Websites do not last forever. Over the years, I have seen a lot of great websites become more popular, however I have also witnessed great websites become less relevant over time. For example, many blogs that I used to read regularly have not been updated in 4 or 5 years. This is the natural evolution … Read more
Getting your blog to 1.000 visitors a month is your first step towards getting serious about blogging. Getting a domain helps. Setting up WordPress is useful. Having share buttons all over your blog is nice. But in the end, that’s not going to bring you traffic. Traffic that you can monetize later, that is. What … Read more
If you are willing to work hard, freelance blogging is a great entry point to making money online as you do not need a lot of technical skills to get started. One of the most common complaints I hear from aspiring bloggers is how difficult it is to find work. This may sound harsh to … 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
Are you using a polling or survey tool on your website? The poll is a valuable tool for anyone from dentists to internet marketers who want to engage with their audience and understand exactly what types of products or services they are interested in. It’s also a nice way to further understand your demographics and … Read more
According to a Pew internet survey, 92 percent of online adults use email, and 61 percent of them use it on an average day. That’s quite a large segment of people that you can send emails to everyday and not get the middle finger in return. Businesses, bloggers and entrepreneurs need a way to build email … Read more
Building a mobile app used to be something that only programmers could take a stab at. They were an exclusive bunch that held the power to market their services to companies and people who were interested in tapping into the mobile age of technology. That’s not the case anymore with mobile app builder platforms that … Read more
Modern WordPress themes are flashy. They include galleries, portfolios, sliders, and other custom post types. They also support popular WordPress solutions such as WooCommerce, bbPress,and BuddyPress. In this article, I will be looking closer at HeatMap Theme. HeatMap theme is not flashy. In fact, many people would say that it looks dated. I reviewed the … Read more
UserPro is a premium WordPress plugin that enhances your WordPress user profiles. It can be used to create professional front end profiles and enhance your login and registration forms. UserPro is so much more than a simple user profile solution. It can be used to create membership websites and online communities. There are features such … Read more
LeadIn is a marketing automation plug-in for Wordpress. The team behind LeadIn wanted to answer two questions website owners have: who is visiting my website, and what pages and content do they go through? It also allows for easy organisation of contacts with tags, and syncs with your favourite mail service so you can contact … Read more