Blog

Useful stuff for people who run a business.

Plain how-tos for getting paid, getting found and getting home on time. No hype, nothing dressed up as a miracle.

Websites

How to get your code out of Lovable (free, on any plan)

Connect GitHub, download the zip, and your app is yours to host anywhere. Five minutes, no paid plan.

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Websites

Lovable alternatives: where to take your app next

Three honest options, depending on whether you want to keep prompting, own the code, or just have it run.

5 min read
Websites

Do I need a website if I have a Facebook page?

The honest answer is “probably, yes”. Here’s why, and what the smallest useful one looks like.

4 min read
Email marketing

Email subject lines that get opened (and the ones that don’t)

Short, specific, and sounding like a person. With examples to steal.

4 min read
Social media

How often should a small business post on social media?

Less than you think. Pick a number you can keep, and keep it.

4 min read
Email marketing

How to write a newsletter for your small business (that people open)

One useful thing, one bit of news, one ask. Here’s the shape, and a template.

5 min read
Social media

What to post on social media when you run a small business

Six kinds of post that work for real businesses, and where to find them in your week.

5 min read
Websites

Why isn’t my website getting me customers?

Usually one of five things, and most of them are words, not design.

5 min read
Getting paid

How to chase an unpaid invoice (without sounding desperate)

Three emails, in order, word for word, and what to do when they don’t work.

5 min read
Getting paid

How to follow up on a quote (the email that gets a reply)

When to send it, what to say, and why one question beats three paragraphs.

4 min read
Google & local SEO

How to get more Google reviews (without begging)

Ask at the right moment, with a link that works. That’s most of it.

5 min read
Getting paid

How to make an invoice: what it must say, and what’s optional

The lines every invoice needs, the ones that get you paid faster, and a free maker.

4 min read
Google & local SEO

How to reply to a bad review (and not make it worse)

Wait an hour, keep it short, take it offline. A template for the ones that sting.

5 min read
AI, explained

What is an AI agent? A plain-English answer

A to-do list that does itself, after you say yes. No robots in this one.

4 min read
Google & local SEO

Why doesn’t my business show up on Google?

Seven boring reasons, and the fix for each. Most take an afternoon.

6 min read
Flexi, the FlexOS cat

Rather not do it yourself?

Tell Flexi what keeps you at work late. He does it every week, and asks before anything goes out.