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Social Network Website Builder For Joomla, It Looks Really Good!
First of all I’m not big on Joomla, Wordpress is my weapon of choice when it comes to building websites not because Wordpress is better but it’s just the tool I started with on the web and I’ve always been satisfied with it so I have no reason to change it. Since I run a website called Site Builder Tips I can’t make it all about Wordpress, Though I don’t use Joomla for any of my projects I do use some there theme designs, meaning I’ve seen some great CMS themes for Joomla that I then convert to Wordpress themes, I have a membership at Joomlart which is a Joomla premium themes site that has some really great themes that I convert to Wordpress themes.
It’s on Joomlart where I discovered a site called JomSocial which is a Joomla social network website builder plugin, I have to say this is the first time I ran into a tool that I couldn’t find for Wordpress, I mean there is BuddyPress but JomSocial is a whole other level. The cool thing about JomSocial is that the site it self is a social network that allows you to see the extension in action, a couple months back I joined the site and I completely forgot that I was trying out a demo because It was a real social network where I was interacting with other members. I think that’s a great way to sell a tool, the look, feel and functionality of JomSocial reminds me of being on Facebook.
JomSocial does a good job with this tool and they’re quite a few successful sites powered by JomSocial, 3 of which are GibLink.com that has 113,380 + members, OnlineRadioStations.com with 49,500 + members and KenyaHub.com with 120,583 + members just to name a few.
A few features and Specs that stood out for me.
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Stumble ItBigCommerce – The Best All In One Online Store Builder
As ecommerce continues to grow at a unstoppable pace now currently a 10 billion dollar a year industry, the demand for more capable ecommerce solutions are needed more than ever. I’ve seen quite a few different companies come out the wood work with so called ecommerce solution that clearly displays there lack of knowledge in what consumers are looking for in today’s web environment, while some companies such as Yahoo,ProStores and SiteBuildIt that have been around for quite some time have evolved with the times a remained at the top of list.
BigCommerce is a new comer (well sort of new) to the list of ecommerce solutions BigCommerce is a hosted, fully managed version of Interspire Shopping Cart that was launched by Interspire in June 2009. With the Interspire Shopping Cart software being so highly popular and successful they the decided to launch a full blown hosted version of it, it’s a hosted solution meaning they take care of the servers, security, upgrades and backups for your online store so you don’t have to, this is great for small and large size businesses that looking to run there business and no worry about managing a server. Not I know I said ProStores was the The Best Ecommerce Website Builder, but I think BigCommerce could give them a run for their money and here is why.
BigCommerce does a pretty good job of describing all the features that are included in there service so I won’t do their job for them but instead I’ll touch on only a few of the key features and why they’re important in today’s web environment.
SocialGo.com – The Social Network Website Builder
Social Media continues to grow at an alarming rate, with sites like Facebook surpassing Myspace effortlessly and Twitter quickly becoming the next big player in the social networking space, it’s become one of the most accepted social networks in mainstream media. I mean you can’t even be on TV stations like Fox, NBC, or CNN for more than 5 minutes with out hearing the word Twitter.They’re many benefits to having a social network such as increase traffic to your site, user generated content with the search engines love, and better search engine rankings. Platforms like Ning and Kickapps and a few others have become the go to places for people looking to create there own social network and capitalize off the Social Media trend. SocialGo is one of the latest additions to the list of services that allow you to build your own social networking site without any technical knowledge required.
Building A Online Store With Yahoo Small Business
Yahoo Merchant Solutions is a all in one web hosting solution for small business owners. There affordable web hosting packages are packed with many features, such as built in credit card processor, shopping cart, forum, members area, affiliate program etc. It puts together dozen of tools needed to run a successful e-business.
SiteBuildIt – Quite Possibly The Best Website Builder
Site Build It, (SBI for short) is an all-in-one website builder and hosting solution, that has built in Seo (Search Engine Optimization) features that help you rank better than other website. SBI takes you step-by-step through the process of building and maintaining a profitable website. It has everything required to build a online business such as keyword research software, brainstorming software, designing, building and automatic SEO.
