Sharing documents, done properly.
Honest comparisons, and what a decade of sending client work has taught me about the difference between attaching a PDF and actually being read.
How to Make a PDF Smaller (Without Losing Quality)
How to make a PDF smaller on a Mac, on Windows or in Acrobat, why PDFs get so big, and how to shrink one for email without it looking any worse.
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Behind the scenesWe built a brand book, and it builds itself
Why Living Page has its own brand site, how the design system ended up inside Claude Design, and the route a new page takes from concept to production.
ComparisonsThe Best WeTransfer Alternatives in 2026
WeTransfer's free tier shrank and Portals was switched off. The alternatives worth moving to — and where WeTransfer is still the right answer.
GuidesEmail Attachment Size Limits, Every Provider (2026)
Gmail is 25 MB. Outlook depends on who set it up. Every provider's limit, why your 22 MB file still bounced, and what to send instead.
AgenciesThe FTP Alternative for Agencies in 2026
FTP still moves files fine. What it does not do is anything a client-facing business needs — expiry, receipts, revoking access, or looking professional.
How-toGmail's Attachment Size Limit (and the Fix)
25 MB to send, 50 MB to receive — except it is really about 18 MB once Gmail encodes it. Here is what the limit covers and five ways past it.
How-toHow to Deliver Photos to Clients Professionally
The gallery is the last thing a client experiences, and most photographers hand it over through a free tool with somebody else's logo on it. A better method.
How-toHow to Send a Large Video File
Video is the file that breaks every limit. How to get it there — and how to make it smaller first, which is usually the faster fix.
How-toHow to Send Large Files via Email (Without Bouncing)
Six ways to get a big file to someone by email, in the order worth trying — plus the two limits that decide whether it arrives at all.
How-toOutlook's Attachment Size Limit: 20, 25 or 150 MB?
Outlook has no single limit — it depends on your account and your administrator. Here is how to find your real number, and what to do when it is too low.
AgenciesHow to Send Large Files to Clients Securely
A practical method for handing over big client files: what to lock down, how long the link should live, and why the download page matters more than you think.
GuidesWeTransfer's File Size Limit in 2026 (Free and Paid)
Free is about 3 GB per transfer, but the cap that stops you is the rolling 30-day allowance underneath it. Every plan, and the ways round it.
How-toWeTransfer Link Expired? Here's What to Do
An expired transfer cannot be reopened — the files are deleted. What to do right now, and how to stop the same thing happening on the next delivery.
GuidesSelling a Document Without Building a Storefront
Gumroad, Payhip and Shopify all ask you to build a shop first. If you already have a document and a link, there is a shorter route — and the maths behind it.
GuidesWhat PDF Analytics Actually Tell You (And What They Don’t)
Views are the least useful number a document can give you. Read depth, drop-off and re-reads say far more — and there are real limits worth knowing about.
Behind the scenesHow we built Pitch Mode: present a PDF, no slides
Pitch Mode turns any Living Page link into a live presentation — laser pointer, draw-to-highlight and a blackout key, built into the reader.
GuidesFive Ways to Track Client Engagement With Interactive PDFs
Attachments tell you nothing. Five ways freelancers and agencies can track client engagement with interactive PDFs — from read receipts to analytics.
Behind the scenesHow we give every document a transcript
Every document on Living Page gets a text transcript — even scanned ones with no real text. The problem behind it, and the call that kept it fast.
Behind the scenesThe back office: why our admin tool can barely do anything
At first, the only way to act on an abuse report was raw SQL on the live database. So we built a proper tool early — and made it deliberately limited.
How-toHow to Password-Protect a PDF (and When Not To)
Add a password to a PDF on Mac, Windows or the web — free, in a couple of minutes. Then the part nobody mentions: what a password on a sent file cannot do.
How-toHow to Share a PDF as a Link
Turn a PDF into a link you can send, post or embed — with Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive or a document reader. Which to pick, and the trap in each one.
GuidesPDF Accessibility: Making Documents Anyone Can Read
Why most shared PDFs are unreadable for screen reader, keyboard and low-vision users — and the practical fixes, from tagging to rethinking the format.
How-toHow to Update a PDF Without Changing the Link
Edit a PDF you've already shared and keep the same link, so every embed and QR code still works. Why most tools hand you a new URL — and how to avoid it.
How-toHow to Embed a PDF in WordPress (That Works on Mobile)
The File block only gives a download link, and pasted iframes get stripped for most users. The real ways to embed a PDF in WordPress that survive on a phone.
ComparisonsBest Issuu Alternatives in 2026 (Honest Comparison)
A founder-written comparison of the best Issuu alternatives — what each one is actually good at, when Issuu is still the right call, and how to pick.
AgenciesThe Best Way to Share a Proposal With a Client in 2026
Send the proposal as a link, not an attachment — so it opens on their phone, updates without resending, and tells you when they read it.
How-toHow to Create a Digital Product Catalogue for Your Clients
A practical guide to turning a client's product catalogue into something buyers actually browse — searchable, embeddable, and without a page cap.
GuidesHow Estate Agencies Can Share Property Brochures Digitally
Property brochures are still emailed as heavy PDFs that never open on a phone — where every viewing is arranged. Here is what to do instead.
ComparisonsLiving Page vs Issuu — What's the Difference?
A direct comparison, written by the founder of one of them. They are built for opposite jobs — here is how to tell which job you actually have.
ComparisonsThe Best PDF Flipbook Software for Agencies in 2026
Most flipbook tools are built for publishers, not agencies. Here are the four features that actually matter when the document belongs to a client.
AgenciesHow Agencies Share Documents With Clients Professionally
A practical system for sending client work: what to send as a link, what to send as a file, and how to make it look like your agency rather than a tool.
How-toHow to Embed a PDF on a Website Without It Looking Bad
Most embedded PDFs look broken on mobile and get skipped. Here is why the usual methods fail, and the three that actually work.
AgenciesWhy Emailing PDFs to Clients Is Costing You Credibility
The PDF attachment is the last unexamined habit in client work. Here is what it signals, where it fails, and what to send instead.
GuidesWhat Is a Flipbook, and Why It Beats a PDF Link
A flipbook is your PDF, rendered as a page-turning reader in the browser. Here is what that actually changes — and when a plain PDF link is still fine.