How to get serious about play and find more joy in your life. — Why is finding time for fun so difficult? We’ve all got to do lists a mile long, and between trying to eat healthy, go to the gym, call our parents, be a good friend, climb that career ladder and BE PRODUCTIVE, it’s easy to forget about the things we enjoy. …

I’m ready to do the work! So why can’t I get started? My 5-step formula for beating procrastination. — I’ve been interested in starting a business for a loooooong time. I’ve spent hours listening to business podcasts, researching online marketing and trawling Pinterest for inspiration. I’d absorb information and feel so excited. But when I sat down and tried to create something I’d feel apathetic. Why should I waste…

A beginners guide to targeting cold traffic You already know that social media advertising is a powerful way to connect with your audience and make sales. You’re interested in expanding your audience, but where do you start? Whenever you look for expert advice online, they say ‘Well, it depends. You’ll…

If you own a business, you want to make sales. And if you want to make sales, beyond word of mouth referrals, you need to advertise. When you’ve got a limited advertising budget you want to make sure you get the best return on your investment. …

How to find compassion and empathy when you don’t think you can. — I learned recently about a form of self-care that has absolutely changed my life. I believe it’s the most critical thing we can do to practice self love. It’s going to make some of you mad. Because I believe that the best way you can love yourself is to learn…

A simple guide to quickly improve your designs — Design and development are sometimes thought of as two very opposite disciplines — one is creative and one is logical. Developers can get stuck in this trap, avoiding design because they ‘aren’t creative’ and getting paralysed when they inevitably have to make a minor design decision. I wrote this blog…

Upgrade your Wordpress forms to collect verified addresses from New Zealand and Australia This tutorial will show you how to collect verified addresses for BOTH New Zealand and Australia. If you are interested in enabling the widget for just one country see this post. If you are reading this we…

Upgrade your Wordpress forms to collect verified addresses from New Zealand or Australia This tutorial will show you how to collect verified addresses for EITHER New Zealand or Australia. If you are interested in enabling the widget for both countries see this post. If you are reading this we will…

Hi, I’m Kate! I’ve been working as a web development intern at Abletech for the last two months. Recently I’ve been investigating using React together with Ruby on Rails. My task was to discover common ‘gotchas’ and figure out what it would take to use React in our next project. …