Information, Tutorials, Tips and Tricks

The latest information, tutorials, tricks and tips for every aspect of Joomla website management. Topics include social bookmarking, search engine optimization (SEO), web development, small business best practices, web site monetizing with Google AdSense, performance optimization and much more for the Joomla CMS.

Which version of Joomla should you use?

October 18th Information and Tutorials \ Joomla CMS With more than one Joomla release available, it isn’t always clear which one is the best one to use. Currently there are a number of stable versions, including version 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7, and it is worthwhile comparing these versions to understand why you might use one version over another. Continue reading...

Joomla Affiliate and Referral Programs

May 10th Information and Tutorials \ Monetizing Your Website Are you looking for a better way to monetize your Joomla website? Pay-per-click advertising (like Google AdSense) can work well for websites focused on certain high-paying keywords, but most advertising keywords related to Joomla don't pay very much. Affiliate advertising is another solution and can be very profitable for any website with a specific niche, where visitors are already interested in similar products. Here is an exhaustive list of Joomla affiliate programs you can sign up for to start earning more money if you run a website about Joomla. Continue reading...

JomSocial Review: Finally, a great social networking and community solution for Joomla!

March 12th Information and Tutorials \ Advice I have had more than a few people email me about JomSocial, the new social networking / community component by Azrul. I spent some time installing, using and customizing JomSocial and I've written a full review based on my first-hand experience with it. In case you don't feel like reading this entire review, my final recommendation is to get it. JomSocial is simply the best community and social networking solution available for Joomla, allowing you to quickly create a site like Facebook for your own niche community. Continue reading...

10 Surefire Search Engine Optimization Tips for Joomla Bloggers

March 12th Information and Tutorials \ Search Engine Optimization Do you know that according to Technorati there are over 130 millions blogs indexed and nearly 1 million blog posts in every hour? You bet that the blogosphere is a crowded space, and apparently it takes a lot more hard work to stand out from the crowd than it was 5 years ago. Continue reading...

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