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Some funny pics to start 2009!

What really tickles my tastebuds in 2008 and will continue into 2009 is the psychology of selling on the internet including triggers that make people buy such as killer copywriting skills. I am working my way through another great book this week called Killer Web Content: Make the Sale, Deliver the Service, Build the Brand it’s has a 5/5 rating after 26 reviews that indicates quality reading material.

Today however I found a nice wiki that purely outlines books, the page that got me going is “predictably irrational“, this is just pure condensed fascinating material to get into with stuff such as “The Cost of Zero Cost - Why we often pay too much when we pay nothing” and “Keeping Doors Open - Why Options Distract Us from Our Main Objective“. I will probably go ahead and buy the book too so I can get the most out of it which is again available from Amazon; With a 4/5 rating after 160 reviews it has got to be worthwhile!. The book gives you answers to irrational things that you may unconciously do every day yourself such as;

• Why do our headaches persist after taking a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a 50-cent aspirin?
• Why does recalling the Ten Commandments reduce our tendency to lie, even when we couldn’t possibly be caught?
• Why do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save twenty-five cents on a can of soup?
• Why do we go back for second helpings at the unlimited buffet, even when our stomachs are already full?
• And how did we ever start spending $4.15 on a cup of coffee when, just a few years ago, we used to pay less than a dollar?
• When it comes to making decisions in our lives, we think we’re in control. We think we’re making smart, rational choices. But are we?

Even if you don’t buy the book read the outline at the wiki and bookmark it, if you are also involved in selling online then you will find it a valuable reference to fall back on when trying to increase conversions.

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The science of psychology

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The Media

Yes it’s another one of those pictures I found to be rather plesant to look at.

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Eat a Balanced Breakfast

Now there is this!, MOSH CATS!

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MOSH CATS!

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Nice Geek Photos

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Great Pie Chart

WRONG.

I emailed them to ask pre-sales questions, I did not get any response.

Order using their freeware shopping cart and whip your credit card out, you will hopefully realise before it’s too late that there is no padlock in the bottom of your browser to indicate that they are transmitting your details safely through SSL, so don’t send your credit card details through their site.

Enter your paypal details and consider that the best way to go and hope to god that everything is now OK it’s safely in their hands.

I Waited…. waited…. and waited some more… got tired of waiting… called them to ask when my small easily fulfilled order would arrive from this “finer” fencing company who appear to be specialists after all their site states

“Far superior to your average diy store panel”

“We’re a family run business based in the Midlands and pride ourselves on our extensive product knowledge and customer service.“

I found this to be far from the case in the end. After a week and half without any contact following my order I called to be told it would be delivered Friday of that week, having booked the day off work I was called the night before to say that the courier didn’t come to pick up the panels and they would “definitely be there on Monday”.

So today is Monday, having managed to squeeze another short term notice day off work, I called first thing to be greeted with their voice mail… I left my details for them to call me back and confirm that the order would arrive today.

Nobody called back for 4 hours so…

So I called again, to find their voice mail box was now full, I’m probably not enjoying having placed my trust in this company now, there are many companies going under and for all I know finer fencing could have just gone bankrupt.

Then I get an email from the FENCE COMPANY at 1pm which is really unbelievable:

“Hi Brad

Unfortunately your panels will not be arriving today our couriers have refused to take them due to size so I will have to issue a refund.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused

Clare”

So my 3 fence panels that were definitely due to arrive today after failing to arrive last week cant be delivered due to their size…

Based on my experience, I will never order from Finer Fencing again and recommend you don’t either, their customer service is a complete joke and you end up with nothing but inconvenience.

Let’s see what a circus it will be to get a refund now….

Update 1 hour after initial disappointment, the paypal refund has been sent, so at least I can find a fencing company who hopefully know what they are doing now before the rest of my current fence gets destroyed by the little chav’s surrounding my oasis.

I had a closer look at the reviews on finerfencing.co.uk, funny how the same names keep recurring and the dates the comments are added are erratic, almost like fake reviews hey…. what do you think?.

If anyone knows of a decent company that can deliver 3 pieces of 6×6ft featheredge fencing to west London I would be glad if you could pass me their details.

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Finer Fencing

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How NOT to get off a boat..

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