Google is taking local search very seriously at the moment. With the popularity of GPS enabled smart phones ever increasing, more people are using their phone to search out local businesses in their vicinity. If you enter a simple term into Google.co.uk like “opticians”, you will instantly get rewarded with a list of local businesses offering eye care near you and a map pin showing their location. There is no longer the need to search for “opticians jersey channel islands” – Google knows where you are!
Small Business
Jersey web design agency directory
It may seem like shooting yourself in the foot to list and provide contact details for your competition but I believe Blue Llama serves a certain niche in the web design and development marketplace here in Jersey in the Channel Islands. I focus on the small business market for which many of these larger agencies shy away from due to tight profit margins. I like dealing directly with the owners of companies or start-ups and bouncing ideas about so as to provide a web presence that will truly benefit them. Too many people believe they need a website or Facebook page just because the competition does, and then settle for something which doesn’t really add any benefit for their business. If a job is worth doing, then its worth doing well!
Low Value Consignment Relief (LVCR): “Show me the Money!”
Something tells me that Jersey and Guernsey just aren’t making the most of Low Value Consignment Relief (LVCR). Yeah, sure there are a few select individuals that have set themselves up for a very comfortable retirement – Play.com, Moonpig and MyMemory being ones that spring to mind. But, with the barriers to entry for creating an e-commerce store so low, there must be a number of niche areas yet to be explored.