Recommend a business service you have used to the group

honeymonster

I think it might be a good idea to have a list of recommended business services. Even for myself I would be grateful to have a recommendation for the following as the odd client would ask to recommend someone:

Web site design
Business Consultant/Advisor
Graphic designer
Printer
Leaflet distribution
Marketing / Advertising
Finance
IT (Setup/Repair/Training)

If people want to post the service and the person/company contact details they would recommend I don’t mind organising it all together. I think it would be a useful sticky.

If you are looking for a good accountant pm me and I can pass on his details. He offers a free consultation but doesn’t take on everyone he consults with.

Best Price Accessories

I think this is a great idea - would love to know a good leaflet distribution contact

CompFix

Graphic Design - Kate's Art House, found her through adverts. Communication throughout the design process was great. Reasonably priced too.

Web Hosting - Digiweb, have been using them for quite some time now. Very happy with the service.

Accountant - Hickey & Co. Great advice on start up.

In terms of marketing, I've found facebook to be ok but adwords is king for my industry.

DubTony

Best Price Accessories wrote: »

I think this is a great idea - would love to know a good leaflet distribution contact

Unfortunately I can only give you the name of the one not to use, having been a victim of their complete disinterest in their customer's requirements.

Let's just say that they don't deliver to as many houses as they claim.

honeymonster

I was looking through some posts

For Logo Design

http://www.themarketingcrowd.ie

JoeTurner

I'm involved in a business network and can recommend a colleague who's a marketing company:

Dave Smyth in Greenlight Marketing - www.greenlight.ie

Fionn101

Would anyone know of a good courier company who can pick up at our warehouse (near Airport) and delivery nationally , overnight ?

Package sizes are less than 8kg.

I had seen ad's for that company deliverance (someone from this forum ran it I believe) but on trying to contact him yesterday the number appears no longer valid ???

thanks in advance

Fionn

StupidLikeAFox

Hey I'd recommend Fastway for the courier company, they can offer next day nationwide delivery from as low as E6.50. There would be a local franchise owner in your area, check out www.fastway.ie

BarryM3

Fionn101 wrote: »

Would anyone know of a good courier company who can pick up at our warehouse (near Airport) and delivery nationally , overnight ?

Package sizes are less than 8kg.

I had seen ad's for that company deliverance (someone from this forum ran it I believe) but on trying to contact him yesterday the number appears no longer valid ???

thanks in advance

Fionn

hi Fionn. That's me. We have moved to a new warehouse and have new numbers. Updated website due online any day.

Drop me a PM with your number and I'll do you a good deal.

Fionn101

BarryM3 wrote: »

hi Fionn. That's me. We have moved to a new warehouse and have new numbers. Updated website due online any day.

Drop me a PM with your number and I'll do you a good deal.

with respect ,I doubt I will call you, what is to stop you changing the contact number again without notification on the website ? , to all intents and purposes I thought you had gone out of business last week when I phoned a few times throughout the day.

BarryM3

Fionn101 wrote: »

with respect ,I doubt I will call you, what is to stop you changing the contact number again without notification on the website ? , to all intents and purposes I thought you had gone out of business last week when I phoned a few times throughout the day.

Fair enough.... Though phones were diverting to the new number and I just cancelled that service/cost last week as all my customers now have my new details.

91011

ColHol wrote: »

Hey I'd recommend Fastway for the courier company, they can offer next day nationwide delivery from as low as E6.50. There would be a local franchise owner in your area, check out www.fastway.ie

If you're doing volume, you'll get it for under €5. DPD will drop to under €6 depending on volume. (usually 100+ parcels a week)

happyeveryday

+1 on Kate's Art House.

Find Blacknight very help for web hosting, only have a basic hosting package with them, but they are always willing to answer any tech question when asked.

Anyone able to recommend a PR company/individual?

j2dab

www.utilitybrokers.ie

A service that helps to reduce your companies utility costs, really good service and completely independent.

helenaoneill

For website design, Catherine Deasy at Redback (www.redback.ie) is great - she really knows her stuff and is great with customers. I'd recommend her 100%

honeymonster

Does anyone know a printer based in Dublin that they would recommend?

Party Central

For web and graphic design id recommend Alpha Solutions www.alphasolutions.ie

For hosting Blacknight www.blacknight.com

CompanyBureau

Used Park printing and printing.com before and both pretty good..