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  1. Paul David

    2 Holidays ruined and only myself to blame

    MINDSET 
    I went on a 4 day break to Spain in July, on the second day i received an email from my accountant saying my business profits were significantly down on last years numbers and that this would result in a tax bill due to not being to declare enough dividends. For the remainder of the holiday i...
  2. Paul David

    Advice needed on our products rebrand

    MINDSET 
    For information purposes were probably talking about 150 products and around 30,000 Amazon listing and 30000 eBay listings between those products. Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk
  3. Paul David

    Advice needed on our products rebrand

    MINDSET 
    As we sell things like chargers and power adapters generally it's one off purchases but i suppose there is small amount who purchase more than once but i don't know if they find us by company name rather than product. Another option would be to keep the brand as is but replace the old versions...
  4. Paul David

    Advice needed on our products rebrand

    MINDSET 
    HI Allen Thanks for your reply. I just don't think it's ideal having my company name as our brand and then competing against other sellers via our website etc. Most other companies I've looked into using this method in our industry have a separate brand to their company name. Having two...
  5. Paul David

    Advice needed on our products rebrand

    MINDSET 
    We've been selling a brand of power products over the last couple of years which is the same as our company name. However would like to explore the possibility in the future of other companies selling our products so we have decided to rebrand them. The advice i require is, do i introduce the...
  6. Paul David

    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    Great thanks Walter. Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk
  7. Paul David

    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    HI Walter, have you released the new updated version of the book yet? I bought it around 2 years ago but thought I read somewhere there was a new update in the pipeline? Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk
  8. Paul David

    Ideas for a USP or added value to my products

    IDEA MARKETING 
    Thanks for the input everyone. Yes there are a lot of cheap sellers of these products but there a few who sell at a higher price and do well. I know of one competitor who sells at least 600 a night on Amazon.com and their products are more expensive than most. Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk
  9. Paul David

    Ideas for a USP or added value to my products

    IDEA MARKETING 
    How can i differentiate between our company and others when selling power products like laptop chargers, power supplies etc? We offer a lifetime warranty and longer than usual power cable but other than that what can i do that will set our products aside from the others? I was toying with the...
  10. Paul David

    Our Cleaner has been fired!

    HOT! PEOPLE 
    I like your thinking! Another option i suppose would be to get rid of the wife and bring back the cleaner. Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk
  11. Paul David

    Our Cleaner has been fired!

    HOT! PEOPLE 
    Not exactly, but when I pick the next one she will be! Like I said I didn't have any issue with her work. I think my wife expects someone to clean the house as well as she would. Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk
  12. Paul David

    Our Cleaner has been fired!

    HOT! PEOPLE 
    She said we can share the chore, so i do the easy stuff like hoovering, cleaning shower, oven, bath etc and she does the rest. I honestly don't think she thought it through. She leaves the house at 8am every day and doesn't get home until 7pm sometimes. We've got 2 children. I work as many hours...
  13. Paul David

    Our Cleaner has been fired!

    HOT! PEOPLE 
    As myself and my Wife both work full time and long hours we have (or had) a house cleaner who visited every Thursday and cleaned for 4 hours. I personally was happy with her work for the money we we're paying £50 a week), but my Wife wasn't overly impressed so has decided to fire her. Her new...
  14. Paul David

    Ever wonder how people end up in dead end jobs at 40?

    GOLD! 
    It was more a misuse of the word irritated. Rather a feeling of sadness for people like that but as you say and i agree each to their own.
  15. Paul David

    Ever wonder how people end up in dead end jobs at 40?

    GOLD! 
    I was listening to the radio the other morning whilst taking my children to school, the presenter was telling his listeners how he'd been to see Lionel Richie in concert the night before but unfortunately as he had to be up early for work the next morning he had to leave the concert early. He...
  16. Paul David

    I need to solve a product selection issue

    There is another option which i could take. I could list all the products on Ebay, Amazon etc and then drop ship any orders from competitors to test the market. I would end up probably losing a little on each sale but it certainly wouldn't be as much as thousands of pounds worth of unsellable...
  17. Paul David

    I need to solve a product selection issue

    Thanks for your reply MJ. There are some batteries that cover a large range of models and some that are only compatible with one or two, and that goes for all types from cameras to Power Tools. It would be advantageous to start with the former initially one would of thought. In relation to...
  18. Paul David

    I need to solve a product selection issue

    I have been selling power supplies and chargers for around 8 years but i'm honest enough to admit that i've always been a follower rather than a leader. During these years i've built a business selling these products into sales of around $90,000 a month. I've done this by basically looking at...
  19. Paul David

    It's all about processes

    Sam Carpenters Work the system book is an excellent read for creating documentation and procedures in businesses. It's enabled me to work at home permanently rather than go into the office. Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk
  20. Paul David

    3 Reasons Why You Should Go to China ... and Meet with Your Factories

    NOTABLE! 
    Was considering this myself. Are you referring to the global sources one? I'm off to Germany for Cebit electronics fair in Germany next month. That should be fun! Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

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