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07/07/2025

Get a better understanding about any type of content with this generative AI tool. Discover the sentiment and intent of purpose of the content, plus detailed analysis of tone of voice, themes and topics, entity recognition and language complexity.

14/02/2025

Unlock the secrets to winning UK government contracts! 🚀 Discover common mistakes and collaboration strategies that can boost your chances. Check it out here: https://shopstartup.co.uk/uk-gov-contract-bid-writing-assistant/

Discover the common mistakes small businesses make when bidding for UK government contracts and learn strategies for collaboration to enhance your chances of winning.

30/04/2024

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30/04/2024

Just upgraded AI tools to use British English!

For those of you using chatGPT will know how tricky it is to get consistent UK English out of the large language model. Now you can, check it out https://shopstartup.co.uk/blog-post-writer-v3/

This generative AI tool creates a well structured, optimised blog post including contents and resources based around your chosen subject and in your chosen writing style.

05/08/2021

A thread of threads - business success stories, marketing techniques and copywriting gold.

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16/06/2021

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15/06/2021

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09/06/2021

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07/04/2021

👩‍👦‍👦Open source alternatives to Facebook / Twitter

1. (Ruby) https://joinmastodon.org/
2. diaspora* (Ruby) https://diasporafoundation.org/
3. (PHP) https://www.humhub.com/en

☁️ Open source alternatives to Heroku / Render

1. (Shell/Go) https://dokku.com/
2. OpenFaaS (Go) https://www.openfaas.com/
3. (Go) https://tsuru.io/

✍️ Open source alternatives to Google Docs / Office

1. (JS) https://cryptpad.fr/
2. ONLYOFFICE (C #/JS) https://www.onlyoffice.com/en/
3. (JS) https://hedgedoc.org/

🔒 Open source alternatives to 1Password / LastPass

1. KeePass Site (C++) https://keepass.info/
2. Bitwarden (C #) https://bitwarden.com/
3. (JS) https://buttercup.pw/

🏬 Open source alternatives to Salesforce / SAP

1. Odoo (Python) https://www.odoo.com/
2. ERPNext (Python) https://erpnext.com/
3. Fynsis SuiteCRM (PHP) https://www.fynsis.com/

💬 Open-source alternatives to Slack / Teams / Discord

1. Rocket.Chat (JS) https://rocket.chat/
2. Mattermost (Go) https://mattermost.com/
3. Zulip, Inc. (Phyton) https://zulip.com/

👨‍💻 Open-source alternatives to GitHub / BitBucket

1. Gogs (Go) https://gogs.io/
2. GitLab (Ruby) https://about.gitlab.com/
3. Gitea (Go) https://gitea.io/en-us/

📂 Open-source alternatives to GDrive / Dropbox / iCloud

1. Nextcloud GmbH (PHP) https://nextcloud.com/
2. Seafile Ltd (C) https://www.seafile.com/en/home/
3. ownCloud (PHP) https://owncloud.com/

📊 Open-source alternatives to GAnalytics

1. Matomo (PHP) https://matomo.org/
2. Fathom Analytics (Go) https://usefathom.com/
3. Countly (JS) https://count.ly/

🛒 Open-source alternatives to Shopify

1. Reaction Commerce (acquired by Mailchimp) (JS) https://reactioncommerce.com/
2. Saleor Commerce (Python) https://saleor.io/
3. WooCommerce (PHP) https://woocommerce.com/

Thanks to Zeno Rocha on Linkedin for this amazing list https://www.linkedin.com/in/zenorocha

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18/03/2021

20% of your products are responsible for 80% of your purchases. Is this really true?

The pareto principle has some validation. Have you experienced this 80/20 split in your business, and if so how?

https://www.marketing91.com/pareto-principle/

The Pareto Principle is sometimes called the 80 20 rule and the law of the vital few. The rule has been named after the esteemed economist Vilfredo Pareto.