Recent content by Samhodge

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    Would you buy?

    Please don't take this the wrong way - because I can see you've put a lot of effort and time into both sites. I am very particular about who I buy from, often spending more money on a site that I think looks better or more reputable because they seem more established and trusting. (bigger...
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    Would you call a 0843 number

    Please PM me the details also Matt. Much appreciated, Sam
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    Any students?

    I'm a student and currently have two limited companies. One currently lays dormant, with a business associated with it, that is just too time consuming to run alongside a degree and the other company. I personally believe with a lot of self motivation and time management you can balance...
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    I need a little help starting up..

    I don't know the full concept but what I suggest is that you map out the whole of your business model. Think about the whole process from start to finish for both the consumer/customer and then the same for any suppliers - e.g a supermarket like Tesco (if the concept is similar). Don't...
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    Would you work for me?

    As far as I was aware, yes.
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    Would you work for me?

    I don't know if this helps, but we recently had a few commission based sales guys selling advertising space offline for us. We paid 20% commission on revenue generated through advertising sales. As far as I'm aware that is reasonably classed as "the going rate" but don't quote me on it. Sam
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    Marketing & Promoting - New eCommerce Store

    My site isn't horrible or ugly, a lot of time, effort and money has been spent getting it right so were not too worried on that front. We have got an SEO guy working on the rankings to boost it up, we are still waiting to see the results of that. Personally, we have thought a lot about...
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    UK LTD company formations

    Probably one of the best ways to form your company would be to build a rapport with an accountant. By trading as a limited company you will need to file accounts with companies house. Many accountants will happily form a company on your behalf and it will only usually require a meeting...
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    e business/commerce advice

    A really useful book to take a look at is 'The Beermat Entrepreneur' by Mike Southon. It's a very light hearted book, really useful. It isn't expensive and it's fairly short. It gives a good foundation of business management in a down to earth way, really recommend to anyone looking to...
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    Is this genuine or a scam?

    I used to receive a lot of emails similar to this, until I applied a new filter. Does anyone have any thoughts to why/how they would have obtained my address? -or has someone I've signed up to just sold off my personal information? But note the illiterate manner to which it is written...
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    Marketing & Promoting - New eCommerce Store

    So what are the best ways to market and promote your newly launched ecommerce store? Obviously SEO is key to getting people to your site and shop, but if you have an SEO specialist working to boost you up the search rankings - what else can you do as a business owner to promote and market the...
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    what small e-shop do when owner go for holidays?

    You could ask a family member or close friend to manage orders while you're away. I would strongly advise against having to temporarily 'close' the site, you would be losing revenue and potentially losing repeat customers.
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    google base

    If you have the function to export your product list in XML (most standardised shopping carts do), or provide a plugin/module to do so, you can then upload the XML file to google through FTP or in your google account. The products are then uploaded automatically without the manual...
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    google base

    Are you adding items to google base which are currently retailed through an online shop? -if so which shopping/store cart system do you use? There may be an easier way for you to export your products into google base without having to use excel and .txt It's worth looking at as google...
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    Best business status for online store??

    As a sole trade you are not required to file accounts to companies house, giving your business more privacy and saving you costs of an accountant. However you’re personally liable for all debts of the business, even in excess of the amount invested and you and the business are considered the...
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