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Convert Your New Site In A Search Engine Magnet

April 27th, 2009

searchenginePaid advertising is great, and we can never get it for Free ;) . There are some good techniques and methods for getting lot of free organic search engine traffic to a new site. In this article I have tried to cover few of the most important methods which could help in converting your new site in to search engine magnet.

After doing market and keyword research, create a site as if you try to jump in to a saturated niche with a set of keywords which are having high cost per click, then you will have to get ready for the battle which you can never won.

Ultimately the market determines what niches and keywords are profitable for new sites. Too many webmasters put the cart before the horse and think if they just build a site in weight loss or make money at home they will succeed. Big mistake. Although there is a lot of money to be made in those markets, there is also a lot of competition. So having a laser focused sub-niche and a very specific set of keywords is the key to success.

Start by utilizing Google. Since it is the king of search engines, you can leverage the information it holds. Type in something like “how to remove” or “how to get rid of” or “how to fix” and see what comes up in the results. This will give you a good idea on some common problems to solve and some products to sell.

Product names are very good keywords and niches. If you can find a popular product that solves a common problem then you’re off to a good start. People searching for a specific product name and model are more likely to buy. If you can create a website that caters to a specific crowd of people who desperately need a problem solved and you have the best product for the job, then you are miles ahead of the competition already.

After finding a specific product name or model number, register a domain with the product name or model number in it. Use the Google keyword tool to find keyword variations. Enter those keyword variations back into the keyword tool to dig deeper. After you locate a dozen or so keywords with low competition and less than abut 5,000 searches a month, you can start building your site.

Go to Amazon.com, Clickbank, Commission Junction or another major affiliate site and find your product. Start an account if you don’t have one already and get your affiliate link for your selected product. You now have all the tools you need to start creating a highly targeted and profitable site. Use an eye catching headline, images, testimonials and a keyword density of 3-5%. Make sure to include plenty of content and a few extra pages in the site such as: contact, about us, terms and conditions, privacy policy. And creating a sitemap page works wonders for the search engines as well.

After you have your new site uploaded and ready for traffic, go to autopinger.com and ping your URL. Also bookmark to Digg.com and add a link to your site. Do the same with Mixx.com. This will get your site indexed in Google within 15 minutes or so. And in a very little time, your new site will be ranking high in the search engines.

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Training Exercise for Joomla BE

April 10th, 2009

When you install with sample data, you begin with content you eventually will not want. What follows are the steps that one might take to remove said content.

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To get rid of all this, login as an admin


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This is what the backend login looks like


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Get rid of the Modules first. So go to Extensions/Module Manager


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It’s best to disable modules. Don’t delete them. You might need them later.

Modules to disable:
Banners, Footer, Resources, Key Concepts, Example Pages, Polls, Who’s Online, Advertisement, Random Image, Syndication, Latest News, Popular


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Next, get rid of the main menu items


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Select the ones to remove, then TRASH them!


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Next remove the top menu items


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This is what it looks like to remove menu items


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Now get rid of the content


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You can kill most of the items that come with the Joomla install


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Get rid of that Welcome to the Front Page


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Trash the sample categories


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Now your site should look something like this


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Note: In the real world, you would only do this for training purposes. If you plan to build multiple Joomla sites, the best method is to create an empty install, then use that copy of the database for future ones. All of the above clicking is of real benefit when learning a new system as the best way to drill something into your noggin is with repetition.

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