How to Install and Manage Banner Ads on a Joomla Website

Install Banner Ads on Your Joomla Website

1. Obtain a banner ad from a client who has agreed to purchase ad space on your Joomla site. The banner ad will be an image in GIF or JPG format. Log in to your Joomla administrator panel and click 'Site' on the main menu. Select “Media Manager” from the drop-down menu.

2. Click on 'Directory' in the Media Manager window and select 'Banners' from the drop-down menu. Click 'Browse' and select your client's ad. Click 'Open' to upload the file. Click 'Components' and then 'Banners.' Select “Manage Clients.”

3. Click 'New' to create a new client. Enter your client's information, including the desired advertising duration, number of clicks and the following details:– If you sold banner ad space for a certain period of time, enter the details for how long the banner ad should run on your website.– If you sold ad space and a specific number of clicks, enter that number as the maximum number of clicks the banner ad will receive before it is disabled.– If you did not sell a limited number of clicks to your client, set the value to 'unlimited' in the relevant field.Click 'Save' to save your client's information.

4. Display your client's banner ads. Click 'Components' in the main menu, select 'Banners' and then click 'Manage Banners.' Click 'New' and enter the title of the banner ad. Select the client and enter the client's Web address – this should be the URL to which your visitors will be directed when they click on the client's banner ad. Choose the ad file and click 'Save.'

5. Ensure that a check mark rather than an 'X' appears in the 'Published' column. If you see an 'X,' change it to a check mark.

Remove, Add and Manage Banner Ads

6. Click 'Components' in the main menu. Click 'Banners' and then 'Manage Banners.'

7. Remove a banner ad by checking the box in front of it. To simply stop displaying the ad, click the 'Unpublish' icon at the top right of the page. To completely remove the ad, click 'Delete.'

8. Add a new banner ad by clicking 'New' and entering the necessary information. Choose the ad file and click 'Save.' Use the 'Upload' button if you are adding a new banner image.

9. Add or remove clients by clicking the 'Components' link in the main menu. Click 'Banners' and then click 'Manage Clients.'

How to Use Google Adsense

1. Construct a web site for use with Google Adsense. Google has a published criteria for the web sites they accept to the Adsense program. A good rule of thumb is just construct an honest and forthright web site that has legitimate purpose other than attaining revenue from the Google Adsense program.

2. Sign up for the Google Adsense Program having the following information available during sign up: website URL, website language, name, address and telephone number.

3. Submit the sign up information. Once all the steps at Google are complete and the policies are read, click the 'Submit' button.

4. Activate the Google Adsense account. Upon account approval, an email notification will arrive. Click on the link in the email to activate the Adsense account.

5. Log in to the adsense account and obtain the HTML code for the approved site. Type in the username and password in the adsense log in box. Next click on the 'Adsense setup' tab. Click on the 'Adsense for content' link. Choose the 'Ad unit' option in the next screen and select 'Continue.' And finally select the correct 'Ad format' and then choose 'Continue.'

6. Copy and paste the generated ad code into the appropriate section of the web site. In the grey Google adsense box there is HTML code to copy into the user web site. Copy that code and place in the appropriate place in the web site.

How to Place Advertising Code Into a Blog in HTML

1. Open the web page of the URL (website address) to which you will link your HTML code. Double-check the page to make sure the URL desired is the exact one being placed into the banner code.

2. Choose the image to be used. The image source URL is determined by right-clicking on the desired image, and selecting 'copy image location.' A variety of web resources offer to host images at no cost for those who use their own images. Other images can be found free, to lease/use, or purchase. The image used must be one that falls within the user's rights. Using intellectual property that belongs to another is at best unethical, and at worst illegal.

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Insert the target destination site (yourdestinationurl.com) and image source URL (yourimagesourceurl.com) in place of the generic examples in this code:Copy that code with the cursor, and paste within the text editor of the blog program. Upon publishing the individual post, all the code is saved as is, and viewers see the designated image as a link within the content. When viewers click on this image, they are taken to the designated URL.

