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Fyxer AI review for Gmail and Outlook users
Fyxer sorts Gmail or Outlook, drafts replies and records meetings, from $37 a month billed yearly. I'd pay only if I'd use both the inbox and meeting help.
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Apps and online tools for work and home: what they cost, what they do and which to pick.
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Which screen recorder for Mac suits your job
macOS 27 can record your Mac's sound for free. I'd start there, then pay only if you need scrolling screenshots, a share link or a proper editor.
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AI website builders worth paying for in the UK
AI website builders make a draft in minutes. I'd choose by the editor, the full bill and what you can take with you when you leave.
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Klaviyo alternatives for UK Shopify shops
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.
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The best CRM for a UK small business
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.
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The best newsletter platforms for UK writers
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.
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The best Typeform alternatives in the UK
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.
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The best web scraping APIs for AI apps
A web scraping API fetches pages and hands back clean data. For feeding an AI app, Firecrawl is the fullest toolkit and Context.dev costs less per page; for protected shops, ScrapingBee, Zyte and Bright Data do better. What 10,000 pages cost on each, and what UK law says.
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The best AI SEO tools for UK small businesses
AI SEO means two things: AI doing your SEO work, and getting your business named in ChatGPT and Google's AI answers. Search Console is free and now reports AI Overviews. Ranked AI does it for you from $99 a month per site, Semrush or Ahrefs suit doing it yourself, and Peec AI tracks AI answers from €70 a month billed yearly. Whatever writes the pages, Google expects a person to check them.
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The best personal CRM apps for keeping in touch
A personal CRM is an address book that reminds you to keep in touch and remembers what people told you. Dex is the most complete paid app, Mesh (formerly Clay) has the best free plan, Monica suits anyone who wants to host their own, and your phone's contacts and reminders cover the basics for nothing.
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The best AI note takers in the UK
An AI note taker transcribes your meetings and writes the summary and action items for you. If you meet on Teams, Zoom or Meet, the built-in notes may be enough; Fathom is the best free app, Granola the pick for no bot and Circleback for notes sent straight to your other tools.
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The best dictation software in the UK
Dictation software types what you say into any app. Most people should start with the free dictation in Mac, iPhone and Windows 11; Wispr Flow gives the most polished British text everywhere, Superwhisper keeps it offline, and Dragon still suits Windows users who want to pay once.