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    Country of Origin

    Thanks, thats what I thought. Any ideas where I can look up the import duties? Main markets are Ireland and USA
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    Country of Origin

    As a UK-based business, if I buy goods from a UK supplier which were manufactured in China and I then ship those goods to an end customer based in the EU, for the purposes of the HS commodity codes is the country of origin UK or China? I'm assuming China so where can I find out what the end...
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    Bridal Shop start up

    Make sure you research your nearest competitors and that you're not too close in the same catchment area.
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    Why Waverley?

    I agree national lockdowns work and yes inevitably cases will rise in neighbouring towns and you're right, people are the real problem but better to keep some of the country running where it's safe while you can rather than shutting down everything. You can't blame the government for taking...
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    Can we force employees to wear masks?

    Really don't see what the problem is with wearing masks, yes they are a little uncomfortable but if they help stop the spread then we should be more like Spain and make people wear them everything indoors and out! It bugs me when I see people going into supermarkets not wearing them who will say...
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    Why Waverley?

    Posh folk ;) In all fairness I am 100% in agreement with the local lockdowns vs national, geographic areas or counties - East Sussex is a good example, 2 weeks ago Hastings went into tier 3 with rates of 500 cases per 100,000 but Brighton was only 59 cases per 100000 which is much lower than the...
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    Parcelforce not accepting overseas deliveries

    This is going to be a headache! :mad:
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    Can someone explain what is selling via social media means?

    If you want to make it easy, set up your store with shopify and you can publish your shop on facebook and instagram at the touch of a button.
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    Self-study - SEO + online store advertising

    Matthew Woodward SEO or SEM Rush has lots of free resources. HikeSEO.co is great software to help you on your SEO journey too, again lots of videos to guide you through it.
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    Facebook pay as a UK payment gateway?

    Facebook Pay is being rolled out in the UK so should be available shortly. Other options are shopify / stripe.
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    Where to start - selling an ecommerce website

    If your business is UK based you could try uk.businessesforsale I believe they have an eCommerce section.
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    Best platform for a simple online shop

    Shopify is a great platform for small businesses launching online. The advantage of Shopify is that you don't need coding experience, so you can download a theme and customise it yourself. If you are not confident enough to do it yourself, have a look on Fiverr and find a search for Shopify...
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    Boosting sales on E-commerce site

    Doesn't have to be weekly, we do a post every 3-4 weeks depending on the time of year. I would focus on some strong knowledge pages too about the services you offer, how-to guides etc, depending on your field. One of our how-to guides is now ranked number 1 on google and brings us 500 unique...
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    What works better - Newsletters or Blogs?

    Both 100%, well 60% 40% ;) Newsletters are great to engage with existing customers, letting them know about new products, services and promotions but you don't want to overdo it, send them out every 3-4 weeks. Blogs are good for SEO and trust score if written well and could potentially bring...
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    Ecommerce startup and Sole trader status

    Don't think the name matters too much as far as HMRC is concerned but to make things easier I would go with a generic company name as you suggest like My Name T/A Whatever Enterprises. Your domains can be individual and you can run as many websites and marketplaces as you wish and do not need...
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