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Joomla has become one of the most popular content management systems on the web today and since the advent of cpanel and Fantastico with many hosting accounts, installing it onto your web server is  a matter of a few mouse clicks as you can see in the following video.

Joomla can be used to build virtually any kind of dynamic website and although some claim it can be intimidating for beginners there is a huge amount of assistance both online and off for those wanting to work with this powerful platform.

Once you have installed the software the following Joomla resources will help you get the best out of the program.

Books about Joomla can be found and purchased online through Amazon

Immediate access to comprehensive online Joomla video tutorials can be found at http://www.joomla-tutorial.org

This video tutorial teaches you how to install Joomla, the most popular CMS today, using cpanel and Fantastico.

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We are pleased to announce the addition of another great hosting service to our portfolio at the CaymanHost. Third Sphere are a company focusing on the customer who requires not only good quality business hosting, but also a suite of webmaster tools to help them promote their business in the most effective manner.

The company bring this all together in their service packages aimed squarely at the online business user and marketer. If you are looking for a business in a box solution , this is one company you may well wish to take a look at. Offering a host of scripts in their "automation station" to help you establish an online presence quickly and easily, Third Sphere also promise lightning fast loading of your website and 99.7% uptime guaranteed.

If you already have a site but are still struggling to establish your online presence, you might like to take a look at this company and the marketing, website design and promotional tools they are offering, which include a snap in scripts center, web design center, snap in ebook center, web traffic center and the aforementioned automation station. Moving an existing domain to Third Sphere is quick and easy, so if you are having problems with your existing hosting provider or are planning on using some new domains, they could be worth adding to your shortlist.

Please go and have a look around at the company website to see the full range of features from which you will benefit as a customer.

We should also add, that as web hosting affiliate programs go, they offer one of the best, paying recurring monthly commissions on all sales (meaning residual income for you) and you don’t have to be a customer of theirs to sign up. If you’re involved in selling hosting online already, this would be a great additional income stream to start tapping into.

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15% off any Do-It-Yourself Web site annual purchase. Valid from 11/9/07 – 12/7/07

This is the latest offer from Network Solutions who throughout November are offering an excellent price reduction on this popular service.

Point. Click. Launch. DIY websites are a great way to get a website up and running quickly for as little as $4.95 monthly. Image Cafe from Network Solutions is an industry leading application in the field of DIY website tools. The packages are fully hosted with a set number of pages and email boxes. Customers buying an annual package are also entitled to a free domain as well as the discounted price for the service.

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This brief article outlines the importance of using robots.txt files and good sitemaps to help search engines index your website or blog properly.

Having built your website you are probably waiting for that flood of visitors to start arriving but this won’t happen overnight. There is a great deal you can do to improve your chances of good search engine rankings but the whole field of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) can be very complicated and is rarely an exact science. The information is out there if you are prepared to do your research but for many people, time is the biggest limiting factor when it comes to SEO and there is a lot of information to wade through.

There are however a couple of very simple steps that anyone can take to help the Search engines find and index your site correctly. Both will take only a couple of minutes to implement and will repay you well if you take the trouble to complete them.

Firstly, you should ensure that you have a robots.txt file in the root of your domain (the place where your site’s homepage resides) and that it is valid and functioning correctly. The simplest way to do this is to go to one of the many online robots.txt generator and validator sites, where all you will have to do is type in your website address and a couple of options and they will generate the appropriate file for you. We recommend Yellowpipe Robots.txt Generator which will also enable you to choose to banish the robots you don’t want visiting your site, such as known email harvesting bots. There are plenty of other online services available if you search for them. This method ensures an error free robots.txt file which you can then upload to your server. It’s that simple and the search engine spiders will then be aware of exactly where to visit on your site.

The next task on your list is to set up sitemaps, which have become steadily more important in recent times. You may well already have a google sitemap on your site and if you do, it will probably be called sitemap.xml. Sitemaps also reside in the root of your domain and make it much easier for engines to find and index your content.

There are plenty of ways to set up a google sitemap and it’s probably the most important one, but it won’t hurt you to have more sitemaps either. The easiest way for you to do this is to use the excellent services at AutoMapIt Automatic Sitemap Service who will not only create six sitemaps automatically for you, but upload them to your server too if you wish. If you prefer to upload the files yourself, you can do so. This is a free service, although you can upgrade at very reasonable cost and benefit from some even more valuable services. Setting up the free sitemap generation is simple and quick and will give you a far greater chance of being fully and properly indexed. Certainly worth a few minutes of your time.

