Electronic Business Cards

Where shall I begin...?
I'll start by saying electronic business cards are pointless. If you simply want your contact information on the internet getting listed in 50 or more web directories is enough. There is absolutely no need to waste money on a website that no one is going to see because it simply can't be found and when it is found it fails to make a good impression. A five page html website is hardly enough to make a good impression and gain a repeat visitor.

I have to admit I'm the wrong person to talk to about plain html websites because in my opinion they are history and they just "suck" period. They lack the power of a cms and that statement means so many things.

The point of this blog post is very plain and simple. If you identify your self as a coder, a programmer or an internet suave person and you are not familiar with the hottest cms around I won't take you seriously.

May I have your attention please, may I have your attention please..? This is 2009 and we are moving towards a future of social media addicted tech enthusiast ! If you do nothing else for your business this year get familiar with the power of cms. Chances are your graphic designer/web designer is not familiar with cms so it's time to introduce him/her to a webmaster or webmistress that is. Great design can be applied to any website.

How a website looks is of the least importance. The important question is What can your website do..? If it doesn't do anything chances are it's a electronic business card.

Joomla for Paysites/Membership sites

joomla control panel
Originally uploaded by fsse8info

Before you run to the comfort and safety of the "Do it all" CMS Joomla make sure you do your home work or hire some one (me) to do it for you. Lack of knowledge and experience can turn a very small job into a huge headache.

I've listened to many people talk about Joomla and it's many bells and whistles. Some of them have ran back to the more familiar wordpress, some of them settled for a site builder and others just gave up on CMS websites all together.

Give up on CMS websites !! I could never ever do that. CMS websites excite me more than that hot stripper on your lap excites you.

So what now..? I keep learning about CMS software.And a lot of that learning requires building test sites to see for myself what works and what doesn't . Right now I'm looking into the most affordable and efficient way to build Joomla as a Paysite/Membership site.

The best option so far is
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PHPNuke Block Control Layout Block Tutorial

Many of you know me for my wordpress work but my first love was php nuke. When I saw php nuke I had no idea what it was or any prior knowledge of content management systems and open source software but after I played around with it for a few months I was hooked.

This video shows how easy it is to make changes and customize your look and feel in a php nuke site. It really is very easy to add/remove blocks and customize templates. If you can customize wordpress you can customize php nuke. The same skill level is required for basic adjustments.

Most people are really hooked on Joomla and wordpress right now and they are both really good open source software. Although wordpress is a blogging software and not a cms it's often used as a cms so I some times refer to it as a cms.

Honestly, I've found that out of the cms (content management systems) I've used I prefer php nuke. The most recent cms I've been getting the hang of though is Drupal and I'm truly impressed with Drupal and I prefer it over Joomla, Typo, etc.