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August 27, 2008

How to Beat The Credit Crunch by Hiring Instead of Buying

Filed under: Hire Industry — matt @ 11:51 pm

What’s the best way to make ends meet now that the credit crunch is starting to bite? One simple thing you can do is to put off purchases for the time being and hire whatever it is instead. For example, rather than buying yourself that pair of rollerblades you’ve always fancied having a go with, why not just hire some for now and see how you get on? You’ll save money now and may find that you don’t really need to buy any after all. Apply the same approach to other potential purchases, from clothes to cars, and before you know it, your finances will be right back on track. Take that, credit crunch!

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May 5, 2008

Hiring Versus Buying - 20 Reasons Why You Should Hire!

Filed under: Hire Industry — matt @ 6:00 pm

photo credit: Okko Pyykkö

Trying to decide between hiring and buying? Here are 20 reasons why you should hire!

It’s cheaper up-front
It’s less of a commitment
You nearly always get up-to-date stuff
If it doesn’t work it’s not your problem
You can get advice from the people you hire from
You have less to store
You have less to transport if you move abroad
You have less to get stolen
It won’t go out of date
It’s more fun
You can try different ones each time
You won’t suffer from buyer’s remorse
It’s not a big deal if you don’t use it much
You can always buy one later
Someone else will maintain it
It doesn’t matter if you change your mind
You can get a better one next time
You don’t have to worry about depreciation
It’s better for the environment
You support the hire company

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April 30, 2008

Top 5 UK Hire Blogs

Filed under: Hire Industry — matt @ 10:51 pm

With blogs continuing to grow in popularity, more and more people are writing about their hire businesses. Writing a blog can be a great way to establish your authority online, attract search traffic to your site and, in the best cases, get some valuable feedback from your customers.

Here’s our round-up of the 5 best UK hire blogs out there today:

1. topskips.com

A fantastic example of finding great content based around what you might expect to be a dull subject. TopSkips cover plenty of relevant, often light-hearted skip-related stories and news items. Where do they get all their ideas from? A masterpiece in creativity.

2. Avis - We Try Harder

An award-winning blog, written in a friendly, nicely non-corporate way. It’s full of relevant photos, video clips and polls. It has a really good mixture of material and engages its readers very well.

3. LoireChateau.com

OK, so this one’s not strictly British. It’s based in France, but I’m going to include it anyway because of the great photos. Check out their post on Snailing in France for example!

4. Nationwide Vehicle Contracts

This blog from a contract hire company uses a simple format. The posts are mostly describing their latest models and offers. High-quality photos of the cars in question make for an attractive blog.

5. IGOE PA Hire

A straightforward, matter-of-fact record of the jobs they’ve done, listing all the equipment they provided. Simple, but probably effective for bringing in search traffic.