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Posts by Danielle

Do Less Wheels Really Mean Less Cost?

We’re not going to sugarcoat this; vehicle ownership is expensive no matter how you do it. In fact, with insurance premiums and road tax costs, any vehicle will likely be one of your leading monthly expenses. There’s no getting around that. BUT, there have been rumours flying around for a while now that motorcycles are a cheaper way to take the road. And, given that we’re all looking to save

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Laptop Longevity: Keeping Your Computer Ticking

Nowadays, just about everyone living in a modern city or town uses some sort of computer. Whether this is the laptop you use at home for basic browsing, or the machine you use at work to cover all of your complicated jobs, these devices will almost always have an expiry date. Unlike food, though, this is a date you can change as long as you’re willing to work hard at

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Maintaining a Healthy Relationship When One Person Works Away

Many couples face a life where one works away much of the time. This can mean working long hours and being gone most of the day or spending long periods of time traveling for business. Either can be tough. Especially if you are used to spending a lot of your time together and have young children. The partner that’s left at home can feel very alone, and like they have

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Is Your Business Built To Serve The Customers In Style?

While the success of a modern business is influenced by a whole host of factors, the ability to keep customers happy is the central focus. Clients are the people whom ultimately have the casting vote on whether the venture has a future or not. Therefore, ensuring that your operation is focused on their best interests should be a priority at all times. Every business needs to find their own route

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What are the potential costs of road works and temporary speed limits to a business?

The main issue with driving in the UK is the road works and temporary speed limits which delay journey times. Though many individuals are frustrated with the rising traffic, the effects are more significant for businesses who rely on the roads to get from job to job, roadworks and temporary speed limits can slow down their progression, meaning that they are limited to how much they can get done in

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Easy Ways to Get Some Extra Cash

There are two ways you can get some extra cash each month, you can either save on your expenses or you can try and make some more. There are some really simple ways to get some extra cash that anyone can try out and see great results. Having a little extra money can make the biggest differences in anyone’s life. It gives you peace of mind having some money behind

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Ways to Find Inspiration for Your Business

If you want your business to be successful, then it needs to be innovative; it needs to be appealing, and it needs to build confidence in your customers. When you’re just starting out, it can be hard to come up with ways of fulfilling this criterion, which is why it is so useful to find as many sources of inspiration as you can – doing so will make your business

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The Best Old-School Ways to Get Your Business Noticed

Most of our marketing strategies nowadays focus on modern digital marketing plans. Especially those of us that manage small businesses and don’t have huge budgets to push our companies forward. Digital marketing is fantastic. It gives you an excellent way to reach a wide group of people, through social media, influencers and online advertising, without spending massive amounts of money or hours of our valuable time. It’s easy to set

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A Sweet-Scented Home On A Budget

We’re not for one minute suggesting that interior design, clever decorating and innovative furnishings don’t make a home a home. They do. Of course, they do. Aesthetics has to have a massive influence on the way we feel when we arrive back to our humble abodes. But the secret to a warm and welcoming place is the way it smells. Fragrances play on one of the most powerful senses we

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Personally Adapting To Stressful Business Situations

It can be hard running a business. Not just because you have many things to take care of, but the real wear and tear of daily life and pressure can take a toll on you. We all know the importance of physical health. Sleeping is important. Work/life balance is important. Eating well throughout the day is important. However, it’s not all there is. Personally adapting to stressful business situations also

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