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If you're using Google Workspace to send email from your domain, setting up your SPF (Sender Policy Framework) record properly is essential to prevent spoofing, improve email deliverability, and keep your messages out of the spam folder.
✅ In this episode, Charly walks through:
🛠️ The exact SPF value to add for Google Workspace
📌 The importance of updating an EXISTING SPF record in your DNS settings
⚠️ What to avoid—like having multiple SPF records
This step is often overlooked but makes a huge difference when it comes to email security and consistency. If you want to ensure your email is trusted, this episode is for you.
The record to ADD if you don't already have SPF entry in your DNS is:
v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all
If you have a SPF entry, edit the record and add the following before the ~all (or -all) at the end:
include:_spf.google.com
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Life is busy and there's just so many things to remember. What tools do you use to help you keep on top of ALL the things?
It's easy to react or respond quickly to messages and the like. It's better to do that mindfully. That's why I try to Practice The Pause.
Scam emails are getting sneakier — especially ones that pretend to be from Microsoft 365. In this episode, Charly breaks down a real phishing attempt forwarded by a client and explains why this time of year is peak season for attacks.
📌 You’ll learn:
✅ What red flags to spot in “Microsoft” scam emails
✅ Why end-of-year fatigue makes people easier targets
✅ The role of compromised WordPress sites in phishing
✅ What NOT to click and why even legit-looking messages can be fake
✅ How to build a safe process for checking suspicious emails
🛡️ If in doubt, always ask your tech team or support pro before clicking anything.
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Charly nearly fell for a scam email that looked like it came from Cloudflare — until he took a breath and had a proper look. In this episode, he walks through how he spotted it and what to do if you receive one just like it.
📌 You’ll learn:
✅ The telltale signs of a phishing email (even the sneaky ones)
✅ Why acting too quickly is a trap scammers count on
✅ What you should never click on without checking
✅ How to report scams and protect others
✅ Why even secure businesses can get hijacked
🔗 Check your domain’s safety with Charly’s recommended tool:
https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/scamcheck
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Think uploading big, beautiful photos helps your website? It might be slowing it down and killing your SEO.
In this episode, Charly dives deep into how compressing and resizing your images can drastically improve your page load speed, boost search rankings, and lower bandwidth use — all without sacrificing quality.
📌 You’ll discover:
✅ The difference between lossy and lossless compression
✅ Why image size impacts SEO, bandwidth, and mobile user experience
✅ Which formats to use: JPEG, PNG, WebP, or AVIF?
🛡️ Real tools to optimize:
- TinyPNG, ImageOptim, Smush for WordPress
- Lazy loading, responsive image sizes, and CDNs
🔗 Learn how Google’s Core Web Vitals factor in image size
Set it up once and let image optimization silently boost your site’s performance — every single day.
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