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Ever found your images or PDFs showing up on someone else’s site — but still hosted on yours? That’s hotlinking, and it could be quietly draining your bandwidth, costing you money, and weakening your brand.
📌 In this episode, Charly explains:
✅ What hotlinking is and why it's considered bandwidth theft
✅ The difference between innocent hotlinking and malicious abuse
✅ Real costs and risks: server load, copyright issues, broken images, and SEO
✅ Practical ways to stop hotlinking using server rules or CDNs
✅ Why reaching out to small bloggers might work better than fighting them
🛡️ Whether you’re running a blog or a big e-commerce site, Charly recommends blocking hotlinking by default — before it becomes a problem.
🔗 Want help setting up server rules to protect your content? Reach out or ask your IT team.
📢Join the discussion in my community: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.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.
Are cookie banners just annoying popups or a legal necessity? In this episode, Charly breaks down what cookie consent really means for Australian businesses, and why even local websites are starting to display those GDPR-style notices.
📌 Inside this episode:
✅ The difference between essential and non-essential cookies
✅ Why GDPR impacts websites globally — even in Australia
✅ What Australian law actually requires for cookie tracking
✅ Two clear choices Aussie businesses have when it comes to EU visitors
✅ How cookie banners can build trust, not just tick a box
🛡️ Charly explains how the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles apply, and what you must include in your privacy policy.
🔗 Want to avoid legal headaches and show visitors you care? Consider adding a cookie banner — even if you're not legally required to.
📢Join the discussion in my community: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com
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Looking for a way to cut Zoom out of your business toolkit without losing functionality? In this quick episode, Charly explores free and low-cost alternatives for video meetings that won’t compromise your workflow.
📌 In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ Why Google Meet is a solid option with any Gmail or Workspace account
✅ How Microsoft Teams works as a free replacement for Skype
✅ What Zoho Meeting offers at the free tier (and why it’s Charly’s go-to)
✅ The differences between personal and business-level features in each platform
✅ Questions to ask yourself before ditching Zoom
🔗 Explore Zoho Meeting:
https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/zohomeeting
(Charly receives a commission for purchases made from this link)
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Social media might feel like the best place to grow your business — but what happens when the platform changes the rules or disappears overnight? In this episode, Charly unpacks why your website should be your true digital home, not just an afterthought.
📌 You’ll discover:
✅ Why social media is risky “rented land” for business content and customer data
✅ The long-term benefits of owning your website and controlling your messaging
✅ How SEO and email signups create stability and direct reach
✅ Tips to repurpose social posts into evergreen website content
✅ A smart strategy to balance both website and social for sustainable growth
🔗 Treat your website as the hub — social media is just the spokes.
🛡️ Protect your digital business by investing in what you truly own.
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