Recent content by Victoriao

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    Anyone used companypartners.com? or similar!

    I know it's been a while since OP posted but would appreciate if anyone who has used Company Partners could provide feedback. Was it worth joining? Does anyone know of any alternatives for finding investment?
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    Which Hosting company do you recommend?

    Recently tried GoDaddy and it's easy to use and so far seems to be a great web host especially for those on a budget and they offer UK hosting.
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    First Months Of Trading, What Did You Make?

    Took the words right out of my mouth :)
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    Privat tuition centre - starting up

    An office seems a bit unnecessary in my opinion. Why don't you try local schools, you could offer Saturday classes and rent out a room or two?
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    Getting British Business Online

    I totally agree- this is great advice. I would recommend Milli(on Dollar Website by Lori Culwell. It will help you to learn about SEO, PPC and web design without you having to spend hundreds or thousands on a designer. Even if you chose to get a custom website at least you'll be well-informed...
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    Qype - Are they any good

    Totally agree! Forget Qype, use the money for adwords. :p
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    Putting prices on website - Good idea?

    I personally prefer seeing prices on the website. I honestly hate having to do extra work by calling/emailing the company to get a quote. Also when there are no prices on a website, I assume that the products/services are so expensive that the prices were omitted to avoid putting people off i.e...
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    Qype - Are they any good

    I have a free listing with qype and have so far received no traffic from it- doesn't seem like there's much point paying for it when the free service offers nothing. I've had a lot more traffic come from freeindex and a few other directories.
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    101 Tips to Improve Your Web Presence

    Although OP's post is really helpful, I think Gaurav has made some very valid points! These tips are excellent. Thanks
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    6 low risk tips on improving your profit

    Thanks Matt- great advice!
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    Hello Everyone

    Thanks! :)
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    Domain ends in 'uk' or 'direct'??

    Keyword direct seems better in my opinion
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    Keyword tool

    Hi Gemma, I'd recommend the following: Google keyword tool (search for it on google) it's easy to use and gives you a list of keywords related to whatever you put in. Make sure you type in the most general/common keywords in the search box i.e. halloween costumes and then read further down the...
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    Hello Everyone

    I've actually been reading UBF for a while but never joined. I'm glad I'm finally a member. My business specialises in natural hair products for women with curly hair. I look forward to getting more involved on this forum and learning new things from all the great business people here :)