Kinsta is a popular managed WordPress hosting company that has offices in Los Angeles and London. The company has been active for eight years and has been on my radar for a long time since long-term Rise Forums member Brian Jackson is the Director of Inbound Marketing for them (which is why the Kinsta blog … Read more
WordPress has just announced that WordPress.com business accounts now support third-party plugins and themes. This is a huge announcement that will completely redefine the way we look at the hosted service of WordPress. In the past, the general consensus was that the hosted service of WordPress was for beginners because the service was so limited. … Read more
HeroThemes are a WordPress company that offer a knowledge base WordPress theme and plugin. Their products aim to reduce the number of support tickets you receive by delivering a knowledge base full of common questions and answers. I met up with Chris Mooney and Richard Long who run Hero Themes whilst at WordCamp Edinburgh recently … Read more
Exercise is important for everyone. It does not matter what your level of fitness is or what age you are, you need to exercise and look after the only body you have. Those of us who are work at a desk, which is everyone who works online and everyone who works in an office, need … Read more
Zero BullSh*t CRM is a customer relations manager for WordPress that promises a cheaper more flexible solution than alternatives such as Salesforce. I was lucky enough to meet the co-creator of the plugin Mike Stott at WordCamp Edinburgh last weekend. Mike is also known for his project Epic Plugins. At the conference Mike explained to … Read more
Like most blogs, I have a Facebook page that shares the articles I publish on this blog and the videos I publish to YouTube. Despite the fact that Facebook is a powerful way to connect to an audience, I devote next to no time or energy to the platform. Firstly, because I generally find Facebook … Read more
Is your website securely using HTTPS encryption? If it isn’t, it should be. HTTPS is the term used for Secure HTTP connections. It provides a safer and more secure connection for you and your website visitors. Each website that uses a HTTPS connection is issued an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate. If the website certificate … Read more
Keeping an eye on template market, it’s hard not to notice that templates are getting more and more feature-rich year after year. Thanks to new plugins that are created for WordPress, the templates of 2017 win the hearts of your site guests with unparalleled user experience, rich Parallax-powered visuals and revolutionary modules that stand for … Read more
The dust has settled on another WordCamp adventure so it is time for me to share my thoughts on WordCamp Edinburgh 2017. In short, it was fantastic. The event was very well organised, the speakers were great, and I got to meet lots of amazing people from the WordPress community. As I noted in my … Read more
GiveGetWin is a website that encourages companies to donate their products and services for the benefit of a charity. Chris Beymer contacted me last week about their latest deal entitled the WordPress Plugin Toolbelt. Over $250 worth of products are included in this toolbelt, yet the package is being sold for only $14.97. 100% of … Read more