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    Great Drop Shipping round up / explanation

    Hi all - have just come across this great write up of drop shipping (I know many of you are already drop shipping) over on Quora.com. If you're considering it as an e-commerce option for your start up, the lengthy response here is worth it's weight in bitcoins...
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    Good US Hosting Needed Urgently

    Glad you've found a solution you're happy(ish) with. If you ever need to revisit US based hosts, I use - and can recommend wholly - two hosts: http://mediatemple.net http://idologic.com Both have really good phone support; Idologic have better email support than Mediatemple, but overall...
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    What information would you put in the top right corner of your website (next to logo)

    I think a call to action would be good - I don't know what your website's purpose is, but if you have something to sell, a special offer, a free download, or whatever - have something that could result in the user completing an action. If it's something directly linked to an action (a button /...
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    How do you fill your site with content fast?

    You should write at least 10% of the articles yourself so that you know they are high quality, relevant to your target market, and bang on in terms of keyword research. Then ... if you need to outsource, outsource from a reliable provider and make sure that the articles you are getting are...
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    Best online meeting sofware for Mac

    I use GoToMeeting on my Mac and have never had any problems. It's a java application that you download and is platform agnostic. I've also used Google Hangouts for free and have had no problems with that either, David
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    Wordpress Developers

    Well, if the developer is clear about using a theme and the client is happy with that, it's not a problem. A good developer is not always being paid for their development skills only - but for their client skills also. How do they help you, do they provide advice for your business, are they...
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    Promo codes - best tactic?

    You've got a few different channels there that could all respond differently. Take facebook ... people aren't on facebook looking for Widgets - they're there to be social, see what their friends are up to, etc. It's probably a bigger stretch to convince them of something on your website -...
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    Cheap, reliable payment processor?

    Another vote for GoCardless.com - I use them to take payments for my web design business and you can't beat the 1% transaction fee. Plus, people are reassured by the Direct Debit guarantee. It's quick and easy to create PayLinks for either one off payments or recurring direct debits. The only...
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    Selling T-Shirts Online?

    It seems like a cheap enough idea to suck it and see ... get the designs done and just try a few. £19.99 for a t-shirt seems like a lot to me - but the link you gave has those prices at least, so maybe I'm just out of touch with t-shirts! Don't underestimate your expenses though ... how...
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    SSL certificates

    £39 per year with installation is perfectly reasonable cost. And keeping it with your hosting company simplifies support as well - so makes perfect sense.
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    Effective SEO methods?

    Start with the Moz beginners guide - linked earlier ... and then develop a decent content strategy within a well structured website. Whenever you generate content, ask yourself these questions: - would I share this? Would I link to this piece of content, would I post it on my facebook...
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    E Commerce through Wordpress

    I've used Woocommerce on client projects a few times ... and whilst it can be good enough, I'll say this about it: - it's not very friendly. Training clients on using it is an uphill struggle. - if you're using an off the shelf theme - particularly one from Woothemes - then you'll have...
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    Marketing plan

    Something that I've found extremely helpful is the 'Noob Guide To Online Marketing' - a 62 page eBook that you can download from here: http://try.unbounce.com/noob-guide-pdf/ it originally started out as an article on SEOMoz.com...
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    Marketing email i need help

    Hi - I have an email marketing service: http://www.ticktockmail.com - and could create a template for you, but, as others have said - you're not going to be able to get done what you want, through Outlook. It's just not built for the job I'm afraid. MailChimp.com is free (my service is not)...
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    Comments on a B2B website blog page - Yes or No?

    Many businesses remove comments from their blogs simply because of the effort involved in moderating them - and making sure nothing spammy or derogatory (about the brand) has been said. If you're in a situation where you have to monitor the discussion so carefully, you have to question the...
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