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.

Don't Allow Plugins to Run on Modules

May 13th Information and Tutorials \ Web Site Performance Since releasing the Ultimate Social Bookmarking Plugin , several people have complained that the social bookmarking buttons were appearing all over their website. After looking into the issue, it became apparent that these people were using Joomla's standard "User" modules which all had "Mambots" enabled. Continue reading...

Uninstall Unnecessary Extensions

Joomla's ability to include modules, components and plugins is a key part of its flexibility, but that doesn't mean you should abuse it. Every plugin, module and component you install will increase your page load times and slow things down. Any extensions that your website doesn't absolutely need should be removed.

AdSense Tips: Get the Highest Paying AdSense Keywords for Free

April 15th Information and Tutorials \ Monetizing Your Website There is a great tool available that allows you to check out the highest cost-per-click (HCPC) keywords for Google AdSense, allowing you to write content with the highest-paying keywords in mind. It is the Google Adwords Keyword Tool and it allows anybody to view the highest CPC keywords, for free, without having to log in or sign up. It was created to help people come up with new ideas for their AdWords campaigns, but you can use it to see which AdSense keywords will pay you the most so you can target your site's content for high CPC and generate higher advertising revenue. This tutorial will show you how to find these keywords with the AdSense preview tool and how to use that information to increase your cost per click. Continue reading...

AdSense Tips: Remove Low-Paying Ads (Tutorial)

April 15th Information and Tutorials \ Monetizing Your Website Are your Google AdSense ads earning low revenue due to low cost-per-click (CPC)? Perhaps you''ve worked to set up a good ad placement strategy to raise your click-through-rate (CTR) but each click isn't paying you very much? There's a great website to help you remove the low-paying ads from your site, creating more room for the ads that will pay you more for each click (HCPC). I'll show you how to use the tools to generate a list of 200 blacklisted URLs automatically tailored to your specific website. Continue reading...

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