Recent content by rayvellest

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    New to online retailing-general guidance needed!

    Research, research and a bit more research, that's the best advice you'll get around here. Be sure to spend a considerable amount of time learning everything that there is to know about the specific market you want to work with, and then give a special attention to understand how the competition...
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    Why have people changed so much?

    If buyers are serious about their needs they will have no problem in providing a deposit to secure the deal. One of my cardinal rules as a service provider is to never start working without an upfront payment and works like a charm, never had a problem.
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    first time property buyer

    Well, I don't own a property myself, but I'm hoping to get on the property ladder soon, and I what I'm trying to do is to gather as much information as I can about the topic. The best help you can get is the one you give to yourself, take everything you hear with a grain of salt and always...
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    Help with website please?

    You must keep in mind that SEO is a discipline which is constantly evolving, and what used to work 6 months ago, may not work today. It sounds like the IT company you hired knew exactly what they were doing it in the first place.
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    Logo Design

    Well, I could go on extending my argument a bit further, picking on the points you just mention above, but I think I've already made my point with my previous posts. We surely see things from different points-of-view, and well, that's fair. I don't see any reason to prolong this debate any...
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    wanting to start own cake buisness from home

    Wow! People actually do that in real life? Can you point me to the exact episode they talk about this? I'm shocked.
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    Logo Design

    Since you are pointing out what you think is my biggest mistake, I hope you don't mind I point out what I think is your biggest mistake: not understanding the real damaging power of the crowdsourcing business model. First, just so you know. I'm well established within my field with more than...
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    wanting to start own cake buisness from home

    I agree with Andy above, you should try to get some sales first, test the waters, see how the market reacts to what you have to offer, and only then, as long as you are being successful with it, move to a bigger place.
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    Facebook Post Promotion - Opinions

    The important thing to keep in mind with social media promotion, be it on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or any other social media website is that while they may work wonders for your brand you should not expect to make any sales out of them.
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    Logo Design

    Your argument is well put, very reasonable, and I would easily agree with it if not for the fact that we differ on the understanding of "being forced". Surely, no one is being subjugated under the fierce power of a whip to design for these crowdsourcing sites, or at least I hope that's not...
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    Logo Design

    Thanks for joining in and bringing some reason to the conversation! :)
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    Logo Design

    I find hard to understand what exactly you are trying to suggest with "what a croc that is". Defining a budget before looking for a professional service is pretty much what any reasonable person would do. Actually, we do that all the time in our lives, don't we? We first decide on how much we're...
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    Is it worth registering myself as self employed?

    That's not my specialty, but since I've been in your place before, I would recommend starting to trade under the brand name of your choice and registering yourself as self-employed. Later on, when you start taking on significant large projects, make the move to a limited company. Either way, I...
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    Good idea?

    I would seriously consider trying to get some B2B sales, such as it was suggested by KeithP above. If that's not possible, try to get some letters of intent of a reasonably big purchase before moving into a new rented building, that makes a lot more sense.
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    Logo Design

    Here's one thing to keep in mind about 99 Designs and other crowdsourced websites, they all prey on hundreds of designers who work for free, as only one, the winner, gets paid for his/her efforts. If you feel fine with exploring fellow human beings, go for it, but for what is worth, you're not...
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