The fun of Softaculous

Joe is having so much dang fun with Softaculous, which is basically a one stop shop for open source software, with the caveat that it cannot really call istelf a shop, as the software it provides is free.

If you are in the process of choosing a hosting provider: if they provide Softaculous, look at . . . → Read More: The fun of Softaculous

The top ten reasons for Mashable’s success

1. Mashable is good at generating lists that the search engines love (not quite like this one).

2. Mashable is a ‘feel good’ internet and technology PR machine. You won’t find breaking stories that are critical of the internet and technology giants – though all hot topics, such as poor conditions in Apple factories, will . . . → Read More: The top ten reasons for Mashable’s success

Using Page Titles for Page 1 Search Engine Results

 

Search Engine Optimisation – even the words sound tedious, and if you go down the list of things that you need to do in order to Search Engine Optmise your site, you could almost lose the will to live.

However the basics are easy, and no matter what your business does, getting your site . . . → Read More: Using Page Titles for Page 1 Search Engine Results

Disqus and Askimet: hello comments, bye bye spam!

This site has had large numbers of spam comments, all of which had to be manually deleted from time to time, so it was time to replace the WordPress comments with Disqus, and have Askimet anti spam activated.

Installing Disqus to WordPress took about ten minutes.

(a) going to Plugins and searching for Disqus

(b) . . . → Read More: Disqus and Askimet: hello comments, bye bye spam!

The Drupal struggle versus WordPress and Joomla, and how good are they on SEO?

I started off with Joomla, creating websites such as this Boardgame and this Consultancy site, using Artisteer to generate the basic template.

I then used WordPress, and the Atualhalpa theme, for JustanOrdinaryJoe.

Nevertheless Drupal manages to deliver a both more corporate and internet contemporary look and feel – more so than both Joomla and WordPress. . . . → Read More: The Drupal struggle versus WordPress and Joomla, and how good are they on SEO?

A review of ClickBank.

ClickBank is an Internet Marketing e-book publisher – is what mosts review of ClickBank will provide, and then also tend to be positive about the company – largely because most reviews are provided by affiliates with something to gain by selling the company.

The biggest themes on the ClickBank product roster are get rich quick . . . → Read More: A review of ClickBank.

Adding Plugins to WordPress

 

Installing plugins to WordPress and activating them is easier than for Joomla or Drupal. I have just spent about half an hour installing the three plugins below:

To get going, I simply selected the Plugins option, from within WordPress admin, and then started browsing the link to popular plugins.

W3 Total cache is . . . → Read More: Adding Plugins to WordPress

The importance of Tagging Articles; adding Widgets; etc.

As an exercise today, did three things…

(a) Added the widgets to the right.

(b) Tagged all the articles on this site with appropriate strap lines – they now appear to the right in the ‘TAGS’ widget.

(c) Added the Plugin ‘SEO Search Terms Tagging 2′. Why? This Plugin has had 170,000 downloads – and . . . → Read More: The importance of Tagging Articles; adding Widgets; etc.

The Khan Academy kicks up a ruckus

As one of the Time top 50 websites, the Khan Academy, a site that posts educational videos for free, should be relatively uncontroversial. One would think.

In particular as the site has received a huge chunk of money from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation – and Bill should know his onions.

But Salman Khan . . . → Read More: The Khan Academy kicks up a ruckus

The FTC, ‘Typicality’, and clearing up the internet.

Some internet marketers are having difficulties getting their heads around the requirement for endorsements or testimonials to have ‘Typicality’ but the reality is that it is not that complex.

For example you have an information or ebook product which is endorsed by someone who states they made $40,000 in four weeks just by following the . . . → Read More: The FTC, ‘Typicality’, and clearing up the internet.