Next and some other big online retailers have been breaking the law regarding refunds for goods bought online. Under the Distance Selling Regulations the consumer is entitled to a refund for the goods AND original delivery charge if returned within 7 days of receiving the item.
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Big companies break refund rules for e-commerce
email marketing, data protection and cc email lists
After some healthy debate amongst the local business community about bulk email, here’s some pertinent information for complying with the UK Data Protection Act and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003. It is not comprehensive, but covers the main issues:
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Choosing a domain name
Choosing a domain is a very important business decision so here is some advice on making the best choice:
1. The domain name should include or be your business name
Sounds obvious but the domain should be as close as possible to your business name otherwise you risk confusing your customers. Failing that, the domain name you choose should reflect your services. For example the UK DIY chain B&Q use www.diy.com as their main website with variants of www.bandq.com pointing at their main page (also the `&` is a banned character for domain names).
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Latest web design, more mortgage appointments
Our latest website design More Mortgage Appointments at http://www.moremortgageappointments.co.uk/ helps mortgage advisers grow their business through referral based marketing.
Bebo to close while Facebook and others strenthen
The social media website aimed at teenagers, Bebo, faces closure as it is widely perceived to have lost the battle for market share to Facebook and Twitter. Although still quite popular in the UK, the website has not come close to justifying the £420 million price paid by AOL in March 2008 and its 12 million users are now dwarfed by Facebook`s 400 million users.
Microsoft forced to offer choice of browsers, our quick guide to IE alternatives
Following an anti-trust ruling by the European Commission, Microsoft will be offering up to 200 million European PC users the option of choosing an alternative web browser. Read more »
Lastest web design, Global Venue Solutions
After being let down by another web company, Global Venue Solutions asked us to step in and deliver their website. We quickly turned round the development of conference venue search website, Global Venue Solutions which promotes their services.
No 1 on Google for our holiday cottage website
While no credible SEO (search engine optimization) consultant can ever honestly guarantee any particular position, we`re delighted to report the no 1 ranking for one our recent websites for a holiday cottage in East Mayo, Ireland (Mick`s place http://www.tighmhic.com/) Read more »
How to spot a fake website
Thousands of UK consumers have recently been duped into buying fake designer clothing and footwear. The goods were up for sale on focusclothing.co.uk (please DON`T visit) and on outward appearances, the website seemed genuine. It looked professional, customers could track their orders, payments were made securely and Read more »
How the alert on Internet Explorer affects the design of your website
The German Government has taken the unprecedented step of warning its citizens to avoid using Microsoft`s Internet Explorer.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=3210429&
This was prompted by the publication on the Internet of what is effectively a hacker`s recipe book for malicious websites to install Read more »