http://www.youtube.com/user/andrewchessruff visit my youtube channel and watch some of my videos this could help :) good luck with your goal BTW
rating increase

Chesstempo is good i use that too.
Watch a guys video named MatoJelic i learn alot from him and he is also very funny (But he does have an accent mind you but I find his accent awesome)

get premium membership here and do 50 Tactics everday
or
signup for chesstempo.com and do 50 tactics there for free...
tactics are the best thing to get better at chess..
trust me and good luck!
Suvel
Hey guys its kovs here :)
Since i started playing chess last year my rating was very very low. I'm talking about like I started on 1200 and it droppe to about 600 or 700 somewhere around that mark. But, i have been working very hard and as a result I have gotton myself up to 1300 (Standard), and my blitz is constantly between 1180 and 1220. I have dont over 1000 chess tactics on chesstempo and I've started reading some chess books as well as learning 2 openings for white and black and trying to memorize master games from those openings. Is there anything else i can do to improve my rating to about 1500 before the end of the year or so? and also if you have rapidly increased your rating can you share how plz.
thanks!