Where small businesses quietly lose money
Plain-English notes from a former IT & security leader on the leaks most owners can't see - pricing, wasted software, and follow-up that drops the ball - and what to do about them.
Your website works. For you.
A site that loads fine every time the owner checks it, and a blank page for everyone else - how it happens, and why you'd be the last to know.
Read the article →Your two-factor was on. They got in anyway.
Two-factor is real protection, but it isn't a wall. How attackers get into business email anyway, and why resetting the password doesn't get them out.
Read the article →Your company passwords are in a spreadsheet, aren't they
Almost every small business keeps its logins in one shared file - here's the risk that hides in plain sight, and what to use instead.
Read the article →Windows 10 hit end of life. Here's what that means for your business
Security updates stopped in October 2025 - what that costs you, what Extended Security Updates are worth, and how to find out where you stand.
Read the article →The admin account nobody meant to create
How small businesses lose control of their own Microsoft 365 tenant - and the one deletion that locks you out for good.
Read the article →Your email has been going out unauthenticated for years
SPF, DKIM and DMARC in plain English - and why turning them on in the wrong order silently kills your invoices.
Read the article →How a local venue found ~$100K a year it was quietly losing
A marketing "audit" told them to post more on social media. The real problem was hiding in the numbers.
Read the case study →Most business "audits" only look at half your business
More leads won't fix underpricing, wasted software, or inquiries that die in your inbox. Look at the other half first.
Read more →Find the money, then build the fix
Most consultants hand you a report and leave. Most web designers can't do the analysis. Here's why I do both.
Read more →Three places almost every small business overpays for software
The average small business wastes about a quarter of its software spend. Here's how to claw it back this week.
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