Musings of a Humdrum Life

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I tried fixing my pc yesterday but it wouldnt work... its going to have to go in for repairs methings... its really annoying because i know whats wrong with it and i know how to fix it BUT these stupid new computers nowadays dont come with windows cd's (to stop illegal copying) they are fixed into a separate partition of your hdd, now i need to get one file from that partition reinstalled but because i cant boot up i cant do it, i tried taking the file from another pc (identical make) and burning it onto cd but the broken one wont boot up from that cd..

i think manufacturers will have to take this into account and if they dont want to give out windows cds then they could just give out cds with the repair console on it then people like me wouldnt have these problems...

i have enjoyed my little holiday though... its been really nice not having to spend all day working on my site and images etc.

I'm a little astounded though at how much my orders have dropped since i stopped promoting - i hadnt realised how many orders these different things brought in, so for other people running an online business try these out to get orders:

Have your website, new products, sale products printed onto your packaging (cardboard sleeves, bags, invoices etc) you can do it yourself very cheaply.
print your website on the back of mailing envelopes, do you know how many people in royal mail see that envelope?
do regular email newsletters to your subscribers
if you know someone who has a different kind of business - swap advertising! You put their details on your stuff and they do the same for you.

Since i've stopped doing all these things, my orders have dwindled to 1 or 2 a week so they are well worth it!

Hmm, i probably shouldnt have given away business secrets there, but who cares... i'm feeling generous!

posted by Anita @ 10:03 AM