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Practical guides for websites, automation, marketing and everyday digital work. Every guide ends in a free Klyro tool you can use straight away.
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Website & Technical4 min read
Every web address answers with a three-digit number before it sends anything else. Here is what those numbers mean and how to see the one your page returns.
Website & Technical3 min read
A redirect sends one address to another. Chains of them build up quietly over the years. Here is how to see exactly where a link goes and how many stops it makes.
Website & Technical3 min read
An expired certificate replaces your site with a browser warning. Here is what a certificate actually proves, and how to check yours before a visitor does it for you.
Business Tools3 min read
An invoice is a short document with a few things it must contain. Here is what belongs on one, how a quote differs, and how to produce either as a PDF in a few minutes.
Business Tools3 min read
A good signature is short, readable and works in every mail client. Here is what to include, what to leave out, and how to get one into your mail app.
Design & Media3 min read
Most images on the web are far larger than they need to be. Here is how to cut the file size without the picture visibly suffering.
Design & Media3 min read
Pale grey text looks refined on a designer's screen and disappears on everyone else's. Here is how to check a colour pair properly, and what the numbers mean.
Automation & Operations3 min read
You cannot improve a process you have never written down. Here is a simple way to map one, including where the decisions and the manual steps actually are.
Automation & Operations3 min read
Before automating anything, it is worth knowing what the manual version costs. Four numbers you already know are enough to find out.
Automation & Operations3 min read
Cron runs a job on a schedule, and its five fields put people off for no good reason. Here is what each one means and how to build or read an expression.
Automation & Operations3 min read
Spreadsheets speak CSV and APIs speak JSON. Converting between them is easy until a value contains a comma. Here is how to do it without mangling anything.
Marketing3 min read
The title and description are what people read in search results before deciding whether to click. Here is how to check what your pages are actually saying.
Marketing3 min read
UTM parameters tell your analytics where a visitor came from. They are easy to add and easy to get inconsistently wrong. Here is how to do it properly.
Marketing3 min read
A QR code is a link people can point a camera at. Making one takes seconds; making one that still works on a poster takes a little more thought.
Developer Tools3 min read
JSON is easy to read when it is formatted and impossible when it is not. Here is how to check whether yours is valid and find the character that broke it.
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