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March 2021Chamber FREE Zoom Meeting
Friday 12th March 2021
12:00 - 13:00
Please register to join us for our networking zoom. Hopefully soon it will be face to face but for now, let's make the most of the Zoom world!! We look forward to seeing you on the 12th.
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Woking Chamber Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 31st March 2021
18:00 - 19:00
Venue: ZOOM call
Woking Chamber invites you to our AGM on Wednesday 31st March 2021, 6pm via ZOOM call.
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Richard will also give a full run down on what the Chamber will be doing for you and your business in the months ahead.
The Mayor of Woking, Cllr Beryl Hunwicks, will also be joining us to share her thoughts on her role as Mayor during the pandemic.
We look forward to seeing you then.
Member Events
March 2021Member Event
Member: Jasper wellbeing LTD
THE SPRING AWAKENING - MEDITATION RETREAT - BISLEY YURT
Saturday 6th March 2021
From 10:00, to 16:00
Venue: Miles Green Farm, Queens Road Bisley GU24 9AR United Kingdom
Unplug, relax and connect with your true inner spirit . We will find our softness, explore our consciousness and share the beauty of meditation practice for a full day with the combined energy of 12 other amazing souls”
Tickets: £99.00 (Inc. VAT)
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Lets feel inner peace and clarity together in this Spring Awakening circle by a warm fire in the wonderful Surrey countryside ( In an awesome Yurt) absolute nourishment!
Schedule – This may change closer to the time
10:00-10:30 The waking circle – Intros and snacks
10:30-11:00 Breathing – Exploring our breath and its qualities
11:00-12:00 Energy – Music and meditations
12:00-12:30 Lets walk – Mindful walking
12:30-13:30 Nourishment – Lunch – Enjoy mindful eating
13:30-14:00 Stretch – Movement and breathing – mindful movement – discussions
14:00-14:30 Nothingness – Silence is Golden
14:30-15:30 Seeing is believing – Visualisations – Seeing our future – Training the subconscious
15:30 -16:00 We arrived – The sharing circle
Nourishment
Throughout the day water, coffee and herbal teas will be available.
Snacks will be served twice throughout the day – Fruit will be available throughout the day and we will serve some afternoon nibbles such as Vegan avocado brownies and Gluten free flapjacks! YUM
You will receive Lunch which will be a wholesome salad lunch with a selection of tasty proteins – you can also bring your own food if you wish.
What should I bring?
Yoga mat
A pillow
Your own refillable drink bottle
A Cover/ blanket
Comfortable clothing – Preferably already on your body and an extra if needed – We do have a roaring log fire!
Socks – in case your toes get cold
Shoes you do not mind getting dirty – We are on a farm and if the weather has been bad it might be a bit wet and soft outside
An open mind
What can meditation help with ?
Stress
Anxiety
Depression
Sleep problems
Overthinking
Pain
Rumination
It can also help enhance….
Awareness
Openness
Understanding
Compassion
Cognitive function
Empathy
Consciousness
Creativity
Happiness
Your Questions answered
Can beginners come along? Absolutely! Beginners to gurus all are welcome
Do you have to be spiritual to benefit from meditation? You do not need to be anything with a label, meditation is for everyone.
Do I already need to do meditation to attend? Absolutely not, whatever part of your journey you are on we are all in this together!
Will there be much movement? There will be some movement throughout the day, but you do not need to join in with everything.
Do I need to bring food? We do provide some nourishment, but you are welcome to bring your own as well.
Website: www.jasperwellbeing.com
Register for this event at: https://jasperwellbeing.com/events/the-spring-awakening-meditation-retreat-bisley-yurt/
Member Event
Member: Mackrell Turner Garrett
Weekly Legal Clinic for Businesses and Entrepreneurs
Monday 8th March 2021
From 09:30 to 12:30
Venue: *** Appointments by telephone ***
This legal clinic offers the opportunity for existing businesses or entrepreneurs looking to start a business to discuss legal issues with experts without any obligation or cost.
