Re: FN-FORUM: PCG Membership Opinions

date posted 13th October 2006 19:00

Easymatics Forums wrote:
> These groups are OK if you are in the "click", for those not in the "click"
> you are potentially another customer for them to talk to. I have been
> involved in so many groups, generally unless you are one of the founders,
> then it's a waste of time. There is also a misconception that the other
> members have influence and contacts, in reality they don't. Spend your money
> on mailing in your region, it's less effort and a better spend.
>
> I would like to stress, this is my experience, others might have different.

The PGC is not really a marketing organisation; what I mean by that is
that you are unlikely to get much, if any, business from them. Where you
do gain benefits from the PCG is in the area of advice. For example,
they have template contracts which have been certified by the government
to be outside of IR35. So, if you join and if you get your clients to
sign these contracts, when the tax man comes to inspect you, you can
just tell him the contracts are designed by the PCG and you are in the
clear.

HTH,
http://www.garyshort.org/