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10 reasons why people aren’t buying from your website

Running an online store or an online business that sells services is supposed to be a much easier way to make money online than face-to-face. People come to your website, see what they have been looking for all of their lives and buy, buy, buy!

20120309-084620.jpgSo why aren’t you making money on your website, then?

If your website simply isn’t converting visitors to cash, there are a number of potential reasons for this. Every day, we get requests from PR agencies who want us to feature their client’s business on motherswhowork.co.uk, and when we look at the website in question, we can see that it would be a wasted effort – no matter how great the product or service is.

And there are some savvy mumpreneurs out there, too, who write fantastic press releases, but they clearly haven’t had someone tell them that their website is probably losing them a lot of money.

Here are 10 reasons why people aren’t buying from your website:

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How to cope when a new job isn’t as great the dream job you imagined it would be

So, you’ve landed what you thought was the job of your dreams, started working for the company and all of a sudden you’re not sure you’ve made the right decision. How could it go so wrong – and so quickly? Each stage of the interview went smoothly – you sold them on your skills and expertise, and your prospective boss sold you on the position and benefits of joining the company.You’re even be missing that job from hell you couldn’t wait to leave…now what?

20120308-093117.jpgPerhaps the position isn’t what you thought it would be – it’s too limited, not challenging enough, or more of a jump than you imagined. Maybe the company isn’t up to scratch (your old employer was leap and bounds ahead of the times compared to this!). Or, perhaps your boss isn’t the caring, supportive mentor you thought he/she would be…quite the opposite in fact.

So do you leave before things get worse? Stick it Out because you can’t afford to be without a job? Or just sink into depression until you get a new job?

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The working mum’s guide to managing digestion

We all need to eat to survive – and if you’re a busy working mum, you’ll often not get to eat as healthily as you’d like.

20120309-090930.jpgSo, if you suffer from digestive complaints such as acid reflux, heartburn, flatulence, bloating, constipation or diarrhoea, then it’s worth taking the time to explore ways of easing these problems with indigestion remedies, to make eating a pleasurable experience.

Follow these five simple tips and you will be amazed at the difference it makes over a short period of time: