Monthly Archives: September 2011

Prepaid card accounts – an alternative way to manage expenses for small businesses

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Busy mums who are starting up a new business deserve all the support that they can get. But many traditional banks just don’t seem to appreciate the demands on time when you’re juggling looking after kids with trying to put energy into getting a business off the ground.

But there is an alternative to the jumping through hoops that setting up a business account can sometimes entail: a prepaid card account.

Cards can be ordered online in a few minutes, and acceptance is guaranteed as long as the customer is 18 or over and lives in the UK. There are no formal interviews or masses of documents to dig out, and no drain on valuable time. And when the card’s paid for, it’s delivered in just 3-5 working days.

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Making the most of your Products – A Guide to Product Photography

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In this guest post freelance photographer and owner of Aloha Photography Anna Brim shows you how to make the most of your products online with her Introductory Guide to Product Photography.

cameraWhat sort of image?

One of the first questions I ask clients is where the images will be used. This is the most important thing to establish as this dictates the type of shot you need.

The main places that images are used are as follows:

  • PR – used in magazines and other promotional material
  • Online – on your own website or others e.g. facebook.

There are also two main styles that are used those being Lifestyle and Still Life on White . Each has their merits and their own place. It really does depend on what you are doing with your images so really do give this some consideration.

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