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Fixed fee court representation services 24th July 2013 11:13 AM

So are you a solicitor or you have solicitors working for you, or are you para legal?

I've limited legal knowledge, although have used various solicitors and para legals for various issues. If I was going to be represented in court, personally I'd want it to be a solicitor. If I'm going to court, I want to make sure I've got someone I feel has the experience and is going to fight my corner, without having to refer for advice, even though no doubt there would be a higher cost.

I know it's paralegals that do all the work, and a lot of the time a solicitor will simply rubberstamp, but for court representation then it's all about peace of mind imho rather than a cost.

So the baby was born 24th July 2013 11:03 AM

What baby??

Horse in McDonald's - after being refused at the drive thru 23rd July 2013 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by fourth-monkey

“I thought yet another horsemeat scandal. Turns out horsesh1t scandal

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lol, refusing to serve a horse versus normally serving horse

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Horse in McDonald's - after being refused at the drive thru 22nd July 2013 1:12 PM

Absolutely classic...

“A woman has been fined for taking her horse into a McDonald's restaurant in Greater Manchester.

Police said the woman, who has not been named, was in the saddle when she was initially turned away from the drive-through kiosk on Bury New Road.

The woman then led the animal inside, where it "ended up doing his business on the floor...
BBC News - Horse in McDonald's: Rider fined after 'drive-thru' refusal”

Fantastic, so she gets refused at the drive through, takes her horse into McDonalds, which then does a dump on the floor

My favourite bit... "McDonald's said it was unable to serve customers on horseback."

Optical Express saved from collapse by founder 22nd July 2013 10:00 AM

Nice to hear of a High Street chain that survived, albeit by cash injection and intervention of it's chairman and founder.

“David Moulsdale has bought all the debt that the firm owes to the Royal Bank of Scotland and injected more money into the High Street chain.

The bank had refused to lend Optical Express any more money.

BBC News - Optical Express saved by founder David Moulsdale”

Gutsy move, hopefully it will pay off!

UK has more digital firms than expected - says report 22nd July 2013 9:52 AM

“Britain has many more technology firms than the government estimates, according to a new report.

Under its classification the government recognises 187,600 digital companies.

Research by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) says there are almost 270,000 such companies in the UK, 40% more than the government estimate.

BBC News - UK has more digital firms than thought, NIESR reports”

Interesting to see the report was commissioned by Google

Not sure what the difference is in the scheme of things, but it would be nice to see a breakdown of companies that actually employ people or are producing products and doing research, versus 1 man band ecommerce sites that fold within 12 months.

Black Hat and White Hat SEO - Is it about ethics? Or just the highest link value? 22nd July 2013 9:32 AM

Originally Posted by Dreamraven

“Let me ask you this though, If you had to direct a newcomer to information, to help them learn the trade, how would you decide where to send them? I mean besides using Moz, how do you decide what is good or what is bad.”

Starter for 10, here!

SEO 101

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TV presenters 22nd July 2013 9:26 AM

Originally Posted by Dreamraven

“Does Alan Carr count perhaps? He's kind of a presenter isn't he?”

Alan Carr is great, but can't imagine him presenting something seriously

Taglines 19th July 2013 4:50 PM

Keep it simple and obvious. If people have to try and decipher what you are talking about, then it's all over

We've actually got a few on the forum:

Your Online Business Community

Spam Free Business Discussion
Marketing Advice & Assistance
and some business banter...

Hopefully all obvious and self explanatory!

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TV presenters 19th July 2013 4:47 PM

Originally Posted by hdm

“Oh dear, are you sure? Although, I understand she is popular.”

Ahh yes, me and Lorraine have had a thing for years, although she doesn't know it and my wife thinks I'm barking

One presenter I've seen a few times but have no idea what his name is, is a young bloke who does science type programs. He's hilarious, but explains complex scientific subjects so idiots like can understand them. Another favourite is James May.