Recent content by John Toomey

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    Sage 50 report automation

    We're looking for someone who can create a report and automate the sending of it to an email address. Has anyone got any experience of this and if so can you tell me roughly what it will cost please?
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    Shopping feed for Shopify

    Hi 1977, we use Channel Grabber and have been fairly impressed so far. We use it to manage data for eBay, Amazaon and a website. We carried out some analysis before selecting this one but felt that it provided an effective way to manage multiple channels.
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    Bridal Shop start up

    Emily, a couple of thoughts: a. could you start this business while still holding down the 40k a year job? This would mean you don't take a lease on a shop until you absolutely need it; premises are a a big fixed cost? A lot of bridal shows, events that you will want to be at, are held at...
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    Looking for recommendations for new UK hosts

    We use Heart Internet and have 7 servers with them, which are used for a fairly high traffic website, email servers and data management system. Touch wood, to date, we haven't had many problems and they're not too expensive. I was originally with Donhost but they were a bit too expensive...
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    Supplier Contact Management

    Moving on from Mr D's useful approach, you could put everything in a spreadsheet, and use filters, before moving to a Customer Relationship Management system (of which there are many) when you're ready. If you do use a spreadsheet back it up because, like the paper based solution, if anything...
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    Adult E-Commerce Site

    I was involved in a online shop for ladies back in the early 00's. If you have any questions feel free to DM me.
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    How important is ‘good design’ in an e-commerce store?

    You hit the nail on the head in your last sentence. Focus on user experience and whether they can find the product alongside whether the site's imagery and content is selling the benefits. One thing that people don't do, in their rush to get their site live, is test it with the type of people...
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    Employee perk monthly cost

    I believe perkbox is an employee reward type of thing. Some companies use financial rewards but some of the bigger ones are now turning to working conditions, flexibility, other perks to keep their staff.
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    Email -v- Social Media

    Before you drop email marketing totally it might be worth considering: The message - Will it resonate with a potential buyer? The offer - What's the offer and the CTA? The audience - Does it marry with the persona of your typical customer When - At what time of day will I stand the best chance...
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    Data Management for SMEs - Development Partners required

    Hi @cloudocciles I have sent you a PM with my number. Give me a call when you get a chance. Thanks, John.
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    Best Tools for Website SEO Audit

    SEO Profiler is OK
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    ecomerce advice

    To help you get going, look on the internet for a Lean canvas template, fill it in about your new idea and then go from there. They are a great way to distill your thoughts down into a single page.
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    best ecommerce platform

    We use EKM for our clients. It's easy to setup and great for trialing new online business ideas.
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    Social Media Paid Marketing - Recommendation for campaign manager

    HI Ali, as a newbie I have my own opinions as to why you haven't had many replies. As Ethical PR mentions, working with someone who is recommended is great if their services and specialism match your needs. When that's not possible, I have found in my years of running a digital marketing company...
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    Buy server in full or use finance?

    If you can't see the server spec you want, have you considered AWS or Microsoft where you only pay usage? What is it that you will be running, which requires a very high spec machine?
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