This is a free event
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For example:-
• Are you setting up a business and require assistance with your terms and conditions of business, employment contracts or website policies?
• Are you in business or starting a business with others and need some help with a shareholders agreement or partnership agreement?
• Are you having a dispute with your co-shareholders or directors?
• Are you looking to buy or sell a business?
• Do you require any assistance with an agency, distribution or consultancy agreement?
If you wish to discuss any matters of a business nature please contact:-
Marc Mediratta on 01483 746369 or at marc.mediratta@mtg.uk.net
Website: https://www.mtgsurrey.co.uk/
Member Event
Member: Mackrell Turner Garrett
Weekly Legal Clinic for People Experiencing Relationship Breakdown
Tuesday 9th March 2021
From 09:30 to 12:30
Venue: *** Appointments by telephone ***
This legal clinic offers the opportunity for people experiencing relationship breakdown to discuss legal issues with experts without any obligation or cost.
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For example:-
• Are you thinking of getting divorced or has your spouse said that they intend to divorce you?
• Have you started a divorce online but do not know where to start with dividing the finances of the marriage?
• Have you started mediation but are not sure of the legal implications of agreeing to certain matters?
• Have you received court papers asking you to take action and are unsure what to do next?
• Are you separating from your partner but unsure of your legal rights in respect of the home you live in?
To book your appointment please contact:-
Rachael House on 01483 746 370 or at rachael.house@mtg.uk.net
Website: https://www.mtgsurrey.co.uk/
Member Event
Member: Awesome Tech Training
Introduction to digital marketing for small businesses
Wednesday 17th March 2021
10am
Venue: online webinar
The range of digital marketing tools on offer these days can be overwhelming. It’s easy to find yourself paralysed into indecision, not sure which options are the best for you, or where best to focus limited resources. If that sounds familiar then this webinar is for you.
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Our focus is on small businesses who need to make sure they get the biggest bang for their marketing buck. You can’t afford to do everything so how do you decide where to focus? Book your free place on this webinar now and we’ll help you answer this and other common marketing questions.
In just one hour we’ll cover:-
What is digital marketing?
Understanding the core concepts and how marketing helps you grow your business
The elements of the digital marketing mix
Understanding the tools that are available to you as a part of your digital marketing strategy
Brief overview of the pros and cons of core digital marketing tools
Building a marketing strategy for your business
What are you trying to achieve? How to set effective marketing objectives for your business.
How to decide where to focus your efforts – choosing between the available digital marketing tools and focusing on the ones that are most relevant to your business
Documenting your marketing plan and keeping on track
Understanding what’s working and what isn’t
What are the key metrics that will tell you if your marketing strategy is working?
How to measure the success of your marketing activities and use that knowledge to refine your marketing strategy so you’re doing more things that work and fewer things that don’t
Marketing ideas for budgets of all sizes
How much should you be spending on marketing?
How to get results with a minimal budget (or even with zero budget!)
What tools is it worth spending money on and what could you be doing for free?
Questions / discussion
Who should attend?
This webinar is aimed at anyone who wants to understand more about the range of digital marketing tools available and how to most effectively use them to grow their business. The content will be relevant to any size of business but our focus will be on advice for smaller businesses comprised of either one person alone or a small team of people.
Register for this event at: https://www.awesometechtraining.com/event/introduction-to-digital-marketing-for-small-businesses/?utm_source=wokingchamber&utm_medium=eventlisting&utm
Member Event
Member: Ecoprod
Moving your workplace from clean to hygiene
Friday 19th March 2021
10am
Venue: online webinar
The ongoing global pandemic has focused attention on the importance of keeping your premises clean like never before. Almost all businesses now are investing in more robust cleaning regimes. But just because your premises look clean doesn’t mean that they’re hygienic or covid-safe. ‘Clean’ means free from visible dirt, but what about the viruses, bacteria and other pathogen that you can’t see? To deal with them you need to ensure your premises aren’t just clean but are also hygienic.
