I was one of those who kept developing most of my sites in Joomla! 1.0, mainly because of the incompatibility of many of the extentions with Joomla! 1.5, especialy the main ones I use, SOBI2 and Virtuemart.

Many extention developers maintained a "wait and see" approach, waiting for more stability in the new version. So, even the "smaller" components and modules weren't always available for Joomla! 1.5, even in Legacy mode.

But the tide seems to have...

A few months ago I decided to use an article submission service to add articles to my sites as I don't have the time for it.

According to the service's features each article is unique - something to do with with how the system works.

Then the "fun" began.

• Off topic articles being dumped on my sites
• Articles with only slight variations being submitted to different sites (a number of my sites are in the same or related niches)
• Articles with only slight

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Well almost.

With all the talk on the Warrior Forum of blogs and posts and stuff it is maybe time for me to get more active with this. But without going overboard.

I came across this plugin that adds a comment system to your ordinary Joomla! 1.5 site.

The Disqus Comment System for Joomla! 1.5.x is a simple plugin.

Visit Joomla 1.5 CMS Demo Web Sites / Templates for more information

Finding someone to process online payments are always an issue, especially for those of us from "third world" countries.

I am busy with a site at About shopping carts, merchant accounts and accepting payments to put together, over time, a comprehensive resource.

In the meantime, here's a list of third party payment processors and payment gateways you can investigate. Third Party Payment Processors

Note: this is not a recommendation and you...

Many people come into Internet marketing thinking: "This time it will be different. This time I'm going to make it. With millions of people using the Net success will be like falling off a log."

In the "real world" most new business don't last 5 years, many not even one year.

In the "real world" most individuals merely make ends meet and only a small percentage make the big bucks.

Internet marketing is no different.

Between 50%

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