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22/10/2026

🚨 WEBSITE OWNERS, A QUICK SECURITY HEADS UP! 🚨

If you've got a website, particularly one running on WordPress, this is worth checking!

Two serious security vulnerabilities have been reported affecting PHP, which is the software that helps power millions of websites.

Now, before anyone panics, this doesn't mean your website has been hacked! ❤️

The good news is that if you're using a reputable hosting provider, they should be managing PHP security updates at server level.

Here's what I'd recommend doing today:

✅ Contact your website hosting provider.

✅ Ask whether they've applied the latest PHP security patches relating to CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619.

✅ Check whether there's anything you need to do yourself.

And while you're at it, make sure your WordPress website, themes and plugins are up to date too!

💗 Not sure what PHP is?

Think of it as part of the engine that makes your website work. Your hosting company generally looks after that engine, while you look after the WordPress side of things.

My advice? Don't panic, just check.

A quick message to your hosting provider can give you peace of mind.

And please, don't start randomly changing PHP versions yourself. That's a fabulous way to turn a security check into a broken website. 😂

Who do you host your website with? 👇

20/10/2026

Being busy doesn't automatically mean you're building a successful business.

You can spend six hours choosing fonts, reorganising your Canva folders and tweaking your Instagram bio.

And still do absolutely nothing that brings you closer to a sale.

I've seen it so many times.

Being productive and being busy are two completely different things.

Ask yourself this:

Is what I'm doing today actually helping my business grow, or am I just avoiding the difficult stuff?

That one might sting a little. 👀

19/10/2026

UNPOPULAR OPINION: Some of you don't need more followers. You need a better business. 👀

There. I said it.

You're spending hours creating reels, jumping on trends, obsessing over views and wondering why nobody's buying.

But when someone actually clicks through to your website?

They can't work out what you sell.

Your prices are a mystery.

Your services are buried under six paragraphs about your passion.

And your contact button is playing hide and seek.

You're working your backside off getting people through the door, but you've forgotten to make sure there's something worth walking into.

More traffic won't fix a confusing website.

More followers won't fix an unclear offer.

And another Canva graphic certainly won't fix a customer journey that makes people want to throw their phone.

Before you spend another hour trying to beat the algorithm, go and look at your business through a customer's eyes.

Because being visible is one thing. Being easy to buy from is another.

And THAT is where you need to focus. 💚

12/10/2026

09/10/2026

A little note to myself today ❤️‍🩹

Some days you're smashing it. Other days, just getting through the day is enough.

I'm learning that it's okay to slow down, to make mistakes, to take a break and to not have everything figured out.

Progress isn't always about moving forward at full speed. Sometimes it's simply about not giving up.

And if you needed this reminder today too, this one's for you. 🩷

01/10/2026

You do not need 47 plugins to build your first WordPress website 🙄

You need the right plugins for what your website actually does.

In this video, I’m explaining which plugins help with SEO, Analytics, cookie consent and spam, plus which features SiteGround and Divi already provide.

Because installing unnecessary plugins creates more updates, more potential conflicts and more bloody tech overwhelm.

Want help building and managing your WordPress website without the tech waffle? Join me inside the WordPress Academy, the link is in my bio 💻

30/09/2026

Building a WordPress website is nowhere near as complicated as people make it sound.

You need a domain, hosting, WordPress, a theme and a few essential plugins.

That’s it.

With SiteGround, you can install WordPress in a few clicks. No downloading files, no complicated setup and no tech degree required.

Save this if you’re planning your first WordPress website 💻

30/09/2026

Building a business isn’t about finally reaching the point where you know everything.

I’ve been doing this for 19 years and I still try things that don’t work, change my mind, get things wrong, scrap ideas, start again and occasionally wonder what the hell I’m doing 😂
The difference is, I don’t see that as failure anymore.

That is business.

You learn. You adapt. You get better. You keep going.

And somewhere along the way, you realise you’ve built something that’s yours, through every messy version of it.

And that’s actually pretty bloody amazing. 💗

29/09/2026

A customer found a specific product on my website through ChatGPT, clicked directly through to the product page and bought it.

I haven’t actively promoted that website for around a year.

People aren’t only searching on Google anymore. They’re asking AI what to buy, who to work with and where to find it.

But AI can’t recommend your business if it can’t understand your website.

So, is your website ready to be found through AI search? 👀