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    Set up adwords campaign

    I am looking for someone to revamp my google adwords campaign. Any recommendations? I do not want a rolling monthly contract
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    Paypal refunds policy

    If you receive payments via paypal and you missed it, there has been a recent change in the way Paypal deal with refunds. When a refund is done the paypal fee charged on the original transaction is NOT refunded by paypal. Just had an instance where a customer from the past accidentally sent me...
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    Building materials databse

    I am looking to acquire a database on building materials and materials used in electrical installations in buildings. Any suggestions?
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    Can someone explain this ?

    No the daily buget is definitely set at £8
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    Police complaint

    If someone has an arguement but just happens to be an off duty police officer there are no grounds for complaint, it is just one citizen arguing with another, unless his/her actions are such that they constitute a crime for example racial remarks. However, if the officer tries to or...
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    Can someone explain this ?

    Yesterday morning I set up a new Google adwords campaign setting a daily budget of £8 per day. The billing for the day has been £21? Anyone?
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    Google Adwords Bidding Anomoly?

    Hi Mark, I have just posted on the main forum about me trying to get a CMA investigation into Google and it's policies: Your expeerience precisely mirrors mine. I have a niche business and from fairly stable pricing for the lat 7 years some of my PPC costs have risen by over 800%. My average...
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    Competition Markets Authority complaint about Google

    I am intending to try and stir up an enquiry into Google's PPC proricing system with the CMA and possibly (pre-Brexit) EU competition authority. None of us like paying for PPC but it is a matter of life in the commercial world but when the main supplier, Google acts the way it seems to be...
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    Have I made a Error by creating a ltd company at this stage?

    Financially,limited liability can be myth: Probably the majority of new businesses when raising capital usually require guarantees from the founders. Should this be the case you may have taken on the burden of additional red tape but your exposure to financial liabilities are whatever you have...
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    What is happening with Adwords pricing???

    Higher bills and NO effect on the conversion rate.
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    Self-drive hire

    Beenthe owner of vehicle rental business for over 25 years: DO NOT rent vehicles which are attractive to younger drivers they WILL get abused they WILL get wrecked. Your business depends on insurance and you could become uninsurable end of business loss of investment. When I rented out cars...
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    What is happening with Adwords pricing???

    As nochexman suggested it was my fault. I followed Google's "advidce" and allowed them to play withthe cpc about 3 months ago. Nothing much changed until the last 3 weeks. So we have had Brexit I have had my GoogXit. I have gone back to manual bidding the difference is stark: 5th August...
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    What is happening with Adwords pricing???

    For the last 5 years my average ppc on adwords has averaged around 35p per click. During the latter part of last month I saw a jump in cost on some days an average £1.25ppc. Yesterday some words which avaraged 30-35pppc have shot up and on some campaigns i am being charged £2.40+ per click...
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    Why I hate Google Adwords

    No doubt anyone with a business knoews that like it or loathe it we are trapped into using Adwords. My real issue is the totally opaque and arbitrary way that Google loots my bank account. For over 3 years my mobile orientated adds have averaged 32p per click in the last 6 weeks this has crept...
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    What are the criteria for choosing a franchise business?

    I have seen franchises from both side: franchisee and now franchisor. As franchisee I was tied into one supplier who exploited franchisees by hugely overpriced supplies. A minimum monthly commission irrespective of volume of sales. This was tied to an annual percentage increase. The sales were...