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Priya Anand

Staff Writer, Security & Software

Priya spent several years in IT support before moving into writing, which is where the habit of actually reading a privacy policy before recommending a tool came from. She covers security, privacy, and general software, and won't put her name on a claim about data handling she hasn't checked herself in the product. Every account she reviews with starts as a burner, on principle.

Articles by Priya Anand

Why AWeber's emails keep landing in the inbox
SaaS & Automation

Why AWeber's emails keep landing in the inbox

DKIM, SPF, DMARC, and decades of ISP relationships, explained without the acronym soup — what AWeber does behind the scenes to keep mail out of spam.

9 min read
Cloudways Cloudflare Enterprise review: is $4.99 worth it?
Hosting

Cloudways Cloudflare Enterprise review: is $4.99 worth it?

Cloudways Cloudflare Enterprise add-on reviewed: $4.99 per domain, a 30-day trial that converts to paid, what it adds over Cloudflare's free plan, and set-up.

11 min read
AWeber for authors: ARC teams and launch sequences
SaaS & Automation

AWeber for authors: ARC teams and launch sequences

A launch-week sales spike doesn't happen by accident. Here's the reader-magnet and ARC-team setup many authors quietly run on AWeber.

8 min read
Namecheap Private Email review: worth $14.88?
Hosting

Namecheap Private Email review: worth $14.88?

Custom-domain email for a fifth of what Google Workspace costs. What the rebuilt 2026 platform gained, what it quietly dropped, and the sending cap.

9 min read
Build a creator sales pipeline in Bento
SaaS & Automation

Build a creator sales pipeline in Bento

A walkthrough of Bento's pipeline columns — Pitched through Booked and Paid — and why the open-tracking alerts are worth paying attention to.

7 min read
How to set up email on Cloudways (it isn't included)
Hosting

How to set up email on Cloudways (it isn't included)

Cloudways has no email hosting. How to set up mailboxes with Rackspace or Google Workspace, make WordPress send mail through Elastic Email or SMTP, and fix SPF.

11 min read
Jotform Sign vs DocuSign: do you still need it?
SaaS & Automation

Jotform Sign vs DocuSign: do you still need it?

Why a standalone e-signature seat is a harder sell when your form tool can already sign, route, and archive the same documents.

7 min read
How to add a domain and free SSL on Cloudways
Hosting

How to add a domain and free SSL on Cloudways

How to point your domain at Cloudways, set the primary domain, and install a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, including www, wildcard and Cloudflare set-ups.

10 min read
Jotform for law firms: client intake that works
SaaS & Automation

Jotform for law firms: client intake that works

Retainer agreements, conflict check disclosures, and client discovery files handled with an audit trail instead of an email chain.

8 min read
How to clean out your AWeber list and cut costs
SaaS & Automation

How to clean out your AWeber list and cut costs

Cold subscribers quietly drag down your open rates and bump you into a pricier AWeber tier. Here's how to find, warn, and clear them out.

8 min read
Bento vs Instantly and Lemlist for creators
SaaS & Automation

Bento vs Instantly and Lemlist for creators

Instantly and Lemlist need domains, warmup and a lead database. Bento sends from your Gmail with brand contacts built in. Which fits a creator, and when.

8 min read
AWeber vs ActiveCampaign: do you need a CRM?
SaaS & Automation

AWeber vs ActiveCampaign: do you need a CRM?

ActiveCampaign offers conditional logic and lead scoring AWeber lacks, but costs more and takes longer to learn. Here's which one is worth the trouble.

8 min read
Jotform for healthcare: HIPAA patient intake
SaaS & Automation

Jotform for healthcare: HIPAA patient intake

BAAs, encrypted intake packets, telehealth consent, and digital records without hiring an IT department to manage any of it.

8 min read
Bright Data vs Oxylabs vs Decodo: which proxies?
Proxies

Bright Data vs Oxylabs vs Decodo: which proxies?

Residential proxies are sold by the gigabyte, and a page weighs far more than people estimate. How the pricing works, and how the networks get their addresses.

10 min read
The VPNs worth paying for in 2026, and the renewal trap
VPNs

The VPNs worth paying for in 2026, and the renewal trap

Headline VPN prices are a first-term discount. What matters is the renewal rate, the audit history, and whether you need one at all — often you do not.

10 min read
Priya Anand, Staff Writer, Security & Software · The Comparer