Remember when creating a professional logo was a huge production? You had to meet with a graphic designer, explain your concept and describe the look you wanted. It took time and effort and it cost from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars, depending on the designer, the quality and the concept. Then the [...]

Knowing where your module positions are located is one of the most fundamental things you need to know when creating a site with Joomla 1.7, however, for some reason it’s not as easy to find as you would think. It was evident in the Joomla 1.7 usability testing I performed a few weeks ago. The [...]

Want to know how fast your site really is? Our new Speed Check module will tell you. Just install it into your Joomla site to see your page load time. It’s a quick, simple — and free — way to find out if your Joomla website is slow. And you do need to know your [...]

Why should I speed up Joomla? Google recently announced that it uses your Joomla loading speed as a deciding factor on where your page ranks in the SERPS, (search engine results). Site speed has generally been more of an after thought to most people, but now it needs to be front and center in your [...]

If you’re selling software, eBooks, DVDs, CDs and even iPad apps or any digital product, you’ll need a 3D graphic in your marketing material. It’s the best way to let buyers feel that they’re purchasing something tangible and valuable. A number of different plugins for Fireworks and Photoshop can create 3D graphics, but if you’re [...]

My skill at creating graphics is pretty limited – perhaps to making smileys out of colons and brackets. But I do sometimes need to create awesome buttons for my Web pages. Buttons are important. They’re the links that people click to buy products so they need to be bold, beautiful and inviting. Designing them used [...]

Social media buttons have made spreading the word about your website easier than ever. Users love the “like”, “share” and “tweet” buttons because they can easily recommend Web pages to their friends, family and followers. Website owners love them because they get free exposure and incoming links. So how does it work? Just place the [...]

You know, we work endlessly to fix bugs and add new features and enhancements to your iJoomla products, but not everyone knows about these upgrades. That’s a shame because they always bring a real improvement to the extension’s function and usability. Now there is a new, super-easy way to keep your iJoomla Extensions up to [...]

I’ve been bitching about the Facebook user experience for a while now, and things just seems to be getting worse. Maybe it’s the Law of Attraction: the more you focus on something, the bigger it gets. Now Facebook has rolled out a new mailbox feature that is so flawed it will require its own blog post. [...]

Any site that sells products or services needs a testimonial page. Those personal accounts and recommendations give your site credibility and increase your ROI. The best testimonials you can post are video testimonials. If you host events or meet clients, take a video recorder with you, even if it’s just your iPhone or a Flip [...]