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Understanding the difference between something being merely clean and also being hygienic
How ATP testing gives you the data to accurately measure the real hygiene levels in your premises
Understand what is present and the risk levels you’re currently facing
Why the least hygienic places tend to be laptops, door pushes and desk stations rather than toilets and bathrooms
How you can accurately measure the improvement as your hygiene levels increase
Quantify hygiene level improvements so you can demonstrate progress to staff and stakeholders
Use data to drive conversations with third party cleaning suppliers
Moving from clean to hygiene with zero environmental impact
How room fogging and ozone cleaning enable hospital-level hygiene to be established in your premises without use of any harsh chemicals
Using room fogging to clean whole rooms as well as soft furnishings, clothes and other surfaces that are traditionally hard to clean
Who should attend?
This webinar is designed for facilities managers, cleaning services managers, operations managers and anyone else who is responsible for the safe operating of buildings, factories or other facilities.
Website: https://www.ecoprod.co.uk/event/moving-your-workplace-from-clean-to-hygiene/
Register for this event at: https://www.ecoprod.co.uk/event/moving-your-workplace-from-clean-to-hygiene/
Member Event
Member: Jasper wellbeing LTD
Untangle the mind | The ultimate free workshop to reducing stress and anxiety
Sunday 21st March 2021
From 19:00, to 20:30
Venue: zoom
On this workshop I will teach you some incredible tools and knowledge of how not to get dragged into negative thought patterns which lead us to ending up in that stress and anxiety vortex.
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Get ready to blossom!
The world is full of stress right now with lots of uncertainty, worry and anxiety but it really does not have to be this way. We all already possess the tools needed to stay positive, energised, and powerful even while in a global pandemic.
On this workshop I will teach you some incredible tools and knowledge of how not to get dragged into negative thought patterns which lead us to ending up in that stress and anxiety vortex.
Ditch self-sabotage and open doors you did not even think could open!
Over the 1.5 hours you will learn –
Breath work | For rapid stress and anxiety reduction | Great techniques for everyday life so you can calm down, relax, and learn to respond rather than react.
Thoughts | Understanding and learning about how attachment to thoughts create suffering.
A talk on why we allow thoughts to take over us and how to stop this from happening in turn reducing pain and suffering.
Meditation | For letting go of negative thoughts that cause pain and suffering.
Learn how the conscious and sub-conscious mind create how we react to different scenarios.
Finally, knowledge on how to productively and sustainable turn your life into happiness, positivity and abundance allowing you go out there and accomplish everything you want to in life and I mean everything.
Sound interesting?
Get signed up!
Zoom link will be sent 1 day before the event.
There is also a gift for you at the end + a competition to win a coaching session with me/free classes/Jasper Tribe T-shirts
What have you got to lose?
Website: https://jasperwellbeing.com/events/untangle-the-mind-free-workshop-21-march/
Register for this event at: https://jasperwellbeing.com/events/untangle-the-mind-free-workshop-21-march/
Member Event
Member: Woking Borough Council
One to One Support
Wednesday 24th March 2021
15:00 - 17:00
Venue: Online
Woking Works and it's partners are offering one-to-one support and advice to local businesses. Book a 60 minute session with one of our advisors.
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copyright and trademarks
strategy and planning
sales and marketing
management and productivity
funding and finance
ICT and innovation.
Spaces are limited.
Once you have booked you place, our advisor will contact you with details of the virtual meeting (Zoom, Skype etc.)
Website: https://www.wokingworks.com/events/2021-03-24-one-to-one-support
Register for this event at: https://www.wokingworks.com/events/2021-03-24-one-to-one-support
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Member: Woking Borough Council
One to One Support
Thursday 25th March 2021
15:00 - 17:00
Venue: Online
Woking Works and it's partners are offering one-to-one support and advice to local businesses. Book a 60 minute session with one of our advisors.
