https://saliemtalash.com/notes/Notes by Saliem Talash on websites, business email and running a small business, each with sources and a plain disclosure of AI assistance.en-CASat, 17 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://saliemtalash.com/notes/a-twenty-minute-monthly-website-check/https://saliemtalash.com/notes/a-twenty-minute-monthly-website-check/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMTA repeatable routine for checking links, forms, backups, renewals, analytics and updates once a month, with a time limit that tells you when to stop.https://saliemtalash.com/notes/accessibility-basics-for-a-small-business-website/https://saliemtalash.com/notes/accessibility-basics-for-a-small-business-website/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMTEight checks, taken from the W3C's WCAG 2.2 guidance, that you can run in about an hour with only a browser and a keyboard, and what to do when one fails.https://saliemtalash.com/notes/an-about-page-that-earns-trust/https://saliemtalash.com/notes/an-about-page-that-earns-trust/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMTWhat a small business About page should say, a checklist of facts you can verify before publishing them, and the common claims you are better off leaving out.https://saliemtalash.com/notes/backups-for-a-small-website/https://saliemtalash.com/notes/backups-for-a-small-website/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMTWhat a small website needs copied (files, database, content and DNS records), the 3-2-1 idea in plain words, how to test a restore, and what to put in a handover.https://saliemtalash.com/notes/email-at-your-own-domain-spf-dkim-dmarc/https://saliemtalash.com/notes/email-at-your-own-domain-spf-dkim-dmarc/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMTWhat the three email-authentication records do, why a website contact form can end up in spam without them, and a safe order for setting them up and checking them.https://saliemtalash.com/notes/how-to-write-a-website-brief/https://saliemtalash.com/notes/how-to-write-a-website-brief/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMTA one-page brief that a designer or builder can quote from and work to, covering goal, audience, main action, pages, content owners and scope, with a template to fill in.https://saliemtalash.com/notes/owning-and-renewing-a-domain-name/https://saliemtalash.com/notes/owning-and-renewing-a-domain-name/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMTWho actually holds a domain, which account settings protect it, and a renewal timeline to follow so the name does not lapse or get moved without you.