Earlier this year I closed my newsletter and started using the Jetpack Subscriptions module instead to deliver email updates to subscribers. In my quest to increase suscribers, I took the advice of Colm from Create & Code and added a subscription form underneath my blog posts and pages. In this short tutorial I will show … Read more
Business is all about generating leads and conversions. Without satisfying these two metrics, death is imminent. Fortunately, the digital realm has provided marketers with an array of avenues to fill a sales funnel. In the past several years, thanks to the meteoric rise of video content, webinars have become one of the most powerful formats … Read more
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
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
Advertising remains one of the key ways of monetising a website. This is particularly true for content websites that increase profits by increasing page views. Apart from widgets, the core version of WordPress does not give you any functionality to integrate banners and track advertising on your website. Thankfully, there are many good WordPress advertising … Read more
I have been reviewing WordPress themes and plugins actively since 2007 and have always been aware of all the major players in the industry; however my experience at WordCamp Europe last month in Paris opened my eyes to so many WordPress companies I was never been aware of. There are so many new companies fighting … Read more
If you use WordPress to power your websites, you have undoubtedly heard of the eCommerce WordPress plugin WooCommerce. The plugin powers millions of shops online. It is so popular that it is used for 12% of all online shops. Recently, many WooCommerce customers have voiced their disappointment at WooCommerce raising renewal costs from 50% to … Read more
One of the biggest announcements at WordCamp Europe this year was the release of the page builder Gutenberg (other important issues, such as WooCommerce doubling their renewal fees, were not brought up). Gutenberg represents a step forward for WordPress and helps it tackle other platforms such as Medium, Wix, and SquareSpace. Whilst I appreciate the … Read more
It is now four days since I arrived back from my trip to Paris for WordCamp Europe 2017. The weather was amazing, the drinks were flowing, and I met a lot of great people at the event. How could I not have fun in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. This was … Read more