Is Alexa Ranking Really that Important?

I’ve been in several discussions/arguments about the importance of Alexa. This is the conclusion I’ve come to….

Is Alexa Important: YES
Is Alexa accurate: NO

Think of it this way… Alexa is to Web Marketing/Advertising as Arbitron is to Radio Marketing/Advertising.  Arbitron is a tool that determines which radio stations have the most listeners and who their target audience is. Radio sales people use this the data, which is far from accurate, as a sales tool to get new advertisers. So why do they use inaccurate data?  Simple… because it’s the only data they have. It’s the only measurement that will help advertisers determine ROI (Return on Investment). Now, take that same principle and apply it to Alexa… Although it’s not necessarily accurate, it still has importance.

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Tags: alexa, marketing, openjason, technology, rankings, pagerank, compete rank

Stupid Inquiries: Development Needed - no budget. Let’s Partner!

As a developer,  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this: “I have a zero budget. You’ll become a partner and get paid with the profits.” 

I got another phone call today from some prick who’s “not trying to sell me,” but has a VERY PROFITABLE opportunity for me if I do work for free and become a partner. This guy was some sleezy idiot who’s trying to put up a bunch “GET RICH QUICK BY INTERNET MARKETING” sites… He pointed me in the direction of some poorly built, worthless website that allegedly makes him 40k per month. He continues to tell me that he gets unreal amounts of traffic to this site and that he needs a good Joomla! developer to get the ball rolling. Being such a generous guy, he’d share the profits.
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Domains Yahoo

Yahoo Domains… quite possibly the best domain registrar out there. Why? Because it’s cheap, secure, and quick. Just as I like it. If you haven’t used Yahoo Domains, check it out. $1.99 is all is cost per year. But be careful, as they allow each user only one domain at that price. Additional to great pricing on Yahoo Domains, they  also have a high cpc/ppc value… so write your post on Yahoo Domains and let those adsense checks keep comin’ in! Y

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How often do these idiots get killed doing this?

I’m not sure what to say about these idiots… other than, they’re idiots.

Tags: idiots, train, stupid, fools

Joomla 1.5 - the Vista of CMS

I stumbled into this  post and thought it was worth bringing here…

Sourced from: http://www.myjoomlaguide.com/blog/joomla-advantages/27

Today Joomla released 1.5.3, just a month after 1.5.2 as the latest version of Joomla’s next generation of the 1.5 architecture.

While Joomla 1.5.x is very, VERY promising, and a big improvement over the 1.0.x architecture,
Joomla 1.5.x is just not there yet. I’d call it a “Vista” product.

How is Joomla 1.5 like Windows Vista? It doesn’t work well with about 90% of the existing components, modules & plugins.

There are very, VERY few components & extensions available for 1.5. If Joomla’s core features are all you need, then Joomla 1.5 is for you.

If you want to update all your Joomla 1.5 sites monthly or so, with their next “stable” version, then again, Joomla 1.5 is for you.

If you require extensions and plugins, Joomla 1.5 isn’t there yet, and it doesn’t look like it’ll happen soon.

With Joomla 1.5 being updated as frequently as it has been, it’s really far from stable in my opinion, yet some members of the Joomla community are attempting to push the architecture as being READY.

One major rumbling at a popular Joomla Template club indicates the template club will only be desiging templates for Joomla 1.5, dropping the 1.0 architecture completely. Their latest template is only available in a 1.5 version, with staff indicating “it’s time to move on…”

I can’t imagine that move will drive more business for them, only hurt their existing membership as many members are planning to “move on…” to a new template club.

So, while the rest of the world is quickly and expediantly forging full-steam ahead with Joomla 1.5, only to run into brick walls at high-speed when trying to find a functional component or plugin, we here at MyJoomlaGuide.com will continue to produce videos for both versions, 1.5 & the extremely stable 1.0.xx.

I’m excited about the future of Joomla 1.5, and I’m not willing to abandon a tried and truely stable system for one with so many less features.

I will continue to produce Video Tutorials on Joomla 1.0 & Joomla 1.5 at MyJoomlaGuide.com.

Members of MyJoomlaGuide.com receive monthly video tutorials on Joomla components & modules. I also cover inside tips and secrets on how to get the most out of each component.

It’s not to late to join MyJoomlaGuide.com:
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Regards,

Jeffrey Cleary
MyJoomlaGuide.com

Tags: Joomla, Joomla!, CMS, Open Source