Recent content by RedSofa

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    property developing

    Very true, very true indeed!
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    BMV Property Lead: Dealing with the finders fee

    Found this blog a few weeks ago - I particularly like their A5 flyer design, hmmmmm seems familar though. I guess copying is the best form of flattery.
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    GoogleBots - how they work?

    Top tip - I am going to go and digg the site now. Cheers
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    GoogleBots - how they work?

    mattk We currently have 22 pages plus the sitemap page. Site:www.redsofa.com returns a total of 12 pages? So is a HTML sitemap better for SEO than the xml one? Cheers RedSofa
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    GoogleBots - how they work?

    I have recently added a .xml site map to my site in an attempt to help SEO, this was submitted to Google through their webmaster tools. However they have reindexed the site, but only found some of the pages, therefore they don't recognise all of the pages. Is this normal, or could this be due...
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    Excel

    Apologies - can't think of any jokes to follow that, but I'll try and help with the original question :eek: Very difficult to accurately predict but it sounds like you have selected many columns for your chart, hence the many series - have a look it you have any hidden columns which you are...
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    A Question Regarding money

    Entitlement Mentality!
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    Automated telephone scam

    If they originate outside of the UK, I don't think the TPS is relevant - unfortunately :mad:
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    0800 to my mobile phone needed ????

    For an alternative to the VoIP, I use a landline system for my 0800 number from www.telecomsworldplc.co.uk They give you a web-based call planner so that you can manage your diverts (including mobile) instantly from any pc. I did a bit of research into this at the time (last year) and this...
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    Bulk Email / Newsletter Software

    Not sure if this is right for your requirements but has anyone got any opinions on ListMailPRO? I was recommended this for my email campaign and contact submissions - it works really well for what we need it for. I'm not technical so I may have got the wrong end of the stick. Even with my...
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    Some much needed help with company please

    Option 1 - Offer the 50% share to the other director, for them to buy you out. Option 2 - Sell the business, split proceeds 50/50. Option 3 - Resign, transfer you shares, and walk away Option 4 - Resign keep your shareholding Option 5 - sell your share to someone else, may be more...
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    Buy-to-let. Commercial or residential??

    Essentially yield is the income return on your investment - expressed as a %. There really are two calculations, net and gross. Nice little diagram to show it; http://www.winkworth.co.uk/buy/buytolet.htm
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    Return address or no return address?

    Depending on your volume - Royal Mail do an online 'print your own stamps' which meets all the necessary format regs for return addresses. http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump2?catId=400043&mediaId=600023# They also do a pay as you go version of this (without logo). May not be suitable...
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    What can equity in a house do for me??

    Steve Couple of things to consider with your idea, Change of use - should you use part or the whole of a residential building for offices then I would suggest that you talk to your local planning office. This could be seen as a deemed change of use (from residential use) therefore requiring...
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    Could anybody please help me ?

    Maintenance? - frequency/costs Finance? - Any financing deals available (HP/0% interest etc) Health benefits/risks? - Legionnaires' disease has always been linked with poorly maintained aircon units. Benefits of having this in your home? You may well cover this somewhere else on the site...