This is a free event
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copyright and trademarks
strategy and planning
sales and marketing
management and productivity
funding and finance
ICT and innovation.
Spaces are limited.
Once you have booked you place, our advisor will contact you with details of the virtual meeting (Zoom, Skype etc.)
Website: https://www.wokingworks.com/events/2021-03-25-one-to-one-support
Register for this event at: https://www.wokingworks.com/events/2021-03-25-one-to-one-support
Member Event
Member: Woking and Sam Beare hospice
Woking & Sam Beare Hospice
Friday 26th March 2021
8am start
Venue: Woking & Sam Beare Hospice via Zoom
A business breakfast via Zoom for local businesses across Surrey to make connections, build relationships, support the local community and enable great CSR practices locally.
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All participants will be able to share their story in our Around the Zoom section
Website: www.wsbhospices.co.uk
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Register for this event at: business@wsbhospices.co.uk
Member Event
Member: Jasper wellbeing LTD
Untangle the mind | Say FU to stress and worry and hello to this 4 week coaching and meditation programme | Live life on your terms
Thursday 1st April 2021
From 19:00, to 20:00
Venue: zoom
This 4-week programme is the ultimate blueprint to get you on a path to freedom, mental clarity, and a world of abundance.
Tickets: £49.99 (Inc. VAT)
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7:00pm-8:00pm
April 1st | 8th | 15th | 22nd
This 4-week programme will give you the structure, teachings and information needed to kickstart your journey to the life you dream in all aspects – it all starts with understanding the mind and embedding daily routine.
This exact practice structure changed my life, but the difference is I have added many more informative tools, information and teachings that have boosted this programme to a whole new level.
The opportunity
This Life and Breath programme is the perfect opportunity to invest in your mental and emotional health. The programme is great for everyone including those who do not meditate but are curious about the practice, those who meditate but cannot seem to stick with it due to lack of knowledge and support, even those who are regular practitioners but would just like to be part of a wonderful group of human beings.
You will receive –
A structured practice plan and support
4 powerful meditations | We learn one each week
4 Incredibly nourishing breath work techniques | We learn one each week
MP3 recordings of the Meditations and breathwork to keep forever
Knowledge and learning tools | PDF work sheets to take away
Access to our private WhatsApp group for the programme
On completion access to the Jasper Tribe WhatsApp group
The Chance to receive a free Jasper Tribe SHHH my Souls is speaking T-shirt
The programme
The programme will run over a 4-week period which will consist of in-depth practice and discussion.
You will be asked to practice the breathwork and meditation that we focus on at our weekly session, daily throughout the programme to benefit as much as possible from the teachings.
The outcome
You will learn tried and tested tools and skills that have been setting people free for over 2500 years. What you will learn can certainly change your life, but the real work is up to you. We will share the space and support each other but dedication is a must if you want to get life changing results. Like anything it takes practice and dedication but with the knowledge I will share it will certainly make the journey and crystal clear one.
With dedication to this blueprint, you may –
Enhance self-confidence and self-belief
Superpower open-mindedness
Enhance awareness and clarity
Bring about calmer and relaxation
Boost happiness
Reduce stress
Reduce anxiety
Reduce depression
Reduce negative thinking and self-sabotage
With this new knowledge, structured plan, and your dedication this is a real opportunity to completely change your life and find your true self, your true inner spirit and open a universe of adventure.
My promise
If after the first 2 weeks you do not feel it is for you then you can leave with a full refund no questions asked.
I will always be around even after the course to answer questions and give any support I can through either personal WhatsApp or The Jasper Tribe group.
Throughout this course you will all receive my absolute 110% dedication to help you get the most from this practice.
