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Old Feb 18th 2010, 10:26 pm
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Originally Posted by cricketman
All very well, but he'd need 5 years of Spanish lessons first. Spanish companies expect a high level of Spanish from their contractors. Unless you're just talking about the Marbella/Gibralter market?
Or any Madrid based US / UK / intl company...
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Old Feb 18th 2010, 10:35 pm
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Originally Posted by carter71
Or any Madrid based US / UK / intl company...
Possibly. You'd need good connections with these guys though. As an international company could get the work done in the UK or US (or India) with their usual guys.

The only thing you could offer here in Spain is a better knowledge of the market, language and culture. That would be their reason to use you. In that case, why use a British person who doesnt speak Spanish?
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Old Feb 18th 2010, 11:59 pm
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Default Re: Choosing the location in Spain!

Originally Posted by cricketman
Possibly. You'd need good connections with these guys though. As an international company could get the work done in the UK or US (or India) with their usual guys.

The only thing you could offer here in Spain is a better knowledge of the market, language and culture. That would be their reason to use you. In that case, why use a British person who doesnt speak Spanish?
In my case I am their usual guy (gal!) - I just happen to be living in Spain which actually makes the highly-paid-consultant-from-the-uk bit more acceptable. So there's my USP - over paid but over here!

The key is contacts, they're much easier to build up in the UK than here, but it can be done. Web wise, there are very few people here that can do the bleeding edge work - especially if you need something like PRINCE2 on top or to meet some regulatory standard so hiring a local isn't always an option. Even if it is your brother in law!
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Old Feb 19th 2010, 2:15 am
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Originally Posted by carter71
Dust off your LinkedIn account and start networking...
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you mean people pay to use that? I just put my email addy as my current place of work....still waiting to get told off for that.
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Old Feb 19th 2010, 6:16 pm
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you mean people pay to use that? I just put my email addy as my current place of work....still waiting to get told off for that.
LinkedIn brought in 25k worth of business for me last year. How much did your email address bring in?
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Can you make an effort to keep on topic please
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Originally Posted by Mitzyboy
Can you make an effort to keep on topic please
Sorry! The point is though the "if you can't speak Spanish you'll only get a job in a bar" argument often used here isn't strictly true.
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Default Re: Choosing the location in Spain!

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Sorry! The point is though the "if you can't speak Spanish you'll only get a job in a bar" argument often used here isn't strictly true.
How are things in Spain with online marketing? Are companies spending on search engine marketing and online advertising?
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Hey Guys, Forget Madrid..... too B***** cold in the winter......
Barcelona or Malaga it's gotta be......

Good luck
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Default Re: Choosing the location in Spain!

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Hey Guys, Forget Madrid..... too B***** cold in the winter......
Barcelona or Malaga it's gotta be......

Good luck
Have you been in Malaga for the last two months ?
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Default Re: Choosing the location in Spain!

Originally Posted by Goatherd
Hey Guys, Forget Madrid..... too B***** cold in the winter......
Barcelona or Malaga it's gotta be......

Good luck
Originally Posted by jdr
Have you been in Malaga for the last two months ?
Ha-ha - yes -this is why I'm sitting in front of the fire with 3 layers of clothes on!!!!



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Old Feb 21st 2010, 12:05 am
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Ha-ha - yes -this is why I'm sitting in front of the fire with 3 layers of clothes on!!!!



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Crazy thing is yesterday I was on the balcony with just shorts on for a couple of hours.
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Well there's always one isn't there
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It was beautiful in Málaga yesterday - it clouded over late in the afternnon tho! Rain all night and cold



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Originally Posted by jojojojojojojojojojojojo
It was beautiful in Málaga yesterday - it clouded over late in the afternnon tho! Rain all night and cold



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