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The silent sales killer on your site
17.06.2025
Your site looks polished, your funnel is solid, yet conversions lag behind. Often, it’s not the design or the offer, but an invisible accessibility issue quietly breaking the flow for users who rely on assistive tech. You won’t see it in your layout, but you will in your numbers.
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The e-commerce industry’s billion-pound mistake
04.03.2025
In 2019, in the UK, E-commerce businesses lost £17.1 billion yearly to inaccessible websites. With disabled shoppers holding £24.8 billion in spending power, accessibility isn’t optional. It’s a competitive advantage.
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Is there life after page builders?
07.05.2024
It’s this question that I asked myself about two years ago when I began researching to see if I could find another solution to efficiently build accessible, sustainable websites for my customers.
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The secret to speaking at WordCamp Asia and leading a CloudFest Hackathon digital accessibility project
08.02.2024
A year ago, I would not have dreamed of applying to either, nor for my role as Team Lead of the WordCamp Europe 2024 Sponsor Team. Let me tell you what happened…
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Do you think you’re not fit (yet) to apply as a speaker at WordCamp Europe?
10.01.2024
Do you believe that what you have to say is not interesting enough? Here’s some solid encouragement from a seasoned speaker who once was beginner too, like all speakers in the world!
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There is no competition in accessibility
06.01.2024
This was a post I wrote on LinkedIn, after someone quite aggressively asked why I promote my fellow accessibility specialists and advocates.
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There’s no shame in having an inaccessible website
18.06.2023
The headline probably triggered some of you really hard, didn’t it? Good! Because it’s time for a wake-up call.
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How to connect with a personal message in the mobile LinkedIn App
07.02.2023
Yes, in the mobile application of LinkedIn you can actually send a personal message with a connection request, Here’s how.
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Why it seems I am mainly on that cold commercial side of accessibility
17.05.2022
Small changes happen through kindness and generosity, big changes happen through capitalism and greed. Big industries make choices that determine which technologies thrive and which ones are to be abandoned.
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Accessibility Advocate Humor
28.04.2022
There are days when I want to scream, curse and morph into an acid oozing dragon to torch the bliss out of some people’s ignorance. But getting angry never works. Humor does.
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Why I have affiliate links on my site – full disclosure
27.04.2022
Are you wondering why I have affiliate links on this site? I already sponsor and donate to open source developers and accessibility activists. With affiliate commission earned, I can go beyond my personal limits, and donate more!
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The investment in an accessible web shop that resulted in 37000% ROI
27.04.2022
Mind-blowing: a study shows that a £35 000 investment in online accessibility by a supermarket chain brought them additional revenue of over £13 million a year.
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ADHD is my superpower
27.04.2022
This is one of the facts that I don’t have to apologize for: I have ADHD, and it’s actually one of the qualities that makes me successful at what I do.
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What triggered my journey into online accessibility
12.04.2022
In short: it was an emotional tweet by the daughter of a blind father. Five short lines that catapulted me into wanting to learn all about online accessibility. In that process, I realized that the online world needs accessibility made accessible to the people who, directly or indirectly, can make online accessibility happen.
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Did you land here via geekonheels.com?
03.04.2022
So, a search engine directed you to my former tutorial site, called geekonheels.com. I merged that site with this one!
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How To Make A € 50.000 Website Crappy With Just One Plugin
07.03.2021
What if you think your site is like a Mercedes SLK, but when you look closer, door handles are missing, and the wheels are square. That’s what it is, when it’s not designed, coded and populated with accessibility in mind.
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No message, no effort = no connection!
11.04.2020
Have you ever been successful in connecting with someone at a business event, simply by mindlessly throwing your business card in their face? I don’t think so.
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The ease of supporting open source developers
13.03.2020
Does your business depend on open source software? Are you aware supporting developers of open source software is very important for YOUR future?
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How a web button suddenly costs an additional € 55
12.03.2020
How a web button suddenly costs an additional € 55. Or is it even more? Read and weep!
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Why Functional Design Matters
12.03.2020
A proper Functional Design, for any online project, prevents exceeding budgets, unwanted dependencies, and it’s an important tool for expectation management!
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Why I volunteer in the Elementor Facebook Community as a moderator
06.03.2020
Apparently some would like to know why I invest time as a volunteer for the Elementor Community. Well, that’s easy to explain.
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