I'm going to #WCBNE on Friday, who else will be there?

Giving some love and updates to my Value-Based WordPress Project Pricing Calculator 🧮 How do you price your WordPress projects?
#WordPress #freelancer

💬 Have questions about how this affects your WordPress business?
Let’s chat in the replies 👇 or check out my blog post for the full breakdown:
🔗 wilbrown.com/how-the-2025...

💡 Final Thoughts:
No fireworks—but there are opportunities if you act early.
✅ Make purchases before June 30
✅ Tap into cyber & digital programs
✅ Plan for upcoming tax changes

WordPress pros—play it smart this financial year.

5/ Digital Tools & Tech Funding 🧑‍💻
The Digital Solutions Program continues to receive funding.
That means advisory help, training & digital support to streamline your biz.
If you’re scaling, keep your eyes peeled.
📎 [budget.gov.au PDF]

4/ Cybersecurity Support 🔐
The government is investing in programs like:

Cyber Wardens Program

Cyber Health Check

Small Business Cyber Resilience Service
More help to protect freelancers & micro biz.
📎 [cyberdaily.au link]

3/ Tax Cuts for Sole Traders 💰
Stage 3 tax cuts are coming. From 2026:

16% → 15% (then 14% in 2027) for income $18,201–$45,000

Up to $2,190 saved per year if you're earning $79K
📎 [budget.gov.au Budget Paper 1]

2/ Energy Bill Relief ⚡
Small businesses will keep receiving up to $800 in power bill rebates through to the end of 2025.
Working from home? That’s cash back in your pocket.
📎 [budget.gov.au PDF]

1/ Instant Asset Write-Off: NOT Extended ❌
From 1 July 2025, the threshold drops from $20,000 to just $1,000.
If you’re thinking of buying that new laptop or standing desk—do it before EOFY.
📎 [liberal.org.au link]

🧵 How the 2025 Federal Budget Affects WordPress Business Owners (Thread)
If you're a WordPress freelancer, solo dev, or small agency—this one's for you.
Here's what the Aussie Federal Budget means for YOUR business (no jargon, just facts). 👇
#AustraliaBudget2025 #WordPress

Veggie patch almost ready. Just needs some fertiliser.

All the big tech firms want a seat at the political table so they have a say on emerging policies

Both for different reasons

I agree. The trmplating and formatting options are terrible in the block editor. I have a predefined CSS template for my email newsletters that overrides all the block editor stuff. I just paste my copy in and it goes out how I like it.

@marucchi.com Loved your post about a new WP business roadmap. Completely agree with all your points, though I'd like to see a decentralised repo first.

Great on point article from @cdils.bsky.social about the future of WordPress and a good summary of the #WPdrama

It's not required any more

Remember to nominate candidates for the Linux Australia Council for 2024

I may have pushed the boat out too far on that one at WCSyd lol

Great to see our Aussie @benmay.org speaking at WordCamp Asia 2025

Playing desktop Battleship

Playing Battleship on holiday.

a girl is sitting on the floor holding a cardboard box . ALT: a girl is sitting on the floor holding a cardboard box .

AARO staff's morning routine.

Scottish shortbread for the last day of school party.
#scotland #shortbread #lastdayofschool2024

Putting Camtasia to full use by producing the WordCamp Sydney 2024 speaker videos #WCSyd #WordPress

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Apparently Aldi in Australia run froma Windows 95 machine

I'm not fooled 😻

Wow - glad I'm on the 250Mbps Aussie Broadband plan - look at those downloads go!! 🚀