My Sponsors

Your Available Space Sponsors Mark Shaw

I am incredibly pleased and delighted to announce a new sponsor for me which I found through Twitter. I met with Alix Mckenzie last week. She has recently launched a new business with her husband Mal called – Your Available Space. It was very apparent, as soon as I met her, that Alix was incredibly passionate about her new business, and was really a ‘people person’…

Alix knew that there were an abundance of church halls, community centres and other spaces out there that would be both suitable and cost-effective, but not knowing how to easily access information about them was frustrating – Alix dreamt of an online directory that would showcase these spaces, giving all the information in one place – It took a few years, but eventually Your Available Space  took shape.

How many times have you wanted to hire that small room for a party, that church hall for an event, that room above a pub for a small gathering, that basement room that is sound proofed as a recording studio, and so on…

Alix had the same issues, so she has solved her problem ,and with it many other people’s.. Enter Your Available Space. On this site, you can very simply and easily load up your available space, add photos, add a description and contact information.

People can then search the site, and when they come across your’s as a possible venue, they can contact you direct.

Special Price for Mark Shaw

To add all your available space details will cost you only £7.95 for a month, with some special offers for 3 months and 6 months. However, enter the promo code: markshaw and you will only pay £1 for the 1st month.

I love the simplicity of this idea. I love that it is a family run business, and that it really does solve a problem. It may also allow many smaller venues a low cost option to promote and advertise their properties, so helping them in these tricky economic climate.

What can you do Now?

Please visit the site, please add your venue making sure that you use the promo code:markshaw and please tell all your family, friends, buddies, networks, colleagues, scout leaders, mother and toddler groups, and any one else that would like a great low cost way to promote their venue.

Jam Call Answering service Sponsors Mark Shaw

Over the last few months, and going forward, I have decided that it was time that I had a call answering service, and a dedicated landline number that people could call me on. I have never had such a service, so I was particularly careful in choosing such a service.

One of the most important things to me, is that before I recommend anything, that I check them out, visit their offices, chat with them, get to know them, and use the service. All of this I have done, having chatted to James Millman, and visiting their offices, and of course actually using their service.

It seems such a logical fit for them to sponsor me, so I was delighted when we agreed terms. They are based in Borehamwood, Herts, which is just up the road from me, are the longest established UK telephone answering service, and have tons of great and existing clients.

They also have a very innovative way of utilising Twitter to update my status, so that I can continually be changing how my calls are being handled, as I move about my hectic day.

They offer several different packages, but perhaps for most people the pay as you go service will be sufficient. Its a web based service to set up, and you can be up and running within 20 mins.

I am proud to be associated with them, and I would certainly recommend that if you are looking for a great and easy way to get your self a 24/7 call answering service, that you check them out.

Check out how Pure Jam can help you with their Call Answering service

If you want to call me to see if it is as good as I say it is, then call me on – 020 8242 4007