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Linda Briggs.co.uk five years
old
Published in the commercetoday
magazine September 2004
Linda Briggs.co.uk is five years old
in August, which is why Linda is
giving the website a 'face lift'.
The whole concept of the
business started with Linda's own
face-lift in August 1999.
Having been a lawyer since leaving
school, this 45 year old woman was
looking like a 60 year old and still
felt like a 20 year old, but couldn't
find one!
The business evolved because she wrote
a story about her face-lift for a
women's magazine called Women's
journal. It was featured in the
Daily Mail and every women in England
looking for cosmetic surgery decided
to ask Linda how she managed to
achieve a successful result. Was
it luck, skill, research or just
trust? Her life was gradually
taken over by people wanting
information and she needed an income
to be able to give it. The first
rule of networking is to give; so she
gave freely and willingly to anyone
who asked.
The business now has contacts around
the world, which includes cosmetic
surgeons, dentists and a list of
others too long to mention.
Linda receives enquiries from
patients looking for professionals
globally. With up to 11,500 hits
on her website each day, Linda works
hard. To make use of the passing
traffic, an internet shop sells beauty
and quick fix products for people
wanting to look their best.
As some of the most highly skilled
surgeons are overseas, Linda met
opposition from UK professionals, who
want the whole world to think that we
have the best health service.
She worked hard on developing travel
insurance especially for patients
travelling for surgery. It
started for breast augmentation and
then cover for any cosmetic surgery.
Linda is currently working on
other policies to help those who
cannot wait for the NHS, don't want to
risk getting MRSA, or don't want to
pay for private health care in the
UK.
Linda and her husband Mike now run the
business as a partnership and Mike
gets all the good jobs like
book-keeping, VAT, tax and anything
else that Linda can't be bothered
with.
Occasionally, other family and friends
are called in to assist when Linda and
Mike need a break or go overseas to
meet new contacts.
So where is this sophisticated
operation? In a sleepy little
village in the middle of the Fens that
doesn't have mains drainage or gas,
let alone Broadband.
With the help of the Chamber of
Commerce Linda will raise her profile
and make you think Linda Briggs -
every time you think of cosmetic
surgery.
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