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By Gareth Coxon, 12 May 13

Choosing a Financial Adviser

Choosing-a-Financial-Adviser
When choosing an adviser in whom you are going to hopefully engage and place your trust in the implicitly there are many things that can be done and basic checks that can be made.

I would respectfully suggest that an Independent Adviser can serve you better than an Adviser who is restricted, check that the Adviser you are speaking to is qualified to at least QCF4 and is holding a statement of professional standing (SPS) this is a legal requirement.

Not that I am anti youth as I was young myself once, however there are now University graduates suitably qualified out there advising, but I would question their People and business skills, how many years experience does the Adviser have that you are speaking to? (more…)


By Gareth Coxon, 30 Apr 13

A Quick Guide to Marketing with Pinterest

A Quick Guide to Marketing with Pinterest

Have you heard about Pinterest yet? Yes, it’s yet another social networking platform but it’s also one of the fastest growing and is increasingly being used by businesses for marketing.

Pinterest allows users to visually share, curate, and discover new interests by posting, also known as pinning, images or videos to their own or others’ pinboards (a collection of pins, usually with a common theme).

Users can upload images from their computer, pin things they find on the web and pin other images from Pinterest.
You can also Like or add a comment to a pin, which adds a social element to the platform. (more…)


By Gareth Coxon, 9 Apr 13

Rube Goldberg Page Turning Device

Could this possibly be the most elaborate Rube Goldberg page turning device ever?
( via thecreatorsproject.com )

 


By Gareth Coxon, 9 Apr 13

Website design – Manor Skin Spa

Manor Skin Spa Website Design

 

Last year Dot Design were instructed to work on new website design concepts for Cheshire based Manor Skin Spa. Here’s some of the design work shown across 3 pages of the site. A cool calm and contemporary look was called for which is reflected in the colour palette and typeface choices. (more…)