WordPress does not have build in functionality for exporting or importing widgets. This can be a pain if you want to transfer widgets from one location (e.g. a test website) to another location (e.g. a live website). When you deactivate a WordPress theme and activate another WordPress theme, widget settings can sometimes be lost too. … Read more
As a freelancer, what system do you use to invoice your clients? By postal mail? By phone? Paypal? What about pigeon carrier? Client Invoicing When I first started working as a freelancer, I had no idea of the best or most efficient way to send invoices to my clients. I would generally create an invoice with my desktop … Read more
Let’s face it: if you’re doing any kind of marketing online, you have to have an email list. Product announcements, special offers, job postings – they all feel personal when you’re sending them to individual email addresses. Instead of blasting it all over social media. But if you’re not adapting to the email medium, you … Read more
WooRockets are a premium WordPress theme store that sells WooCommerce themes and plugins. Today, they launched their new WordPress theme eMax. Designed specifically for WooCommerce stores, eMax is suitable for a general store or a shop that sells technology items. The theme comes packaged with their drag and drop page builder plugin WR PageBuilder. This … Read more
You have a few options when it comes to using images in your blog posts, eBooks, marketing materials and everything else you use to sell. Grab screenshots, take your own photos or go to one of the many stock image websites to see if you can grab an image for free or pay a small … Read more
Those of you who are familiar with my blog will know that I display a sign up form underneath my blog posts for my newsletter. This form is powered by Optin Forms; a free WordPress plugin I reviewed earlier this year. The plugin was created by regular Rise Forums member Boris Beo (from CodeLeon). Boris’s … Read more
Maintaining multiple sites can take a lot of time. You have to go to each site individually and perform updates, often of the same themes and plugins. To save time and make running multiple sites easier you can use a service like CMS Commander. What is CMS Commander? CMS Commander is a dashboard that allows … Read more
It is becoming more and more difficult for website owners to monetise their websites through banner advertisers due to internet users using software to block ads. This is something I spoke about briefly one year ago in my quick review of PageFair. I was reminded of the issue yesterday as Rise Forums member noted Raspal … Read more
Quora is, to put it simply, a great source of information. “The best answer to any question” would lead you to believe it’s just a question/answer site. However, Quora users can setup blogs as well, providing more meaningful content for readers on the website. Think of question/answer sites in the past. You’re probably thinking of … Read more
There are just so many hours in a day. You have to go to work (be it full-time, part-time or project-based). You have to do chores around the house, go shopping, spend time with your partner. Sometimes sleep, watch TV or enjoy a nice walk in the park. Nowadays there seems to be an abundance … Read more