Saliem Talash
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Notes

Notes

Sourced notes on websites, business email and running a small business. Prepared with AI assistance. Examples are fictional unless stated.

  1. 01

    A twenty-minute monthly website check

    Websites4 min readA repeatable routine for checking links, forms, backups, renewals, analytics and updates once a month, with a time limit that tells you when to stop.A rolling wave field of bronze metal pins seen from above on a dark warm background
  2. 02

    Accessibility basics a small business can check itself

    Websites4 min readEight 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.A white satin ribbon twisted into a loop on a graphite gradient background
  3. 03

    An About page that earns trust without inventing proof

    Small business4 min readWhat 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.A thick anodised blue ring seen close from below against a warm charcoal background
  4. 04

    Backups for a small website: what, where and how often

    Websites4 min readWhat 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.A leaning stack of white ceramic discs separated by thin brass plates on a graphite gradient
  5. 05

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC for email at your own domain

    Email5 min readWhat 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.Close crop of a mirror-chrome twisted ribbon with magenta and cyan reflections on a near-black background
  6. 06

    How to write a one-page website brief

    Websites4 min readA 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.A field of black and brass glossy spheres of varied size seen from above on an olive-black background
  7. 07

    Owning and renewing a domain name without losing it

    Websites4 min readWho 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.A tunnel of nine black arches with a warm glow and steps at the far end on a warm charcoal background