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Keith Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Some of you may remember that (about two years ago), I asked for advice
> on this Mailing List - concerning starting a Sundial-related business.
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> I had recently retired from Teaching, and wanted to combine my interest
> in Sundials with the possibility of some additional retirement income.
>
> At that time, I eventually decided on "Sunclocks" (Human Sundials) - by
> starting with a 'Free Franchise' offered by Douglas Hunt, in Scotland.
>
> My intention was just to paint these layouts on to School playgrounds.
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> Just in case anyone else is considering doing something similar, I have
> just found-out that this is now featured in the electronic publication
> "Best Home Business Opportunities Directory, 2008" - which features 24
> of the top-rated home-based money-making ideas, in the United Kingdom.
>
> It is a totally independent publication, and taking no income from any
> advertising - plus all its information is well-researched and analysed.
>
> This can be bought from www.BusinessOpportunityWatch.com/directory.htm
>
> It comes as a PDF file (several dozen pages), costing about 15 Pounds.
>
> The entry for "Modern Sunclocks", is detailed on page numbers 25 to 27.
>
Dear Keith,
I was intrigued to hear how you have made a retirement income, over the
past few years - so much so, that I have now obtained the "Opportunity
Directory" you mentioned, to see exactly how this unique business works.
Unlike conventional sundials, it seems that Douglas Hunt's "Sunclocks"
actually MAKE an income for a School - rather than COSTING them money,
as well as having all of the educational benefits which you mentioned.
I could now understand why these are so popular with Schools, plus why
they are featured in School-books (shown on the "Sunclocks" website).
I can certainly confirm Douglas's expertise with "Google" rankings, as
he gave my daughter advice some years ago when doing a College project.
However (if I can recall correctly), he does 'cheat' a little bit - by
deliberately making his own website pages look "old-fashioned", so that
they seem to have been around for much longer, to get a better ranking!
He explained to me that it was like making "fake antiques" - if it was
good enough to fool the 'experts' ("Google" in this case), then he can
help other people to use this technique, for improving their rankings.
I hope Douglas Hunt doesn't mind me mentioning this - but, as far as I
know, for some reason he took himself off this List several years ago.
I remember corresponding with Tony Moss, but cannot recall the details.
Just in case, I apologise for 'giving away' one of Douglas's secrets!
Sincerely,
Anne Lennon, (Mrs).
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