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The short version If you didn't take the photo, make the illustration, or have a licence for it or 100% know it is free to use for business, don't use it. Check where your images are coming from. Use a free site with clear terms, or invest in a stock library. The long...

You know that strip of bookmarks across the top of your Chrome browser? The one that's slowly being taken over by long website names until you can only fit about four of them on screen? There's a fix. It takes about ten seconds. And once you've done it, you'll wonder...

Here's what my AI advent challenge taught me   In December, I ran a 12-day AI challenge for small business owners. One short video a day, each one teaching a different AI tool or technique they could actually use in their business. I was nervous about it. Not...

Earlier this year I took part in a summit. Far less exciting than climbing Snowdon, an online summit is a gathering of 'experts' who share some snippets of knowledge over a few days. Think less Bear Grylls, more PowerPoint presentations. As a speaker they are a great...

MailerLite have just shaken things up. Their free plan used to cover 1,000 subscribers; now it stops at 500. Cue the grumbles. FB posts about where to move for the best free email marketing. But before you stomp off in search of another “free forever” tool, let’s take...

I’ve got to admit, I didn’t expect to be raving about a voice dictation tool today. I was all set to mention it in passing as something you probably wouldn’t bother with. But after seven days and 3,735 words dictated, I’m officially converted! The tool is called Wispr...

AI is revolutionising how we run our businesses—from writing emails, creating content and responding to customer queries there's no doubt it is a powerful beast. But while it’s making life easier in many ways, it’s also shaking things up on the security front. So, if...

Making regular backups of your data is an important way of mitigating data loss. Google makes it really easy to make a copy and even lets you schedule regular backups that run without you having to start them. Watch the video for a quick ‘how to’. To start your own...

Making regular backups of your data is an important way of mitigating data loss. Google makes it really easy to make a copy and even lets you schedule regular backups that run without you having to start them. Watch the video for a quick ‘how to’

Making regular backups of your data is an important way of mitigating data loss. Watch the video for a quick ‘how to’

Backuping up your email keeps your data safe. If your email were to be hacked or corrupt then you can quickly restore your emails from the backup. It doesn't take long and the video below shows you how. 

I'm writing this on Earth day so it seems only fitting to share a tool that will help you to check how sustainable your website is.  As we move away from paper and towards digital it's easy to feel like we are becoming more sustainable but the amount of power required...

Following on from the changes to email marketing at the start of February (more about this here)a lot of people have set up DMARC but are still seeing issues. If you run your domain through an authentication checker you might see something like this: The yellow...

I’ve been looking after our small flock of sheep for a little longer than I’ve been running a business…After a reflective start to the year I was feeling grateful not just for their lovely presence but also for all that we have learnt from being their guardians. Some...

Google Analytics is changing. If you have a website using Google Analytics and haven't switched to the new Google Analytics 4 then you should probably take action! This post explains what you need to do and why... What is Google Analytics? Google Analytics is a tool...