Disaster rarely gives you a heads up when it is going to strike. I was reminded of this last night when I created a small thermonuclear explosion in my kitchen last night. After completing an article for WPMU Dev, I sat down with my girlfriend to watch a movie. We …
Eleven days ago, I ran the Edinburgh Marathon. This was my second marathon in twenty days and my third within seven weeks. All of which is part of a challenge that myself and my friend set ourselves for charity. Edinburgh was the easiest marathon that I would be facing. It …
Churches, charities, and other nonprofit organisations have turned to WordPress to develop their websites. In the past, a designer would have converted a business theme for a nonprofit website, however there is now a large number of premium WordPress themes that have been built specifically for nonprofit websites. In this …
Two days ago I ran my first ever race in Manchester, England. It was, as you would expect, an eventful experience. The Greater Manchester Marathon is ran by ten thousand people every year. I was running the marathon as part of The Crohn’s 4 Marathon Challenge: a challenge that myself …
As you read this, I will be puffing and panting my way through 26.2 miles of the Manchester marathon in England, in aid of the registered charity Crohn’s and Colitis UK. Crohns’s is a condition that causes inflammation of the digestive system. My friend Barry was diagnosed with the disease …
Those of you who subscribe to my newsletter will know that I sent an email out yesterday about my new project Rise Forums. Do not worry if you are not currently a subscriber as I later decided to publish the newsletter as a post. There are a huge number of …
Hiring people to write for your blog is a great way to greatly reduce your own writing responsibilities and increase the posting frequency of your blog. If you have decided to bring in some extra writers, you need to decide how many people should write for you. That is, do …
Incoming links can actually hurt your search engine rankings. If you have a lot of incoming links from low ranked websites, your own search engine ranking may be affected because of it. It is a little crazy when you think about it: Competitors can hurt your ranking simply by linking …
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, …
If you’ve read any of my interviews or bios online, you may know that I’ve been working on the internet since 2000. It’s common for people who work online to inform others when they started working online. I believe that part of the reason we all do this is to …