David Condon Finds

I have been using Amazon affiliate links on my blogs for a while now, especially on posts where I mention products, DVDs, Blu-rays, books, LEGO sets, gadgets, or anything else that naturally fits the topic. I have also written before about whether Amazon Prime is worth it , because for many shoppers the decision is not just about one product, but about delivery, convenience, subscriptions and whether Amazon still makes sense for the way they buy online. For a long time, the basic affiliate link was the obvious way to do it. You write about a product, add the link, include a clear affiliate notice, and hope someone clicks through. But I was never completely happy with that setup. I am writing this fairly soon after setting mine up, so this is not a long-term review. It is more of a first look from someone who already uses Amazon affiliate links and is trying to work out whether a Storefront is worth the effort. Single product links can be useful, but they are also quite limited. They ...

Start date: 1 July 2026 If you buy small items online from outside the EU, including from Great Britain, there is a new charge coming that is worth knowing about. From 1 July 2026 , a new €3 customs duty charge per item will apply to many low-value e-commerce packages coming into Ireland from outside the EU. Revenue has confirmed that this applies to goods bought online from non-EU countries, including Great Britain, where the goods are valued at €150 or less . That means this is not just something for big importers or businesses to think about. It could affect ordinary Irish shoppers buying phone cables, clothes, gadgets, craft supplies, accessories, small tools, gifts and all the other little bits people regularly order online. This is my plain English version of what is changing, why it is happening, and what it may mean when you are shopping online. What Is Changing? At the moment, low-value goods entering the EU from outside the EU can benefit from customs duty relief when t...

If you search for satin ribbon in Ireland and see David Condon Woodcraft in the results next to all the haberdashery & other ribbon suppliers, I can understand why you might pause for a second. A woodcraft website selling ribbon, bows, gift bags and craft supplies probably sounds a little unexpected. You might be confused as to why this has appeared in your search question. If you clicked on the link, you might reasonably wonder whether you have landed on the right kind of site at all. The simple answer is yes, you have. David Condon Woodcraft is best known for woodturning, handmade Irish wood gifts and woodturning tuition, but the business also has a large craft supplies section. I stock satin ribbon , organza ribbon, bows, gift bags, favour boxes, card and embellishments here in Ireland, with products stored separately from the workshop in a clean, dry environment. If a craft item is marked as in stock on my website, it is physically in stock and ready to ship. That last part ma...

When I first started adding blog posts to my main business website, I honestly didn’t know what I was doing. I’m a woodturner and small business owner from Kerry, Ireland, not a professional writer, marketer, or SEO expert. My original goal was fairly simple: help my main website gain a bit more visibility on Google and answer a few common customer questions along the way. What started as the occasional blog post slowly turned into something much bigger. From Business Website to Blog Website Over time, I found myself writing not only about my own business, but also about the wider experience of trying to build a small website online. That included blogging, Google Search Console, SEO confusion, disappearing search traffic, AI summaries, website ads, online visibility, small business struggles, and the constant feeling that the internet was changing faster than I could keep up with it. Unfortunately, by adding these kinds of posts to my woodturning website, I was also diluting the focus...