Ep28 - Why and How to Migrate from Joomla 1.5
This is always a hot topic with clients always asking why should they migrate from Joomla 1.5 to a later version and how to do it. This episode I talk about the top 5 reasons why you should migrate from Joomla 1.5 to a later version of Joomla.
I also look into three extensions that allow you to go through the process and start the migration process away from the now unsupported Joomla 1.5.
This podcast episode goes through, jUpgrade, SP Update and J2XML as the options in regards…
Ep27 - Interview with Jessica Dunbar - Social Media - Part 2
In this week's episode I have the second part of my interview with Jessica Dunbar from Anything Digital.
This part Jessica talks about social media and how important it is to use it to drive traffic and visitors to your website. Jessica talks about Google+ and Pinterest to help market your website and business online.
I also go through a few Joomla news items this week including the Pizza, Bugs and Fun global event as well as looking at the UX and UI changes from last week's meetup…
Ep26 - Interview with Online Marketer Jessica Dunbar Part 1
On this weeks podcast I have an interview with the lovely Jessica Dunbar from Anything Digital. She is the marketing director for the company and joins me on the show to share some search engine optimisation gems!
She tells us a little about her history of getting into the online marketing space, starting with optimising listings for eBay, and then her growth into particular areas including pay per click advertising to drive traffic to websites.
Ep25 - Designing for Joomla and Inspiration with Chiara Aliotta
I interview Chiara Aliotta on the Joomla Beat Podcast to talk about where she gets inspiration in regards to her designer work and gives us a list of great inspiration designer blogs.
Chiara talks about her background and how she got into the design industry. She also talks about influences in her career that have positioned her in the Joomla design industry today. She now has her own design agency called Until Sunday and does work also for Joomla Shack.
I also have a few social…
Ep24 - JoomlaDay Kenya Update and Rebranding Your Website
Oduor Jagero joins me on the show this week with an update from JoomlaDay Kenya, he talks a little about what they're up to this year at JoomlaDay Kenya and the audience that they're trying to reach from students from various universities around the Kenya to the people and businesses that are using Joomla to publish to the world.
I also have an exciting interview with Lilyana Yakimova, the marketing director from SiteGround talking about the new updates, changes and redesign of the SiteGround…
Ep23 - Interview with Richard Pearce from Build A Joomla Website
Richard Pearce is a fellow Sydney Joomla User Group member based in Sydney. He's worked for many years in the web industry and now runs a website called BuildAJoomlaWebsite.com, a video training and tutorials website all about Joomla.
He joins me on the Joomla Beat Podcast to talk a little about Joomla, his journey into the web space and what he has planned for Build a Joomla Website.
It is a fantastic resource if you're just getting into Joomla although he does have to update a…
Ep22 - Events, Pizza, Bugs and Fun, Interview with Pete Nurse
There are so many events around Joomla that happen all around the world and there are a few key ones coming up in the next few months.
This episode I give a run down on a few events that are happening over the next two months. I also highlight the global Pizza, Bugs and Fun night for combine efforts in squashing bugs next month for the Joomla project.
I also have an interview with Pete Nurse, the convenor of JoomlaDay Melbourne 2013 and we talk about a few aspects in organising events…
Ep21 - Joomle Extension Directory News, SEO Tips 3: Metadata
I talk about three major news items about Joomla's extension directory including the introduction of an app store, the new terms of service for using the Joomla extension directory and also the announcement of the rebuild of the directory.
This episode I also have a look at the J and Beyond conference and the winners of the J.O.S.C.A.R awards this year across the different categories. I also do a quick review of content version control for Joomla and have a good look at how it works.
Lastly…
Ep20 - Google Can Not Crawl and Interview with David Hurley
This episode I go over a few tips to debug why a search engine might not be crawling your website and what to do go get it crawled again.
I also have an interview with David Hurley, the community development manager for Joomla. He talks about how he got involved with Joomla and his new role as a part of the core Joomla team.
Ep19 - SEO Tip Title Tags, Interview Vic Drover, Anything Digital
This week is the second part of the search engine optimisation series and I'm talking about title tags and how to best use them in your Joomla website.
I also have a few news updates and also my second part interview with Vic Drover from Anything Digital talking about the other products that they offer at Anything Digital as concentrating in particular on their search engine optimisation extension called SH404SEF.
Victor also leaves us with a few SEO tips and also a coupon code to…