Website: https://jasperwellbeing.com/
Register for this event at: https://jasperwellbeing.com/events/untangle-the-mind-4-week-programme/
Member Event
Member: Awesome Tech Training
Taking over an existing WordPress site
Tuesday 13th April 2021
10am
Venue: online webinar
We tend to work with two groups of customers – either people who are building a brand new WordPress site themselves or people who have taken over responsibility for an existing WordPress site that someone else built. If you’re in this second group then this webinar is for you.
Use code WokCHAMBER5 at the checkout to secure your £5 discount
Tickets: £25.00 - non-members: £30.00 (Inc. VAT)
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In just one hour we will cover:-
Security, hosting and backups
Making sure that the site’s secure and only those who need it have access
Ensuring you have access to the hosting and the domain
Checking that the site is backed up regularly and installing a backup plugin if you need one
Getting to grips with the site appearance
Understanding whether the site’s running with a free or premium theme
Understanding how the theme is controlling the appearance of the pages
Getting to grips with any bespoke code there may be on the site
Knowing how the pages are created and whether they’re controlled by a page by a page builder or not
Understanding the structure of the site
Understanding how the navigation works and how to add and remove items from the menu
Identifying different types of content on the site and how each is generated
Understanding the functionality of the site
Looking at the pages to see what functionality there is
Going through the plugins and understanding what each one does
Checking that the site functionality actually works in the way that it’s supposed to
Identifying compliance and performance issues
Ensuring that the site is GDPR compliant
Checking for issues with site speed
Identifying broken links and other errors on the site
Ensuring any third party integrations are working as they should
Search performance
How to know whether Google Analytics is running on the site
The importance of Google Analytics and Google Search Console
Are there any SEO plugins running on the site?
Questions
Who should attend?
This webinar is aimed at anyone who is responsible for a WordPress site that they didn’t build themselves and would benefit from a clear checklist of things to consider when getting to grips with the site.
Register for this event at: https://www.awesometechtraining.com/event/taking-over-an-existing-wordpress/?utm_source=wokingchamber&utm_medium=eventlisting&utm_campaign=takingover&
Member Event
Member: Awesome Tech Training
Basics of search engine optimisation for small businesses
Tuesday 13th April 2021
3pm
Venue: online webinar
Book your place on this training webinar to learn more about the basics of search engine optimisation (SEO) for small businesses.
Use code WokCHAMBER5 at the checkout to secure your £5 discount
Tickets: £25.00 - non-members: £30.00 (Inc. VAT)
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Sign up for this webinar and in just one hour we’ll give you an overview of how Google determines the rankings for sites and how you can use that understanding to improve the search performance of your own site.
What you will learn on this webinar
How Google search works and what Google looks for when deciding how to rank the pages on your website
Why your content needs to have quality, relevance and context and the importance of understanding what your customers are searching for
An overview of technical SEO
Why it’s important that your site runs quickly
The critical role of mobile friendliness
Checking your site for broken links
Running on HTTPS rather than HTTP
The benefit of a strong network of internal links on your site
Why it’s important to update your site regularly
On page SEO
Understanding how search engines read the pages on your site
Creating content that search engines will understand
What is ‘thin content’ and why should you avoid it?
Optimising your images for Google
Encouraging people to click through from Google search to your site
What are meta titles and meta descriptions and why do they matter?
Using the Yoast SEO plugin to edit meta titles and meta descriptions
Who should book onto this webinar?
This webinar is aimed at any small business or organisation that wants to better understand how Google Search works and what simple steps they can take themselves to improve the performance of their site on Google.
We work with WordPress so we’ll be using WordPress examples during this webinar but the bulk of the content will be equally relevant to any other website platform so you certainly don’t need to have a WordPress site in order to benefit from attending this webinar.
Register for this event at: https://www.awesometechtraining.com/event/basics-of-search-engine-optimisation-for-small-businesses-3/?utm_source=wokingchamber&utm_medium=eventlistin
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Member: Awesome Tech Training
Why choose WordPress for your next website?
Friday 30th April 2021
10am
Venue: online webinar
If you are considering building a new website for your business why not join us for this free webinar to learn more about the pros and cons of using WordPress.
