Rise and Shine: Your Dose Of Business Tech Inspiration

Where small business tech meets plain English.Charly Leetham brings decades of hands-on experience helping business owners harness technology - without drowning in jargon or wasting time on fluff. Whether you're a DIY'er trying to make sense of your website, emails, or software, or you just want to know if your IT team is talking sense, this podcast is for you. Each episode is packed with practical advice, real-world tips, and insights from the trenches.If you've ever thought, "There’s gotta be a better way to do this tech stuff" - you’re right. Charly is here to show you how.

Rise and Shine: Your Dose Of Business Tech Inspiration is a technology podcast hosted by Ask Charly Leetham, with 785 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Ask Charly Leetham hosts Rise and Shine: Your Dose Of Business Tech Inspiration, a technology show with 785 episodes published.

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  Episode #777

  Automate Your Business: Do You Know What That Takes? (2026/777)

  Oct 4, 202621 minS2026

  When someone says “just automate it”, do you know what you’re agreeing to? Business automation can save you time, but there’s more to the decision than the work you’d like it to take off your hands. Advancements in tech, including AI, has made the idea of connecting your tools and automating your workflows even more appealing. The benefits are worth considering, along with the work and decisions behind getting the result you want. That word “just” leaves some questions unanswered: ✅ How much is involved in making an automation useful to your business? ➡️ What might you be committing to after the initial setup? ⚡ What happens if it works, but produces the wrong result? ⭐ Where does the technical work end and your business judgement come in? You don’t need to build the integration yourself to have a say in what you’re paying for. Understanding the trade-offs gives you more to base your decision on than the promise of saving time. Join Charly for today’s Mindset Monday as she puts some substance behind “just automate it”, so you can decide what’s worth taking on. Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. "Paradise Found" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  Episode #776

  What Protects Your WordPress Site Beyond Updates? (2026/776)

  Oct 1, 202619 minS2026

  There’s more to protecting your WordPress website than keeping it updated. Your login habits can leave opportunities for an attacker, while your hosting provider’s security controls can limit how far an attack reaches. A recently patched WordPress vulnerability called Click-To-Shell could allow access to the actual server. Understanding how it worked helps answer: ✅ Whether your login habits are leaving your site vulnerable ➡️ What a security plugin should provide you ⚡ What you might need to do after a security update There are practical lessons for business owners in recognising unexpected activity and knowing what to ask your hosting provider. How much do you know about the protection behind your website? Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

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  Episode #775

  How Do You Use Facebook’s Sharing Debugger? (2026/775)

  Sep 29, 20268 minS2026

  You’ve fixed an image on your website, shared the page again, and Facebook is still showing the old one. The Facebook Sharing Debugger can help you find out what Facebook sees when it reads your page. Charly walks through a real page to show you: ✅ Why changing an image on your website may leave the Facebook preview unchanged. ➡️ What the debugger can reveal about the page you're trying to share. ⚡ How to check the preview Facebook will use before you share the link again. If you share pages from your business website, it’s useful to know where to look when the preview doesn’t match what’s on the page. Has Facebook ever kept showing an old image after you’d changed it? Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

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  Rise and Shine: Your Dose Of Business Tech Inspiration

  How Can Small Businesses Compete Without Discounting? (2026/41)

  Sep 29, 202655 min

  A small hardware store facing a new Bunnings across the road went on to have the biggest two years of its owner’s career. It didn't try to win by lowering its prices, the owner changed the game. Direct response marketer John Dwyer joins Charly to share practical campaigns that helped smaller businesses attract leads and compete without discounting: ✅ A value-added incentive gave customers a reason to choose the local hardware store over Bunnings ➡️ A Facebook contest generated 917 leads for a water filtration business in its first week ⚡ A restaurant built a database of 90,000 people and used it to fill otherwise empty tables ⭐ Matching the offer to the right audience helped turn promotions into genuine sales opportunities There are plenty of ideas here for business owners who need to stand out without becoming the cheapest option. What could your business offer that would take the customer’s attention away from price? Main website - https://theinstituteofwow.com Vacations Incentive - https://vacationsincentive.com Facebook Contest Formula - https://leadscontest.com Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

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  Episode #774

  Can Your Systems Recover When Work Goes Wrong? (2026/774)

  Sep 27, 20268 minS2026

  A system can handle routine work every day and still leave your business struggling when something goes wrong. A duplicate payment, an unusual refund or a failed connection between systems can interrupt the usual process. That’s when you find out how much your technology can help your team recover: ✅ Why routine success can give you a false sense of reliability. ➡️ What staff need to know before they can finish interrupted work. ⚡ Why a single exception may take longer to fix than the original transaction. ⭐ Why rare problems can become a regular cost as the business grows. Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

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