The Pros and Cons of Joomla

Joomla Logo
Joomla
is one of the most popular open source content management systems (CMS) over the internet. Many website designers and owners use it once they understand how it works as it might need a little knowledge about website structure and maybe some HTML.
I have been using Joomla for a short period of time. In the beginning, I found it time consuming to chase after all those modules, extensions and plugins but once I got used to it, I am satisfied and confident to bring any Joomla website to the next level.
I need to say Joomla has drawbacks in terms of SEO but there are solutions for that issue so let’s create a pros and cons list for Joomla.

February 22, 2010 Posted Under: Joomla, SEO   Read More

Twitter’s New “Retweet” Feature for More Social Users

Retweet feature introduction

Twitter is testing a new feature called “retweets” on a small percentage of accounts currently. I felt lucky to see my account has been included in to this Beta Retweets testing so I can write about it promptly.

November 7, 2009 Posted Under: Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter   Read More

Use Social Media to appear in Real-Time Search

Twitter Google Partnership
Google and Bing revealed their integration to real-time search and social media by announcing their agreements with Twitter during the Web 2.0 Summit on October 21. Google is aiming to give a better real-time search experience by including real-time Twitter updates in their search results hence users will be able to learn what others are saying about what they’ve been searching for under the same roof. Consider you perform a search about “x brand of freezer”. You will not only see relevant search results but also public opinion about your topic that will give you quick and better understanding about your query.

October 30, 2009 Posted Under: Google, Search Trends, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter   Read More

What Would You Ask to Google CEO Eric Schmidt?

Last week, I read Michael Arrington’s interesting interview with Google CEO Eric Schmidt on TechCrunch regarding the future of search. The questions were simple and cool. The answers were inspiring. I just can’t wait to read the rest of the interview.

So, what people on internet business would ask or tell to Eric Schmidt regarding Google and internet if they are given a chance to do so. If you have questions or anything to say, write them down here now.  I will bring all comments together and maybe we might get the answers of our common interview later.

September 7, 2009 Posted Under: Google, Search Trends   Read More

Global Search Market is Growing

Search Market is growing

According to comScore, 113 billion searches were conducted in July 2009 globally.

Google sites had 58 percent increase compared to last year and ranked as the leaders within search engines in global search market with 76.7 billion searches conducted and 67.5 percent market share. Google sites are followed by Yahoo sites with 8.9 billion searches and 7.8 percent market share. Yahoo had just 2 percent increase compared to last year and closely followed by Chinese search engine Baidu sites with 8 billion searches 7.0 percent share. Microsoft sites ranked forth worldwide with a 41 percent increase compared to last years data which seems promising for next year.

September 4, 2009 Posted Under: Google, Search Marketing, Search Trends   Read More

Future Searches: Your Contact of SEO and Search Marketing for Turkey

SEO PPC Online Marketing Turkey

As a result of a sudden opportunity, I am moving to Turkey soon. By the end of July, Future Searches will be operating from Ankara, Turkey. I will be exploring Turkey search market closely and helping companies to show off in the first pages of search engines result pages.

I know the Turkish internet market is evolving and there are many opportunities out there. I am so excited and can’t wait to sort things out, settle down and start my Turkey SEO journey!

July 17, 2009 Posted Under: SEO, Search Marketing, Turkey Internet Marketing   Read More

Make Money Online via E-business

ebusiness

Economic downturn is leading every organization in to cost-cuts and find new revenue channels. As long as companies set up a clever e-strategy, e-business is an effective business model since it is cost-effective and brings many opportunities together. This is why many companies are transforming in to e-business, exploring and taking advantages of revenues generated online while succesfully integrating in to social media for brand reputation and recognition.

July 8, 2009 Posted Under: SEO, Search Marketing, Web Design   Read More

25 Top SEO Job Interview Questions

SEO interview questions

I’ve had many SEO job interviews and I want to share the most common SEO interview questions to keep some light to those who are getting ready for interviews in this field. My first advice is always be ready for the first question as it is the main step in the beginning of most interviews whether it is in SEO field or not. So here they are:

July 6, 2009 Posted Under: SEO   Read More

SEO Steps: Creating XML Sitemaps

Sitemaps for SEO

It is crucial to have a Sitemap(s) based on the Sitemap protocol to tell search engines all pages of your site and to be indexed quickly.

What is a Sitemap?

Sitemaps consists of a list of your website’s URL’s. According to Google, a sitemap should’nt have more than 50.000 URL’s in it. If you have more than 50.000 URL’s, (some SEO’s believe it’s best to keep number of URL’s in a Sitemap up to 500) then you should have multiple Sitemaps and have a Sitemap index file.

July 2, 2009 Posted Under: SEO   Read More

Rank # 1 for Rising Search Terms

Michael Jackson

Last week, on 25th of June I went to Facebook and saw one of my friends flash post about Michael Jackson’s cardiac arrest. What a shock! As a fan of M.J. since I was a teenager, I felt so sad and hoped he was happy in his last minutes.

Anyway, I made a search and found out there were not many posts yet on the internet, especially in Google.com.tr news page. There was only one news about Michael Jackson’s death so I thought it is a good time to implement some tests on line.

June 29, 2009 Posted Under: Google, SEO, Search Trends, Turkey Internet Marketing   Read More