This Week with Taylor & Gordon

Apple surprise announcement, releasing the M3 chip and new Mac Book Pro’s Accessibility – for websites Check your website to make sure it is accessible for all users Link descriptions – image alt. text – checking colour contrast Wave – Checker – https://wave.webaim.org/ Auto-create Alternative Image Text – alttext.ai Accessibility YouTube Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILkXz-PYJxM Informed ... Read more

PTSN is being shut down in December 2025 Copper lines will no longer work ChessICT – https://chessict.co.uk/ – Suggested SOGEA – Single Order Generic Ethernet Access Broadband without a telephone line VOIP telephone lines Promises huge speed increases 80 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up 5 year contract !! – who knows what will happen ... Read more

Taylor’s Trip to Macedonia 12 Months of Coffee Differences in working over there Not a lot of English speaking Macedonians Spending time with colleagues Balloon Twisting website – https://www.balloontwisting.co.uk Drop-shipping Balloons Problems areas are – no stock for an extended period – having to pack orders myself If your supplier goes away, then you have ... Read more

Brand new set !!! Taking Time Off – we are in Alton Towers Don’t go Groundhog Day… Working 7 days a week isn’t a great way to be productive Spent time in the Water Park, and 9 Hole, 18 Hold Mini Golf Rollercoaster Restaurant for dinner Giving yourself some time and space you can think ... Read more

2024 Child Theme Updating WordPress starter site Speeds up development by setting lots of defaults, plugins etc. Also keeps you consistent by re-using settings through sites Makes it easier to change things in the future with this consistency Starter site is updated throughout the year Updated to Sonoma Hosted and arranged the local community day ... Read more

LMS – Learning Management System Software for running websites offering for sale or for free, courses, video, audio or written Just like Udemy – https://www.udemy.com/ Moving courses from one website and LMS to a different website and LMS Tutor LMS – https://www.themeum.com/product/tutor-lms/ Giving a free course as a bonus for my deluxe party package Online ... Read more

Lots of rain this week New Tutorial – for snippet club as a one off – https://snippetclub.com/products/dynamic-template-tags/#checkout Dynamic Template Tags Watch Kyle’s video on the tutorial – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLvmzcxSo70 Supports Options pages, query params, hooks, etc. Listening to customers opinions so you can make informed business decisions Not wanting to sabotage subscription customers Striking at the ... Read more

London for shows, Grease and Mrs Doubtfire Apple Announcements – new iPhone 15 and Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 USB connectors, including AirPods cases – watches are carbon neutral Easier to repair iPhone 15 back screen Trip to Amsterdam – 12 Months of Coffee Visited “Coffee” shops and outside of Anne Frank’s house The ... Read more

Selling things on Facebook marketplace Delivering Designs Recording a video for explanation purposes Be specific on what feedback you want Customers can get in your own way when they look at designs Link to the newsletter – https://designbread.com/mockup-mistakes/ Accounts The more you do the cheaper it will be, so create a process Planning ahead to ... Read more

Trip to Berlin – great transport system Trip to Rhodes in Greece Grasping Opportunities when they happen Take them through the stages – interest, by showing them what you do, and leading them to desire – taking your contact details Making balloon animals for the children of my car cleaners (who are very good) – ... Read more