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Interview With Edge of Home: How to use Shopify to Get Your Business Online
Following on from my recent article about Shopify I spoke to independent business owner Emily Rees (founder of Edge of Home, an innovative and contemporary homeware label based in Hastings) about her experiences using the platform. She gave me an insider’s look at how she took her business online, the problems she faced along the way and how she…
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Not sure who to vote for in the general election? This might help you decide…
Not long to go until the general election… I don’t know about you, but I found the leader’s debates about as clear as mud. Watching the party heads following their repetitive tightly edited scripts over and over again doesn’t do it for me. (It also didn’t help that it looked a bit like an episode…
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14 ways to stop your bike getting stolen
A bike is stolen every minute in the UK. It’s a shocking statistic and the chances are if you own a bike you’ve been a victim of theft. The good news is there are a number of things you can do to deter thieves… The key thing is to make their job more difficult. Thieves…
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How to share any image or a screenshot online as a link
This simple, free tool lets you share images and screenshots online as a link, rather than as a download I was on a support live chat the other day trying to explain a soul crushingly boring website issue with a customer support rep in Arizona. We were going round in circles and the poor bloke…
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How to find any lost item using your smartphone
Whether you’ve lost your keys, your wallet… even your pet, there’s a clever new technology which helps you track it down via a simple app on your phone Imagine if every time you lost something you could simply grab your phone, press a button and it would guide you to where it is. Well, that’s…
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How to create professional looking images for your Facebook, Twitter or Blog using Canva
Canva is a free invite-only design/image creation tool that’s causing quite a buzz online. What’s all the fuss about, is it any good and should you be clambering for one of those elusive invites? Find out how you could get your hands on one at the end of this article Canva is an online tool that lets…
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How to use ‘Bitly’ to track your social media links and create better content
There are a plethora of tools you can use to track user behaviour on your website, but what about Social Media? Bitly’s a superbly simple and free tool you can use to get more information on what’s working… and what isn’t You’ve probably come across url shortener’s before. They offer a neater, more economical way…
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How to find the best ‘quirky’ accommodation at home or abroad
Fancy staying on a desert island, a tree house, a fairytale palace… or how about a cell in a disused prison? (You know, to impress someone special). In this article I’ve uncovered the top 5 resources to help you find THE quirkiest, most unusual and memorable places to stay at home or abroad A big…
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7 ways to use ‘Evernote’ to organise your digital life
Evernote is like having a brilliant, user friendly memory extension bolted onto your brain – except without the bolts. You can use it to save and organise notes, ideas, pictures, documents and more and access them from anywhere It’s been described as a ‘digital brain’ and that’s exactly what it is. It’s revolutionised the way…
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How to use this ‘magic’ putty to stick, glue, fix and create virtually anything
If you’ve got two items that need sticking together… a cable that needs fixing… a device that needs waterproofing… a handle that needs extra grip… a super strong wall hook or a protective cover… then take a look at this. This really is magic stuff. It’s called sugru and it does all of the above…