Archive for April, 2007
Well after a 10 year gap, I’m riding a bike again. I went and collected the ‘rapid response vehicle’ on Good Friday and I’ve got to say it’s been a boon. Already, the traffic jams that made my blood boil are beginning to fade into the past. Something had to be done - 4 and a half hours getting back from a half-hour job in Tunbridge Wells is not a way to run a successful business. All that time spent in traffic jams is wasted income.
Plus there’s the green issue, something we’re aware of and support to the extent that we can. More often than not a car isnt needed on a trip to a client. A motorbike is a much greener alternative, and causes next to no congestion.
When people ask me about Google Ads and whether it’s a good idea, you might be surprised at the answer:Â ‘yes’ and….’no’.
The fact is that for some business types, Google Ads just don’t work. Either an applicable keyword is just too obscure to get any hits, or the market is so competitive that the return on investment just is’t worth it. Take IT services - everybody wants a piece of the action and therefore the cost per click is too high for a small business to justify.
We built Capital Currencies original trading system a few years ago. Originally, as a one-man business and for expediency, it was built using MS Access. However, since then the business has expanded and issues regarding the ability to trade whilst out of the office as well as scalability have arisen.
You know, there are days when you kind of forget what you discussed with which client at which meeting. It normally happens when you try to pack to many meetings into one day. Client visits are always a nightmare - you go there to talk about one thing or fix one problem, only to end up doing half a dozen other things. “Could you just….” never means a quick job.
I’ve been trying to avoid blogging for some time. It’s not that I don’t like new technology - working in IT means that I automatically qualify as a bit of a geek and thus love all the new shiny tools I can get my hands on.