As we said at the outset, these are very basic SEO steps, but nonetheless a good starting point for any webmaster.

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All Wordpress users are aware that there is a veritable gaggle of plugins available to enhance your Wordpress blogging experience. I decided that I’d publish the ones currently in use on this blog, along with links to the dedicated authors of Wordpress plugins everywhere who make so much available to the community for free. If you find one you like, say thank you to the person who made it, and, if you can and they accept donations, help them out.

Of course, these are not necessarily THE best WP plugins, just the ones we use and think are great. I’m sure you all have your own favorites and if you think there is one we just shouldn’t be without, do please tell us.

Wordpress Automated Upgrade Plugin – this one is new and promises to save a lot of people a lot of worry and heartache when it comes time to perform an upgrade to the latest version of Wordpress. If you start biting your nails at the thought of performing an upgrade, this could be your salvation! Thanks to BloggingTips.com for the low down.

aLinks Wordpress Plugin – another great idea that allows users to turn any word or phrase of your content into hyperlinks, they can be Amazon links, Clickbank, E-Bay, Wikipedia, links to other areas of your blog. A very cool plugin indeed, simple, effective and gives users total control. Author: Sean Hickey

All In One SEO Wordpress Plugin – A Plugin that allows you to tweak your Wordpress blog’s SEO friendliness. Now, who doesn’t want that? Author : Uberdose

Amazon Context Link Ads Wordpress Plugin – Another Amazon plugin. This one will find phrases and keywords within your text that are relevant to Amazon products, and will insert a hyperlink for you. Just install the plugin, tell it your Amazon Associates ID and you’re done. Author : Patrick Chia

CAPCC Wordpress Plugin – Installs Captcha for comment and registration forms. Excellent spam protection. Author : Coice

Do Follow Wordpress Plugin - Join the movement of bloggers against the rel=nofollow tag. Removes the nofollow attribute from your comments. Author : Denis de Bernardy

Feedburner Feedsmith Plugin – Forward all Wordpress feed traffic to your Feedburner feed. Original author : Steve Smith

Feed Footer Plugin – Allows the insertion of custom footer fields to your RSS Feed. Author : Sherief Mursyidi

First RSS Plugin – A Good Choice for easy insertion of RSS Feeds. Author : Chris Hatcher (website no longer online)

Google Sitemaps Plugin – Add a google sitemap to your Wordpress blog and help that Googlebot! Author : Arne Brachhold

Gregarious Plugin – Add Social Bookmarks To Your Blog. Author : Ankur Kothari

InlineRSS Plugin – Another option for those wishing to use syndicated feeds. Author : Cal Demaine

KB Advanced RSS Widget – Widget that gives much greater control over how feeds are displayed. Author : Adam R Brown

My Page Order Plugin – Gives you complete control over page order. Author : Froman118

Kontera ContentLinks MIVA Plugin – The simple way to get your ads working. Author : Rodney Shupe

Share This Plugin – Neat tidy social bookmarking function. Author : Alex King

Simple Trackback Validation – Additional simple spam defence. Works well. Author : Michael Woehrer

Subscribe Me Plugin – The neatest solution for your RSS subscription offers. Author : Denis de Bernardy

Footnote – The CAPCC plugin mentioned above may conflict with WP’s forced moderation options if you are using latest version of WP (2.2) resulting in all comments bypassing moderation. You may want to consider an alternative captcha plugin in this case.

It’s quite a list and there are several more plugins not currently in use. These are all simple to install/configure and use for bloggers of all abilities. Do you think we’ve missed any good ones? By all means let us know your own plugin preferences and why you like them so much.

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Before launching into this review it should be pointed out that Site Build It (or SBI ) and SiteSell.com , do not conform to the conventional notion of web hosting as most of the companies represented on these pages. Their services are aimed fairly and squarely at small business and internet marketers and indeed anyone looking to build quality static websites with the minimum of fuss and the maximum return on investment. But are they any good?

A lot of that depends on who you ask, and it is one of those companies that people tend to get very vocal about.

Site Build It and their web hosting company SiteSell.com are another Canadian company, the brainchild of CEO Ken Evoy, who have been in business since 1997 and in a nutshell, have grown their business by helping a great number of people turn their own ideas into very successful online businesses. The whole philosophy of Site Build It is really to enable people to get an online business set up as quickly and painlessly as possible without the need to know too much about all the technical barriers and “under the hood” workings of their sites and web hosting. So goes the pitch to potential new customers.

