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Why Squarespace? | Blog - LooselyRelated.com. Joomla SEO - solving the problem of ranking factor dilution. While Joomla is a powerful publishing platform, it presents many challenges to users who want to maximize their placement in search engine results. In particular, Joomla web sites violate numerous best-practice guidelines for search engine optimization or SEO. Last week I attended both Joomla User Group Chicago and Joomla Day Chicago to discuss this problem in detail. My talks — see slides below — were based around ranking factors, the on-page and off-page factors that search engines use to determine how important a given page is for a given search term. For example, if my search term is elvis memorabilia, then having this exact phrase in the title of and used broadly throughout a content item are positive factors that a search engine will use to rank the content relative to that found in other content items and on other web sites.

Joomla SEO and ranking factor dilution Consolidate your ranking factors Take your Joomla SEO to the next level We've created a simply button to help you out. Migrating from Joomla 1.5 to Joomla 2.5. Akeeba Backup - Quick Start Guide :: Downloading your backup archives. There are two methods of downloading your backup archives, the easy one and the recommended one. The easy method The easy method can be performed directly from the component.

From the component's Control Panel page, please click on the Manage Backups (formerly "Administer Backup Files") button. In the following page, you will see a list of all your backup attempts. Those marked with an OK status have their archives still on the server: By default, the most recent backup attempt appears on the top of the list. Once you download the backup archive and all of its parts, you should delete the backup archive from the server in order to conserve disk space and enhance your site's security. The recommended method The problem with the easy method is that sometimes it might not work, or your browser (especially earlier versions of Internet Explorer) might corrupt the download. Before transferring a file, click on the menu, expand the submenu and select from the list. MY WEBSITE HAS BEEEN hacked.

Hello, muy website has been hacked. I am using joomla version 1.5.The server blocked my website and they send me a email with de information:the website has malicious code. I suppose in this files. How can I solve this? . Many thanks. FAQ: How to make a column disappear on certain pages. Jstarley wrote: I've always wondered exactly how to make the switch from tables to divs. Can't think of a particular tutorial site, sorry. I think you could achieve that result, or pretty close to is using css. Whether you use nested divs with borders/padding, or divs with background images, it's achievable.

Code: <div id="outer_top"> <div id="inner_top"><h1>Header</h1></div></div> Note that you shouldn't use just an image for header, you must put some alternate text. For the styling, you could use something like this: (note, this is off the top of my head, untested, but it gives you a direction to start playing) As I said, this is just to give you a direction to start trying things out. Have fun. 10 New Google Analytics Features You Need to Start Using. Rachael Gerson spearheads the Analytics division at SEER Interactive. Follow her on Twitter @rachaelgerson. Over the past eight months, Google has steadily released one revolutionary new feature after another.

On March 17, the company announced a new version of Google Analytics. Up until this point, users could decide whether they preferred to stick with the old interface or switch to the new one. However, Google recently announced that the old version of GA will be turned off in January 2012. If you're not already familiar with the new version, take the next few weeks to get comfortable with it. To help you get started, let’s review the top 10 features of the new Google Analytics. 1. Dashboards got a much needed overhaul in the new GA. At a minimum, these four widgets would benefit the average user. Visits - Timeline (can also include Metric)Goal Completions and/or Transactions - TimelineSource/Medium - TableBounce Rate - Timeline 2. 3. 4. Why is this important? 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Blog World LA 2011 Recap – Session Notes and Experiences from #BWELA. 3 Innovative Ways Non-Profits Are Leveraging Blogs.

The Digital Marketing Series is supported by HubSpot, an inbound marketing software company based in Cambridge, MA, that makes a full platform of marketing software, including lead generation tools. If you're a non-profit, you're using every imaginable network to get your message out. Amidst all the fancy new social tools with silly names, it's possible to lose sight of the traditional blog as an effective channel. Most non-profit websites have some blog components — posting updates, news, photos, videos, etc. — to keep their fans informed.

We dug a little deeper and found some unique ways that non-profits are sharing content. 1. Blog Action Day takes the adage "two heads are better than one" and applies it to digital updates. The event has attracted major companies and blogs including Oxfam, the Guardian and Tumblr. 2. charity: water 3. Some non-profits like Invisible Children and HarassMap are turning their blogs and websites into social tools. Series supported by HubSpot. How WordPress Took the CMS Crown from Drupal and Joomla. Advertisement According to W3Techs1, almost 55% of the 1 million most visited websites that are run on a content management system (CMS) are run on WordPress. WordPress is a darn fine CMS and is stable and easy to use, but so are Joomla and Drupal. So, why does WordPress have the lion’s share of the top 1 million websites? This article does not set out to prove that one CMS is “better” than another.

WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and dozens of other platforms are mature, stable, great CMS’ that can do a fantastic job in most cases. Market Share As a point of reference, at Gravity Switch, about 50% of our projects are in Drupal and about 35% in WordPress; the rest are in other CMS’ or written by hand in PHP or built on a framework such as CakePHP, Django or Ruby. Breakdown of websites with a clearly identifiable CMS, according to W3Tech’s survey of the top 1 million domains.

Name Recognition When I want to understand how popular something is, one of the first places I go to is Google Trends. 1. How to Get the Most Out of Google Analytics. After we published a primer for using Google Analytics, readers said they were hungry for more. Google Analytics has since revamped its design, giving it not only a cleaner look but also updated data sets.

You can now find everything from real-time stats to details about which mobile device your site visitors come from. Though the data possibilities seem endless, Google Analytics product manager Phil Mui says the design reflects three core metrics: acquisition, engagement and outcome. Let's take a closer look at what these numbers mean and how you can track them with one of the most widely used web analytics platforms. Acquisition The lowest-hanging fruit of web analytics is counting metrics. SEE ALSO: 10 New Google Analytics Features You Need to Start Using The tool has long provided information about where your visitors are coming from (geographically and on the web), what language they speak, how often they visit your site and what computers and browsers they use to get there. Engagement. 13 ways to get your blog posts retweeted. This is part of the series the 31 Day Challenge To Optimize Your Blog With Social Media.

First of all, what’s the big deal about getting retweeted? If you have a ton of followers who are engaged, and you’re happy, then why should you care if they retweet your blog posts? If you’re using Twitter for business reasons, you should care. And here’s why: Measure engagement Retweets are an indication of how engaged your followers are. Follower attrition Some of the folks who are singing your praises now will be gone in six months. Measure content Getting retweeted is partially a function of good content.

How to get retweeted Be Relevant - A survey conducted by Dan Zarrella found that people share content because they thought it was relevant for someone they know. Homework: Retweet this post. Cross-posted from JohnHaydon.com.John Haydon delivers social web strategy solutions for “the quick, the smart, and the slightly manic.”