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    VAT for non-vat registered sole trader confusion

    Thanks very much David!
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    VAT for non-vat registered sole trader confusion

    Hi, Can anybody point me in the right direction. I am NOT VAT registered. I am a sole trader. I want to order some products from a large VAT registered company in the Republic of Ireland. They don't appear to be charging me VAT? Should they charge me at their rate? Should they charge me at UK...
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    Domain advice required

    Thanks for your reply. All the sites are hosted by 1and1.co.uk but the servers are located in Germany. I thought about using the .com simply because the ideal long term objective would be that I would have lots of customers from all over the world and a .co.uk might put off all but UK...
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    Domain advice required

    Thanks for the info so far. Good points and ideas. I was hoping to keep my UK volume as it is or better and improve the US and others so that eventually it is an international shop. Am I better off trying to do this with totally seperate sites 1 for uk 1 for us? Or is 1 great site just as...
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    Domain advice required

    Hi all, Please can I canvas your opinions and advice. My situation I currently have 3 domains, I will call them my-domain for the purposes of this post. I have my-domain.co.uk, my-domain.com and my-domain.net. my-domain.co.uk is a shopping cart and is how I make most money. 95% of my...
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    Which e-commerce opensource? Opinions on Prestashop?

    Try this: packtpub.com/prestashop-1-3-beginners-guide/book Definately give Prestashop a try, I find it much mor simple and intuitive compared to the likes of Zen Cart and oScommerce. Some people have suggested CMS based solutions like Drupal and Joomla? They are quality products but not for...
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    Have your sales crashed?

    It depends what your selling? JUne is always quiet for me and the world cup has definitely had an effect. But overall the last three months are about the same as a year ago.
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    Prestashop error

    Yes I think the steps suggested so far might help. When you update which set of procedures do you follow? Prestashop updates are more than just copying the files. Have you copied your /themes/yourtheme folder to the upgrade folder? Before running the upgrade? All the best and good...
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    The ebay startup business question

    The financial advice give so far seems spot on. I would think about Ebay as a short term idea to get you started. Ebay treat all their sellers, including business sellers like down-trodden employees. Sharpen your sales skills with Ebay, refine your product range and get going with your own...
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    merchant accounts..google checkout

    Don't worry about Worldpay. Get your marketing right first! Sure Google Checkout might drop your conversion rate a little bit but not by a significant amount. Look at your Adwords carefully. Anything that doesn't give a great return, cut it from your campaign. Concentrate on organic...
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    Shopping Cart Question !

    If turnover is likely to be low PayPal is NOT expensive. You would need to sell many thousands to benefit from a merchant account compared to PayPal. Even when your business starts to take loads of money, PayPal as a second option is always a good idea because lots of online shoppers like it...
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    Ability to sell products as gifts online. How to avoid frauds?

    1)Use a merchant account with a bank you trust - You do not have a hope in hell with the likes of PayPal in the situation you describe. 2)Insist on the payees landline number. Ring it up, ask friendly questions and thank them for the order - They will almost certainly not place the order/give...
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    setting up a new store

    I would suggest the following. Yes .com if you are going truly global. If you are going into just a few countries try a few domains. I.e. .co.uk + whichever countries you are going to sell to. Each of the local domains can fair better on local search. If you go for multiple domains or...
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    Website builders

    The best solution depends upon your requirements. If you want a shop with a modest range that is as easy as can be then go with Prestashop. It is so much simpler than the likes of Zen Cart and osCommerce and when it comes to built in features, in my view is better.It is true however if you are...
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    still using oscommerce/cre loaded/zen cart?

    Prestashop is so easy to use and quite well featured as well. So many tasks that involve editing source files in others can be done with a click in Prestashop. Even Magento has nasty little procedures for things like block management that Prestashop does with a click. True Magento still has...
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