The Joomlashack Blog
Rock Your Landing Page Forms: How to Get High Quality Leads
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 08 May 2014 08 May 2014
Ah, landing pages: the gateway between a browsing website visitor and an engaged contact. Despite the popularity of landing pages across the web, the concept of the form still puzzles many marketers.
What should you ask on a form? How many questions are too many? Is there a way to structure a form so it engages high quality leads?
If you're wondering questions like these, read on for insight.
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Why Does Your Joomla Site Need an Email System?
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 06 May 2014 06 May 2014
Lead nurturing is a hot topic in marketing circles, and for good reason.
It saves marketers time, it saves sales reps energy, and it creates positive relationships with potential customers.
For those on Joomla sites, lead nurturing is easiest to execute with an email system. Sure, you could try to accomplish the entire process manually - but by automating the interactions, you'll save more of that precious time we're all trying to come by.
Read on to find out how an email system can help - and why you need one!
Easy Language Plugin for Joomla
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 04 May 2014 04 May 2014
Joomla is a popular option for multi-lingual sites.
You can learn the default way that Joomla handles multi-lingual functionality by taking our Multi-Lingual Sites class.
However, there are alternatives to the default approach. One alternative is Easy Language.
Easy Language is a plugin that makes handling translations easier by allowing us to maintain a single item with all languages we need. This could be quicker than the Joomla default which involves creating copies of each item.
In this tutorial, we'll show you how to use Easy Language.
Why Inbound Marketing is the Next Big Thing for Joomla
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 01 May 2014 01 May 2014
With over 35 million downloads and a 3% share of the internet, Joomla is one of the most trusted and respected content management systems available.
As the internet develops and marketing becomes ubiquitous with the online experience, Joomla developers all over the globe are shifting in their roles and expanding their skill sets to learn how to create websites that help clients accomplish their online marketing objectives.
So what does all this mean for Joomla? How will the platform progress as the utility of a business website shifts? I believe many Joomla sites will soon be adopting Inbound Marketing functionality. Here's why:
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5 must-read books on Web-Design
- Written by Joomlashack Joomlashack
- Published: 29 April 2014 29 April 2014
Web design is as much of an art as it is a science, especially if you're designing for demanding clients. The Internet has plenty of design inspiration and tips for building sites, but sometimes there's nothing quite like sitting down with a few good books to expand your skills, to gain a new perspective on design, or to refresh existing skills.
Continue reading to find our recommendation of "5-must read web design books" you need in your personal library.
Add Gravatar Support in Joomla with Jumi
- Written by Valentín García Valentín García
- Published: 29 April 2014 29 April 2014
One of the most popular, useful and long-lived extensions in Joomla is called Jumi. We have got Jumi tutorials on this site that date from early 2007.
Why is Jumi so popular? Jumi is an extension that allows you add to custom code such as PHP, Javascript or CSS directly into our Joomla pages.
One of our members wanted to show Gravatar images of their users when they logged in. They thought this would help create a more welcoming feeling.
We showed them how to use Jumi to integrate Gravatar with Joomla:
Budget Friendly Inbound Marketing Tools for Joomla Sites
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 24 April 2014 24 April 2014
Working as an inbound marketer at an agency that works on Joomla websites probably means that you are always looking for ways to make your strategies more efficient. You're busy and have a lot of things on your plate so it makes sense that you are constantly in search of new and improved marketing tools.
The tricky part usually comes in when you find a tool that would be extremely beneficial to your Joomla site, but it's out of your budget. Wah wahhhh. That's always the most disappointing factor.
The good news is that there are budget friendly inbound marketing tools available to you! Let's see what some of them are.
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Best Practices for Scrolling on Mobile Sites
- Written by Joomlashack Joomlashack
- Published: 22 April 2014 22 April 2014
Scrolling elements of site design are a major trend for 2014. So is browsing via mobile. You might not think that those two things should go together - - after all, scrolling on many mobile devices can be slow and clumsy, and the small text size can make scrolling a challenge. However, it seems to be the solution many have found for displaying on a small screen, their site's content in a legible and organized way. With mobile browsers constantly improving and more and more users wanting mobile sites to be memorable (not just usable), you need to embrace this growing trend.
Let's start laying the ground-work for some general rules you should keep in mind.
How to Build The Perfect Joomla Landing Page
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 22 April 2014 22 April 2014
By now, you've heard of landing pages and know how essential they are to a complete Inbound marketing campaign.
But are you a little confused about what should go on your landing page, and wondering how to put all the pieces together on Joomla?
Read on to learn how!
Basics and Essentials: 6 SEO Tips for Joomla Sites
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 17 April 2014 17 April 2014
As a Joomla developer, you know the in's and out's of every site you build. From navigation to wireframing to content, you're the master of the big picture. But what if that message and information you're putting out isn't getting picked up by search engines?
This article will help you do improve SEO performance on Joomla sites - an essential skill for the modern developer.
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