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Switching toolsGenerate a Google Form from a spreadsheet: when it saves real time
Generating a Google Form from a spreadsheet pays off in four cases and wastes effort in the rest. Which is which, what a script builds, where it stops.
October 5, 2026
Privacy and securityGDPR data retention: how long to keep what a form collected
GDPR data retention sets a test, not a number of months. How to set a defensible period for form responses, record it, and make the deletion actually happen.
October 5, 2026
Privacy and securityGDPR checkbox example: consent wording that holds up
A GDPR checkbox example set with the wording written out, plus what Article 7 and Recital 32 require, when consent is the wrong basis, and how to keep the proof.
October 5, 2026
Building formsFundraising forms: keeping pledges, payments and thank you notes together
Fundraising forms collect a gift in a minute and create weeks of follow up. How to keep the pledge, the payment and the acknowledgment on one record.
October 5, 2026
Event registrationAttendance sheet online, free of charge: keeping the register shared
A free online attendance sheet, done so the counting is not a second job: template or form, self check in without cheating, and where free quietly runs out.
October 4, 2026
RecruitmentFree job application template: what to change before you use it
A free job application template is a starting point, not a form. Here is what to cut, what to add, and what breaks once applications start arriving.
October 4, 2026
Event registrationFree event registration platforms: where the free tier runs out
Free event registration platforms all mean something different by free. Here are the current caps, the fees that stay, and which limit an event hits first.
October 4, 2026
Building formsForm UX that gets finished: the choices that decide who gives up
Form UX decisions that change completion: field count, keyboard hints, label placement, validation timing, and what happens in the minute after submit.
October 4, 2026
After responses arriveForm submission tracking: knowing which replies are still owed
Form submission tracking means two different things. Here is how to set up the analytics side, and how to track which submissions are still waiting for a reply.
October 4, 2026
Comparing toolsFormlimiter for Google Forms: closing a form at the right moment
A formlimiter for a Google form is no longer the only option. What the built in close date and response limit promise, and when an add on still helps.
October 4, 2026