Posts by Chris Webb

As of 1 May 2026, some new privacy rules took effect in New Zealand. The Privacy Amendment Act 2025 brings a number of updates to NZ’s existing privacy laws, including some new requirements…

“File appears to be malicious or unsafe”. A dozen or so of those messages in an email from a client’s website is not what I want to see of an afternoon

If you’ve spent any time looking into marketing or CRM tools, you’ve almost certainly come across HubSpot. Over the past two decades, HubSpot has become one of the most complete business platforms on…

Website maintenance may not be the most exciting aspect of owning a website, but it is a really important one. Just like any key part of your business or organisation, your website works…

It’s a common scenario: your website is starting to show its age, the last rebuild was some time last decade, and your team is debating whether to tweak it or tear it down.…

We’ve all heard the stories about websites being attacked, hacked, breached and otherwise messed up. Having cleaned up and rebuilt my share of hacked sites, I’ve seen the most common security mistakes time…

There’s a bewildering array of options available for businesses wanting to sell products online. In this series we will take a look at the most popular eCommerce platforms, to help you decide which…

Website grading tools have come a long way over recent years. The days of just measuring ‘page speed’ are long gone; modern tools now provide sophisticated reports showing measurements for every aspect of…

There’s a bewildering array of options available for businesses wanting to sell products online. In this series we will take a look at the most popular eCommerce platforms, to help you decide which…

I’ve recently been working on the search engine for a large, information-dense WordPress site. The Hawke’s Bay Knowledge Bank has more than 36,000 documents published and searchable, so there is a plenty of…

The ability to find and understand information really is one of the most valuable work and life skills you can have these days. Yes, I’m talking about ‘Google-fu’. Anyone can type something into…