Reducing distractions on my laptop using separate user profiles
Splitting my production and management software into separate user profiles to help me focus on my work.
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The start of a new digital minimalism journey!
Read Digital Minimalism Part 4: The Return!Simple digital privacy tips
Advice for making your online life a little more private including recommendations for privacy-focussed web browsers, email, search engines, analytics and more!
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How big tech companies stopped data mining and started handing out shovels instead.
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A fast loading website will keep your customers happy, improve your SEO and lower your carbon footprint.
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Website analytics is a very useful tool for studying how people use your website, but the onslaught of data can be intimidating. This guide will walk you through the key analytics metrics and how to interpret them, including page views, bounce rates and acquisition stats.
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Is the idea of an eco-friendly website just a myth? This article considers the more realistic concept of low-carbon web design, including insights into efficient website development, thoughtful SEO and conscious content strategy.
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Is it time to stop endlessly chasing bigger numbers and instead focus on designing your website for your right audience rather than a mass audience?
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Thinking about taking those first steps towards digital minimalism? If you’d like to spend less time on social media and your smartphone, here are some digital detox tips to help improve your digital wellbeing.
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Tips for reducing your use of Google products and the data they collect, including recommended privacy-focussed alternatives for Chrome, Google Search and Google Analytics.
Read Ethical Alternatives to Google ProductsHow environmentally friendly is your website?
Our digital carbon footprint is an obvious consideration, but it is difficult to quantify the impact of intangible digital products. Just how much energy does running a website use and how can we reduce our impact on the environment?
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My thoughts on switching to using Fathom; a simple, privacy focussed website analytics software that is an ethical alternative to Google Analytics.
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It’s been (almost) six months since I started practising Digital Minimalism and stripped back my digital tech use in search of less anxiety and more focused productivity.
Read Digital Minimalism Part 3: Six Months LaterThe weird nostalgic romance of deleting old emails
Clearing out your old emails is a great way to reduce your digital carbon footprint. Get ready for a trip down memory lane!
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Practical tips to make digital life more eco-friendly including spring cleaning your online accounts and making your website more efficient.
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Having now finished the ‘digital decluttering’ period, I wanted to report back on how it’s gone and how it has affected both me and my business.
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I’m exploring Cal Newport’s philosophy of Digital Minimalism using less technology with more purpose and none of the distractions.
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Everyone can do with a digital detox from time to time! Thoughts on why I’ve been going back to basics with a ‘dumb phone’ on evenings and weekends.
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Join me as I don my tinfoil hat and watch The Social Dilemma, the terrifying documentary about the impact social media is having on society.
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A tutorial for developers to learn how to set up local PHP development environments for building your websites using WAMP server.
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