We are lucky to have a wide variety of members at Rise Forums including bloggers, coders and affiliate marketers. To help you all get to know our members better, I will be publishing interviews with our members. Rhys has been working online for many years. His main projects can be seen through his company website … Read more
WordPress have just announced the release of WordPress 3.8. The release greatly improves the look and feel of WordPress. Let’s take a look at what WordPress has improved upon in its latest release. A Clean Modern Refresh of the Admin Area In my preview of the Ghost blogging platform earlier this year, I noted that … Read more
Website builders can be used to design websites, blogs and shops in just a few minutes. They use user-friendly drag and drop page builders so that anyone, regardless of their technical experience, can create websites. Limited versions of the service are sometimes available free, however most charge only a few dollars per month for a … Read more
WordPress is released under the GNU General Public License. Amongst other things, this license allows everyone to distribute free copies of the software and charge for it if you wish. One key feature of the license is that you have to give everyone the same rights of the license that you have. This means that … Read more
Love them or loathe them; Pop ups are one of the most effective ways of converting your visitors to subscribers. I have tried several solutions in the past. The last popup plugin I used actively on all my websites was Pippity, however I found it to be very buggy. The overall growth of my email … Read more
The WordPress default theme has always been an important part of the development of WordPress. Three years ago, the Twenty Ten default theme raised the bar for all WordPress developers. The theme was a replacement for the old Kubrick design; which was looking very dated at the time. Twenty Eleven and Twenty Twelve improved upon … Read more
Optimising the speed of my websites is something that I have been looking at very closely recently. During my research I came across DIY WP Blog, a WordPress blog that shows you how you can optimise your WordPress website. The owner of the website, Matthew Horne, optimises WordPress websites for a living. He was kind … Read more
Website hosting is an essential part of making money online. If your website is offline, you will not be making money, therefore it is imperative that you choose the right host. One that is reliable and offers good support. Through this guide I will show you the main types of web hosting available to you. … Read more
This is a detailed story of my experiences over the last week to find the right hosting solution for my online business. It is a long article, however those of you who thinking about changing your host should enjoy it. Most people love their hosting company….until something goes wrong. Sadly, those of you who have … Read more
Case studies are a great way of illustrating a process and showing others what can be done. Today I would like to share with you all a detailed breakdown of my relaunch of my website Martial Arts Videos. Those of you who are launching a new blog, or relaunching an old one, should find the … Read more