Small Business Tools and Reviews
Hi, my name is Will and I run this privacy preserving little corner of the web. šµļø
Our mission at Privacy Australia is to help you maintain your private and secret lives and to ensure that they donāt interfere with your public life without your consent. We built this site to help Australians understand the changing world of data privacy and defend their digital sovereignty. We accomplish this with independent research about the best tools and software.
I also research a lot of other tools and services. In the last three years Iāve been blessed to be able to start several online businesses and act as a private angel investor for over 15 startups in the Sydney area. š
Iāve learned a lot in the last few years and also made some crazy mistakes. One of the biggest was not researching and understanding various products and services.
In the process of building my own online businesses Iāve had the chance to help a lot of other fellow entrepreneurs. Whether it be finance, online dev tools or other custom software solutions Iād like to share some of my experiences and mistakes with my readers.
Thatās why Iāve decided to make detailed reviews of all the services I use⦠even through some of them arenāt about privacy.Ā
Iāll be updating this section every few weeks when I have time. My general research process and mission for Privacy Australia can be found here. If you have some feedback on my articles please feel free to contact me. Note to advertisers or PR agents, I will not review any products for money. You can read about my review policy on my Mission page.
Disclaimer ā I use this page to support my work at Privacy Australia. I received a small commission if you purchase one of my reviewed products. I use the funding to support the growth of this website. Privacy Australia is also an active supporter of EFF, Wayback Archive and several other Open Source Projects.
Financial Products for Small Businesses
For those of you who have struggled to find the best credit cards, loan rates or other business/financial tools this section should help! Iāve spend hours reading the fine print and used most of these services.
- Best Trading Platform Australia – I looked at the top trading platforms based on functionality… and… you guessed it – security.
- Best Credit Cards Australia – This post is the combination of four years of research into the best Aussie cards.
- Money Saving Tips Australia – This post will help you minimize your expenses.
- Upcoming Online Trading Trends – What the future holds for online brokerages and traders alike
- Best Forex Trading Platforms – Best Australian Forex brokers from a userās and insiderās perspective
- Best Options Trading Platforms – Attracted by the profitability of options-trading? Use the right platform
Software Reviews and Information
As an open source contributor for the last decade, Iāve had the chance to audit a number of up and coming software companies. In these reviews I focus on security, price and functionality.
- Best Web Hosting – Over the last few years we’ve struggled with finding reliable web hosting. This review shares our experiences.
- Cheap Hosting Australia – The world is discount web hosting is a tricky one. We hope this guide will help those looking to save a couple dollars on hosting.
- Best Web Hosting NZ – Depending on your location, your hosting preferences might be different
Internet and Wireless Plan
Internet in Australia has come a long way in the last decade. That being said Iāve done a number of tests on NBN plans, wireless plans and a host of other data providers.
- Best NBN Plans – In this guide we compared different NBN plans based on speed and pricing.
- Top 10 Internet Providers Australia – After years of frustration trying to find a fast and reasonably priced ISP, this is my definitive guide on each ISPs speed/service.
- Best NBN Modems – A guide to buying the best NBN modems.
- NBN Connection Types – This guide will help you understand NBN connection types.
- What Is a Good Internet Speed? – Find out what internet speed you should look for.
- How do Unlimited Internet Plans Work – Read the fine print when choosing your Internet Plan, then optimize your connection
- Can Your ISP See Your Downloads?Ā – Concerned about your privacy? Here’s the truth.
- How to Speed Up Internet Connection – Make the most of it – improve your Internet speed