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Newsletter Archive
74 editions from Jeremy Dawes & Jezweb
2026
How Marcus Actually Works
Last time I introduced Marcus Webb — an AI agent running on a Mac mini at Jezweb who works as a developer on our team.
Marcus Webb Doesn't Drink Coffee
There's a Post-it note stuck to a Mac mini in our office.
Remember When IT Was Fun?
I got a reply to the Mac email from David Maunder, who's spent 17 years in IT at Liverpool Plains Shire Council out in Quirindi.
You Used to Own Your Software
The line between paying for a service and paying because you can't leave.
The default trap
I've been looking at websites built on Lovable, Bolt, Manus and the other AI website tools.
I asked 49 AI models to write about pea gravel bike paths
There's a real US company called Hello Gravel that was selling pea gravel as a surface for bike paths.
Apps That Forgot What They Were For
Dropbox used to sync files.
What Happens When Someone Buys Your Ecommerce Platform
If you run an online store in Australia, there's a decent chance you've felt the ground shift under your feet in the last couple of years.
How I Fixed a Client's Shipping from Tokyo Airport
I was sitting at Tokyo airport on Wednesday afternoon, waiting for my flight home, when a WooCommerce client called.
Christmas Eve 2024 vs Christmas 2025
If you've been reading this newsletter from the start, you might remember the story I told back in February (https://jezmail.au/archive/christmas-eve-...
We Self-Hosted a Google Docs Alternative for $37 a Month
Quick note: you're getting an extra one this week.
The Ecosystem Trap
The Mac email hit a nerve.
We're Switching to Mac. Here's Why.
Six Mac minis, a MacBook Pro, and the actual reason wasn't what I expected.
The Tools You Loved Will Turn on You
[Image: ] Mailchimp used to be the easiest recommendation I could make.
We Quietly Built 16 WordPress Plugins
[Image: ] If you're a Jezweb client, there's a good chance you've never thought about most of your WordPress plugin licences.
Is There Anything Else I Can Help You With?
[Image: ] You know that moment when you click on a website's little chat bubble, ask a simple question, and immediately regret it?
An Extra Brain to Think With
Not ChatGPT, where you ask a question and get a paragraph back.
Google Already Answered the Question
[Image: ] Try something for me.
Christmas Eve 2024: From argh.png to great it worked.png
[Image: ] It was 9:20pm on Christmas Eve, 2024.
I Replaced Mailchimp This Week
[Image: ] This email you're reading right now?
2025
How can we identify and filter uniquely written spam
So what is the alternative?
AI Agents can do a better job than a human powered chatbot
Making chatbots is more than just putting a helpful ChatGPT on your website.
AI Hall Hire Booking
See how I built an AI to handle calls, check a live Google Calendar, and automate the entire booking process.
Automatically printing shopping cart orders
See how we built an intelligent system that detects new orders and automatically prints invoices—no human intervention required.
How do you make an AI agent helpful and knowledgable?
eady to build a central brain for your business?
Here’s what separates a genuinely useful AI from a glorified FAQ.
Watch how an actually useful chatbot for safework, fairwork and modern awards could function.
Where can we find efficiency gains? ROI with AI?
Turn hours of quoting and estimating into minutes of AI Generated Documents.
Beyond Automation: Putting AI to Work for Your Business
From Manual Tasks to Intelligent Agents: We all have tasks we wish we could automate.
Enhance Your Website with AI-Powered Image Variations
Experimenting with Google's latest AI image editing tools?
Free AI Tools
Beyond ChatGPT and writing prompts manually, what kind of AI business tools are you using?
What information problem could we solve for your business?
Would you like to transform time-consuming manual processes – the ones you might be handling with paper forms into streamlined, digital workflows?
Invently and MoveIQ
How could a website with an AI photo analyser save you time or money?
AI Vision and Comic Generator
Explore our new AI comic tool and other web design projects in this newsletter.
Google Review Link Generator
Create a short review link for your business which is easier to use in email when asking for a review.
2024
Free QR Code Generator
QR code sites sometimes try and trick you into paying for click tracking, we've setup one that is properly free.
Chatbots on your website
AI tools and chatbots are becoming increasingly common and can be trained to answer based on your website content.
