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Derek27
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JustLukeYou wrote:
Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:33 pm
I do have one question which people may have a view on.

For the previous 3 years I have been self employed selling children's toys into main land Europe. My revenue is typically around £250,000 a year and it has given valuable experience in identifying sound investments and how to focus on making a profitable ROI and how to avoid wasting money. So my question is, does anyone believe that having a background in being self-employed and running a small business can help them with football trading?

I am looking to move into football trading as I now find myself working 7 days week and concerns about the impact of Brexit on my accounting systems in which I will have to pay VAT to around 10 different countries across Europe.
As you might expect, I have a view. If you're self-employed and have a successful business I would treat it as a priority and keep working as hard as you do. I don't see the value of quitting or reducing time on it to make the odd 20 pence football trading - children's toys is where your natural ability lies. As for working 7 days a week, you're probably spending far more time on this forum than you think and will be heading for a heart attack if you continue to spend all your spare time in the pursuit of money.

I agree with what Kai says. You've already had two threads locked (one of which wasn't your own) and could be in danger of being barred from the forum by one of the moderators. Take a break, and good luck with the business.
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JustLukeYou wrote:
Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:48 pm
Kai wrote:
Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:40 pm
I suggest you take a break from the forum, reflect on what's been said and go through your posts at a later date. Let time teach you whatever it is you're missing currently. You can come back wiser, apologize to people, and maybe ask a couple of proper questions if you need to. Forcing these ridiculous discussions will only result in threads being closed and a potential ban from the forum.
Do people discuss BetAngel software on this forum?
I think you've got the blinkers on when looking at this forum. If you look at the index page you'll see more topics than you're aware of.
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JustLukeYou wrote:
Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:48 pm
Do people discuss BetAngel software on this forum?
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I honestly believe that having an experience of running a small business will help me but I no longer be self employed. It's like having two jobs.

As for only a trading a few pence each day I think that is a sensible thing to do to begin. Wish I put a nice amount on Japan to Scotland though. I knew they were going to win.
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JustLukeYou wrote:
Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:14 pm
I honestly believe that having an experience of running a small business will help me but I no longer be self employed. It's like having two jobs.

As for only a trading a few pence each day I think that is a sensible thing to do to begin. Wish I put a nice amount on Japan to Scotland though. I knew they were going to win.
btw -that's Rugby... a whole different ball game
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Can't be bothered counting all the "I knew x was going to happen" posts, but there are several, so given your startling ability, what's with all the questions?

Just get on with it.
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Derek27
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JustLukeYou wrote:
Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:14 pm
I honestly believe that having an experience of running a small business will help me but I no longer be self employed. It's like having two jobs.

As for only a trading a few pence each day I think that is a sensible thing to do to begin. Wish I put a nice amount on Japan to Scotland though. I knew they were going to win.
So even when you know a team is going to win you can't make £1 trading!

How did you learn the necessary skills, or even the basics of running a business and who did you ask for advice and bombard with simple questions about how to run a business?

I can categorically state, that your three-year business experience hasn't even helped you learn some of the very simplest things you need to know about trading, never mind help you succeed.
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Luke you are a walking meme, everything you post is a meme. If I didn't know any better I'd say that you were trolling on purpose ;)

If you ask what a meme is, I swear I will uninstall my internet. I don't know how but I'll do it :D
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Kai wrote:
Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:26 pm
Luke you are a walking meme, everything you post is a meme. If I didn't know any better I'd say that you were trolling on purpose ;)

If you ask what a meme is, I swear I will uninstall my internet. I don't know how but I'll do it :D
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BetBuddy
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His account will get banned soon by BF for constantly placing bets below the minimum. Hopefully ASAP, then he will disappear permanently.
weemac
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Probably trolling, but I quite enjoy these threads.

btw, what's a meme?
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BetBuddy wrote:
Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:28 pm
His account will get banned soon by BF for constantly placing bets below the minimum. Hopefully ASAP, then he will disappear permanently.
I'm sorry but you are now the fourth person who has assumed I am using BetFair. Why do people keep doing that?
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BetBuddy wrote:
Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:28 pm
His account will get banned soon by BF for constantly placing bets below the minimum. Hopefully ASAP, then he will disappear permanently.
He uses Smarkets, 10 pence minimum I think.
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BetBuddy wrote:
Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:28 pm
His account will get banned soon by BF for constantly placing bets below the minimum. Hopefully ASAP, then he will disappear permanently.
He is actually using Smortkets, because apparently that's where the smort money is.
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JustLukeYou wrote:
Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:30 pm
BetBuddy wrote:
Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:28 pm
His account will get banned soon by BF for constantly placing bets below the minimum. Hopefully ASAP, then he will disappear permanently.
I'm sorry but you are now the fourth person who has assumed I am using BetFair. Why do people keep doing that?
Cos that's where you get 20% better odds to back your 'I knew....' bets. Simples, innit?
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