Food

Another coffee, or a pink pouch of mushrooms? Meet Spacegoods

Spacegoods' Rainbow Dust is a mushroom coffee: instant coffee or cocoa blended with lion's mane, cordyceps, chaga and ashwagandha. What it is, why it's everywhere, what it costs per cup, and cheaper alternatives from Rheal, DIRTEA, London Nootropics and vybey.

BY Doug Silkstone28/09/26

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Christmas gifts for plant lovers: what to buy when you’re stuck

A bouquet for the flower lover, an amaryllis for someone who forgets to water, or a Christmas cactus they can keep for years. Here's how I'd choose a gift that feels right for the person receiving it.

BY Doug Silkstone14/10/26

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Klaviyo bill climbing? The best Klaviyo alternatives for UK Shopify shops, priced at 5,000 and 25,000 subscribers

Klaviyo now charges for every profile it can email, so a Shopify shop's bill grows with its checkout customers as well as its subscribers. Shopify Messaging covers the basics for little, Omnisend is the closest cheaper rival, and Privy suits shops whose first job is growing the list. Klaviyo is $100 a month at 5,000 profiles.

BY Doug Silkstone12/10/26

Tech

Outgrown the spreadsheet? The best CRM for a UK small business, free and paid

A CRM keeps every customer, email and deal where the whole team can see them. Pipedrive suits small sales teams, Zoho CRM gives the most for the least, Copper suits Gmail businesses and Capsule is the simple British option. HubSpot's free plan is fine for two, then the price climbs.

BY Doug Silkstone12/10/26

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Is Substack's 10% worth it? The best newsletter platforms for UK writers: beehiiv, Kit, Ghost and more

Substack is free until readers pay, then keeps 10%; beehiiv, Kit, Ghost and the rest charge a flat fee instead. I work out which costs less at 1,000 and 10,000 subscribers, who brings you readers, who lets you leave with them, and what UK writers need to know about VAT and consent.

BY Doug Silkstone12/10/26

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Paying too much for Typeform? The best Typeform alternatives for UK readers, free and paid

A form builder turns your questions into a page people fill in. Tally is the best free Typeform alternative for most people, Fillout suits forms that take payments, book calls or collect signatures, and SmartSurvey keeps survey answers in the UK. Typeform starts at £252 a year plus VAT.

BY Doug Silkstone12/10/26