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5 Great Google Analytics Tips

As a follow-up from my last post which pointed about Brian Clark’s quote about reading more books, I’d love to highlight a great eBook I read over the weekend. At the last JoomlaSouthEast meeting, Brent from 3by400 showed me a great Google Analytics book called simply “Google Analytics Short Cut“. Wow, does it pack a lot of useful information into a $10 PDF. The book certainly isn’t an introduction to GA. Its pretty technical at times and won’t help beginners, but for people already familiar with GA its full of great information. I’ve reproduced some of the best tips here.

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Great quote from Brian Clark of Copyblogger

Great quote from Brian Clark of Copyblogger fame about how to become an expert: "I was chatting with a friend about this topic recently, and we both came up with same initial answer about becoming an expert—read books … most people don’t read and many of those who do swamp themselves with RSS news feeds instead of the foundational knowledge contained in books." RSS Feeds are like the news … interesting for keeping up with current events but completely lacking when it comes to building knowledge of value. I can honestly say I learnt more about Google Analytics from reading…

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Custom Work

Joomla Search Engine Optimization WE OFFER A SPECIAL JOOMLA SEO PACKAGE Part 1: We do a thorough analysis of your site’s current SEO status. This produces a weekly ranking report on your site and your rivals that continues for as long as you need it, regardless of whether you work with us further. Part 2: We use the analysis to produce a report with detailed recommendations for improving your SEO. The report is a usually a 4/5 page Word document. Part 3: We carry out the changes that you approve.  PRICE: $899.    CLICK HERE FOR YOUR SITE AUDIT >>…

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Joomla Templates

Below is a list of the best Joomla template providers. Some sell individual templates and some offer templates to people who subscribe for several months. How to read the chart: 3 / 6 / 12 Months: Regular user subscription normally requiring you to keep a link back to the designer’s website 12 Months Developer: Subscription for developers and website builders who want to use the templates on clients’ sites. Template Club Logo Type Price   User Reviews CMS Lounge Single Purchase $19 to $49 per template  Click to read Design for Joomla Subscription 3 Months – $10 6 Months –…

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Ten Worst Movie Domain Names Ever

A lot of people have been talking lately about how great domains are for marketing and SEO. A quick trip to the movies last week convinced me Hollywood isn’t listening. With millions of dollars made in a single weekend, people in movie marketing still think its a great idea to put their advertising budgets behind a $7 domain name.

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SEO Comparison of Joomla 1.0 and 1.5

After the big chart earlier this week comparing the Search Engine Friendly URL Components for Joomla, I wanted to take a similar approach and compare the SEO features of Joomla 1.0 and 1.5. What’s On the Chart?  On the chart is a rundown of all the key on-page SEO factors. We can’t help you when it comes to building links or writing articles people want to read, but we can advise on the technical stuff. Who May Find This Useful Hopefully this chart will help people who: are thinking about upgrading to 1.5 want an easy reference chart for SEO…

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