Instead, I found myself dealing with one of those lovely little internet situations where someone decides to use my business identity to send dodgy emails to people who have absolutely nothing to do with whatever scam they’re running.

Cue:

“Have you been hacked?”

“Is this email really from you?”

“I received this strange message…”

And me sitting here thinking:

No. No. And also… NO. 😂

Thankfully, my actual accounts haven’t been hacked. My website is fine. My email is fine. Nothing has been taken over.

What has happened is much more annoying — someone has been impersonating my business and using publicly available information to make their emails look vaguely convincing.

And because I build websites for a living, apparently that means I also get to spend part of my day explaining email spoofing, spam, phishing and online scams to everyone.

Because apparently that’s just part of the job now. 🤷‍♀️

The irony isn’t lost on me.

I spend a ridiculous amount of time telling clients:

“Don’t click suspicious links.”
“Don’t trust unexpected emails.”
“If something looks wrong, ask me first.”

And then suddenly I’m the one having to reassure everyone that I didn’t send the dodgy email in the first place.

The good news?

These things happen.

Having your name or business email address appear on a spam email doesn’t automatically mean you’ve been hacked. In many cases, scammers can make an email look like it came from someone else without ever gaining access to that person’s actual account.

Still incredibly annoying though.

Especially when you have better things to do.

Like build websites.

Or drink coffee.

Or stare blankly at your computer for five minutes wondering why you chose self-employment. 😂

But this is also a good reminder that running a small business in 2026 isn’t just about doing the thing you’re actually paid to do.

Apparently we’re also expected to be:

Web designer.
Tech support.
Cybersecurity advisor.
Spam detective.
Email investigator.
Customer reassurance officer.
And occasionally… crisis management department.

All from the same desk.

So if you were one of the people who received one of these emails today and contacted me — thank you for checking rather than blindly trusting it.

And if you’re a client who received it, please don’t panic.

I’m still here.

I haven’t been hacked.

I haven’t suddenly started sending unsolicited WordPress security audits.

And I definitely haven’t decided that “Dear Sir/Madam, I hope you’re doing well” is my new communication style. 😂

Tomorrow, I’m hoping for a much more boring day.

Just websites.

Just emails.

Just coffee.

That would be lovely.

Because honestly…

I’m tired.

And it’s only Tuesday. ☕️