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Applying Header Tags to your Mambo Page Titles

This month's SEO tip shows you how to add header tags to your Mambo (or Joomla 1.0) page titles. It is a simple hack that improves search engine optimisation and accessibility. We also show you how to apply unique styling to these header tags for a simple and effective visual impact on your site.

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Intro Text and Main Text

Content items can be split into two parts: the 'Intro Text', and the 'Main Text'. This is useful for displaying a summary, excerpt or abstract on your front page with a link to read more. However if Intro Text is used incorrectly it can also result in duplicate content issues. This tutorial explains the difference between Intro Text and Main Text (also called 'fulltext' by Joomla!) and how to use it to enhance your visitors experience without penalising your site with search engines.

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Are Searchbots Killing Your Bandwidth?

This tutorial looks at what steps to take if searchbots crawl too quickly or too often and start killing your bandwidth. It looks at the impact on your Mambo site and its performance and shows you what features to disable to improve performance while still allowing your Mambo site to be indexed.

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Choosing the Right Domain Name

The 10 top tips for choosing the right domain name. Choosing a domain name is an important part of planning for your new web presence. In this tutorial we look at the things you need to consider before choosing your domain name and how to avoid pitfalls.

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Search Engine Optimisation Within Mambo

The basics of search engine optimisation within your Mambo web site. We look at what it is, what Mambo provides by default, and what you need to consider when you start to optimise your Mambo site for SEO.

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