Suzanne Locke

Andrew Hallam on stage in Abu Dhabi - Satish Kumar/ The National

Millionaire Teacher: Long-term savings fees ‘devastating’

Self-made millionaire teacher Andrew Hallam says savings plans sold in the UAE are the most expensive in the world.

Choosing and using images for your web content

Tips on sourcing, choosing and uploading images to your site, from understanding royalty-free and creative commons licences to picking good editorial images.

Photo by Kristina Paukshtite from Pexels

Peg your content to special days, weeks and months

Find the right awareness day, from International Women's Day to St Patrick's, to link your story to news coverage and social media hashtags.

Credit: Pixnio

Handwriting for creativity

Don't you love a beautiful fountain pen? We may be writing less but sales are up - an ode to inscribing for National Handwriting Day.

Blackberry phones: The Pasport, Priv and Classic (from Wikimedia)

Death of the Blackberry: BBM was always on the radar

The Blackberry is dead. The rot has been setting in for years, with international rows over BBM encryption.

CVs and resumes: A sub supreme

My top tips for getting your CV right from having been a ruthless recruiter myself - and you have a minute to impress.

Baroness Michelle Mone, the Ultimo bra queen

Michelle Mone: UK’s bad weather to blame for ‘doom and gloom’ culture

In an interview I wrote for The National, Baroness Michelle Mone (the Ultimo bra queen) said she thought UAE enterprise was "very different" to the UK culture and blamed the weather. As a UK 'repat', I couldn't agree more.

WordPress: Cracking pages, themes and widgets

I built a Wordpress site but got stuck and left it for a year. After a few hours of training, I've finally cracked pages vs posts, my theme and widgets.

I managed to recycle those little Nespresso coffee pods!

We buy 500m single-use coffee pods a year in Britain but they're so hard to recycle that some offices have banned them. Here's how to recycle Nespresso pods - even if you don't place an order.

Journalism: Making a career of the unknown

A presentation I've given at school careers talks on getting into journalism. As 65% of jobs primary school kids will be hired into do not exist yet, being able to flex and pivot are key skills today.