PostsHP Printers and unavailable drivers? Any leads on a 4050N driver? 16th December 2014 10:07 PM Which OS did it work for? XP? If the driver is in the driver file for that OS, perhaps it can be ripped from there, and used on an 8 system? We've still got a system with XP on it, 7, 8, and I'm sure the disks for 3.11 are knocking around somewhere if you want me to search mate When the competition gets dirty... 15th December 2014 1:38 PM
“All the web design companies where we are have a respectful relationship. We sometimes get each others customers, for various reasons of moving on, and often you find a customer that has fallen out with their last web designer moves on more often as they get ditched by each web designer. Luckily I think most of us know this and occasionally we have said "good luck" to each other with a difficult client they or we have taken on. We don't fall out because we have taken on a customer of theirs, or lost one to them.”
Exactly how it should be :-D When the competition gets dirty... 15th December 2014 10:53 AM Well Steve, we've had no knocks at the door. He's late for the course. It's a shame, I was looking forwards to learning a bit of First Aid! How to promote your business 15th December 2014 8:55 AM
“I've used pay per click recently and I'm actually very impressed with the results. I run an airport transfer business in bath and I have an advert with yell.com as well. I've worked out that every click I get from my yell ad actually cost well over £2 and hardly ever leads to a job at the end of it. Where as pay per click is costing just over £1 per click and has generated a lot more sales with good chances of repeat business with some of the jobs.
” Totally. It's all about finding, and using what works from you - and being aware of the sharks out there. Loads of people want your money, without doing much for it. When the competition gets dirty... 12th December 2014 8:51 PM I've always favoured never talking in a negative way about my competition, and on the whole, there's nothing really negative to say about them. This particular industry (that we're in) has a great rapport, and on rare occasions, if we're unable to provide service for any reason, we instantly direct the prospect to our competition closest to them. How many industries are like that! ? Also, many other companies use us for training clients outside of their abilities, some even sub-contract work to us - but we will only ever train under our banner. But, once or twice, usually with our smallest of competitors, we get reports of 'Jealous Talk'. Someone trying for world domination from their front room, and their most effective marketing method is to lie about their competitors. Usually new companies / sole traders who cannot really compete just yet, often people who have approached us for a job (We've rejected all but one so far). One of our largest clients, which is based locally, called today. I get on really well with them, and we're on first name terms. He said his PA took a call from a guy, who his PA thought was me (He was talking about First Aid) She passed the call, and was then given a tonne of drivel about getting 'Qualifications'. My client said we did all their training, at which point the caller went off on one about my company (With quite a few racial and homophobic slurrs on account I guess of my want to employ people purely on ability over Colour, Sexuality, Race, Past history). My client hung up and called me, with this persons number. Now how do I handle this? Long term, he's not made a friend of me, but I don't need to do anything else. His business is likely to collapse quickly due to his behaviour. Has anyone else come across competition that slates them at all? What a day.... 12th December 2014 6:43 AM What an idiot.
Glad everyones ok. tis the season and all Blogger for Business... 7th December 2014 7:47 PM Really good post Tom, thanks. It is really complex material (for us non techies!) I've really tried to get to number 1 for our keywords, and it sort of works for us, on a local level. I totally get what you say about having the decent authority source, and am working on it. ;-) Google wouldn't release any control over anything I guess.... Blogger for Business... 7th December 2014 3:28 PM Really good points Tom. Add good Keyword strings, meta whatsamacallits, and relevant page content, and your onto a win surely... How to promote your business 7th December 2014 10:33 AM
“Think you meant to post that here ;-)
http://www.mylocalservices.co.uk/forum/8827-how-promote-your-business.html#50007” Sorry, you did post it here... urgh... the joys of early mornings... How to promote your business 7th December 2014 9:08 AM Think you meant to post that here ;-) |
