Joomla! – as a content management system – is so complicated and overwhelming when you first log-on that most give-up. It has thousands of features and can be extended far beyond that of WordPress. These are some of the reasons why we don’t even use it. However; if you decide to run anything but a content site, you’ll need to use it. There are plenty of helpful articles on Joomla! but they’re often wordy and complicated in themselves. Sometimes the best thing to do is to read an organized book full of knowledge that you can understand. Having the pages in front of you helps out a lot – we get it. So, we’ve gone ahead and compiled a list of Joomla! help books, their descriptions, and some commentary as well for absolute beginners and for more advanced users. Continue reading “Top 5 Best Joomla! Books for Beginners and Advanced Users” »
Top 5 Best Joomla! Books for Beginners and Advanced Users
BW Special Report: The Top 10 Secrets of Google Page-Ranking You Need To Know
We all know that Big ‘G’ (Google) is the most dominant search engine service out there… Period. So it would be in your benefit to master the right SEO techniques, right? Well the main keyword to focus on is Authority. Google measures your pages’ importance and usefulness to a search by looking for how much of an authority your website has over others. Google loves to look at this, especially branding. This guide/report is designed to help you figure out the best way to develop your site according to how Google looks at it. As a visitor of BeginnerWebs.com, you are granted exclusive access to this special report (because everything here is free). Continue reading “BW Special Report: The Top 10 Secrets of Google Page-Ranking You Need To Know” »
Google Updates Search Algorithm – Is it good or bad?
So with the announcement of Google’s search algorithm update comes good news and bad news. You see, the change currently affects different sites in different ways.
The decision is supposed to benefit sites with good original content. Webmasters with sites that offer what Google considers to be “quality”, original content are supposedly going to benefit from this. Google’s aim is to cut down on what some call “content mills”. These are sites that hoard content to be optimized for the older algorithm, which would have placed them on the top of the results.
This is important because the top position usually averages around 25-35% of the click ratio compared to the other nine results. When sites like these are knocked off the top spot, their traffic drops like a rock. The second place click ratio is much lower, at fewer than 15%. If a page drops to the second page of results, then it gets practically no traffic. Continue reading “Google Updates Search Algorithm – Is it good or bad?” »
CMS: Content Management Systems
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So what is a Content Management System?
A Content Management Systems (or CMS) is software that indexes and keeps track of files on a website. CMS is usually used for running larger websites with many pages. Its content can be anything and everything from text, videos, music, and other files. CMS is like having a whole team of webmasters working to organize your content so you don’t have to. As an example; this website runs using a Content Management System. Continue reading “CMS: Content Management Systems” »
Advantages Of Pay Per Click Advertising
People often get afraid when they discover out the term Pay Per Click (PPC), if they are not familiar with Online Advertising. It then finds less favorable when you tell them, Pay Per Click advertising can add to your Return on Investment (ROI). As a matter of fact, Pay Per Click is rather a simple thing to interpret if one looks with a Pay Per Click expert to interpret the full details. Before one goes to confer an expert, this article provides as insight in to the benefits of Pay Per Click advertising. Continue reading “Advantages Of Pay Per Click Advertising” »
Error 404 or Page Not Found
The Error 404 or Page not found occurs when a website visitor asks for a page that cannot be found on your site. This error page is displayed, which is a HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) standard response code, and indicates that the request for the page was communicated and received by the server but the server was unable to find it. The usual reasons for the display of the Error 404 are incorrect links on the site or the requested page may have been moved or deleted. A 404 Error page also indicates that the page that was requested may be available again in the future. The 404 error page should not be confused with the “Server Not Found” error page which means that a connection to the server did not occur at all. Continue reading “Error 404 or Page Not Found” »
Richer Content for Better Search Engine Optimization
In order for your website get higher ranking positions in search engines, it must be rich in content above all. If you don’t know what SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is, then check out SEO and META Information for more help and for terms used in this article.
Keywords
Search Engine Optimization is exactly what you’d think it is; it’s the optimization of your web pages for higher rankings on search engine results. In other words, the better optimized your website is, the higher up your pages will show when someone makes a search query in a search engine. Optimizing your website doesn’t just mean adding “title” and “description” tags (though that is very important…). It also means making sure that your page content is rich in information and keywords. Continue reading “Richer Content for Better Search Engine Optimization” »
Design Basics for E-Commerce
As with all websites; simplicity is essential. With E-Commerce sites, this rule is even more important. An E-Commerce website is like running a “brick and mortar” business, the key is keeping the customer happy. If your site makes your customers jump through hoops to buy your product(s), then they probably won’t buy your products. Think about other sites you’ve been to. Think about good experiences and bad ones. Now put yourself in the customers’ shoes and “walk around your store”. Would you buy from your own site? Here are some tips to improve that…
How to Easily Design an Ecommerce Website
As with all websites; simplicity is essential. With E-Commerce sites, this rule is even more important. An E-Commerce website is like running a “brick and mortar” business, the key is keeping the customer happy. If your site makes your customers jump through hoops to buy your product(s), then they probably won’t buy your products. Think about other sites you’ve been to. Think about good experiences and bad ones. Now put yourself in the customers’ shoes and “walk around your store”. Would you buy from your own site? Here are some tips to improve that…
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Using Blogs for Backlinks Can Get You Better Search Rankings
Have you ever noticed that when you submit a comment on a blog or forum, that there is almost always a field for you to enter your website? The truth is that most webmasters overlook this and lose out on hundreds or even thousands of potential visitors per day. Continue reading “Using Blogs for Backlinks Can Get You Better Search Rankings” »