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We just released a newer version of our Joomla! blog component EasyBlog now at version 1.8.154!

Some of the major inclusion is EasyBlog now supports Swedish language. You can now use EasyBlog in Swedish inga problem alls! :D

We also did some enhancements to work better in Joomla! 1.6 like login issues, event triggers, modules fixes, to name a few.

See the full list of fixes in our changelog HERE.

We are announcing to all EasyBlog users to upgrade their current PHP versions to the faster PHP5 for future releases of our Joomla! blogging component.

In the next major release (coming real soon!) of EasyBlog, we encourage all users to have at least PHP5 running in their server for smooth operation of EasyBlog. Older versions of PHP will not be able to support EasyBlog's functionalities and will stop working, causing you lots of delays and headache.

You will also expect lots of errors and exceptions running on PHP4 so if something in your copy of EasyBlog is not working, it's most probably you need to do that upgrade.

For the upcoming EasyBlog 2.0, we urge all users to upgrade their current PHP versions to the more robust PHP5.x.

We feel honored to share with you the best practices in blogging especially after you have successfully having EasyBlog installed in your website. Blogging takes a certain commitment and it must not stop because everything else will fail and that includes your business.

Because blogging represents the organic side of your company, the subjects you blog about will spark interests amongst your customers that you are serious in the things you do for them.

However, you may, at times, suffer from writer's block and not knowing what to blog about. You are only human and all you need is some inspiration or guidelines rather to keep your blog alive.

Chris Brogan is not someone new in the blogging world. He has worked with large corporations in achieving best practices in online communications. He is the man when it comes to blogging as he carries 11 years of experience in online community, social media and related technologies in communications.

Check out some of his best advices about blogging at his blog HERE

Online marketing expert Jon Neubauer has been a Wordpress man in the things he do for his clients. However, it didn't last long until he found out that Wordpress '..became too clumsy, too hard to manage efficiently and logically.' so being an ambitious IT person, he tried Joomla! as the CMS basis in building websites for his clients. The rest, was history.

In his blog post, he tells us which CMS is better, highlighting it with only 3 reason that Joomla! is the winner.

Read his story HERE.

We wanted to put a word of congratulations in his comment box but seems like the reCaptcha plugin wasn't responding... probably he needs a better blogging engine?

It's official! We just released the stable EasyBlog 1.8.152 NEO a while ago..

This stable version includes all the major and minor fixes made to comply with Joomla! 1.6 and is now available to download.This is only for our registered and paid customers of EasyBlog.

See what our satisfied customers had to say about EasyBlog in the Joomla! Extensions Directory

If you are looking to start blogging in your Joomla! site, start right away from as low as $45 at our online store.

Start blogging with EasyBlog now with Joomla! compatible!

You already set up your Joomla! website, beautified it and got all the content ready, so what's next? Make money, of course! It may be free to use Joomla! CMS but who pays for web hosting services? domain names? Joomla! extensions and plugins?

These costs money and you as the site owner have to fork out few hundred bucks for this. In this blog, I am sharing one of the ways to make money from your Joomla! site. It will not be a list of money makers but specifically making money from advertisement.

This article written by JoomlaIsreal spelled out the criterias to follow to get your Joomla! website prepared for selling advertising spaces. It may not be a one-size-fits-all solution but it's quite informative albeit some points in it seem to be common but hey, the first step is always the hardest but who is stopping you? ;)

Read the full report HERE

In the meantime, I wish you best of luck in your money making endeavors!

Yeah, we released version 1.2.130 last week and here's another version at 1.2.132.

It includes many template and layout fixes. Like we always do, improvements appear as they come and we are committed to give you the best with the latest, robust and useful Joomla! components.

If you haven't download the latest latest version, do head on to our Downloads page to do so. You have to be a paid customer to get the component.

In a business set up like us, making a profit is the ultimate goal at the end of the day. But in a business that revolves around Joomla!, we felt there is a sense of social responsibility in us. And because Joomla! is free to use, we believe anything free is useful to the budget conscious user.

A talented Joomla! user may not go far in his/her business if costs of running it is too high. Besides manpower, tools of the trade are the next most important asset to grow. Any great talents would go to waste if costs are a deterrent to a business with high growth potential. Any startup would agree with me here, wont you?

We at StackIdeas are aware of this and we got our minds together to release a Community version of EasyBlog! The EasyBlog Community component will differ slightly from the current version.

Click HERE to view the comparison between EasyBlog Pro and EasyBlog Community.

Besides this, the price has also been revised to reflect affordability. Don't worry, you still get the same amount of dedicated attention from us when you subscribe to our professional support.

Watch out for the announcement on this blog and our Twitter on January 15th, 2011!

Blogs are like the diary of the future. An electronic log of the important things you want to treasure and yet desire to show the world. It is a recollection of your personal history that is accessible anytime, anywhere you want.

A blog surpasses the benefits of having a new page for a business website. You engage people with blogs because it portrays the human side of online technologies.

Here are the 5 other main reasons to start a blog:

1. Passion - Blog about the things you enjoy doing that you could go on doing without getting bored. When you find excitement in the activities you do, blog about it. Start writing about your hobbies and with your blog, you can help others who may have the same hobby as you. Once you get the hang of it, your blog could turn your hobby into a money making machine!

2. Self expression - Everyone loves a little attention and to feel wanted. The blog is the right avenue toward expressions yourself to the world. However, do not be sad if no one is there to listen to you. Just blog away and pour your feelings out. Who knows, someone from the other side of the world with a kind heart has got the ears that listen.

3. Make more friends - Blogging itself naturally creates more friends and more and more visitors to your blog start to comment on it. You will make lots of friends whom have common interests are you, lives nearby and hence, have a meet up with these new people. However, to make friends, be a friend by responding to your visitors' comments in your blog.

4. Builds business - If you have a business website, starting a blog helps to promote your products and services. The sky is the limit when your business has a blog because you never know your next biggest customer may be reading is from the other side of the world, and potentially give you the sales that you have been looking for.

5. Skills - Blogging is similar to journalism. With journalism, the world is in your hands and with it, you can write about anything that interests you. The more blog you post, the better you are, hence, the more readers you will attract. Blogging regularly makes perfect and it brings in more traffic to your site too.

When you are ready to start a blog, why not get it from the experts?