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Is an EKM shop worth 500K?
I've just had a friend in an associated business ring me up because he has been quoted 16k to build and host a shop for his business, the friend then called up TheToolBoxShop and asked how much to build a site like that....the reply came back..... possibly up to 1 MILLION but realistically 500K!

12 months of SEO work
I have just reached my first 12 months with my SEO company for one of my keyword phrases. When they started the phrase was just hovering around 50 or so on google but didn't feature at all on Yahoo or Bing...

ekmPowershop Success Stories
I wanted to hear from people that have really done well from utilising ekmPowershop. Not necessarily millionaire making but successful, sustainable businesses with good time frames etc.

The Budget - How will it effect you?
The new budget has just been announced, so how will it effect you and your business?

Selling your products on Amazon
Just had a call from Amazon asking me if I've though about selling there. Seemed quite genuine, not pushy, just gave me the facts (£25pm,15% commission). Is it worth it?

Magazine Requests For Samples
I've just been contacted by a magazine who want to use one of my products in a photo shoot. I just wanted to know what the usual way of dealing with these requests is?

Barclays experiencing problems with 'Verified By Visa'
Barclays are currently having some technical problems with the 'Verified By Visa' authorisation process

Anyone getting an iPad?
Do I need one? No, not really!! Will I buy one? Yes, yes, yes!

Facebook Advertising
I am getting nowhere with Adwords, because my preferred keywords are either too expensive or prohibited as brand names. I am thinking of trying a Facebook campaign instead...

Phone orders, do you enter them on ekm?
I am getting more and more phone orders (not a bad thing within itself), I am starting to enter them all online but finding it takes up a bit of time. I didn't use to put them on, but the best way I have found of tracking them is to put them on the 'system'...

One large website or two smaller ones?
Just wondering if for SEO purposes it is better to have one larger site or two smaller more focused ones.

Customer refusing to pay custom charges
Just had a call from Pakistan customs that an order is sitting there and the customer is refusing to pay custom charges.

36 SEO Myths That Won’t Die But Need To
Every day a new SEO myth is born; unfortunately, not every day does an old SEO myth die off. The net result is a growing population of myths. These are nearly impossible to squash because the snake-oil salesmen of our industry keep perpetuating them...