Ah, April Fools’ Day – the one day a year when it’s socially acceptable to question everything and trust no one. The exact origins of this mischievous day are shrouded in mystery, but it’s been keeping us on our toes for a good few centuries now. This year, some brands truly outdid themselves with their … Read more
Picking a web host can be a bit like dating. Some hosts will promise you the world, whisper sweet nothings about “99.9999999% uptime,”* and dazzle you with rock-bottom prices. But behind the scenes some of them can be a total security nightmare, leaving you vulnerable to cyber attacks, data breaches, and slow-loading websites that make … Read more
WTF is an MVP? An MVP (Minimum Viable Product) is basically a stripped-back version of your product or service – just enough to get it out there and into the hands of early customers. The idea is to launch quickly, keep costs low, and get real feedback to see if you’re onto something before going … Read more
We’ve said it before: your website is like a digital storefront. If it’s slow, unreliable, or constantly crashing, it’s much like visiting a physical store which has flickering lights and a broken front door. It’s not exactly going to encourage you to part with your hard-earned money. If your WordPress site isn’t performing like it … Read more
We’ve written in the past about how to get a free website. It’s been nearly three years since we wrote that article, so we figured it’s well and truly time for a re-visit. So, if you need to know how to get a free website in 2025, then this is the blog for you! If … Read more
Forget Charles, content is king. If you want to get ahead on the internet, you need good content. ‘Content’ basically refers to anything postable. Blogs are ‘content’, as are graphics, videos, podcasts, articles, social media statuses etc etc etc. But it’s more than that. Content is how you show your audience who you are and … Read more
Happy New Year! Yay, New Year New Me! Hope, Light, and Positivity! Now is the time for change! Yaaaaaaaay! Or not. Let’s be honest: actual change doesn’t come without facing some tough home truths. Before you can become a ‘new you’, you need to take a long, hard, and analytical look at the ‘old you’. … Read more
By this point, you’ve probably spent at least a month getting bombarded with Christmas stuff. From sparkly lights in town centres and Christmas music in shops to festive animations on websites and specials of your favourite shows – there’s no escape! For some of us, this is a delightful time full of wonder and magic. … Read more
Whilst we don’t tend to regurgitate mudslinging or make a spectacle over ongoing legal disputes in our industry, this one has the potential to get a bit silly and impact hundreds of millions of WordPress sites. We’re not joking, there really are hundreds of millions of sites built on WordPress (Google it!), especially if you’re … Read more
Let’s be honest: keeping a website updated can feel like a chore (one of the reasons a bunch of you pay us to make it our problem, rather than yours!). But how do you know when it’s time to bite the bullet and start over, instead of a quick refresh? If you’re wondering when to … Read more