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    E-Commerce Postage

    I use a Dymo label printer hooked up to PC to do my labels onto sticky labels. This then will go on any packaging type I like Each label costs less than 1p... as the printing is done thermal and not ink I also have return address labels that I stick to the back, again these cost less than 1p...
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    Selling Pre-Packaged Sweets and Drinks

    Hi the Labelling will be the same as sold... i.e. buy from cash and carry, sell on stall... the labels the same as in a shop etc??
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    Selling Pre-Packaged Sweets and Drinks

    Scalloway.... thanks, I don't think I made myself clear. I already trade collectible items... they are all organised events I go to, that I have a stall at. So as for the general trading part that's fine, I'm already authorised to trade at these private events. I just want to add a table to my...
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    Selling Pre-Packaged Sweets and Drinks

    Hi I am looking for a little advice - not sure how to find on the net... when searching about it, I either find about people making food or kids selling sweets in schools that have got rid of tuck shops lol I do a stall at an event with lots of geeky collectibles. Lots of mystery bags and blind...
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    leaflet distribution

    Do it for a few you can to get recommendations - testimonials I recently had this done... thought I picked a good company... very unsure about how well it was done...... as I have approached a few other businesses picking up sales of IT Services, I asked them about their leaflet distributors...
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    Looking for advice for first online sale

    This has been great info as I've had a similar request recently... I'm investigating Gleam (anyone know of any others that do competitions and capture email, maybe cheaper lol) How do those Gleam type places work with "Sharing requests" on competitions as they are against facebook rules... or...
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    Value box or Family box

    Nah do a medical test mystery box..... discover if you have some random illness.... what might you have... find out..
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    Value box or Family box

    Congrats, glad it went well
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    Collecting emails for marketing

    I was planning on using one of the competition services like gleam.io which does a ticket based entry into the competition, and you get a number of tickets for submitting email, for liking the fb page, for following on twitter etc So it will be quite blatant they have submitted, in order to...
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    Collecting emails for marketing

    Why the IP as a precaution? What benefit does registering with ICO give me apart from a logo?
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    Collecting emails for marketing

    Hi well it was more of making sure I wasn't blatantly doing something wrong... as any email I send would have an unsubscribe link, which if they were really bothered they could click From what I see most places seem to send out new product emails when you buy... using opt out. and I mean big...
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    Collecting emails for marketing

    Hi I love this forum, everyone is so helpful and supportive, I've learnt so much here and hopefully helped people myself too. Had some great I for on a previous post about how to drive traffic towards my online shop more with the collection of emails and then more focused email marketing...
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    Anyone use GoCardless?

    So any customer wanting to subscribe by direct debit I link to the service.... the customer clicks on the link and fills in details on GoCardless' portal and does it that way There is no way I can do telephone DirectDebit Set ups for the customer? What about altering Direct Debit... the...
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    Is it worth having my address on my website?

    I use an 0333 number because it is included in minute allowances... although I think more awareness needs to be made of this. I did hear from a recent client, she nearly didn't; call me because she thought I might use a referral service... i.e. a middle man who got a commission for routing a...
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    WhatsApp for business. Yes or no?

    As with all IT, it depends on the circumstances.... I've had a few Chinese companies contact me through Whatsapp, rather than hassle me with phonecalls when I've made manufacturing enquiries... Have to admit it felt so much easier being able to fire quick replies back and forth, than a more full...
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