Two days ago I passed a small personal milestone. Perhaps milestone is the wrong word to use as I did not lose 100 lbs of weight, climb a mountain or jump out of an aeroplane. 5 February 2013 was the day that I stopped eating meat. The strange thing is that it seems longer than … Read more
You all know that when I am choosing a new design for a website, I use premium WordPress designs 99% of the time. This is partly due to the great number of premium designs available and partly due to the support that you get with a paid product. Today, I am here to show you … Read more
It is that time of the month again when I look back at the previous month and see how much money I made through this blog. Income from my books and freelance blogging is included in this report since I promote these products and services through this blog. Please note, however, that income from my … Read more
When it comes to making money online, it is amazing how the smallest of changes can make such a big difference. I have been reminded of this over the last week. For the last year I have had a link at the bottom of my bio widget (top of sidebar) that says “Hire Me”. It … Read more
Tesla Themes are a WordPress theme store that offer beautiful, clean, professional designs. They have a competitive pricing system in which themes are only $35 each. Alternatively, you can pay $45 per year and get access to all eighteen designs. They have kindly offered three of their WordPress themes to three lucky Rise Forums blog … Read more
Helpouts by Google is a a video support website that was launched in Google two months ago. I missed the announcements at the time, though I was intrigued when I came across it today. The premise of the website is simple. People can get help on a wide variety of issues through video. Whilst it … Read more
A year ago I criticised Flippa about how expensive and ineffective their listing upgrades are. I have never been alone on this matter. Over the years, many active Flippa traders have criticised them for charging abhorrent fees for listings. My last listing there was a domain listing in December 2013. It worked out that the … Read more
I have been actively reviewing WordPress plugins and themes since I launched my old blog BloggingTips.com in 2007. When you have used WordPress for so long, you develop a strong opinion on what WordPress should and should not do. This is not always a good thing. I can dismiss a WordPress theme as unsuitable in … Read more
Google have announced a brand new service called Adsense Direct. It is a brand new tool for website owners who want to sell advertisements directly on their website. In this respect, the service will be competing against established services such as BuySellAds. I have not been able to test out the service myself as it … Read more
A few weeks ago I spoke about how guest posting was hurting freelance bloggers as it had accustomed many website owners to getting free content in exchange for a simple link back. This was a follow up to a post I wrote last year about why bloggers offering their content for free was hurting all … Read more