Yearly Archives: 2011

Joomla / Web Development

Content Management Power with Joomla 1.6

Joomla 1.6

There are several content management systems out there that provide great functionality for both the end-user and website administrators.  Amongst the many only one stands out in the crowd as a true performer that delivers functionality, flexibility, and performance – Joomla 1.6 Its much anticipated public release version was officially made available to the general public on January 10, 2011.  After many months of testing across a community of over 250,000+ developers and contributors across the globe it was able to reach a stable version to be made available for use on the web.

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03/21/2011
Facebook / Social Media

Add a ‘Like’ Button to Your Joomla Website

Facebook Like Button

Facebook has become the universal platform for connecting with others both personally and professionally.  Its fan base boasts over 500 million users from all parts of the Globe coming together for a social conversation.  You can too take advantage of this audience and share your Joomla website content by adding a ‘Like’ button to your Joomla website.  A great way to make others aware of the information you’re sharing on your website or blog and also make new connections while at it.

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03/18/2011
Social Media / Twitter

Top 5 Tips for Effective Twitter Communication

Top 5 Tips for Effective Twitter Communication

Twitter has become one of the largest and most popular communication tools on the Internet.  A platform that lets users exchange information in 140 characters with the blink of an eye.  While Twitter continues to dominate the market many remain skeptical about its true potential.  How does such platform help your business?  How can you generate lead-ins?  What are some key strategies that you should utilize?  All good questions and valid to their fullest extent.  Based on the ‘Current State of Twitter [INFOGRAPHIC]‘ it shows that the entire globe has taken over the social media platform.   (more…)

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03/14/2011
Bing / Business / Google / Google Analytics / Marketing / SEO / Yahoo

SEO Remains a Valuable Marketing Strategy

SEO Still a Marketing Strategy

SEO has truly come a long way since the days of Excite, Lycos, InfoSeek, & Alta Vista.  Those were the days that these particular search engines were regulating web searches and until before Yahoo and later Google came along to change this behavior forever.  Yes, we’re talking about the evolvement of Search Engine Optimization within the last 12 years – circa before the .com era.  Organic search and visibility still matters simply due to the fact that web users are constantly seeking massive amounts of information by utilizing top search engines such as Google, Yahoo, or Bing just to name a few.

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03/09/2011
Business / Google Analytics / Marketing / Search Engine Marketing / SEO / Social Media

Understanding Your Website Traffic with Google Analytics – Part 1

Google Analytics

Understanding your website traffic yields huge benefits for your business and can help you better connect with your audience.  Having a web presence on the internet is simply one part of the equation.  You need to have a solid comprehension of the way your visitors are interacting with your content.  Furthermore it’s important to use such aggregated data for your analysis and monetization.  Why?  Google Analytics can help you find important information about your website including Traffic Sources, Content, & Goals.

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03/07/2011
Drupal / Joomla / Solutions / Web Development / WordPress

Top 3 Reasons to Use an Open Source Solution CMS for Your Website

Content Management Solutions

Reinventing the wheel isn’t something that anyone wants to do nor recommended from a business standpoint in particular.  I say this simply because I’ve seen far too many individuals attempt to do just that.  When it comes to brainstorming or even building your website you should really consider some of the ready-made Open Source Solutions that are available on the web for website development.   (more…)

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02/28/2011
Bing / Business / Google / Marketing / SEO / Yahoo

5 Ways To Maximize Your Blog Posts Potential

Your Blog Posts
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It seems like nowadays everyone has a blog on their website.  I’m actually quite happy to see that people are beginning to find the potential and opportunities when it comes to publishing content on the web.  I have come across some companies that are concerned about publishing proprietary information on the internet.  For the most part though I’ve definitely seen a significant boost in usage of WordPress in particular.  Is blogging for the sake of pushing content enough?  Are you being efficient with publishing content on the web? What strategies are you currently using to maximize your blog posts potential?

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02/25/2011
Bing / Google / SEO / Yahoo

Search Engines and Your Domain

Search Engines & Your Domain

Starting out with a new website and building it effectively can be a tedious process.  So many decisions to make and a solid plan that needs to take place in order for the entire piece to come together.  One of the first things that you should consider prior to thinking about building a new website is your primary domain.  It’s quite important that your website carries a user friendly domain and one that’s easily remembered by most users.  There are several tools out there on the website including DomainsBot that can help you perform research on a new domain using variations of keywords.  As I will explain later on in this post it’s quite important that you also consider having and Search Engine Friendly url to help with indexing, visibility, and crawlability in the eyes of a search engine robot.

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02/03/2011
Tutorials / Web Development / WordPress

Generating Revenue from Your Blog

Revenue From Your Blog

Having your own blog simply isn’t enough nowadays.  Alot of entrepreneurs and businesses struggle to find their happy place on the web with their blog.  Optimizing your blog can be a difficult process especially if you’re new to blogging or even so a first-time user of such application.  Generating revenue from your blog can occur in various ways.  One of them that most use nowadays is in the form of content marketing or banner advertising just to mention a couple.  Feel free to contact my friend Russ Henneberry for more information on content marketing if that’s an option that you’re familiar with.  Banner advertising on your blog can be implemented and configured on your own blog in a few short steps which I’m going to show you how to accomplish in this post.

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02/02/2011
Bing / Google / SEO / Yahoo

Creating Visibility of Your Domain on The Web

Link Building

Being a part of the Internet and the web in itself has become a big part for every business and entrepreneur these days.  A website mirrors the image of your company on the web and how others view it.  It’s also a primary tool for generating more business via qualified leads that are specifically interested in your products or services.  Creating visibility of your domain on the web can be a time consuming process especially for one that’s just getting started.  Although it’s a strategy and effort that has a long term payoff.

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01/21/2011

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