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13/11/2024

What is "Bike-shedding"? You may have heard the term, but you've definitely seen it at work.

Find out what causes it, and how you can help prevent it derailing your project, meeting or workshop.

07/11/2024

⌛ ⏰ Less than 4 months to go until Umbraco 8's End of Life. That means no more security updates, and a high chance of v8 sites being targeted as vulnerabilities emerge.

There's no "best" upgrade path for sites on Umbraco 8 - every site is different. But there are often default options, all else being equal:

⚡ Fastest - Put up a new Umbraco 13 site and migrate essential content across. Probably best for small, simple sites. 2-3 Weeks tops.

🔐 Safest - Upgrade in place, carefully migrating or recreating any functionality. Couple months, but makes sure your site is good as new and everything works.

💷 Cheapest - possibly move to a lower-maintenance platform, reducing dev costs over time. Also a couple months, but over time could save you a ton if you don't need as much dev work.

Or visit www.UmbracoUpgrade.com, pop in your URL and we'll take a look and tell you what your best options are :)

21/10/2024

Not a big fan of AI, but don't want to miss out? For those of us who don't spend hours a day learning the latest AI tools, here's 5 AIs to complement your daily work, or give you new capabilities, WITHOUT a massive learning curve.

https://www.freshconstruct.com/blog/5-useful-ai-tools-for-people-who-dont-like-ai

If you just want the list:

📓 Notion AI - for general organization and notes
👨‍💼 Profile Picture Maker - for turning headshots into influencer-worthy profile pics
🗒 Afforai - for research papers, referencing, and extracting info from large texts
📸 Photoroom - for pro product photos, fast
🛠 Create.xyz - for instant niche web apps to solve specific problems

If you're not really into AI, here's some useful tools for beginners that don't need much practice, and make daily work a little easier.

18/10/2024

Still on Umbraco 8 and not convinced an upgrade to Umbraco 13 is the right solution? Here are 3 alternatives that'll get you great features, with roughly the same demand on resources:

💧 hashtag - for customization capabilities way beyond most other CMS platforms
⚗ hashtag - to take your personalization capabilities to dizzy heights
🛠 hashtag - to throw away half a dozen other tools and just use one thing for everything

What are the catches?

Well...

may mean you end up spending more on developers (but your Marketing staff will love it)
means you need someone who knows the tool well, and have great data collection already in place
tends to get you locked in to the Hubspot ecosystem. Which isn't bad on its own, but some parts may not suit or scale with your business well

Not sure where to go next? DM me for a free unbiased assessment of the top 3 CMS choices for your business or visit www.UmbracoUpgrade.com for a quick upgrade quote.

11/10/2024

has won itself some merit badges this year as it continues to prove itself a Leader in the enterprise and small business CMS space. The latest from G2, where it won a clutch of new badges for its usability, ease of implementation and user growth.

Just a few of the highlights this year:

💥Most Implementable
💥Highest User Adoption
💣Leader (Overall CMS Category)
💣Leader - Enterprise Europe
💣Leader - Enterprise overall

Nice work! That's Umbraco 13 though. If you're still on 7 or 8, your website (and the people who run it) probably aren't thrilled.

Only a few months left to get your old site upgraded before February 2025 - then V8 stops getting security updates and you start getting security alerts. 🚨

Not sure whether to upgrade or switch platforms? Put your site's URL in a comment below and we'll take a quick look, and give you a couple options to choose from - free of charge :)

Or if you'd like to see the numbers, visit UmbracoUpgrade.com, fill in your URL and we'll send you a quick upgrade quote.

18/09/2024

If you've been stuck on Umbraco 8 for a while, you're missing out on a whole world of improvements and features that'll make your life easier.

Here's 10 of the best, for both web devs and marketers.

See what's in it for you on our blog: https://www.freshconstruct.com/blog/10-cool-things-you-get-when-you-upgrade-from-umbraco-8-to-13

17/09/2024

Are you the lone web dev propping up an aging CMS? This one's for you (inspired by Mart Virkus)

08/09/2024

Do you need to get off Umbraco 8 before the February 2025 End-of-Life deadline? (Without tying up your dev team or spending a fortune on a new site?)

Between now and 17th September, We’re looking for 3 small businesses who are stuck on Umbraco 8 to participate in our fixed-fee Umbraco upgrade scheme.

We recently helped one non-profit client upgrade their large, complex Umbraco 8 site in under 2 months!

If of interest, send us a message using the button below, and I can fill you in on the details.

03/09/2024

Do you need to get off Umbraco 8 before the February 2025 End-of-Life deadline? (Without tying up your dev team or spending a fortune on a new site?)

Between now and 10th September, We’re looking for 3 small businesses who are stuck on Umbraco 8 to participate in our fixed-fee Umbraco upgrade scheme.

We recently helped one non-profit client upgrade their large, complex Umbraco 8 site in under 2 months!

If of interest, leave a comment below, and I can fill you in on the details.

21/08/2024

Struggling to choose a CMS for your new business website? Our handy flowchart will guide you to a foregone conclusion (not to be taken seriously. Especially if you like )

🔎 zoom in ;)

Want to know for real which CMS would suit you best? Leave a comment or send us an email below and we'll get in touch to have a look at your project!

https://lnkd.in/ecNkaezj

13/08/2024

"I've built lots of websites, I run two of my own online stores, how hard can this be?" Chase said as he started a three-day spiral of self-doubt that led to finally Googling what 'SMTP' stands for and writing two blog posts:

1️⃣ Part 1: Sending transactional emails from your site (using Mailchimp and WP SMTP): https://lnkd.in/eCTnFvD5

2️⃣ Part 2: Setting up some mailboxes and receiving emails https://lnkd.in/eBmZW3AY

08/08/2024

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