UK Business Labs - Business Forums http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/ UK Business Labs Forums - the premier business network for help, advice, marketing and promotion for small to medium sized businesses, entrepreneurs and Startups. en Sat, 25 May 2013 05:22:19 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg UK Business Labs - Business Forums http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/ Sally Bercow http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/politics-world-news/24126-sally-bercow.html Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:24 GMT Is there a Sally Bercow in your town or village ? They are everywhere..Sally Bercow and her husband,John, the speaker of the House of Commons... Is there a Sally Bercow in your town or village ?

They are everywhere..Sally Bercow and her husband,John, the speaker of the House of Commons are the stuff of a sitcom.

So toe curlingly embarrassing that one loses the will to even pass a comment, but I have as I feel there should be a Sally Bercow thread. ]]> captaincloser http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/politics-world-news/24126-sally-bercow.html Survey - thanks in advance! http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/free-website-reviews-help-market-research/24125-survey-thanks-advance.html Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:28 GMT Hi all,

I've just put this survey together to help us better understand you and your business.

It shouldn't take longer then 10 minutes, 5 if you're in a rush.

Really appreciate it.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WZG85B2

Thanks,
Marius ]]> FREE Website Reviews and Help with Market Research TST1 http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/free-website-reviews-help-market-research/24125-survey-thanks-advance.html Free Website Monitoring http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/products-services-offered/24124-free-website-monitoring.html Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:09 GMT MonitorHub offer a free website monitoring service (http://www.monitorhub.com/free-website-monitoring), test your chosen URL every 5 minutes across a... MonitorHub offer a free website monitoring service, test your chosen URL every 5 minutes across a network of global testing locations. Once you have chosen the web page to monitor and confirmed your email address we take care of the rest! You will get all the same detailed reporting as our per minute test, Hub5-Hub50.

If you deliver an online service to your customers, then external Monitoring is essential. Nothing pushes a customer to a competitor more than a 404 error page or a slow website. Downtime causes frustration and can decrease trust in your brand. ]]> Products and Services Offered MonitorHub http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/products-services-offered/24124-free-website-monitoring.html <![CDATA[Bercow's McAlpine tweet libellous]]> http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/twitterers/24119-bercows-mcalpine-tweet-libellous.html Fri, 24 May 2013 11:10:09 GMT Sally Bercow says she is "surprised and disappointed" that the High Court has ruled a tweet by her about Lord McAlpine to be libellous.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-2265...PublicRSS20-sa

What do you think? :)
. ]]> Twitterers Postie http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/twitterers/24119-bercows-mcalpine-tweet-libellous.html Sales person made redundant - can employer still enforce contract? http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/legal/24116-sales-person-made-redundant-can-employer-still-enforce-contract.html Fri, 24 May 2013 10:28:01 GMT Hi folks We are looking to recruit a sales person from a company we know. This sales person has been made redundant and not, I hasten to add for... Hi folks

We are looking to recruit a sales person from a company we know. This sales person has been made redundant and not, I hasten to add for being rubbish.

Can the company still enforce non compete clauses in this scenario or do those clauses become void if they are saying the person is surplus to requirements?

Thanks for reading. ]]> Legal ISS http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/legal/24116-sales-person-made-redundant-can-employer-still-enforce-contract.html How often do you send out newsletters to your customers? http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/social-media-seo-networking-pr-marketing/24114-how-often-do-you-send-out-newsletters-your-customers.html Fri, 24 May 2013 10:10:26 GMT Hello How often do you send our newsletters to your customers? What are your responses like? Hello

How often do you send our newsletters to your customers?

What are your responses like? ]]> HiteshMistry http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/social-media-seo-networking-pr-marketing/24114-how-often-do-you-send-out-newsletters-your-customers.html Need a Website Build http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/products-services-wanted/24112-need-website-build.html Fri, 24 May 2013 09:19:12 GMT Hi Everyone, We need a website building for our new company and we need it pretty quickly. The maximum budget for this web build is £600 including... Hi Everyone,

We need a website building for our new company and we need it pretty quickly. The maximum budget for this web build is £600 including VAT. I would need to see examples of work done in the past as it's obviously important to get this spot on.

After reading the brief below, if anyone is interested in this job, please e-mail me chris@energysavingled.com

Thanks :tup:



1) This is an information website only. No payments. We have all the content pretty much ready to go. We know what colours the site should be in, have a logo etc etc

2) We want to use this template for the website - WordPress › Responsive « Free WordPress Themes

3) We are a technology company and the website needs to portray this

4)Need to be able to add, delete and edit Product Categories and Products ourselves very easily

5) Want our Contact e-mail + phone number in the top right hand corner at all times.

6) We need an 'About Us' and 'Contact Us' on Homepage

7) We would like 3 large rotating images on home page. Where it says 'Hello World and the Image of Phone Desktop, Tablet'

8) We have 6 Products and 3 Product Categories That need to be accessed directly from the homepage.

9) Each Product Page will have 3-4 images, a downloadable Data Sheet and some text. Example is this - Genie Security Solutions | EV5131 : Video Decoder

10) In the 'product categories' we have a total of 9 products to go into these 3 categories. ]]> Products and Services Wanted ENERGYSAVINGLED http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/products-services-wanted/24112-need-website-build.html Official Penguin Round 2.0 released into the wild.... http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/social-media-seo-networking-pr-marketing/24103-official-penguin-round-2-0-released-into-wild.html Fri, 24 May 2013 01:38:55 GMT So the next "Major" release of Penguin update has hit the selves and already upsetting the masses through out yesterday afternoon.

