Opions Needed Website ? Updated news

[Savvi]

I've been stewing on this for months and would like some opions ?

 

 

I started my company in 2002 along with a ex workmate, 2003 set up a web site www.savvi.co.uk all fine.

 

Late 2007 Virgin Media get bought out new company named Zavvi .................... you can see where this is going ?

 

Since November last year i have had emails phone calls and so much web traffic that i now get charged for extra bandwidth.

 

Since January i have been trying to contact them to try to sort my problem out ................ finally got a response stating it wasn't their fault and offered to put an affiliate giving me 1% of any sales that are re directed from my site.

 

Bearing in mind it costing me on average £25-£30 a month what should i do ?

 

 

Sorry about going on, it's not Ford but i know there's many Business Men / Women on here that may have some sensible suggestions ?

 

I can't see me winning small fish in large sea and all that but it's really p**sing me off !!!

[BIG G]

Take um to the Cleaners

Theres more little fish in the ocean than big ones

[Savvi]

How ?

 

This is what i need to know ?

 

I don't have a bottomless pit to fund lawyers etc.

 

Would someone take it on with a no win no fee basis ?

[Vista]

I will ask for you but suspect the answer will be as they've said, legally it isn't their fault that people are typing in the web address wrong.

[Savvi]

Thanks

 

When i questioned my Web host they say in the stats it's very clear that people are searching for Zavvi and the wa the google search works brings my site up.

 

 

I emailed them this morning and asked if they might take me more seriously if i started selling Dvd's and Cd's

 

I have wondered if i could legally do this and how easy it would be to set up, might even be more profit in that then repairing cars ?

[jimbo]

I'd take the affiliation while it's being offered. It will generate some revenue and will help boost search rankings for you own site......

 

Oh and re-size the image of the van on your homepage. It's 740Kb!! Must take ages to load on a slow link. Shouldn't be any more than about 40Kb for a photo that size....

[Savvi]

Thanks Jim.

 

The front page is being updated, hopefully by a very helpful member on here !!!

 

 

I had other stuff on there but removed it to try to make his job easier.

[4parajon]

Going off on a tangent here, but bear with me. I was reading last year before the i-phone came out that in the U.S. Apple with with only a few months to go before the launch of there i-phone did'nt even own the rights to the name, they eventually after lenghty negotiations managed to buy it from a very small business for lots of money. I can't remember how he acquired the name but it had nothing to do with anything but chance and luck. He is now made for life with no money worries at all. Now I'm not suggesting taht could happen to you but in America this set the ball rolling and people have been buying up the rights to everything they can think of that begins with i hoping that one day Apple will come knocking on there door.

 

If I was you I would be trying to "make hay while the sun shines" and use zavvi anyway you can to improve your business, see f you can negotiate more than the 1% they have offered for a start. I would have a word with Mike on here (zetecvan) as he knows how to generate revenue using the popular web site search engines.

Might also be worth seeing if zavvi would be prepared to offer you a % if you had a live link attached to your website.

 

Good luck with it anyway mate, hope it works out for you

[Savvi]

Thanks i have heard similar things which is why i needed some opions.

 

 

Regarding Mike he's already on the case and has been for a week or so !!!

[Mk2Jo]

I would accept the 1% deal and see how it goes

[Savvi]

With reference to this i have now signed up with Amazon where if anyone clicks on my website link and buys something via my shop i get a % better than Zavvi offered.

 

 

It's free postage on some items and discounted if multiples are purchased so if you'd like to buy a dvd, cd video etc then have a look via my site

 

It's the same as buying direct from them so your details etc are all safe they post it all out so fast delivery.

 

 

Cheers people i'll run it for a while to see how it goes as Zavvi are not interested.