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The Knowledge Vault

Practical insights for running your business online.

The Knowledge Vault is where you’ll find straightforward advice on websites, marketing, and strategy, written for real small business owners who want to understand what works (and skip what doesn’t).

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Good looks won’t save a website that can’t sell

The first website I ever built was, honestly, pretty ugly. At the time, I thought it was a masterpiece. It had all the right colours,…

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Sonia Skewes Website Refresh

A website redesign for trauma-informed therapist Sonia Skewes. With clear service structure, authentic storytelling and a streamlined booking path, this site reflects genuine care and professional depth while making connection easy.

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Creating your first content upgrade (and sharing the process)

I’ll be honest. I’ve never had a freebie or content upgrade on my site. I’ve helped clients create them for years but never managed to…

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Consistency in marketing (and why it’s so bloody hard)

I’m just going to say it: I struggle with consistency. There. It’s out. I know what we should be doing, batching content, planning ahead, scheduling…

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Lea Farrow Website Redesign

A full site refresh for Lea Farrow, moving from Bakery Builder to Divi for a modern, flexible and easy-to-manage website. Clean design, earthy branding and a collaborative build that gave Lea full confidence using her new platform.

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Using humour in your marketing without losing credibility

I love making people laugh. There’s nothing better than when someone reads a post or watches a reel and actually chuckles. It makes business feel…

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