Google and Meta ads FTW?
Digital Marketing Insights: Google vs Meta I had a great chat with Stefan of Adenium about the basics of Google and Meta advertising and why they can ...
Are you blogging? Why?
Google is experimenting with replacing traditional featured snippets with AI summaries in some search results 📃.
Can AI make a podcast worth listening to? (Nov 2024)
What happens if we use AI to write a script and perform a conversational style Podcast
July Newsletter
We certainly have been keeping busy as we are sure you have been as well.
June Newsletter
It feels like just yesterday we were setting our goals for the start 2024, and now, here we are, in the thick of it In writing this newsletter, we are...
May Newsletter
May has certainly flown by and we are excited to share some of the news from this past month.
April Newsletter
We've certainly packed this month's newsletter with some captivating content just for you.
March Newsletter
Time flies when you're having fun, and boy, do we have some interesting info lined up for you in this month's newsletter.
February Newsletter
With a stellar 29 days of work, the Jezweb team is proud to present some of the latest updates from our plugin partners, our company achievements and ...
January Newsletter
We can’t believe that the first month of 2024 is coming to an end already.
2023
2023 In Review
Reflecting on Jezweb’s 2023 Amidst the highs and lows, this past year has been nothing short of extraordinary.
Connect 2023 - Sydney
The digital world isn't changing - it already has.
Get 10 High-Quality Blog Posts for 50% Off - Limited Time Offer!
Get 10 High Quality Blog Posts written by Jezweb's writers for only $990* Are you looking to improve the content on your website?
2022
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Merry Christmas from Jezweb We just wanted to take a moment to thank our wonderful clients for choosing Jezweb to design, build, and host their websit...
2022 in Summary
End of Year Newsletter
Be part of our Cloudflare Turnstile trial!
The opportunity to further reduce spam from your website Jezweb actively employs spam prevention strategies on all of our hosted websites.
Black Friday Sale
Having valuable keyword content on your website is crucial to helping Google more efficiently rank your website.
Seasonal Popups Created Just for YOU
Customise your site with the Seasons!
Tomorrow is the last day for priority hold
There's less than 48hrs left for existing .com.au/.net.au domain holders to reserve their matching .au direct domains.
AU Domain Auction
The biggest once off release of domain names for .au since the start of the registry is going to happen at the start of October.
July (20th Anniversary)
Jezweb 20 Year Anniversary Morning Tea Thursday 28th July - Morning 10am - 1:30pm Celebrate 20 Years Of Business With Us Providing a high quality web ...
March
What is 2FA?
Jezweb | Feb | 2022
Meet the friendly faces on the phone and online at Jezweb HQ in Newcastle 😃
What To Do With Your .au
How soon might we see www.bunnings.au advertised?
Jan 2022 | Direct .au Registration
.au Direct Registration Offering Direct .au Domain Registrations You may be aware that 2022 will see the introduction of what are called direct .au do...
Jezweb | Jan | 2022 | 💻
Let’s Go 2022!
Jezweb eCommerce Clients 2021 (copy 01)
A Dedicated Series
Jezweb eCommerce Clients 2021
A Dedicated Series
2021
A Very Merry Xmas from Jezweb
A Very Jezweb Christmas It's been a great year here at Jezweb!
Spring Clean Your Site
Spring Clean Your Website Progressive Web Applications As technology evolves and people spend more and more time on mobile devices, websites need to b...
Are You Eligible for the NSW Accomodation Support Grant?
Applications open for the NSW Accommodation Support Grant
.au, Broken links and WFH Life Balance
The release of the direct .au has been announced and Top Level Domain (TLD) names are on their way to Australia from March 2022.
Working from Home and Filtering Spam
There has been sporadic issues with email delivery to Microsoft accounts such as hotmail.com, live.com.au, outlook.com and sometimes other domains whe...
June 2021
The Power of the Podcast We're On Air!
May 2021
Meet Stacey Meet Stacey!
Jezweb Videos
Creating Vibrant Video Content to Boost your Google Ranking.
It's Been A While!
Well it's been a while, Jezweb hit the ground running and we can’t believe it's almost April and this is our first newsletter for 2021.