CategoryNews & Posts

23OCTOBER

I Got Scammed!

I got scammed! Yes, it’s true. I, like many others online have fallen victim to an online scam. Hopefully after this post you won’t fall victim to the same scam. It’s a clever little scam too (with a company called Inightcore), and I’ll be telling you about it, how it works and how it ended with me losing my money and PayPal siding with the scammer.

It all started on the 2nd August 2020, I was browsing some Facebook marketplace adverts (I find them amusing) and an advert popped up for a Cicret projection bracelet. I’ll paste the YouTube advert video below. Read more about I Got Scammed! …

21SEPTEMBER

Product Photography

Product photography, two words that put the fear into many small businesses. But can you do half-decent images yourself? What equipment do you need? How to take a product image? All will be (well hopefully) explained in this post.

Before I start, I need to make it clear I’m not a professional, I’m sure there’s plenty of professional photographers out there who would disagree with my methods, tell me I’m wrong. But they have the advantage of being a professional and the equipment, skills to match. Read more about Product Photography …

25JANUARY

Why you should never use these plug adapters!

We’ve all seen them. The travel adapter supplied by manufacturers, these deadly adapters should never be used. In this post I’ll explain why you should never use these plug adapters.

It’s also illegal (under the Plugs and Sockets Safety Regulations 1994) to receive an electrical item supplied without a UK 3 Pin BS 1363 plug attached. The UK electrical system comprises of a Live, Neutral and Earth cabling system. Read more about Why you should never use these plug adapters! …