Part 1: Getting started online

If you're a new business owner, chances are you're juggling a lot right now. Setting up your online presence shouldn't add to that stress. The good news is that you don't need to figure it all out at once. You just need a solid plan and the right tools in place. My name is Mathias. Over the past nine years, I've helped over 80 businesses get their online foundations right. Working at Threesides, a digital marketing agency in Canberra, I've seen every setup imaginable. Some are meticulously organised. Others are a bit of a mess. Most of the time, it's not the business owner's fault. These platforms simply don't make it easy to know where to start. That's what this article is for.

Plugin Review: Google Site Kit

Google Site Kit is a tool built by Google that allows for simple and straightforward integration of the key (free) tools that they offer for web admins – Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Page Speed Insights, Google AdSense, Google Search Console, and Google Optimize (just in case that sentence didn’t mention Google enough).

Tools I Use

Here's what I use for my day-to-day development.

The Threesides Approach to Domain, Web and Email Hosting

This article provides some information about how we approach web, email and domain hosting at Threesides. It also helps to explain some of the terms that get thrown around a lot and answer frequently asked questions.