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    Uk Mail insurance excess at £55

    We too have had major issues with UKmail, moved to them from APC and cancelled after 4 weeks. During those initial weeks it was a disaster. Missed collection, 5 non deliveries, 2 days pickups were all an extra day late. Absolute rubbish. We then switched to Interlink (DPD's sister) and like...
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    Flat Rate Vat Scheme - International Sales eBay seller

    Hi, We too are on the FRS scheme for ecommerce. Yes, you have to include every sale as part of the turnover, even if it would be non vatable outside of the eu. Thats the one downfall of the scheme if you export a lot, as everything you sell accrues the FRS percentage, even if you don't charge...
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    Is PayPal enough for starters?

    HFE Signs, Thats inaccurate about Amex fees, they have reduced them substantially for small business and its now a fixed 1.9%. Its worth adding that in, as a lot of people have Amex cards that have generous loyalty schemes, so its a popular way to pay, and no dearer than a lot of standard...
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    Is it a good idea to not display prices on website?

    Also, be wary of "rug munchers" when doing your business online ;)
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    Need Quality Decorator To Paint Our House (Sussex)

    Thanks for the link. Tried this list but its a bit of a lottery as to who turns up. It seems the vetting procedure doesnt filter out the ones who are great and those who are "amateurish", so its tricky to figure out whose who. Its also a nightmare to break down whose actually going to do the...
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    Need Quality Decorator To Paint Our House (Sussex)

    I reckon thats not too bad, because if they are having to scaffold 4 stories, that alone is probably about a grand at least. Do you have details of who you are using, as you say their work is excellent?
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    Need Quality Decorator To Paint Our House (Sussex)

    Yes matey, it probably is, but with so many useless trades out there, hoping that this forum can produce some sensible and honest people to comment with perhaps some suggestions... As the forum states... Tradespeople A FORUM STRICTLY FOR TRADESPEOPLE AND BUSINESSES LOOKING FOR TRADE SERVICES...
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    Need Quality Decorator To Paint Our House (Sussex)

    Its a four bedroom house, half rendered with a small up and over scaffold for a conservatory at the rear. Approx 90 square metres of rendered area to paint, with two gable ends, but ladder access all round. We estimate the scaffolding cost will be £250 (based on neighbours scaffolding at the...
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    Need Quality Decorator To Paint Our House (Sussex)

    Having gone through at least 20 numpties, I'm looking for a decent honest decorator to paint the outside of our house at a sensible price, and someone who knows what they are doing. Its a straight forward job but geez, its difficult getting somebody decent. Wonder if theres a good one on the UK...
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    Magento or Shopify??

    Exactly, use neither, they are bloated and not friendly. Opencart is your friend here for sure...
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    Can anyone help regarding web hosting with Google apps

    Just to save your sanity my friend, I would do exactly that, recommend that they host on a bog standard linux platform, then, whatever happens, you can add industry standard extras as and when to their site. In particular, for Joomla, I would strongly suggest a standard Linux install to avoid...
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    Can anyone help regarding web hosting with Google apps

    I would suggest you recommend to them to use a proper hosting service. Google apps isnt meant for a customer facing web site. If they arent happy paying £5 per month for your hosting service, I would stay well clear.
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    Royal Mail Online Business Account Prepaid Info Please

    I would say that PPI is great for bulk orders, but I would seriously consider its worth if you have to pay each time to send things. The hassle alone wouldn't be worth the cost savings. If you can add a prepay balance in a block of credit, then it would be worth it, but prepaying every day...
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    Card declined but sale processed - what next?

    You cant just deduct that out of their wages, its against UK regulations... Opens you right up to a can of worms legally.
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    Royal mail business account

    The free collection is now for accounts turning over £15,000 per year of revenue with RM, otherwise its £775+vat per year for a daily collection.
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