Forum Activity for @jimmy

Ad System

Suggestions


If JR doesn't release a module for ads (hopefully they will because ads are very important to raising revenue for a site owner) I'll end up just creating my own ad module.

Most of the other scripts I work with have ad modules. I'm kind of surprised JR doesn't have one created. All my other sites (non-JR) I sell ads direct to advertisers. I stopped using Google ads a long time ago - I wasn't making any money. Selling ads directly to advertisers with a streamlined system allowing advertisers to choose a spot, amount of time, clicks, impressions, and paying has been quite profitable and pretty hands off for me (besides approving the ads).

I can sell a butt load of ads, getting people to subscribe or sell merch on my site is a lot harder. I hope what @douglas hinted to: "yet!" is sooner than later. Ads are very important... at least to me. I create sites not as a fun hobby, but to provide a good service and make a profit.
updated by @jimmy: 03/10/15 01:13:35PM

Ad System

Suggestions

Ok. Thanks for the info. I would love to see an ad code module. There are a lot of sites which have automated ad code purchasing. I'd love to see a system where someone could purchase an ad spot and it gave the purchaser details on clicks, impressions, different options for ad length, etc.

Anyway, thanks for letting me know.

Ad System

Suggestions

Is there an ad system for JR? I couldn't find anything in the modules listing.
updated by @jimmy: 04/23/15 03:15:09AM

Best Demo Template for Development?

Design and Skin Customization

I'm going to be getting the unlimited subscription soon, so I believe PJ / MP will be included in the subscription.

Yea, sitebuilder isn't going to be for me, I'm coding most everything. I'm just basically looking for coding shortcuts that I can copy paste to save me time - why recode everything when I can grab it from a template. I based my JR4 template off of Nova which had a ton of options which I could modify. The thing I remember about PJ was events and the subscriptions pages. PJ had a nice setup for events and the subscriptions had a nice features listing page.

Best Demo Template for Development?

Design and Skin Customization

I'm not looking to sell any skins. I'm looking for the skin which has the most features that I can use as a base to make my custom skin.

I haven't used sitebuilder. Maybe I should read up on how it works.

I actually use to own a copy of Pro Jam but for some reason that wasn't translated over to the new JR5. I paid the org developer of Pro Jam around $1000 to customize the JR4 Pro Jam skin, but I guess he doesn't own that anymore.

Best Demo Template for Development?

Design and Skin Customization

Which is the best demo template for development? Which demo template has the most features and should be used as a basis for custom template development?

Looking at the existing demo templates, it appears the Pro Jam or Media Pro have the most features. What are the JR team members thoughts?
updated by @jimmy: 04/22/15 06:50:17PM

Google will begin ranking mobile-friendly sites higher starting April 21

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I tested the JR site when I saw the article and it passed. Mobile is important, I think this is a good move for Google.

Google will begin ranking mobile-friendly sites higher starting April 21

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Big changes to Google’s search algorithms are coming: beginning April 21, the company will increase the ranking of sites that are mobile-friendly and surface app results much higher.

The company says that the change will have a “significant impact” on all mobile searches in all languages worldwide, but as a result Google says that users will find higher quality results.

Along with this change, Google will start to use more information from indexed apps as a factor when ranking search results for users that are signed-in and have the app installed.

These changes are great news for mobile users as it should help motivate those sites that still don’t have a mobile site to actually build one. Google started highlighting mobile-friendly sites in results last year.

Site admins who want to test their site’s mobile compatibility can use Google’s tools to quickly evaluate the status of a page.

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/02/26/google-will-rank-your-site-higher-if-its-mobile-friendly-starting-april-21/


updated by @jimmy: 03/30/15 04:30:18PM

Brackets / Atom

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I'll have to admit, I started on Dreamweaver way back. I have CS too, but I haven't touched it in quite awhile.

Brackets / Atom

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Double yuck yuck for Dreamweaver.