Why did we choose WordPress.org for this blog and why is it different to WordPress.com? Here’s our take, along with the steps we took to set up this blog.
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We help busy individuals, freelancers, and small teams get organised and stay on top of things. With practical guides, interactive tools, and simple templates, we share real-world approaches that are easy, affordable, and designed to fit into your life.
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Monthly favourites — April 2019
April was filled with Easter Eggs and Anzac Cookies, among some of these other things!
What happened when I had an untouchable day
In this era of uber-connection, it’s not often that you’re completely unreachable by anyone. So I gave it a go.
Minimum Viable Product
How we developed a ‘minimum viable product’ for this website, and the questions we asked ourselves along the way.
Reflections on starting a side project
Let’s just call them projects, because “side” or otherwise, we’ve learned that to do well takes a lot of work!
How I use: Dropbox for iPhone photo storage and backup
Or in other words: how to stop clogging up your phone storage with photos, by taking them off your phone and putting them in Dropbox (cloud file hosting).
Monthly favourites — March 2019
Here’s what we got stuck into in March: what we listened to, watched, read and learned. Our monthly favourites, if you will!
Welcome to Jess Co (and how to create your own personal charter)
Imagine if you were a company: what are your brand pillars? What’s on your personal charter? What are the non-negotiable rules your “employees” must follow? Here Jess ponders how thinking of herself as a company might make some decisions much easier, and shares a free template for creating your own personal charter.
Monthly favourites — February 2019
February went by fast, but we managed to stop and smell the roses / watch TV / use apps / read. Here are a few of our favourite things!
What we’ve learned about turning off notifications on our phone
We turned off phone notifications to see what would happen and —spoiler alert— we’re keeping them off. Find out why you might turn notifications off too.
How to choose a website platform
There are a zillion platform options, but they’re not one size fits all. Here’s how we chose the platform for our website, and the questions we asked ourselves.
Forwarding to multiple addresses in Gmail
Gmail offers forwarding to one email at a time by default. Here’s how we got around it using forwarding addresses and filters.