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First Steps with Google Analytics

First Steps with Google Analytics

The words, "You can't improve what you don't measure," are almost ubiquitous online when reading about web statistics. It’s clear that everyone should be watching what visitors are doing and where they’re coming from, but when there are so many bits of data, activities and behaviors to track it becomes overwhelming to those who are new to website analytics. However, when you focus on just a few of the most important aspects of user behavior, you can lay down a very good foundation for measuring visitors and acting wisely on their activities.

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How to embed a Google form into Joomla

How to insert a Google form into JoomlaWorking with forms in Joomla is probably one of the most popular requested topics. We've already covered one great solution, Wufoo forms, and now I will share another option, Google Forms.

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Robin McCamont
I recently discovered Google forms myself by reading a comment Robert made to someone else in your forum, Richard. I was extremel... Read More
Thursday, 07 June 2012 12:20
Robert Wilson
Benji, That's a good question. This isn't meant to be a robust, highly configurable application. Google doesn't provide easy me... Read More
Friday, 08 June 2012 05:45
Robert Wilson
Thanks Pete. This is covered in our How to embed a Wufoo form blog post mentioned above. This is also why we mention to check ... Read More
Saturday, 09 June 2012 03:04
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Joomla's greatest threat

Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities ThreatsIf you operate a business you may have run a SWOT analysis at some stage. This planning approach examines your organisation's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. When choosing a piece of software, or in our case a content management system, it's common to examine the first two – strengths and weaknesses. But what about the other two? Let's leave opportunities for another day and in this post ask the question "What is Joomla's greatest threat?"

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Christopher Bookwalter
I think that this is a very interesting topic to be concerned about. I think Joomla is going to be safe at least for awhile as it... Read More
Friday, 13 April 2012 13:01
Pat Vanden Bosche
Great post, Richard. I'm going to post it on my Facebook business page PatVB-Web-Design so it will help drive traffic your way. ... Read More
Friday, 13 April 2012 13:33
Richard Pearce
I talk about security a bit in Joomla Pro. Keep Joomla current. Keep your extensions current. Use a good host. This blog is powe... Read More
Friday, 13 April 2012 13:44
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Google Webmasters Warning

Google is informing Joomla users of outdated versions of their sites.

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Andrew
Looks like I'm almost two years late with a comment. Having had two (1.5) sites hacked through a loophole in an extension maybe i... Read More
Friday, 08 March 2013 12:26
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Mobile on the move

Mobile JoomlaTowards the end of 2011, we produced a course called "How to earn $4000 a month as a part-time Joomla developer". The main challenge for most people starting a business is making sales and this is especially difficult with web development. So many businesses already have a website and therefore don't see the need to build it again. However the proliferation of smartphones has changed everything. This post explains how to make money developing mobile-friendly Joomla websites.

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Richard Pearce
There is more info at http://www.buildajoomlawebsite.com/joomla-pro... Read More
Thursday, 29 March 2012 09:54
Bob Standish
I would really like to see more information on building Responsive pages and sites.
Thursday, 29 March 2012 10:54
Daniel Jordà
Hi Richard, I am using the template Cloudbase 2.0 by Cloudaccess which is based on Gantry. It has a tab for Mobile where you can d... Read More
Thursday, 29 March 2012 18:30
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