I picked up the Ravelli APLT2 50″ two months ago for only £6.32 delivered. I had looked at more expensive tripods that were sturdier, but I was keen on getting something lightweight that I could take with me when I travel. Despite the tripod having some cheapish qualities, I am very happy with my purchase. … Read more
I made a concious decision to take my YouTube channel more seriously about a month ago. I have spoke about my journey on YouTube in previous videos: The Unprepared Travelling YouTuber and Three Difficulties I Face Recording Videos in South America. I have learned a lot since devoting more time to YouTube. I have learned … Read more
Bags come and go. This is particularly true for backpacks since they are put through so much stress. They are manhandled through airports, bus stations, hostels, hotels, and more. So it may surprise you that I have been using the same backpack for the majority of my trips over the last nine years. I purchased … Read more
A few weeks ago I talked about being unprepared for recording YouTube videos while travelling. This was partly due to me making a last-minute decision to come to South America. Had I planned ahead, I would have purchased better equipment for recording videos for YouTube. Since buying a dedicated camera for vlogging, I feel that … Read more
Today’s question comes from Heather from Happiness Mama; a regular member on Rise Forums. Heather asked the following question: How can you make your own landing pages? I’m looking for a way that is quick, easy, and ideally free or very inexpensive. Do you know if there are any good plugins for this? In a … Read more
If you are from the UK, you probably buy things online from time to time. I suspect that most of you only buy from UK stores. What you may not know is that you can save a huge amount of money by shopping on online stores based in other European countries. I explain the benefits … Read more
In today’s video, I talk about how you can brand a website. I also touch upon how you can monetise a blog. The question came from Ben from How to Learn About. It is the second part of a question Ben recently asked. The first part of the question was answered on Tuesday in a … Read more
Discussion forums are very easy to create. All you need to do is add a database through your hosting control panel, upload the core forum files, and then run the installation script. The whole process takes between 15 and 30 minutes. Growing a forum is not as easy. It can takes months, or even years, … Read more
Email list not growing? Many great bloggers have only the vaguest of ideas on how to grow their subscriber list. Maybe you need more community features like private web conferencing. Stupendous Sign-Up Incentives On every blog I visit I am tired of seeing yet another tired old single page PDF as a sign up incentive. … Read more
Ben from How to Learn About recently asked me a question about developing for WordPress. Ben wrote: I would love to know the best resources for learning how to develop WordPress plugins and themes. You can see my video reply to Ben below: Below is a list of services and resources that are referenced during … Read more