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 …
BuddyPress is a powerful platform that allows you to build a WordPress powered community. It features profiles, groups, private messaging, friendship connections, and a fantastic notification system. Converting a regular WordPress theme into a BuddyPress ready theme involves modifying templates. That is why many people purchase BuddyPress themes that have …
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 …
Helpouts by Google is a a video support website that was launched in Google two months ago. I missed the announcements at the time, though I was intrigued when I came across it today. The premise of the website is simple. People can get help on a wide variety of …
Today I have a list of some of the best sports related designs for WordPress. There are many generic designs that can be used for any sports related website, and others that are designed specifically for a particular sport such as golf or football. Be sure to check the demo …
Logos are an important part of branding your website or business. My problem has always been that I don’t know what I want. Whether I am designing a logo myself or paying a designer to design something for me, I always struggle to figure out what theme the logo could …
In the second episode of The Business Hangout, Ian Dawson Mackay joined me for a discussion on video interviewing and blogging. Ian has secured interviews with some really high profile people over the last few months through his blog Next Level Guy. I was really impressed how Ian managed to …
Travis Petelle is an email marketer who has made a lot of money from marketing informational products to subscribers. A few weeks ago I did a small review of his latest product List Building Maniacs Cheat Sheets. I caught up with Travis again this week and he answered some questions …
My mate Dave forwarded me these emails today. I thought they were hilarious so I thought I would share them with you all :) From: David Thorne Date: Thursday 21 May 2009 10.16am To: Helen Bailey Subject: Pets in the building Dear Helen, Thank you for your letter concerning pets …