Due to my cravings for cool gadgets, I check the crowdsourcing website Kickstarter frequently. Some amazing projects have been funded there recently such as the OUYA video games console, Pebble watch and Zach Braff’s sequel to Garden State. One project that caught my eye recently was Ghost, a new open source blogging platform from developer … Read more
There are dozens of frameworks available for the WordPress platform. Since my last blog focused on WordPress, I believe I have tested just about every single one, premium and free. I purchased the Genesis Framework from StudioPress two years ago (June 2011 to be precise). Initially, I was not overly impressed with it. It seemed … Read more
The vast majority of websites, blogs, and forums, are started by individuals. As the website grows, the owner usually starts bringing in other people to help the website grow. That is how I started doing business online many years ago and it is how I continue to do business today, however I do need to … Read more
Podcasting is a fantastic way to share your opinion with the world and raise your profile in the process. Many bloggers and entrepreneurs are using the medium to connect to an audience they could not find through search engines or social media. Hosting a podcast is a stumbling block for many would-be podcasters. Not only … Read more
I love going to the cinema. Always have, always will. I can tolerate films on the big screen that I wouldn’t bother with at home. Average films are better when you are sitting with crap loads of popcorn in front of a big screen. We went to the cinema a few times during our travels … Read more
11 days ago, Mark Jaquith announced the release of WordPress 3.6 Beta 1, the first beta release of the next version of WordPress. Being the curious ape that I am, I decided to take it for a spin to see what we can expect to see in the future. Mark noted the following new features … Read more
Returning to a website you haven’t updated in a long time is a little bizarre. Relaunching this blog at the end of November was akin to returning to an old family house that was covered in cobwebs. Most of the blogs that were listed in my blogroll are no longer updated and the themes and … Read more
FeedBlitz is an rss, email marketing, and social media solution, that has been adopted by thousands of bloggers over the last few years, particularly those who were unhappy with Feedburner. In my article last week, 15 Great FeedBurner Alternatives, I noted that I was looking for a good way to reliably track the number of … Read more
The Feedburner service is no longer supported by Google. The blog has been closed. So has their Twitter account…and it’s been years since they ever added any new features. The service is all but dead. In this article, I look at alternative solutions that allow you to deliver your content to subscribers.
Blogs are notorious for being left for dead. From the millions of blogs that are launched every month, most are later abandoned. It’s not a huge surprise when you consider the majority of these blogs were built on free hosted services such as Blogger and WordPress.com, as most were created by people who are new … Read more