WordPress is the most widely used content management system in the world, used by almost 35% of all the websites in the world. However, other content management systems (CMSs) such as Wix, Squarespace and Weebly are available and may, at first glance, look more user friendly than WordPress.
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Join us for this FREE webinar to learn more about WordPress, how it works and whether it’s right for you.
What is WordPress?
How WordPress compares with other platforms across the key areas you need to consider when building a new site
Cost
Security
Usability
Support
Flexibility
Customisation and functionality
Questions
Who should attend?
This webinar is suitable for anyone wants to learn more about how WordPress works and whether it would be suitable for their own website.
Places on this webinar are free but numbers are limited so book now to secure yours.
Register for this event at: https://www.awesometechtraining.com/event/why-choose-wordpress-6/?utm_source=wokingchamber&utm_medium=Referal&utm_campaign=whywordpress&utm_term=&utm_
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Member: Awesome Tech Training
How to perform a regular healthcheck on your WordPress site
Friday 30th April 2021
3pm
Running a WordPress site isn’t just a case of setting it up and forgetting about it – you need to make sure you keep the site updated and well maintained. Without regular updates you can quickly find that your site is no longer secure, your plugins aren’t working as you want them to or other similar problems arise.
Use code WokCHAMBER5 at the checkout to secure your £5 discount
Tickets: £25.00 - non-members: £30.00 (Inc. VAT)
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Sign up for this webinar to learn how to put in place a regular WordPress maintenance regime designed to ensure your site doesn’t become vulnerable to WordPress security exploits and keeps functioning the way you want it to.
In just one hour we’ll cover:-
Why WordPress needs to be maintained
Which aspects of your site need to be updated
Themes
Plugins
Core WordPress
Understanding what core WordPress updates are needed
How automatic updates work for plugins and themes
What’s involved in making different kinds of changes
Minor changes vs major changes
What kinds of changes can break your site and how to avoid this
Setting up your backups and making sure that they keep running. Difference between hosting backups and those managed inside your WordPress installation
Understanding what the WordPress dashboard status panel is reporting, and how to resolve any problems
What are staging sites and how can they help with your site maintenance?
Jetpack plans and other maintenance plugins
What to configure in your hosting settings to make sure your WordPress site is secure
Who should attend?
This webinar is suitable for anyone wants to learn more about how to maintain their WordPress site, whether you’re doing it yourself or you have an agency who do it for you.
Register for this event at: https://www.awesometechtraining.com/event/how-to-perform-a-regular-healthcheck-on-your-wordpress-site/?utm_source=healthcheck&utm_medium=eventlisting&
Member Event
Member: Awesome Tech Training
How the web development process works – what you need to know before setting up a website for your business
Wednesday 19th May 2021
10am
Venue: online webinar
A lot of businesses are moving online these days, many of whom have never needed to have a website before. If you’re starting completely from scratch and you don’t have a technical background then it can be a confusing process.
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Register for this event at: https://www.awesometechtraining.com/event/how-the-web-development-process-works-what-you-need-to-know-before-setting-up-a-website-for-your-business/?u
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Member: Awesome Tech Training
Introduction to Google Analytics
Wednesday 19th May 2021
3pm
Venue: online webinar
Join us for this training webinar and discover how you can use Google Analytics to understand how well your website is performing.
Google Analytics is one of the most widely used tools for measuring website performance – it’s free, simple to set up and extremely powerful. However, many people either don’t have it running at all, or have it running but never look at it.
Use code WokCHAMBER5 at the checkout to secure your £5 discount
Tickets: £25.00 - non-members: £30.00 (Inc. VAT)
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Join us for this webinar during which we run through the elements of Google Analytics that are most useful for small businesses.
Register for this event at: https://www.awesometechtraining.com/event/introduction-to-google-analytics-4/?utm_source=wokingchamber&utm_medium=Referal&utm_campaign=googleanalytics
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