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SKY TV & Broadband Customers
Sky TV has quietly rolled out a major change to broadband customers, increasing the minimum contract term for all new customers from 18- to 24 months. That means you’ll need to remain with Sky TV for at least two years before you can renegotiate a new deal or switch to another broadband provider. Rival suppliers like BT, EE, TalkTalk, Plusnet, Three, and Vodafone only offer broadband packages with a 24-month minimum contract term. Virgin Media remains the only nationwide broadband supplier with 18-month contracts as the default for new customers, while some smaller providers — like Hyperoptic and Community Fibre — offer people the choice when signing up. If you lock in…
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Payments Taken Twice from Bank Accounts
Co-operative Bank customers have reacted angrily after a glitch meant payments were taken twice from some small business accounts. Customers took to social media to complain, with some asking whether the bank had been hacked and one claiming he was “£5k down”. The BBC Business news service is reporting that the Co-op Bank has said it was aware of a small number of business account holders affected and was working to correct the issue. “We apologise for any inconvenience caused and are supporting customers during this period.” According to its website, Co-op bank has about 3.1 million retail customers and 96,000 small business customers. The lender said that “duplicate, historical…
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Create Your Own Branded Risk Assessments
Create Your Own Branded Risk Assessments What is a Risk Assessment? A Risk Assessment is the process of evaluating risks to workers’ health and safety to prevent occupational accidents and other workplace hazards. A hazard can be categorised as anything that has the potential to cause harm and can include work-related materials and/or equipment as well as work methods or practices. A risk assessment should take into consideration these factors: How is a Branded Risk Assessment different from a Risk Assessment? A Branded Risk Assessment is a risk assessment that is specific to a particular brand, company or business and includes strategic, operational, financial, regulatory and legal practices as well…
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How to Optimize for ‘Near Me’ for Local SEO
Optimize for ‘Near Me’ for Local SEO Optimizing for near me searches resembles your local SEO process. As said before, for near me searches, it’s all about the search intent. People have a goal — they need something and they need it now. You have to offer that to them and you have to appear the most trustworthy of options. There are a few steps you really need to take: Near me searches mostly happen on mobile, at a time when the consumer needs it the most. Your site has to offer a great mobile experience if you want Google to consider you for mobile search results. You don’t want people to wait for a minute to load just one…
