The Joomlashack Blog
Mistakes To Avoid With Inbound Marketing
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 19 February 2015 19 February 2015
Inbound marketing is an essential component for many businesses looking to see short and long term results, but that does not mean everything is going to be smooth sailing from the get go.
The rewards of this approach have been discussed, but what about the mistakes that can be made using this approach?
Let's take a glance at some of the key mistakes that have been cited by experts in the Internet marketing industry and what should be avoided at all costs.
Pay attention to these mistakes and do not make them in your own inbound marketing approach to see quality results.
We're Going to Release OSMap: a New Version of XMap
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 18 February 2015 18 February 2015
[UPDATE] OSMap is now ready. Click here to download OSMap.
Over a month ago, we wrote a post called "The Future of XMap", wondering whether the extension could be revived.
Very little has changed since that post and we've come to the conclusion that we should continue development of the extension under a different name.
For people using Joomla, it's absolutely essential that there be a reliable and free sitemap extension. A sitemap is absolutely critical if you want to successfully optimize your site for Google.
So today we're announcing OSMap, which we'll release in the next couple of weeks.
Read more: We're Going to Release OSMap: a New Version of XMap
Tips To Quickly Improve Inbound Marketing Efforts
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 15 February 2015 15 February 2015
It has been established that inbound marketing generates more loyal customers when compared to outbound marketing.
Also, inbound marketing is one of the most cost efficient marketing strategies and that makes it highly lucrative for small and medium businesses that do not have enormous marketing budgets.
They are many effective ways to attract prospects through inbound marketing. Here are a few tips to help you improve your inbound marketing efforts.
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Quality Joomla Marketing Extensions To Consider
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 13 February 2015 13 February 2015
A site that is being run on the Joomla CMS platform is going to be established on a foundation of extensions.
These are a key component to ensuring the website is run in the manner you want it to be run.
In fact, this is where all of the 'customization' takes place with this platform and why it is regarded as being the best option available at the moment.
Keenly - New intense and distinctive template
- Written by Oscar Rodas Oscar Rodas
- Published: 11 February 2015 11 February 2015
Keenly - A New Intense and Distinctive Template
Keenly was crafted to be a multipurpose template with a distinctive and timeless look. Fully responsive, you don't have to worry what platform it will be viewed in - tablet, smartphone, notebook or desktop. Keenly will communicate your ideas cleanly and beautifully.
6 Color Options & 16 module positions
Keenly comes with 6 color themes in intense and high vivid tones. The versatility Keenly will give to any web developer will let them choose between 16 different module positions that easy lets your website with a trendy new look.
Easy Setup: a Quicklauncher with ALL the Demo Content
With Joomlashack's Quicklauncher, you can download and install Keenly as a Joomla installation with the template and content pre-configured as it looks and works on our demo*.
* Note: The quicklauncher was not designed to aid with updating existing sites. It is only suitable for new installations.
Building A List With Joomla Inbound Marketing
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 09 February 2015 09 February 2015
List building is one of the most important parts of creating unlimited business opportunities, creating a relationship with your users and ensuring your online business remains profitable.
A major part of inbound marketing is building a list of email subscribers.
In fact, many of the most successful online marketers list it as the single most valuable asset that has contributed to their continued success.
Shacklides: reborn, renewed and reimagined in 2015
- Written by Oscar Rodas Oscar Rodas
- Published: 08 February 2015 08 February 2015
Shack Slides v3: Renewed, Reborn, Reimagined
The Shack Slides you and over 10,000 others grew to love is back with great new features and responsiveness. Its traditional ease of use and lightness returns. Check our our demo here.
What's new in Shack Slides?
Still priced at just $18, Shack Slides will enhance your site and its images with essential cool new features:
- Amazing CSS3 Effects
- Flexible layout
- Compatible with mobile devices
- Responsive Ready
- Touch Ready
- Incoming text effects
- Awesome navigation styles
You can easily customize the way it appears. The amount of effects, combined with the flexibility of color and opacity you can use, and the customization of navigation objects as well, will let you do almost anything in your slideshow. All of this features will help you create a more visual impact of your site.
It works on Joomla 2.5, 3.X and supports K2, and Joomla content (so long as these extensions work in the Joomla version).
Read more: Shacklides: reborn, renewed and reimagined in 2015
OSDownloads Now Has Email Validation for Downloads
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 06 February 2015 06 February 2015
We have just released OSDownloads 1.3 with several great new features.
The most important new feature in OSDownloads Pro is email validation. Now you can email download links to users. This makes sure that they enter a valid email address.
If someone does enter valid email address, you can automatically add them to your MailChimp list.
On the other hand, if they enter a fake email address or don't click the link, they won't be added to MailChimp.
You can also disable this feature for logged-in users (because they have probably already confirmed their email address).
Read more: OSDownloads Now Has Email Validation for Downloads
OSYouTube Has Improved Autoplay and a Smart Autolinker
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 06 February 2015 06 February 2015
The best YouTube video embedder just received two new features that will give you more control and flexibility. We have improved the autoplay capabilities and added a smart autolinker
YouTube already supports autoplay and it is great, but we've found a way to add further improvements so you can control how and when a video will autoplay.
We've also resolved a limitation with links to YouTube. Previous versions of OSYouTube would automatically convert all YouTube URLs into videos, but now you have the option to leave the link as it is.
Read more: OSYouTube Has Improved Autoplay and a Smart Autolinker
Easily Tweak Your Digital Marketing Strategy To Remain Ahead Of Your Competitors
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 06 February 2015 06 February 2015
Digital world moves at a very fast pace. When Facebook was growing at a breakneck speed, Instagram burst on to the world stage and people found a new way to share photos.
Similarly, when instagram was gobbled up by Facebook, Snapchat came on the scene and quickly gathered more than 100 million users.
Who knew, the world needs another messaging app when WhatsApp was launched in 2009.
Read more: Easily Tweak Your Digital Marketing Strategy To Remain Ahead Of Your Competitors