I have been saying forever that a website is never truly "finished" and I know that for a business that has just gone through a massive build, that is probably not what you want to hear right now. Humour me for a minute or two. One of my favourite things about the medium of a website is that it does have a moment where you hit publish and release your new creation into the world. And yes, you do have to get it to a level of finished before you do that. But after you do, there is no rule that...

I have a rule. When I receive an email that makes my blood boil (the kind that deserves a reply written entirely in capital letters) I sit on it. At least 24 hours. Sometimes 48. I draft the response, I let it breathe, and then I come back to it with something resembling perspective. I apply the same rule to writing. If I sit down and the words are coming out dripping in sarcasm (which is 80% of the time), I close the laptop. I come back when I can say what I actually mean. I was in the...

I have a confession to make ... I always judge a book by its cover. As an avid reader and absolute bookworm I would like to clarify this statement; the cover is not my only consideration when deciding whether I like a book enough to purchase it, but it is the first step. Once the cover has grabbed my attention, these are the steps that come next in my decision making process ... I read the blurb If I find that interesting I open the book and read a page (... or 4) If those opening pages...