OK, so you’ve got a new web site. How are you going to get people to come to the site?

Search engine optimization (SEO) used to be the main method of web site promotion. But Web 2.0 has arrived, and now you’ve got a number of tools to use from the driver’s seat of your web site.

Here are some ideas for consideration:

1. Have a blog? Claim your blog on Technorati and get feedback on the popularity of your blog.

“Getting Started with Technorati”

2. Generate compelling blog content that relates to your web site business. Find an educational mission and write about it.

3. Use Facebook. Create a business fan page and post engaging, relevant content on your page. We post information that corresponds to our educational mission (helping people promote their web sites) on our fan page.

Keep your audience in mind–don’t post spam; post information that can really be of use, and interact sincerely with people who are in your networking group.

Social media resources

4. Post your blog entries on social media such as Facebook and Twitter.

Related articles

• Six Reasons SEOs Love Blogs (searchengineguide.com)
• Three Blogging Tips (best-tutorial.net)
• Build Your Brand Through Social Media (lazerpromotions.com)

Some reading and trial-and-error is necessary, though. We’ve put together this resource page to help Joomla CMS administrators get started.

Also, check out our Facebook page for Joomla Users. You can subscribe to the information by becoming a fan of the page.

Here are some links to the initial articles we’ve posted on our Joomla resource page:

Starting points for Joomla Administrators
Books and links to help Joomla administrators get started

Logging in
How to get to the administrative interface

Using the Administrative Interface
Key functions for managing articles and pages

Joomla Article Definition
Articles are the means to add content to your Joomla site

Editing an Article
Overview, caveats and links to more detailed info

An easier way to edit your site
You can log in to the front end to edit articles

Creating New Articles
Key stuff to know when creating a new article

Uploading Images
How to get an image onto your site

Editing Article Order
Manage the order in which articles appear

Creating a Page or Menu Item
Menu items are the means by which to define a page

Adding a section or category
Organize the content of your site

Use Article Description fields
Describe your content

Pasting text into Joomla
Be careful when pasting text into Joomla articles

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Why use Joomla?

A Joomla site gives you the power to create robust, extensible, shareable web content without having to know how to program in html. It contains a huge amount of pre-built functionality such as event calendars, site search, ad management and many third party extensions such as shopping carts and galleries.

Why use Lakenetwork?

We can help define your starting point with Joomla. We create custom Joomla templates that are branded with your specific look and feel, completely original and to your specification. With a number of Joomla sites under our belt, we have the expertise to get you up and running fast. We also offer Joomla instruction and support.

Joomla Starting Point

So, you’ve got a new Joomla site–now what do you do with it? How do you create content? Joomla fortunately has a thriving user community and robust documentation. You can visit the Joomla Administrator Guide here. And this book seems to cover the basics of Joomla content generation and administration:

What else can I do with Joomla?

Visit the Joomla Extensions site to find just about any functionality you might want on your website, from social networking modules to e-commerce to user forums and much, much more.