Resources
Practical guides for the tech you rely on.
Work through a move, understand a risk or decide what to build next. These guides give you a starting point and checks you can use, whether you do the work yourself or ask us to help.
Plan a move or protect your publication
Detailed checklists for hosting migrations and independent publishing, including WordPress and custom alternatives to Substack.
cPanel migration checklist: Virtualmin, Plesk and email
Plan a cPanel migration to Virtualmin or Plesk: backups, account mapping, mail, DNS, testing and rollback. A practical checklist before you switch hosting.
Read moreLeaving Substack: a migration guide
Move from Substack to WordPress or a custom site. Plan your archive, newsletter, paid memberships, redirects and launch with a practical migration checklist.
Read moreSecurity guide for independent journalists
Practical security for independent journalists: protect accounts, devices and sources, keep your publication online, and prepare for an incident.
Read moreLook after a business website
Understand the costs, prepare for problems and check the things that matter before you need them.
What does a website cost?
Compare DIY, freelance and managed options, including ongoing costs and what to ask before agreeing a build.
Read moreWhat to do if WordPress gets hacked
Contain the problem, preserve useful evidence, clean up and close the route back in.
Read moreCheck your backups actually restore
A backup job succeeding is only the beginning. Work out what you need to recover and test the result.
Read moreBusiness email: SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Understand the DNS records that help receiving mail services recognise legitimate senders.
Read moreReduce repetitive admin
Start with a useful process, then choose the tools and support it needs.