Guides and updates
Practical writing on website configuration and small-business finance, written to be useful rather than to fill a page.
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How Card and Marketplace Fees Quietly Eat Your Profit
A sale that looks like it earned $100 rarely puts $100 in your account. Card processors, marketplaces and payment platforms each take a cut. These fees…
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Freelancer Invoicing Mistakes That Delay Getting Paid
Getting paid late as a freelancer or small contractor is rarely about the client being dishonest. Far more often, it is the invoice itself – something…
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Why Your Business Emails Keep Going to Spam (SPF, DKIM and DMARC Explained)
If your emails keep landing in spam, or worse, silently vanish with no bounce and no explanation, the cause is very often not your writing, your…
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What Is Mixed Content and Why Is My Padlock Broken?
A padlock that looks broken, crossed-out, or has a warning triangle over it usually means one thing: mixed content. The page is loaded securely over HTTPS,…
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Why Does My Website Say “Not Secure”? (And How to Fix It)
“Your connection to this site is not secure” or a plain “Not Secure” label next to the address bar is one of the most common warnings…
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Understanding Your Website Check Results
Running the website health and security checker hands back a set of findings, and every one of them carries exactly one of four states. This guide…
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Margin vs markup: what is the difference and why it matters for pricing
Margin and markup answer two different questions about the same sale, and it is easy to reach for one when you mean the other. Both start…
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VAT: How to Add or Remove It Correctly
VAT shows up on almost every invoice and receipt, but the arithmetic behind it trips people up constantly. Usually that is not because the maths is…