Category: Business


Is WordPress still a good option for 2025?

A legal battle between Automattic and WPEngine, fundamental technical issues plus the terrible state of the plugin & theme ecosystem means WordPress might not be the best option for 2025.

Ways we can Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in our small businesses

Here are some ideas of how we can make our small businesses more sustainable with the “Three Rs” – reduce, reuse, recycle.

Freelancer money tips

A friend is setting up as a freelancer and mentioned he’s unsure about the money and tax side of things. Over the years I’ve had some great tips from other freelancers on how to manage the personal and tax sides of this.

Circular economy example: Rapanui & Teemill

Our current economy works against the environment by using finite materials to create pollution and waste in the name of profits. There are better ways however, one of which is the idea of a ‘circular economy’ for some or all of our consumption.

Below Radar: A community for business owners and freelancers who don’t want to rely on surveillance capitalism

Below Radar is a space to help freelancers and business owners come together to help each other out, with articles, case studies and other resources to help us break free from the hamster wheel of Big Tech social media.

Why small businesses still need a website

More than ever it’s vital for a small business to own their platform and marketing channel(s) instead of relying on corporate social media profiles.