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Last year I came across a HTML editor that’s really easy to use either for creating web pages from scratch or editing existing HTML pages, such as website templates.

I’ve been ‘playing’ with PageBreeze for a while and have been quite impressed by how easy it is to use. You can create and edit pages in the HTML or ‘normal’ (WYSIWYG) view, preview how it will look when published to the internet, easily add page title, description and keyword details and publish with FTP.

It also has a form editor which makes it easy to create forms if necessary.

Best of all … there’s a free version or a more advanced ‘cheap as chips’ version.

The basic Pagebreeze software is free for personal, not-for-profit and educational use. Or the more advanced version for business (or ‘for-profit’) use is only a one-off payment $29.95.

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If you don’t really need web development software with all the bells and whistles, it’s worth giving PageBreeze a try.

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Free Business Plan Template

December 29, 2009 · 1 comment

An important part of running a successful business is having a plan.

You may need a business plan to obtain finance and for contracts or agreements. Most importantly, you need it to determine your business’ viability, what you hope to achieve and how you will do so. You can also plan for challenges.

Preparing a business plan is something that scares or confuses a lot of small and micro-business owners, but it doesn’t need to be this way.

To help you out, I’ve decided to give away a comprehensive Business Plan Template to guide you through the planning process. Consider this my Welcome to 2010, special New Year’s gift to you.  :)

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There are a lot of agencies, departments and organisations around the world that are there to help small businesses – from planning and setting up your business, managing and growing it, through to closing or selling your business. But sometimes it’s hard to know where to look when you don’t really know what you’re looking for, right?

So to help you out, I’ve compiled a list – well, 6 lists in fact, of some of these organisations for you:

If you know of any others that should be included here, please email the details to me.

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The other day I was recommeded a book and decided that I wanted to have it. And of course, it was one of those times when you know you want something … and you want it NOW! But I wasn’t able to get to the shops for at least a few days and it was driving me crazy.

So I thought perhaps I could buy it online.

Sure enough, it was available online and if I ordered it straight away it should arrive within 10 days. But I couldn’t wait 10 days!

As luck would have it, the book was available on Audible. Now don’t get me wrong … there are times when nothing beats holding a physical book – especially if you’re lazing on the beach or by the pool. But when you want quick, easy access, you can’t beat the simplicity of logging into your Audible account, clicking a few buttons and downloading your book. All done within 5 minutes.

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Multi-Tasking Sucks!

September 16, 2009 · 0 comments

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A lot of people ask me for tips on how I manage to get so much done all the time. I’m more than happy to share my strategies, tips and ideas, but I thought it might make it easier for everyone if I wrote a guide about this very topic and gave it away freely.

So… introducing… Multi-Tasking Sucks! The High-Achiever’s Guide To Squeezing The Most Out Of Every Second.

I’ve also included lots of resources and tools that help me run my business efficiently.

If you’d like your copy of this brand new guide, go to Multi-Tasking Sucks! and simply enter your name and email address.  Once you’ve verified that you’d like a copy of this, you’ll receive an email giving you the link to download it.


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I’m not ashamed to say it … I’m a bit of a geek at heart. I love my gadgets and electronic toys, and I don’t mind watching movies traditionally thought of as ‘for geeks’. (Have you watched The Big Bang Theory? I love that show).

So I was over the moon when a friend of mine introduced me to the Think Geek store. Actually, she gave one of their catalogues to my teenage son but we ended up giggling, ‘oohing’ and ‘aahing’ through it together before going online to place an order… and sign up to their newsletter, of course!

If you’re into electronics and science gadgets, love watching Star Trek, Red Dwarf and Star Wars, or you just like cool new attachments and tools for your computer and iPhone, you might want to check them out too. They’ve even got stuff for ‘Geek Kids’. Best of all, half of my Christmas shopping is now done :)

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Where To Find Affordable Website Graphics

August 31, 2009

There’s no doubt about it – professional graphics can make a huge difference to your website, just as they do with print publications. But you don’t always want to go to a graphic artist every time you want a couple of general graphics to tizzy up your web page, do you?
Then again, it can be [...]

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My Cubicle

June 1, 2009

At the World Internet Summit, Australia, last March Sean Roach introduced us to this clip.
Thankfully I’ve been working from my home office for the last 11 years+ so I can’t really relate to it, but it brings back memories of an earlier job and makes me grateful for the job I have. I’ve watched this [...]

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WordPress Theme Review – Thesis

May 25, 2009

Earlier this year I began using the Thesis theme for WordPress. Until then I’d been using free WP themes and they were good.
However I couldn’t find a theme that had the exact layout I was after and so ended up installing a fairly generic one… and then pulling it to pieces and customising it. To [...]

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How To Make The Most Of Your WordPress Site

April 30, 2009

I have to admit it… I love WordPress.
In my work I’m often helping people set up and maintain their blog and I have no qualms about recommending WordPress.
Many people reading this would already know that the totally free option is WordPress.com, where your blog is hosted on WordPress’ server. This is a great option but, [...]

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