Thoughts and Ideas

Thoughts, ideas and inspiration. Sometimes with a touch of irony.

What’s the point of the High Street if the service is bad?

2013-04-24 13.02.13

This is the hand of the shop-owner in a local shop today. I’d been in the shop five minutes already. His first words to me were: “You can’t photograph that.” “But I want to show it to my wife?” I replied. “Do you have a brochure or photographs I can take away?” I added. “No.” He did then concede I could take a photograph with his permission. Too late. He’s lost my custom. Forever. I’m going shopping online. That’s an [...]

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Stephen Loveridge – incorrect spelling

Stephen Loveridge is the incorrect spelling for my name. In my case, Steven is correctly spelled with a “v”. This post is placed here to help you. You may also notice it is an experiment in SEO – which has worked if you found your way correctly to my website through a misspelt search. Click here to go to my home page.

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Charities and Online Giving: A Solution for Small Charities and PCCs

Charity Giving Charges

I recently needed a solution for a small charity to take credit card donations online simply and without technical know-how. This is the result of my research. The solution I found is www.charitygiving.co.uk. If you find this information useful, please make a donation to Seaborough Church, Dorset, using this link: www.charitygiving.co.uk/seaboroughpcc. Charity fundraising online has been revolutionised by large firms such as Just Giving, MissionFish and Virgin Money Giving. These firms have enabled hundreds of millions of pounds online to be [...]

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