As I sat on the train on my way home to Indianapolis from the Joomla  “J and Beyond 2011” Conference in Krekrade, Netherlands, I was thinking about the weekend’s experience and how many people who worked with Joomla missed out on an amazing experience.  If your business is related in any way to Joomla, here are the top 5 reasons you should attend and a Joomla Conference, and why I definitely plan to be there again next year: See the full text of this article...

Have you ever had a larger Joomla! website that had nested menu items? Often on those sites you might have the top level menu items in the main nav bar, but then you want to display second level menu items using a Joomla menu module (type mod_mainmenu) in the sidebar.

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With more broadband internet access, users can now afford to browse more than they did a couple of years ago, and designers can use this opportunity to present content in a more attractive and memorable way. Hence, it’s no wonder that many product websites use media blocks (for videos and screencasts) for this very purpose. The main advantage of such elements is that they can communicate content quickly and effectively and make it easier for users to consume information. See the full text of this article...

There is a lot of talk these days about Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Many companies are spending a lot of money to have companies come in and work with their websites so that their page show up on the first or second Search Engine Result Page (SERP). And it’s not a bad idea, since searches through the major search engines are the main way that many people will arrive at your site, and the money spent can yield some good return on investment if you have a good website. See the full text of this article...

What makes a great website? Is it the graphics? The easy navigation? Or maybe the cool Flash effects? Well, those can all be important parts of a great website, but they are not the reason people will come and come again to your site. What they really want is content! Good, solid, fresh, informative content. As a bonus, search engines love content too, which will bring even more visitors. That’s why the mantra among web experts is “CONTENT IS KING”. Without it, you have nothing. See the full text of this article...

Business owners are always looking to make the most out of their marketing dollars and so reasonably ask the question “Is setting up a website for my business worth the cost”? The answer to that question ultimately lies with each business owner, but I’ve outlined seven advantages of creating a web presence for your business. See the full text of this article...

What is Flash you say? Flash is a very popular web technology that is used on websites to create rich, interactive multi-media interfaces on websites. Yet it comes with its disadvantages as well. I've seen it abused pretty frequently on different websites, so in this post I'm going to talk about how to use Flash in a responsible way while avoiding some of the pitfalls that come it.

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