I don't know if you are aware of us, but KentVenues.co.uk is a relatively new website which lists venues and businesses in Kent. We are one of Kent's fastest growing websites with an ever growing presence on social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook and already we reach anything up to 10,000 potential customers monthly.

The beauty of listing your venue or business with us is that not only will we put your listing in anything up to 10 places on KentVenues.co.uk, but your listing will also rank high up on Google when somebody searches for you or a venue/business like yours in Kent. Click here to see an example of one of our business listings ranking 1st. This helps if you either don't have a website or if you do have one, but it doesn't rank on the first page of Google.

Your business listing is essentially a full page advert and unlinke offline advertising, is totally measurable. We can provide stats on how many views your listing has had and how many clicks to your website (if applicable) we have generated for you. It will contain everything a potential customer would need to know about you and even includes an enquiry form which gets sent straight to your email address!! Don't worry, we won't charge any commission on bookings unless you are a venue looking to feature in our wedding section.

The cost for a business listing is only £49.99 or £59.99 with a link to your website, NOT for a month's advertising but for a listing for 12 months!!

For a short presentation on our business listings follow this link - kv_businesslistingsexplained.pdf

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Thanks for looking, Paul - KV

A great discussion this morning on twitter regarding the understanding of what a potentially new client is asking for when stating they want you to give them a quote for a lick of paint.....

In my opinion the term means a tosh job... Tosh meaning no filling no sanding down, no dusting, just get the paint on the surfaces quickly and cheaply....

Another opinion was that of a quick filling of holes, a quick sand down, caulking and one coat of paint on the walls and woodwork...a bit better but not ideal and will feel a bit roapy, in my opinion that is.

The best opinion for a lick of paint comes from Andy @acmasterpainter Quote from twitter: "1-offs tricky but with scale & smart product choice ,no need to skimp on anything" And to make it work all round, you have got to know the tricks of the trade to trick the eye...

I can only express strongly that you get what you pay for and in the long run wether you are selling your property, renting it out or living in it on your own, sharing or with your family, a great paint job makes such a difference to the ambiance and feel good factor of your living space.

For all you painting and decorating requirements, please don't hesitate to call us. We use water based, environmentally friendly (no VOC's) paints for all surfaces. We also twin this up with virtually dust free sanding, to offer you a clean and healthy painting and decorating service. We look forward to hearing from you....

Painting trends are changing and there are fantastic water based and environmentally friendly paints on the market.

These paints are non-toxic, ultra low odour high quality, that provide durability and coverage without cancer-causing toxins or VOC's (Volatile Organic Compounds) that can off-gas for years.

These paints are ideal for homes, offices, hospitals, schools, restaurants, shops and hotels.

Thinning of these paints is not necessary and all that is required for clean up of tools is soap and water.

Wall finishes are usually Latex based, whilst woodwork coatings are usually acrylic based.

The cost of these paints is in line with your leading marketed brands.

These paints are safer for people, pets and the Earth.

63 Harbour Street - nearly one year old and going strong!

Since 63 Harbour Street’s juicer first whirled into life last April, much has happened.  We've blended over 4,000 smoothies, used bushels of fruit and vegetables (all locally grown or locally sourced) and forged some great relationships with Kent producers.

Our suppliers include Whitstable's greengrocers Hedges, baker My Goodness and Olivesrgood4u.  Further afield we work with The Kent & Sussex Tea & Coffee Company, Little Stour Orchard, which answered our appeal for “single-estate” apples at harvest-time, Jemima's Kitchen and The Kentish Chocolate Company.  Like us, many of these businesses are in their first year.  We're finding our way together and sharing knowledge and skills where we can.

Another discovery has been social networking:  We like creating "limited-edition" juices and smoothies and we buy our products in small, fresh batches.  Twitter and facebook are great for letting people know what's new and we've found producers through them too.  It's a quick, personal approach that seems to work well for a "micro-business".

Some other things we've found:

- Lots of dogs love apples. "A smoothie for me and an apple for him please"  Well, it was news to us...

- Whitstable attracts a truly international crowd. We've had customers from all over the world - literally - in our first ten months. They appreciate really fresh products.  And visitors from coffee-growing countries have a notably professional interest in coffee - the blend, the grind, the Gaggia...

- We have Whitstable regulars too, which is great.  We hoped we would appeal to the resident community as well as to visitors and that seems to be the case.  Loyalty cards are booming...

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with any queries.  

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