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Preview the resulting page, if possible. If this isn't possible, test the banner code on a personal web page, such as a social networking site, before posting it permanently on the page for which it is aimed. The image within the banner likely will not show up while the text editor is open, even in rich-text mode.

How to Blog Using Xomba

1. Create a Xomba account for yourself by following the steps on your screen. The link is found within this article to help you create an account.

2. Develop a meaningful, catchy username (nickname) that represents yourself or your business. You will not want to use a first and last name as it is safer to remain somewhat anonymous.

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Set up your account profile with as much information as you would like. If you set a picture or icon for yourself, it does not have to be of yourself. It can be of anything as long as it is considered 'family-friendly.'

4. Familiarize yourself with the FAQ and also click on the purple alien on the right in case you need help or have any questions. These both function as 'help' sections on Xomba.

5. Set Xomba to email you in your regular email address when there are replies to posts. This may become cumbersome, so you are able to turn off this feature if needed.

6. Set up a Google Adsense account to work with Xomba if you wish to make money on advertising and links on your posts. This is optional and not required to have a Xomba blog.

7. Make friends with other Xomba users who have similar interests and comment on their articles on a regular basis.

8. Begin writing your blog. You may use several different topics each week, including recipes.

9. Upload your photos and videos if you have some available. This is not required, but adds to the appeal of your Xomba blog.

10. Visit Xomba to see who has commented on your profile, articles, photos or videos.

How to Finance International Adoption

1. Check your employer's human resources department to see if it offers adoption reimbursements or benefits. According to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a number of companies and government agencies offer adoption benefits.

2. Apply for adoption grants, which are awarded to help cut adoption costs. You can find a list of organizations that provide grants or financial assistance for adoption at the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption website.

3. Take an adoption tax credit. According to the IRS, the adoption credit is an amount subtracted from your tax liability. Qualifying expenses include reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees, traveling expenses and other expenses directly related to the legal adoption of an eligible child. You can take the adoption tax credit by completing form 8839 for qualified adoption expenses. Attach the form and send it to the IRS with form 1040 or 1040A.

4. Start and monetize a blog detailing your international adoption journey. You can make money by placing ads on the blog, writing sponsored posts or asking for donations. To find ads for your blog, create an account with a reputable ad agency such as Google AdSense. You can start a free blog at Blogger or Wordpress.

5. Ask for cash donations from friends and family members. Inform them about your desire to adopt a child internationally and ask for their help in fulfilling the goal.

How to Embed Links Within a Picture in WordPress

1. Open the 'Posts' menu on the WordPress dashboard, and click 'Add New' to begin a new post, or click the 'Edit' link under an existing post.

2. Click the location in the post where you would like the image to appear, and then click the 'Add an Image' icon next to the words 'Upload/Insert' above the post editing field.

3. Click the 'Select Files' button. Locate the image on your computer that you would like to display in the post, and then double-click it to upload it to your WordPress website. To display an image that you have already uploaded, click the 'Media Library' tab at the top of the 'Add an Image' window, and then click the 'Show' link next to the image.

4. Remove the text in the 'Link URL' field near the bottom of the window, and type the URL of the link that you would like to send readers to when they click the image.

5. Click the 'Insert Into Post' button.

How to Remove Powered by PhpBB

1. Log into your web hosting account. Access your hosting file manager. If you are using an FTP program to access the files on your server, open the FTP program and use your user name and password to sign in.

2. Open the 'PhpBB' folder, and then open 'Styles.'

3. Open 'Templates,' and then open 'Overall_Footer.html.'

4. Highlight the 'Powered by PhpBB' text with your mouse. Click the 'Delete' or 'Backspace' button to delete the text and hyperlink.

5. Click the 'Save' button to save your changes. You'll no longer see the text on the forum's footer.