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Whenever the majority of people need to find a website they “Google” it. Google is by far the best known search engine in the world, with Yahoo second and MSN search third. MSN Search gets (depending on what figures you believe roughly 9% of web searches), when you think of the numbers though this is still a significant amount and it doesn’t pay to ignore MSN search when optimising a website.
Before I get going on the SEO and Website design articles I thought that it may be of some use to explain about self employment as a sole trader on the Isle of Man first, just in case anybody is considering going solo. I was very lucky to have a close group of well educated and experienced friends who have been down this road before. Without them I wouldn’t of had a clue as to how to go about working for myself. The Isle of Man government does very little to help those who are looking to become self employed as a sole trader, they are fine if you want to form a Limited Company but being a sole trader is a whole different subject. So here is my small guide to starting self employment on the Isle of Man:-