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UK Budget today... 21st March 2012 8:25 AM

Apparently it's going to be a budget of tax breaks for the worse off funded by some stealth tax for the better off.

Lets hope dividends don't get targeted! Shall be interesting to see what if any provision has been made for small business. Corporation tax holiday? Sorry dozed for a second....

We shall see what the day brings...

The Apprentice - UK Sitcom :) 21st March 2012 8:22 AM

So for any UK peeps, we have a new series of the Apprentice starting tonight.

Ok so we know it's lost all of its credibility, but it still makes good TV. Will anyone be watching it or are you all Apprenticed out?

I wonder what the verdict is on the US version with Donald Trump, is that still going or has he hung up his Apprentice gloves?

Any tips for increasing 'likes'? 20th March 2012 5:06 PM

Originally Posted by Chaz's Mane Attraction

“I share my page on my wall every day, and that way my friends can like it, then get them to share my page, then their friends can like it... a chain reaction :P”

Do you see any worthwhile results though?

It seems to me a lot of people put a lot of time and energy into it but get little business reward out of it?

In your line of work, I can imagine Facebook working quite well for you, with maybe loyal local customers, and you posting offers etc. Be interesting to hear your feedback.

like Dragon's Den, you'l love The Angel.. 20th March 2012 1:55 PM

Hmmm, I think the DD format is now getting tired and the term "entrepreneur" is now worn out from over use. A bit like the word "celebrity"

Over-Optimization - Google penalty for too much SEO! 20th March 2012 1:37 PM

as long as we dont get beaten up for having decent H1 tags and title tags

Expected cost of SEO work for start up websites 20th March 2012 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Barney

“...check bank account, then back to the fairway

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hmmm, liking it, My Local SEO

FORE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Over-Optimization - Google penalty for too much SEO! 20th March 2012 10:30 AM

I nearly swallowed my coffee cup when I read this on Search Engine Land.

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Christmas down under 20th March 2012 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by PressureWashing

“I will say I just spend my first xmas in Michigan where I now reside and it is pretty cool to experience a white xmas when only seeing them on the movies all my life.”

My mate lives in North Dakota, where it's pretty much a continual white winter! far too cold for my liking

$100m marketing budget, and still a flop... 20th March 2012 9:58 AM

With access to resources and a marketing budget we can only dream of, even the big boys can get it wrong. It looks like Walt Disney is set to lose $200m on its John Carter Movie (about a military captain transported to Mars).

It is estimated that John Carter cost $250m to make and it is likely that Disney spent another $100m on marketing.

But the film, starring Taylor Kitsch, received average reviews, with New York's Time Out magazine describing it as "deadly dull".
BBC News - John Carter flop to cost Walt Disney $200m

I guess they'd better roll out a new Toy Story quickly

Different Ways To Monetize Your Website 20th March 2012 9:34 AM

Other than traditional adsense or affiliate as pressurewashing suggested, does anyone else have suggestions about monetizing your website, or is it a closely guarded secret?