Recent content by Mico Dabs

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    Vidahost 'world-class disappointment'?

    " surprisingly some of the cheapest I'm with provide the best service and remind me of what Vidahost were once like" And that right there is the issue ALL providers (domain, media, mobile etc) face. When you serve a minority group of end-users, it is relatively easy to provide a prompt service...
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    Dismissing staff

    Doubtless you have learned from this experience Vanman, so, taking that forwards, would it be an idea to have a 'sickness policy' written in to future employee contracts and asking current ones to sign up to confirm they have been given a copy of the policy? Doesn't have to be War & Peace but...
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    Photo usage rights.

    Bear in mind ETHICS. Maybe some people don't care about them when running a profit making enterprise (not suggesting for a moment the OP is in this category-he has afterall raised the question). Spare a thought for the original artist. If YOU created a truly unique piece of work and clearly...
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    Vidahost 'world-class disappointment'?

    Righto. Well I signed up for domain registration AND hosting. Got my stuff sorted, it's been nearly 20 years since I used FTP etc and it didn't take long after making some basic schoolboy errors to get the URL working. I went for cloud hosting and not long after setting up (same day) a VERY...
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    Vidahost 'world-class disappointment'?

    Hi Seb, nice to see Vidahost taking the bull by the horns and being proactive on forums. With you saying that, re. the hosting and domain provider being one in the same, I didn't even know about ICANN until you mentioned them,a quick Google search restored my slight worries,so thanks for that...
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    Hi from Mico Dabs in Derby!

    Hi Jenny, thanks, and I'm sure I will lol
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    Hi from Mico Dabs in Derby!

    Hi All, just joined up this morning. Based in Derby City area, I'm just starting out on a vinyl cutting servce primarily aimed at racing machines (2 wheeled mostly) but will also give other stuff a go too. I'm not financially dependant on this as I am working for a non-related company as a...
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    Vidahost 'world-class disappointment'?

    Hi everyone, just joined this forum after reading this post at great length. Have been hunting around the last few days as I'm starting out on the path I'm sure others here have started a long time ago; starting up my own little vinyl cutting operation. It's not going to make millions but its...