10 things that made my year (2021)
A new year is upon us. 2021 seems to have flown by so quickly for me, which has been a good thing because it means I’ve kept busy with work and family life. So for...
A new year is upon us. 2021 seems to have flown by so quickly for me, which has been a good thing because it means I’ve kept busy with work and family life. So for...
I recently switched my website from using a .com.au domain to a .design instead. Here’s why. 85% of my client base are internationally based Being a Brit, about 85% of my work is from UK...
I recently found some of my old client work on a hard drive, so decided to put it all into an Archive page - for my records more than anything. Some of the projects I...
25 April 2021 business archive graphic design web design
I don’t need to tell you that 2020 has been a crazy year. It’s certainly been a year of change resulting in us reflecting on our everyday lives and deciding what we need and don’t....
23 December 2020 freelancing personal business 2020
www.hellobonsai.com
I recently took part in a global survey by Hello Bonsai about the effects of Covid-19 on freelancers and independent designers/developers like myself. Here are the results.
13 May 2020 freelancing survey business
I’ve been using Grammarly for just over a year now, and it’s a tool that I use a lot! Not only has it improved my grammar, but it also ensures that any emails I send...
www.oberlo.com
Starting an online store is not as easy as some platforms make out. There are a lot of effort required in getting those first few sales. This article by Oberlo, covers the essentials.
2 January 2020 shopify ecommerce online store business
www.shopify.com.au
A great article about lessons learned from running online stores. If you’re a new business or are thinking of starting an online store, this is definitely worth a read.
youtu.be
An insightful video by Chris Do about business partners, and one that related very well to my own personal experiences and circumstances. Definitely worth a watch.
20 October 2019 business
I’ve been a LinkedIn member for a long, long time and I know some people who use it a lot for absolutely everything, but it never grew on me. I’m surprised it’s taken me so...
It’s been approximately 18 months since I resigned from Project Octo, the agency I co-founded back in Manchester, so I thought I’d share a few things I learned during my experiences. Project Octo was running...
I first used Linnworks over ten years ago for a Bristol based superstore who wanted to integrate all their online and offline sales channels into one manageable system. 2009 At the time, Linnworks was for...
30 January 2019 ecommerce development business
This year has been a significant change for me personally and a very challenging experience. In December 2017, I resigned as Director/Co-founder of Manchester-based companies Project Octo Ltd and Shopit Commerce Ltd because I wasn’t...
21 December 2018 freelancing personal business shopit
I have quite a few UK based clients, so when I moved to Melbourne, Australia with my family in 2016, I wasn’t sure how my working week would go. Working during the night while the...
3 October 2018 business freelancing remote working
Shopify is a popular ecommerce platform which powers over 600,000 businesses across the world. It has some great features and a very well designed admin that makes running your store a breeze. Is it the...
Nowadays there’s a subscription for everything and it’s so easy to get carried away and sign up for everything you need to get your work done. But, the costs can quickly add up and before...
28 June 2018 freelancing business
If you’re reading this then you will already be aware of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that will be coming in to effect on 25 May 2018. The GDPR is the European Union’s new...
13 April 2018 business
Update: February 2018 Since this post was first written I have sold my ecommerce website - Desktop Designer. I’ll be working on a couple of new stores in the meantime which should be launching this...
As a small business owner, choosing the right website designer is an important decision; a good website can attract more business, but a bad one can do the opposite and drive away new prospects. The...
Created by Ketan Mistry, oleniuk.com has been included in the latest publication of the Web Design Index (8). The series is one of the most important publications in its field. Since its first edition in...
Despite the popularity of the Web, there are still many businesses out there that still do not have an internet presence. Typical reasons for not doing so are not knowing where to start or thinking...
4 March 2008 business web design
If you are in the process of finding a designer to build your website then hopefully this article will make you aware of my quality and high standards. I am passionate about design and only...
27 February 2008 web design freelance business