Andrew Hallinan » Joomla http://www.forgetmarketing.info Andrew Hallinan's SEO Blog Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:38:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Four Ways to Benefit from Free Joomla Hosting http://www.forgetmarketing.info/2009/05/four-ways-to-benefit-from-free-joomla-hosting/ http://www.forgetmarketing.info/2009/05/four-ways-to-benefit-from-free-joomla-hosting/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 02:31:07 +0000 admin http://www.forgetmarketing.info/?p=118 There are a lot of benefits to using our Fee Joomla hosting. A lot of times, people ask us, “Are we limited to only using our free Joomla hosting account for Joomla?” The answer is no – you can use your free Joomla hosting account for anything you can think of. Here are a few ideas on how to use your free cPanel hosting account for something besides Joomla:
1. Install any of the most popular PHP/MySQL open source software packages.
Your free Joomla hosting account is set up to allow you to use FTP, PHP/MySQL, and any other part of your free cPanel hosting account to set up any sort of software you’d like!
2. Use your free cPanel hosting account for backing up your files.
If you find a free cPanel hosting solution that allows you to manage your files with FTP (file transfer protocol), you now have a great way of storing online backups. But remember – whatever you upload to your free cPanel hosting account will become public – so watch what you upload!
3. Share your pictures and photos with the world.
If you find a free cPanel hosting solution, then you should be able to do whatever you want with it – like upload your own images to share with friends and family! Just upload your images, copy and paste a link in an email, and send it off to be seen by your loved ones.
4. Start or create a new online business.
With the right sort of free hosting, your new account will be able to sustain a great profitable online business. You may be able to set up a new eCommerce solution or create a new sales letter that will promote your services – whatever you want!

]]> http://www.forgetmarketing.info/2009/05/four-ways-to-benefit-from-free-joomla-hosting/feed/ 0 Questions to Ask Before Signing Up for Free Joomla Hosting http://www.forgetmarketing.info/2009/05/questions-to-ask-before-signing-up-for-free-joomla-hosting/ http://www.forgetmarketing.info/2009/05/questions-to-ask-before-signing-up-for-free-joomla-hosting/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 02:20:37 +0000 admin http://www.forgetmarketing.info/?p=114 Free Joomla hosting may sound like a complete scam, but you really can find Joomla hosting for free by using a simple Google search.  This article is mostly going to be ideas about what you could do with your free hosting account, and a few tips on how to find one.

1.    Do a Google search for “Free Joomla Hosting.”

The first step to finding a free Joomla hosting account is to head over to your favorite search engine and do a quick search.  Usually, the search engines know “what’s up”, and the top search results will generally be trustworthy.  Finding free Joomla hosting without ads, however, can be a bit more challenging.  Most free hosting accounts will be very clear with what they will give for free, however, and will be easy to navigate and understand.

Now, let’s start talking about the benefits and different types of free hosting accounts.  I have a saying, “If it’s free, it’s for me!” Here’s a question I was thinking about the other day:  If the Joomla CMS and templates are free, hosting should be too, right?  Joomla is an open source content management system, which means that it’s free to use and manipulate as you see fit.  If you’re unsure about everything you can do with it, please do a quick search on Google for, “GPL license regulations.”

With that said, Joomla is a completely free content management system, and most of the templates, modules, and add-ons are free too!  So why pay for hosting?  You don’t need much when it comes to free Joomla hosting.  Here are the basic ingredients to look for in a free hosting company:

1. Do they offer free cpanel hosting?

Free cPanel hosting is important when it comes to Joomla.  If you have access to a control panel with your free hosting account, then you will be able to do a LOT more with your Joomla hosting account.  Without a cPanel, you’re going to be stuck in the dark.

2. Do they offer free PHP5/MySQL hosting?

Seeing as how most CMS systems run off of PHP and use MySQL databases, your best bet is to find a free PHP/MySQL hosting account.  This is always really important – Windows hosting would be pointless for most open source CMS systems.

3. Do they offer FTP access?

FTP stands for “file transfer protocol.”  This what you will use most of the time to upload and download files from your computer to your server – and vice versa.   This is the fastest and easiest way to add new files to your server – and to download them as well.

4. Do they offer any sort of customer support?
Customer support is always a factor!  Without good customer support, your free hosting package might become a free nightmare package.  Make sure there’s some great customer service!

5. What’s the catch?

People are not just offering a free cPanel hosting package for no reason.  They want something out of it!  Here are the top ways that free cPanel hosting accounts make money:
1.    Ads on their sites
2.    Ads on your site
3.    Links back to their free hosting website
4.    Offering small disk space so you need to upgrade
5.    Charging for customer support
6.    Selling you their development services

But before you decide not to get free Joomla hosting – here’s the thing!  Just because they are making money in one of these ways doesn’t mean they’re bad – after all, you still get free hosting!

Is the free Joomla hosting only for Joomla, or can you use Wordpress and other PHP based CMS systems?

While free hosting solutions may brand themselves to being with Joomla or Wordpress or some other open source software, most of the time, you can use the hosting for whatever legal purpose you want.  Always look at the terms of service and double check what the hosting provider will or will not let you do.

For more information about Joomla, free Joomla hosting, how to hire a Joomla developer, getting people to go to your website, Tampa Search Engine Optimization, or Ocala Web Design, please visit one of our websites.

]]> http://www.forgetmarketing.info/2009/05/questions-to-ask-before-signing-up-for-free-joomla-hosting/feed/ 0 How to Remove “Welcome to the Frontpage” in Joomla http://www.forgetmarketing.info/2008/10/how-to-remove-welcome-to-the-frontpage-in-joomla/ http://www.forgetmarketing.info/2008/10/how-to-remove-welcome-to-the-frontpage-in-joomla/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:28:23 +0000 admin http://www.forgetmarketing.info/?p=38 When first starting with Joomla, what seems like the most simple of tasks can become the most troublesome.  One of the first questions we receive whenever we create a new Joomla webpage is, “How do I remove the ‘Welcome to the Frontpage’ on Joomla?”
In order to UNDERSTAND the answer, you must first understand the integral parts of how Joomla was created.  But who want’s do do that?  We just want to get rid of the “Welcome to the Frontpage” area on Joomla!”

Here’s how:

1. Log into your Joomla account.

2. From the “Menus” dropdown, select “Main Menu*”
Step 2 - Select "Main Menu*" from Menu Drop Down

3.  From the Menu Items list select “Home” (or whatever your home page file is on).Step 3 - Select "Home" to Remove the Welcome to the Frontpage in Joomla

4. On the right hand side, click “Parameters (System)” to open an Ajax drop down menu.  Then, change “Welcome to the Frontpage” to whatever you’d like your title to be, and leave it blank if you want there to be nothing on the home page at all.
Step 4 - On the right hand side, click "Parameters (System)" to edit the message, "Welcome to the Frontpage."

You’ve now successfully changed your “Welcome to the Frontpage” message in Joomla.

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