Resource Cafe

Grab a coffee and relax…

Need help with your WordPress website?

Come and join me and other business owners just like you in the WordPress Cafe. It’s a FREE WordPress Support and Help Facebook Group where you can ask your WordPress questions – without the fear of being judged or ridiculed by smarty pants developers. There’s no dumb question in this cafe, just support from like-minded business owners.

The Resource Cafe isn’t like your typical cafe. Sadly, there’s no coffee or cake available for purchase, but there’s plenty of resources to consume while having that all important coffee break.

The Resource Cafe is here to help you with your WordPress website and your business. Having been there done that with setting up 2 businesses, I can shed a little more light than most. I’ve made the mistakes and happy to share them to you, so you can hopefully have a slightly smoother journey.

My blogs cover various tips, tricks and how-to’s on websites as well as business thoughts, advice and reflections. You’ll also find links to various business tools and platforms I use and recommend to help with making business life that bit easier.

And of course, it’s relaxed enough to consume with your coffee and cake in your morning tea break. 😉

7 Must have plugins for your wordpress websites by belinda owen

7 Must Have WordPress Plugins

Building a WordPress website might seem daunting, but with a bit of guidance and know how, you can build yourself a WOW! website that both your visitors and Google will love. One of the aspects that I find confuses people the most about WordPress is the plugins. Which ones are best? Which ones do I really need? I’ve broken them down into my top 7 plugins that go onto almost every website. They are all FREE and so is my checklist!

7 Must have plugins for your wordpress websites by belinda owen

Optimising Your Site For SEO Checklist

Is your website geared for SEO? While SEO is a long tunnel and quite complex, there’s a few quick wins you can do to your website that will help tame the SEO beast. This checklist will get you started on the simpler things you can do to help improve your website SEO.

protect your website with legal123 website legal business package

Website Legal Package - Legal123

Website privacy policies, T&Cs and disclaimers should be on your website. It’s actually law in Australia to have a privacy policy if you collect personal details on your website – which is 90% of most websites. I know all to well that most small businesses don’t have the collateral up front to spend thousands of dollars on legals, so this is the next best thing. These documents have been put together by Australian lawyers for Australian law. Of course having these documents drawn up for your business professionally is the perfect world, these will hold you in good stead until you’re in the position to invest more. Use this link to access the online business package.

7 Must have plugins for your wordpress websites by belinda owen

Legal Documents For Business

Having your legal ducks in a row is essential for business owners. Lawpath is an Australian online legal firm that can provide a central point for your business legals as well as helping business start ups with registrations and other services. You can try them out for free and then upgrade if they’re a good fit, or just all in and join up and get access to over 400 legal documents and cover your butt with properly set up website legals from the start.

7 Must have plugins for your wordpress websites by belinda owen

Google Workspace (the old G Suite)

I love using Google products for my business. My business email is through Google Workspace and I use Drive for storing all my business assets as well as document sharing with clients. Having a one stop shop for your storage, emails and more makes you more organised and it’s a small price to pay to look more professional. Sign up for as little as $10 a month. This is my recommendation for business email addresses as well. 

From My Blog…

Is your website sluggish? Your images could be to blame.

Is your website sluggish? Your images could be to blame.

Let's talk image optimisation for websites. We all love a website with big, bright images that stand out with the look-at-me vibe. But those big, beautiful images could be slowing your site down big time and affecting your SEO (Search Engine Optimisation). When...

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My Top 3 Plugins That Will Absolutely Save Your Sanity

My Top 3 Plugins That Will Absolutely Save Your Sanity

You might be hoping that the more you know about WordPress and websites, the less anxious you get when it comes to updates and tinkering around. Thankfully, that's mostly true. With experience comes confidence and with confidence comes less anxiety and less tummy...

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What To Look For When Hiring a Web Designer

What To Look For When Hiring a Web Designer

Woohoo! You've made the gruelling decision to invest in your business with a new website. So what comes next? When it comes to investing in a business website, there are a few things you need to work out first before you go on the hunt for a web designer. In the very...

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