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• Why Does Browser Privacy Matter With Age Verification? (2025/649)

  Managing browser privacy has become increasingly important as age verification systems and digital identity frameworks are being developed in Australia. Many people don't realise how much data their browser shares by default, and with verified identity systems on the horizon, what was once anonymous tracking could become directly tied to your real identity. Understanding browser privacy settings and exploring privacy-focused alternatives gives you more control over your data collection footprint.In this episode, Charly covers:✅ What data your browser shares by default and how tracking works across websites📌 Why browser privacy matters more when verified identity systems are being implemented🔗 How Brave Browser reduces tracking and what makes it different from Chrome, Edge, and Safari🛡️ The tradeoffs you'll face with privacy-focused browsers and when mainstream browsers might be necessary📌 How GDPR affects tracking and what Australian users need to know✅ Practical steps for switching to a privacy-focused browser and syncing across devices🔗 Download Brave Browser: https://brave.com🔗 VPNs 101 Course (Free): https://askcharlyleetham.com/business-tech-boost/vpns-101/Join the discussion in my community: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com***Follow us:Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.comRumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleethamOdyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleethamFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleethamTwitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgrInstagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leethamLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleethamLinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shineApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721iHeartRadio: 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-managerMusic and Credits to:Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons."Paradise Found"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

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• How Can AI Transform Your Marketing Workflow? With Howard Tiano (S2025,E33)

  Are you drowning in content but struggling to get it published consistently? Many small business owners create valuable content but lack the systems to distribute it effectively across multiple platforms.In this episode, Charly covers:✅ How to use AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude for content creation and repurposing📌 Building automated marketing workflows with tools like Make.com and n8n🔗 Creating digital avatars and voice clones to scale your content production📌 Leveraging freelance talent from platforms like Upwork to build your marketing team✅ The real cost of AI tools versus traditional marketing services🛡️ Practical strategies for batch creating and scheduling social media contentSpecial guest Howard Tizano shares his decades of experience in online marketing, from the early days of Microsoft FrontPage to today's AI-powered automation tools. Howard reveals how he's built systems that allow him to focus on strategy whilst his team and AI tools handle execution. Whether you're a solo business owner or managing a small team, this conversation provides actionable insights for streamlining your marketing without breaking the bank.Find out more about Howard:https://www.facebook.com/Clickzlocalhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/howardtiano/https://www.instagram.com/clickzlocal/https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessProfitAutomatorLINKS:Join the discussion in my community: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com***Follow us:Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.comRumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleethamOdyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleethamFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleethamTwitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgrInstagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leethamLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleethamLinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shineApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721iHeartRadio: 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-managerMusic and Credits to:Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons."Paradise Found"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

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• What Are the Hidden Risks of Passkeys for Business Owners? (2025/648)

  Passkeys are being promoted as the future of secure authentication, with Apple, Google, and Microsoft pushing them as superior replacements for passwords. While passkeys do eliminate many security vulnerabilities like phishing and password reuse, they introduce new risks that are rarely discussed openly. Business owners need to understand that increased security comes with reduced control, vendor lock-in, and dangerous single points of failure. If your cloud account gets suspended, you could lose access to every system you've secured with passkeys, creating a catastrophic business continuity problem.In this episode, Charly covers:✅ What passkeys actually are and how they differ fundamentally from traditional passwords📌 Why tech companies are aggressively pushing passkeys beyond just security concerns🔗 The critical trade-off between security and control that nobody talks about🛡️ How account suspension by Apple, Google, or Microsoft can lock you out of everything✅ Why passkeys create dangerous single points of failure for business owners📌 The questions you must answer before adopting passkeys in your business systemsJoin the discussion in my community: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com***Follow us:Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.comRumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleethamOdyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleethamFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleethamTwitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgrInstagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leethamLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleethamLinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shineApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721iHeartRadio: 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-managerMusic and Credits to:Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons."Paradise Found"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

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• What Are the Top Ten Tech Mistakes Businesses Make in December? (2025/647)

  December brings a rush to finish work before the holiday break, and in the chaos, critical technology tasks often get forgotten until something breaks. Every year, business owners make predictable mistakes that could easily be prevented with proper preparation. From untested backups to expired credit cards on subscriptions, these oversights can leave businesses offline, unable to process payments, or dealing with angry customers who found conflicting information about opening hours. Understanding these common pitfalls and addressing them early ensures your business runs smoothly through the holidays and into the new year.In this episode, Charly covers:✅ Why testing your backups before December is essential and how to verify they actually work📌 The critical platforms where you must update holiday hours to avoid customer confusion🔗 How expired credit cards on subscriptions can take your business offline during the break🛡️ Why documenting passwords and system access before staff leave prevents January chaos✅ The importance of clearing email storage space before the holiday rush hits📌 When to send invoices to avoid six weeks without cash flow over the December-January periodJoin the discussion in my community: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com***Follow us:Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.comRumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleethamOdyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleethamFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleethamTwitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgrInstagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leethamLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleethamLinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shineApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721iHeartRadio: 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-managerMusic and Credits to:Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons."Paradise Found"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

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• Why Is ChatGPT Giving Wrong Answers With High Confidence? (2025/646)

  Artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT are becoming less reliable despite continued updates, with users reporting increasingly inaccurate responses delivered with complete confidence. The latest ChatGPT updates have left many users frustrated as the system provides definitively wrong answers without any indication of uncertainty or qualification. Understanding the limitations of AI tools and learning to verify their outputs is essential for anyone relying on these systems for business decisions, research, or creative work.In this episode, Charly covers:✅ Real examples of ChatGPT confidently providing incorrect information that required extensive fact-checking📌 Why AI systems don't indicate when they're uncertain about their answers🔗 The difference between using AI as a search engine versus understanding its actual capabilities🛡️ How to effectively challenge and verify AI responses to get more accurate results✅ Which AI platforms perform better for specific tasks like writing, research, and creative work📌 Why custom GPTs with specific parameters and constraints produce more reliable outputsJoin the discussion in my community: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com***Follow us:Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.comRumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleethamOdyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleethamFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleethamTwitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgrInstagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leethamLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleethamLinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shineApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721iHeartRadio: 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-managerMusic and Credits to:Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons."Paradise Found"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

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