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Website Accessibility
Creating a beautiful, engaging website is hard work. It's normal to pour your heart and soul into creating the perfect message for your potential clients and choosing the perfect photos to represent your business. But some users might not find it so easy to read the...
Things I learnt from keeping sheep
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...
Are you using Google Analytics?
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...
Boring but useful – how secure is your business?
This is not a particularly entertaining post. BUT it is a very important one. At the time of writing this there has been war in Ukraine for around 3 weeks and during that time the number of cyber attacks on sites in Ukraine has gone up exponentially*. If things...
I’m not setting goals this year…
And this is why.. In a previous life I was a programme manager. I took meaty, complex programmes, broke them into manageable projects and then broke them down into tasks which I tracked like a terrier after a mouse. I had Gantt charts and dependencies and weekly...
What’s the best web hosting?
One of the questions I get ask A LOT is which is the best web hosting. And I always recommend SiteGround. There are a few reasons for this and rather than write an essay, I thought I would show you behind the scenes so you can see exactly what it is I love about...
5 essential keyboard shortcuts
Did you know that there are some combinations of keystrokes you can use on your keyboard that are like secret code for your computer? Known as keyboard shortcuts, they can save you loads of time while making you feel very professional! Instead of having to move the...
Apple Privacy Policy is messing with email open rates
Your email open rates are about to go up. And it's a bad thing. “What!” I hear you cry “I thought getting more people to open emails was a good thing?” And of course you are right but in this instance it is not because your readers are opening the emails but because...
I hate Mailchimp
I hate Mailchimp. There. I've said it. I'm not usually one for hating things but after a recent foray into Mailchimp to help a lovely client migrate to MailerLite I realised that I do, in fact, hate Mailchimp. I have some very specific reasons for this which I'm going...