Hi all - the firm in question is well established and ticking over. The website is dreadful and is being re-worked. SEO has been ineffective and not done well. They've been paying for some time for Google ads with little end result. Their Facebook company page is a mess and needs sorting out (or removing). They do have a Google business profile. There are local competitors who are more effective at search engine strategies as well as the big players like British Gas. They cover a limited... Read more ..read more

In my home country, I have started a successful solo Air Conditioning cleaning business. I have created a very unique and compelling sales pitch, and it has worked wonders so far. I no longer do any of the sales or the cleaning myself, I have hired people as independent contractors/freelancers to do everything. I have a couple of people that do door-to-door/face to face sales on commission; they get a fixed amount of money for every client they secure. And there are a couple of people who do... Read more ..read more

I’m looking for a suitable place for setup new car wash business In Hampshire or around this area , if there is any I would go head straight away .d ..read more

Hi, Thank you all for taking the time to read my questions. I am an employee for a business and i am a director of another business with the directors of the company i am employed by which is about to start trading. Initially, as i am already earning a salary, i or any of the other directors do not intend on taking out any earnings from the business but i will be working on this company as and when i can and ideally, in the first couple of trading years would like to know if after paying... Read more ..read more

I'm rebranding soon and have decided to trademark the business name (i've secured the domain already) because I had issues in the past with a copycat and would just feel more comfortable trademarking this time round. I'm aware that defending a trademark can be a lengthy and costly process, but I'm hoping it works as a deterrent at least. My store is online only and acts as a stockist/retailer for small clothing brands, mostly women's clothing with some accessories like socks and bags. I'm... Read more ..read more

Hi I'm volunteering for a leaflet run in my local area to raise awareness of a local charity event. We have a lot of flats in the area and we can access these blocks for drops if we go before 12pm and use the trades button. I saw RM staff use something like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fire-Brigade-Firemans-Drop-Key/dp/B004ZPASJE To access blocks. Is it OK for a leaflet dropper to use these keys ..read more

I have a web property with decent authority and social followings. I think there is an e-commerce opportunity in this niche and I have the capital to get started on it. Problem is my expertise is marketing/SEO, I have done e-commerce before but not taken it seriously so idk what I'm doing. Current plan (please roast): Build out the e-commerce functionality. Probably on Woocommerce, unless this is a terrible idea? Magento looks like pain, Shopify is hard to customize, hard/impossible... Read more ..read more

I run a pub and have an amazing small team of employees, bar one. I have tried to be objective with issues, and I don't actually like her personally, but she does a good job. However, she has been drinking while on shift behind the bar. When I found out about this via a customer, and then another staff member, I spoke to her about it, saying that drinking on shift was not acceptable. We have a way of working on the staff area wall, which all have read and signed, that states no drinking... Read more ..read more

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A while ago I was told it was about 30 quid a year. But now the internet search is quoting over1 00 quid! How much are you paying? PS this is for a small market stall at camp sites thanks ..read more