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How to survive a recession as a small business (SME)
As part of a group of companies who not only survived the great recession from 2008 to 2010 by the skin of our teeth, but have thrived ever…
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How much should I charge for a guest blog entry on my blog?
We often get asked by PR companies and agencies whether we will accept a guest blog article written for our blog by one of their “expert bloggers”. In…
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Typing a Recording – too much trouble? Here’s how to get it done quickly
Help – the boss has asked me to type a transcript of a recording. What do I do? Don’t worry; obtaining a transcript of an audio recording is…
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Online reviews – are they a scam?
I have to confess that I’m probably as bad as just about everyone else in the world in that I regularly rely on online reviews to determine whether…
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A Google 1 star review for not answering the telephone
Today we had the first review on our company since we moved offices. All our previous reviews have been removed courtesy of a very strange Google requirement that…
Business Growth
Has Google Finally Lost the Plot?
Google Ads (formerly known as Ad Words) is one of the key stones to the Google empire we think, with ad revenues generating pretty much most of the…
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How to check if a Solicitor is genuine
There are a number of ways to check whether a solicitor is who they say they are. Firstly, every solicitor in England and Wales has to have a…
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List of Regions for Geolocation in Google Maps and Apps linked to Google Maps and using the Google Maps API
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How to know when to settle a court case
For many small businesses it is a bane of their life that at some point they are going to end up in a court defending or claiming against…
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Google My Business – what a farce
We recently moved one of our company office addresses from an address in North London to an address in Central London. We had been at the North London…