March 2011 – Good pub awards …

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PubUtopia.com pubs guide – 2011 Good Pub Awards

Hi all,

In March 2011 I will be releasing information about what you all consider to be the best pubs in a succinct bite-size guide for each town in the UK.

There’s loads of votes and reviews in already, but I thought I’d give you heads up about the final date for ratings – it will be the last day in February this year (28th).

So if you’ve not already rated your favourite pub, please feel free to do so.

Just visit my website here : http://www.pubutopia.com

Oh, and if you feel inclined to write a good review about the pub that would be just dandy.

Cheers!

Dale.

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Please use or lose PubUtopia.com

Hi all,

As you all know I do my very best to keep the pubutopia.com website alive – and it is blooming difficult with a full time job!

Can you help? The simple answer is a big “Yay!”.

Tell your friends … review and rate some pubs … this is what keeps PU alive …

Just go HERE

Thanks,

Cheers!

Dale.

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Recent ‘This site may harm your computer’ notice at pubutopia.com

Hi all,

Last night Google showed the warning notice to visitors from about 23:00.

I was quickly informed of this,  and I’ve been working hard to address the issue.

I was not alone, other important (and much bigger!) websites also fell foul to the same issue.

I found the problem to be in the software that was used to serve ads (love ‘em or hate ‘em) on the website, so at around 7:30am this morning I removed all adverts and the software that was delivering them.

As this resolved the problem I then notified Google that the fix was in place, and this evening (around 21:00) they removed the warnings that were displayed to people when visiting the website.

Please note that no data on the site was compromised, and your personal details still remain private.

I do apologise for this, but rest assured, we are now up and running again.

If you have any queries about this, please raise a ticket at http://support.pubutopia.com and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.

Cheers!

Dale.

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Someone has “borrowed” a PubUtopia.com mug!

As most of you will know, I am currently working out of temporary offices in Preston in a more normal (yeah! right!) job.

My beef today is that we have communal “coffee making facilities” and people sometimes borrow other peoples mugs.

Now I’m not too precious usually, but there are only 2 PubUtopia.com mugs on the entire planet, and mine went missing today!

Upon further (serious) investigation, the culprit was found – and blimey, it was only one of the male receptionists on the service desk!

Rest assured, there will be a full enquiry tomorrow.

Hope you are all well,

Warm regards & Cheers!

Dale.

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PubUtopia.com is only as good as its members …

Hi all,

Is there something that annoys you about my website, is there something that you think is great?

What changes could I make that would make this site better for you and better in the serving and promoting the pub trade?

As you probably know, I am more than willing to listen to what people have to say, and would dearly like you to get in touch and give me feedback.

So, please, if you have any thoughts about the website, good or bad, please let me know at … http://support.pubutopia.com

I stand by my motto of  ”By the people … for the people” – as this little website is nothing without its members who contribute to it.

As always … “Cheers!”

Dale.

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New Pubutopia.com “user support system”

Well, it all sounds very grand doesn’t it? A “user support system” – blimey.

But to be honest – I wish I’d have done it sooner!

• Gone is the guilt that resulted in me not being able to track enquiries properly.
• Gone are the delays in support when my inbox got flooded with other more personal emails, and the support request floated downwards.
• Gone is my concern that I have not replied to the valued members soon enough.

Well, I feel much more at ease now that I can support you better.

In the last 2 days since introduction, all support requests have been replied to in a speed that I could only dream of before.

Anyways, thanks for submitting the support requests … I hope you guys and gals feel the benefit too!

Cheers!

Dale.

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New user support system for PubUtopia.com

Hi all,

As promised from my previous blog post yesterday there’s a new system for getting support from me with regards to your usage of PubUtopia.com.

It has been necessary to do this due to my email inbox being unmanageable.

So, if you have any outstanding issues, please use the new facility here:

http://support.pubutopia.com

OK, I know it’s not very pretty, but more importantly it will help me manage support requests.

I will also be populating the Knowledgebase with common questions when I have the time.

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