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    Must have Android Apps?

    If you use WhosOff.com then the Android app is really handy for requesting leave and approving leave when you are out and about.
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    Smart solution for one office problem - Free

    Came across this posting from a few years back and though I better update it. In November 2009 WhosOff.com moved to a paid service only (the Free model, paid by ads did not meet the costs) - Fortunately,our gamble paid off as over 60% of our customers were happy to continue and pay for the...
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    Seeking mobile app developers

    alternatively make 'another' website that sits on a sub domain such as mob.adsheaven.co.uk that is built to display the content you want to show in mobile browers -
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    New Business Idea. Good Or Bad Idea

    we advertise on the side of a truck http://twitpic.com/2zta0e and it does produce results but its difficult to measure. www.WhosOff.com - the Online Staff leave planner
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    The Ultimate 'Post Your Twitter Name' Thread

    @whosOff the Online Staff leave planner
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    What dates are you breaking up for Xmas holidays?

    At this time of year managing staff leave can be a bit of a nightmare - dealing with entitlement, carry overs and staff clashes etc.. We run a web site called WhosOff.com to help companies administer staff holiday entitlement and out-of-office leave times. There's a 2 month free trial so...
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    holiday entitlement

    you might be interest in our online staff leave planner at WhosOff.com to help administer and manage staff leave and absence.
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    Putting prices on website - Good idea?

    We believe that the main driver for the web should be transparency, openess and trust. Showing your prices or pricing structure will only give potential customers more confidence. For example, many of our competitors do NOT offer a clear price and you have to submit an enquiry to find out... At...
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    Interflora sues Marks & Spencer over Google ad links

    We used to have our competitors using our trademark WhosOff in the text of their Google ads and we got Google to stop that happening... but no way to prevent those ads appearing when 'WhosOff' is the search term.
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    Jury Service - Rant

    Bit late for you now, but I remember that jurors can be excused in cases where a small business may suffer hardship, (although each case is decided on its merit)
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    Employer Ratracting Carried Over Holiday

    not really contributing much to your issue but people may like to be aware of online services such as WhosOff.com that help companies manage and administer holiday entitlement.
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    Website advice

    If you web presence is anything other than 'Professional' your online business may never really meet your expectations. Bite the bullet and get a good, professional web company do the site and make it work for you. I'd stick to doing the art business and let the web people to the web business -...
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    How for much a website..!?!?

    Getting an off the shelf product may suit your budget but does it suit your business and is it best for the future? - Working with a bespoke web development company can pay off in the long term - especially if you can build a good long term relationship. £8K seems a bit heavy, but as the...
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    Shipping agent

    checkout LLoyd's loading list (lloydsll.com) you can enter city of origin and city of destination and see which freight forwarders/lines/agents are servicing that route.
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    multi millionaire from web design?

    With the internet anything is possible - relatively speaking we are still in the early days of the internet and what is yet to come after Twitter, Facebook and the rest is going to be very exciting - and somebody has to come up with these ideas. So why cant it be you? You just got to get an...