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Freelance web analyst, and writer of how-to guides for digital marketing and product people. A dash of technical SEO, a sprinkle of ad ops. Lives at https://www.technicallyproduct.co.uk
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Folks, you’re not going to believe this, but
February 15, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Folks, you’re not going to believe this, but
My 'Complete guide to Google Search Console' over on the Wix SEO Hub has been updated and expanded for 2026! It now covers the Insights report, the granularity selector, annotations and much more new goodness www.wix.com/seo/learn/re...
Google Search Console: Your complete guide to GSC in 2026
Unlock the potential of Google Search Console for SEO: Comprehensive guidance on starting, understanding reports, and leveraging integrations.
www.wix.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:51 AM
My 'Complete guide to Google Search Console' over on the Wix SEO Hub has been updated and expanded for 2026! It now covers the Insights report, the granularity selector, annotations and much more new goodness www.wix.com/seo/learn/re...
Why do we say 24/7/365 and not 24/7/52? Or just 24/365?
February 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Why do we say 24/7/365 and not 24/7/52? Or just 24/365?
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If you are a WaPost journalist who lost your job today and want a comped annual subscription to Typebar let me know (matt @ typebarmagazine dot com)
I'm sorry I can't offer you a full-time job because you deserve that and more.
I'm sorry I can't offer you a full-time job because you deserve that and more.
February 4, 2026 at 4:59 PM
If you are a WaPost journalist who lost your job today and want a comped annual subscription to Typebar let me know (matt @ typebarmagazine dot com)
I'm sorry I can't offer you a full-time job because you deserve that and more.
I'm sorry I can't offer you a full-time job because you deserve that and more.
My 11-year-old daughter arranged a "phone-free family day" yesterday. Everyone's phones went into a box for the entire day. We all found ourselves being not only more sociable but also more active - we even found time to hang some curtains, a job we'd been meaning to do for ages. Would recommend.
February 2, 2026 at 9:09 AM
My 11-year-old daughter arranged a "phone-free family day" yesterday. Everyone's phones went into a box for the entire day. We all found ourselves being not only more sociable but also more active - we even found time to hang some curtains, a job we'd been meaning to do for ages. Would recommend.
Today I learned that analytics tools sometimes report iPads as OS X devices rather than iOS devices. Here's Mixpanel reporting on a device that I'm 99% sure is an iPad - note the portrait aspect ratio #analytics
January 29, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Today I learned that analytics tools sometimes report iPads as OS X devices rather than iOS devices. Here's Mixpanel reporting on a device that I'm 99% sure is an iPad - note the portrait aspect ratio #analytics
Them: "Would you like an email receipt?"
Me: "Sure, where's the harm"
Me: "Sure, where's the harm"
January 26, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Them: "Would you like an email receipt?"
Me: "Sure, where's the harm"
Me: "Sure, where's the harm"
This year I'm tracking the time I spend working for all my clients, even the ones I charge per project rather than per hour. Just for my own insight I mean. I suspect that some of my projects are not as worthwhile as I think they are once I take into account all the time involved! #freelancing
January 24, 2026 at 10:40 AM
This year I'm tracking the time I spend working for all my clients, even the ones I charge per project rather than per hour. Just for my own insight I mean. I suspect that some of my projects are not as worthwhile as I think they are once I take into account all the time involved! #freelancing
It troubles me that the US has time zones called Eastern and Pacific. Why not Atlantic and Pacific? Or Eastern and Western?!
January 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM
It troubles me that the US has time zones called Eastern and Pacific. Why not Atlantic and Pacific? Or Eastern and Western?!
I'm really not a fan of report builders that automatically save your changes (like GA4's Explorations). I tend to forget this is a thing, make a bunch of changes while I'm exploring the data, then struggle to get back to my original useful report! It's even worse when it's a report you've shared
January 14, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I'm really not a fan of report builders that automatically save your changes (like GA4's Explorations). I tend to forget this is a thing, make a bunch of changes while I'm exploring the data, then struggle to get back to my original useful report! It's even worse when it's a report you've shared
Politics aside, I'm not sure that giving *everyone* in Greenland $100,000 would do much good. Want to use it to help buy a house? Guess what, there are no more houses than before and all the other potential buyers are $100k richer too
January 12, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Politics aside, I'm not sure that giving *everyone* in Greenland $100,000 would do much good. Want to use it to help buy a house? Guess what, there are no more houses than before and all the other potential buyers are $100k richer too
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a tech conference panel about deepfakes and DEI called "why the wrong face"
January 11, 2026 at 1:44 PM
a tech conference panel about deepfakes and DEI called "why the wrong face"
Overall I'm sceptical about gen AI, but I have found it really helpful for troubleshooting some specific IT issues this week. As a kind of "have you also thought about this?" engine it has its place. But then I work for myself so don't have an IT team or indeed any colleagues to badger!
January 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Overall I'm sceptical about gen AI, but I have found it really helpful for troubleshooting some specific IT issues this week. As a kind of "have you also thought about this?" engine it has its place. But then I work for myself so don't have an IT team or indeed any colleagues to badger!
Finally got around to adding a Bluesky social media icon to my website! Made use of a guide I wrote just over a year ago... thank you, previous me www.technicallyproduct.co.uk/social-media...
