet but you have to find them out speaking with every single account manager. Are there issues with...
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