How have you feared this time around ? Apparently affecting 2.3% of English Queries you can safely say this is going to be a messy one for alot of people.

Some sites which have been affected in the bigger shifters include : porn sites, game sites and big brands like Dish.com, the Salvation Army, CheapOair and Educational Testing Service.

Quote:
There are eight porn sites on the list of 25, and four game-related sites. Of those game sites, three are listed in the top 10. (You have to merge the porn sites listed at the bottom with the sites above them to get the actual order of impact.)

There are also several well-known brands, like Dish.com, the Salvation Army, ETS, and CheapOair. REEDS jewelers has been around since 1946 and has stores in 18 states. DailyDot.com, also on the list, is a respected online news site.

The column on the far right shows how much “SEO Visibility” each website has lost — at least for the keywords that SearchMetrics tracks. This doesn’t necessarily mean that these websites are all seeing dramatic traffic losses, because they might still have high visibility for keywords that aren’t being tracked. That said, in the couple years that we’ve been reporting on the Penguin and Panda updates, lists from SearchMetrics and a couple other SEO software companies have generally been considered mostly accurate.

Source : Penguin 2.0 Losers: Porn Sites, Game Sites, & Big Brands Like Dish.com & The Salvation Army
I fear that Google are yet again going to put small businesses again in to a spin, tragic considering Google based its growth on ethical means of allowing the small guy creep through, since then it seems they've become more and more commercialised and the big boys are coming through yet again.

more on the Penguin 2.0 update : Google Penguin 2.0 Version # 4 Is Now Live ]]> Adam H http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/social-media-seo-networking-pr-marketing/24103-official-penguin-round-2-0-released-into-wild.html Cutting off the head of a soldier in the street http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/tea-n-toast/24095-cutting-off-head-soldier-street.html Thu, 23 May 2013 18:59:07 GMT So....

I draw the line at this. It doesn't matter that the perps were black. That's irrelevant so let's deal with that one right now.

It matters that they were fueled by some ridiculous religious fervour for which someone else is responsible. They are however responsible for their actions.

What do we do about it?

Can you imagine the outcry if the roles were reversed and it had been white Christians killing a black Muslim? ]]> ISS http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/tea-n-toast/24095-cutting-off-head-soldier-street.html Lee Rigby named as Woolwich victim http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/politics-world-news/24092-lee-rigby-named-woolwich-victim.html Thu, 23 May 2013 17:40:44 GMT The soldier killed on a London street is named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, as two more people are... The soldier killed on a London street is named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, as two more people are arrested.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-2264485...PublicRSS20-sa

What do you think? :)
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FREE School & Charity PVC Banners ]]> Products and Services Offered HFE Signs http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/products-services-offered/24086-free-pvc-banners.html Website review helpful pls http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/free-website-reviews-help-market-research/24085-website-review-helpful-pls.html Thu, 23 May 2013 11:31:01 GMT HI My site has been up nearly a year but traffic is still far too low. It was designed by a company for me and ive already got them to change it... HI

My site has been up nearly a year but traffic is still far too low. It was designed by a company for me and ive already got them to change it one as it wasnt user friendly enough. Hosted in UK it would seem that bounce rate from home page high. I thought i might change the five manufacturer tabs to product types ie pencil cases etc instead of Tyrrell Katz but i cannot afford big redesign, this one cost me loads and no sales means no money.

So any hints or tips which might help reduce bounce on front page or others if you have thoughts most welcome. I am still trying to get it up the rankings but whatever i do little helps.

Thanks ]]> FREE Website Reviews and Help with Market Research funkywoman http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/free-website-reviews-help-market-research/24085-website-review-helpful-pls.html Can I Just Say... http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/general-business-talk-business-news/24072-can-i-just-say.html Thu, 23 May 2013 03:53:14 GMT ... a massive thank you to this forum and the admins for, well, existing! Reading through this forum over the past week and getting involved in a... ... a massive thank you to this forum and the admins for, well, existing! Reading through this forum over the past week and getting involved in a few conversations has helped my business immeasurable amounts.

Based on old posts on this forum I went out and found a business mentor who I spent three hours with last night and came away from the meeting buzzing with ideas. He loved my bran and how I've based things properly from my research, and I wouldn't have had that feeling if I hadn't have come here to this forum! I'm not sure if I'm allowed to shamelessly plug the guy's coaching / mentoring service, but if anyone asks I'm happy to give it to them.

Similarly, the feedback I've got from my questionnaire has mainly been people on this forum and it's helped me re-think a little area of my business plan. Now, instead of a 10-12 day delivery as standard, I'll now be doing 6 days with an option to make it 4 and it has only added a £2/3 to the prices, again, something the research has shown me people are willing to do.

I can't say thank you enough to the admins and the members on here!!! :D ]]> GaGunk http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/general-business-talk-business-news/24072-can-i-just-say.html Thanks to Kev Jaques. MultiLayer Design http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/forums/thanks-recommendations/24068-thanks-kev-jaques-multilayer-design.html Wed, 22 May 2013 22:38:40 GMT I would like to take this opportunity to thank Kev Jaques from MultiLayer Design for all his hard work in re creating my website. He did an amazing... I would like to take this opportunity to thank Kev Jaques from MultiLayer Design for all his hard work in re creating my website. He did an amazing job and I would highly recommend Kev to anyone that is thinking of upgrading their website. He does amazing work and is very reasonable priced. You can see my new site at Driving Lessons in Swords, Fingal and North Dublin then get in contact with Kev through the forum.
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