New social media icon set for Oxygen - Bluesky, Mastodon and more | Technically Product
Download and add social media icons for Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads and Discord to your Oxygen WordPress website.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Finally got around to adding a Bluesky social media icon to my website! Made use of a guide I wrote just over a year ago... thank you, previous me www.technicallyproduct.co.uk/social-media...
My watchword for 2026 is going to be 'balance'. I had a busy year work-wise in 2025, for which I'm grateful, but it threw everything else off kilter slightly. Time to give my family, friends, health and home a bit more TLC!
December 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My watchword for 2026 is going to be 'balance'. I had a busy year work-wise in 2025, for which I'm grateful, but it threw everything else off kilter slightly. Time to give my family, friends, health and home a bit more TLC!
The tune to 'Somewhere Only We Know', but with the words 'Eating More Prosciutto'
December 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The tune to 'Somewhere Only We Know', but with the words 'Eating More Prosciutto'
I've been trying to work out what bugs me about AI-generated content on LinkedIn, and I've finally realised... it's too staccato. It all reads like this to me:
Something something X.
Not just X, but also Y.
No active verb.
Not A, not B, but C.
Because when you C, D.
Noun, noun, adjective noun.
X.
Something something X.
Not just X, but also Y.
No active verb.
Not A, not B, but C.
Because when you C, D.
Noun, noun, adjective noun.
X.
December 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I've been trying to work out what bugs me about AI-generated content on LinkedIn, and I've finally realised... it's too staccato. It all reads like this to me:
Something something X.
Not just X, but also Y.
No active verb.
Not A, not B, but C.
Because when you C, D.
Noun, noun, adjective noun.
X.
Something something X.
Not just X, but also Y.
No active verb.
Not A, not B, but C.
Because when you C, D.
Noun, noun, adjective noun.
X.
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For the data folk out there doing all the thankless work that keep companies afloat:
- cleaning dirty data
- maintaining leaky pipes
- building out dashboards so ppl can export to Excel
- explaining why reports don't match, etc etc
I see you. I appreciate you. You are better than any AI tool.
- cleaning dirty data
- maintaining leaky pipes
- building out dashboards so ppl can export to Excel
- explaining why reports don't match, etc etc
I see you. I appreciate you. You are better than any AI tool.
December 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
For the data folk out there doing all the thankless work that keep companies afloat:
- cleaning dirty data
- maintaining leaky pipes
- building out dashboards so ppl can export to Excel
- explaining why reports don't match, etc etc
I see you. I appreciate you. You are better than any AI tool.
- cleaning dirty data
- maintaining leaky pipes
- building out dashboards so ppl can export to Excel
- explaining why reports don't match, etc etc
I see you. I appreciate you. You are better than any AI tool.
Every year I listen to my Spotify Wrapped and think "wow, I've got great taste." Somehow it's always a surprise that I like the same music as myself
December 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Every year I listen to my Spotify Wrapped and think "wow, I've got great taste." Somehow it's always a surprise that I like the same music as myself
OK, I've just informed my clients of a rate increase for next year. After five years of freelancing, this is the first time I've done it in an organised way across all my clients - until now it has been rather ad hoc. #freelancelife
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
OK, I've just informed my clients of a rate increase for next year. After five years of freelancing, this is the first time I've done it in an organised way across all my clients - until now it has been rather ad hoc. #freelancelife
Harnham's long-standing 'Data & Analytics' salary guide is now called the 'Data & AI' salary guide. Sign of the times! www.harnham.com/data-ai-sala...
Data & AI Salary Guides - Harnham
The Harnham Data & AI Salary Guides. With unique insights from over 9,000 participants covering the UK, US, and the EU
www.harnham.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Harnham's long-standing 'Data & Analytics' salary guide is now called the 'Data & AI' salary guide. Sign of the times! www.harnham.com/data-ai-sala...
For me, this is low-key horrific. I want to leave a review by writing a review! Probably "Form" is the least bad option but it still forces me to follow their preferred structure, not my own.
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
For me, this is low-key horrific. I want to leave a review by writing a review! Probably "Form" is the least bad option but it still forces me to follow their preferred structure, not my own.
Just spent five minutes totally failing to remove a stray right border on a cell in a spreadsheet. Turns out it was a left border on the adjacent cell #genius
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Just spent five minutes totally failing to remove a stray right border on a cell in a spreadsheet. Turns out it was a left border on the adjacent cell #genius
Just emailed my local public library gently suggesting that they don't need to stock 59 James Patterson novels and might want to consider a wider variety of authors. The library is literally one room in a sports centre and the Pattersons take up an entire shelf of it. Is the librarian a super fan?
November 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Just emailed my local public library gently suggesting that they don't need to stock 59 James Patterson novels and might want to consider a wider variety of authors. The library is literally one room in a sports centre and the Pattersons take up an entire shelf of it. Is the librarian a super fan?
One of my biggest Windows peeves is being unable to rename a folder because a file within that folder is open. Is that fixed in Windows 11? Seems doubtful
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
One of my biggest Windows peeves is being unable to rename a folder because a file within that folder is open. Is that fixed in Windows 11? Seems doubtful