On the face of it, this makes them a very attractive proposition for those who want to concentrate on developing content rich sites but don’t want the distractions of having to learn too much about hosting, web design, marketing and promotion. As we pointed out in our opening paragraph, this is not your normal hosting review. So, let’s look at what this means for the end user in a little more detail.

SiteBuildIt is a controlled environment and this is a very important distinction. Unlike traditional hosting, you cannot upload anything you like to a server because you are working within a controlled FTP environment. There is no access to things like cgi-bin and php files, simply the facility to upload specific file types to certain folders designated for the purpose. Basically the SBI system handles all of the hosting aspects for you and also takes care of things like submissions to search engines and ongoing SEO. The company’s proud claim is that their methods and systems will ensure success and traffic and there are plenty of testimonials to support their claims. Mind you, their affiliate program pays well, so it is wise to be careful about believing everything you read.

With all the advances in technology and software in more recent years, it has to be said that what SBI does is not as relevant as it probably was back in 1997, and here is where you need to be sure what you want to do with your website and business building efforts before committing to any plan of action.

Another  word of caution – in terms of pricing, it does look like a very costly option for a beginner and you can certainly get your own site up and running for a lot less money.

Web hosting design and marketing made simple – Purists may well feel that SBI and SiteSell are therefore not for serious webmasters but this is strongly refuted in the company’s comprehensive onsite presentations. Do they have a point?  Some of their customers have produced some top percentile websites (at least based based on Alexa traffic rankings which are not necessarily the best indication). The website presentation is detailed and if you have time to watch their 30 minute video it gives you a good idea of what the systems can do, and indeed why so many people are attracted to the company. If you have no marketing or technical experience, which let’s face it, accounts for a large number of people, you would probably find SBI and SiteSell an attractive place to start as a fledgling website owner. This does not automatically make it so however, it just means that the marketing is effective.

It is important to point out that despite the controlled hosting environment Site Build It is not a generic template type deal, very far from it. You choose your own domain name(s) just as you would with any other hosting service, and build your sites around them. You are the webmaster in control of the websites you build. You don’t need to know any HTML as their site building software does everything, but, if you are familiar with web authoring you can freely design/edit your own pages via any HTML editor and Photoshop. You will have the ability to blog, you will have RSS capability and E-Zine and Newsletter facilities and most of the tools you would normally expect to be using in building an online presence. You will also find things such as automated keyword research, autoresponders, mailing lists, link exchange tools and comprehensive traffic and stats reporting. The attraction for a beginner is probably in the claimed automation of many of the hard tasks associated with marketing and promoting a site, In short, if you have a great idea but are intimidated by technology could this company be the answer to your problems? Even if you already have some website building experience but have had little success, you are also in the company’s target market.

Well, be wary of anyone claiming automation of work – the reality is usually not quite the same. It has been said by several detractors in recent times that many of the tools and techniques used by SBI are now out of date and innefective. I cannot comment on that with any degree of expertise as I have never used the service.

In terms of cost, SBI is actually more expensive than a good quality shared hosting program, (in fact it equates to about a dollar per day) and on the face of it you seem to be getting a lot for your money. Their claim is that they are more than just a hosting company and is probably the closest thing you will find to a “business in a box”. You bring the idea and SBI enables you to convert that idea into an online business. This approach has worked for some people, as to whether it is for you why not take a look at the company’s presentations to help you decide. All we would say is that you should not be swayed by claims of huge successes and little work – the reality of running an online money making site is much different and it takes work and knowledge, however you approach the site building aspect.

As a hosting company we could find very few complaints about reliability, nor customer and technical support although to be fair, we are not reviewing your regular host as we have made clear already. Users have access to a forum area as well as normal company support via telephone and email. Ultimately, if you have been trying to decide on a hosting plan and have read this review, it may well change your thinking a little. There is no doubt that SBI and SiteSell , cannot be considered a guarantee of success, it may appeal to those who want to get a website off the ground with a minimum of fuss if they are not worried about costs.

In conclusion, if you want reliable hosting but also like the idea of a lot of automation of “the geek stuff” SBI might be worth investigating further. As with all things, there are some limitations which will make the company a non starter for a many webmasters and it is certainly not a cheap route to go down. They ARE different but if you are just starting out in the online world or are frustrated by a lack of success, SBI do not represent a magic path to riches.

Our recommendation is that you study their system with a cool head and try to remain detached from the hard sell before deciding if it is for you, bearing in mind the annual cost in relation to buying a regular hosting account and building your own site yourself. Nowadays, even the non technical can easily install Wordpress on a server and have a blog up and running quickly, so the days when SBI offered more than the competition are probably behind us.

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