This Demanding Life

This Demanding Life I'm Holly, I build custom WordPress websites for small businesses. https://linktr.ee/thisdemandinglife

I have an affordable website service for Start-Ups called Simply Sites & I'm the founder of The Website Coaching Academy.

28/08/2026

On Fridays we fix our websites 🤩

This week I'm talking about keeping in touch with people once they're on your website.

Because the likelihood is, they're not going to buy from you on their first visit.

So you need to offer them a reason and a way, to keep in touch with you.

The video explains more...

25/08/2026

Most people don't know *what* makes a website accessible.

And it's not any one thing.

But it's hella important if you want everyone to be able to access, and engage with, and buy from the websites you create.

You also might get sued if your website isn't accessible 🫣

This week on the podcast I'm joined by Rachel Mess where we talk all about Accessibility:

➡️ What it is
➡️ Why you need it
➡️ How to achieve it

You'll come away feeling more confident, with some very quick wins under your belt.

Ready to make your websites accessible? Check out

⭐️ Websites Made Simple ⭐️

From wherever you get your podcasts (including YouTube)

22/08/2026

On the podcast we do NOT tech shame....

Until someone asks me to do something in SquareSpace 🫣

Here's a clip that didn't make the final cut of the next podcast episode (massive thanks to for attempting to keep me on track) where Rachel Mess and I go off on a slight tangent.

And if you want to know why Rachel was on the podcast, you'll need to tune in on Monday.

21/08/2026

On Fridays we fix our websites 🤩

This week we're looking at incentivising people to stay on the website for longer.

And by that - I mean - internal linking structure

Because people enter your website from all different places:

Blog posts
Landing pages
Pages from search results
About page

and it's important that they can find out more about you/what you do/how you help them/how to get in touch. From every page on the site.

The video explains more...

Sunday morning trolling Nikki Pilkington never gets old. It’s been 6 months but I’m guessing she’s still regretting sayi...
16/08/2026

Sunday morning trolling Nikki Pilkington never gets old.

It’s been 6 months but I’m guessing she’s still regretting saying ‘SEO Optimised’ about 3000 times on the podcast episode she guested on back in February.

But the content is still gold. So if you want to know more about:

Where the web designer’s role begins and ends when it comes to SEO.

When to call in the SEO experts.

How to explain to clients the difference between SEO friendly and Search Engine Optimised websites.

Check out ~ Episode 53 ~

Of ⭐️ Websites Made Simple ⭐️

From wherever you get your podcasts. Including YouTube - where you’ll get a rare glimpse of Nikki, in person as she often refuses to do video podcasts 🤩

13/08/2026

You’ve finished the website, hit publish, ready to move on to the next project, but the client keeps emailing asking how to do stuff…. I’ve got you covered - it’s all in this week’s podcast episode of Websites Made Simple. There’s even a free download

24/07/2026

Here's what your website platform says about your personality as a web designer...

🛍️ Shopify
"I don't build websites. I build eCommerce experiences."
Has 137 apps installed. Insists every single one is essential.

🔵 WordPress
"WordPress can do that."
Has built half the internet and still gets asked to make the logo bigger.

⬜ Squarespace
Everything is beautiful. Everything is minimalist.
Everything somehow costs £6k despite only having four pages.

🟣 Wix
Constantly explaining that "No, Wix isn't rubbish anymore."
Nobody believes them.

🌊 Webflow
Builds incredible websites.
Records a 27-minute Loom explaining how to change one sentence.

☕ Joomla
Has been using Joomla since 2009.
Still convinced it's about to make a comeback.

🛒 Magento
Calls a 20,000-product catalogue "a small project."
Every project somehow ends up needing three servers.

⚛️ React
Started with Dreamweaver.
Now judges people for using page builders.

🤖 Vibe Coder
Has built three SaaS products this week. Has no idea how any of it works.
Doesn't debug. Negotiates.

Be honest... which one are you?

"It's about collaboration, not competition" You'll hear me say that a lot on the podcast, and in my mentoring sessions. ...
14/07/2026

"It's about collaboration, not competition"

You'll hear me say that a lot on the podcast, and in my mentoring sessions.

I really do live and breathe it and my business is stronger for it. So when you work with me, you're working with these industry experts, too.

Who are your favourite people to collaborate with?

13/07/2026

Been at web design a little while and think you should have it figured out a bit better than you do?

I hear you. I've been you 🫶 and I promise, you're not getting it wrong.

There are just some parts of it that you were never told.

I cover it in this week's podcast episode. Simply head to

⭐️ Websites Made Simple ⭐️

From wherever you get your podcasts, and I'll take it from there.

I promise, you're going to feel so much better.

08/07/2026

Are you (and your clients) having a great experience when signing off a website project?

In this week's podcast episode I'm talking about how to sign off a website properly - without forgetting anything. There's also a free checklist you can download to make sure you nail those sign offs every single time.

Check out:

🎧 Websites Made Simple

From wherever you get your podcasts.

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