Speak Easy Drupal

Making Money with Your Drupal Website

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:36:57 +0000

Let's be honest for a minute. As much as the Internet marketing industry talks about building community and participating in the conversation, most of us are in the game for one reason, and one reason only. We want to make money.

There are the select few who don't care about making money, and are truly happy with trying to change the world. But for 90% of us, that just isn't the case.

Adding Video To Your Drupal Website

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:10:29 +0000

It's been awhile, hasn't it? After what seemed like a month long office move, the LevelTen team is back in podcasting mode. We're excited to continue sharing our Drupal and general web knowledge again with our loyal listeners.

How To Go Mobile With Your Drupal Website

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:22:50 +0000

Speak Easy Drupal this week is all about going mobile with your Drupal website. With the rise in popularity of smart phone like the iPhone and Blackberry, it's more important then ever to make sure your website plays nice with the mobile crowd. But how do you do this? From modules to stylesheets, there are many ways to make sure your website looks right on the small screen. We'll go over all of these tactics, and more, in this week's Speak Easy Drupal.

Search Engine Optimization for Your Drupal Website

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:25:38 +0000

Some of you might have noticed that we took a week off from our podcast recording. It is the Summer, and people at LevelTen were doing what the Summer is best for - taking vacations! After some much needed R&R, we've returned with a killer podcast episode - just for you! This week we're discussing a topic that the staff at LevelTen is VERY familiar with - how to optimize your Drupal website for the search engines, and some of the best tools you can use to optimize more effectively.

Social Media Integration with Drupal

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:37:28 +0000

Joining us this week for Speak Easy Drupal:

Top Tips for Creating User Profiles That Rock

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:07:20 +0000

Photo Credit: Novembering

Social Communities - Speak Easy Drupal

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:46:41 +0000

This week's Speak Easy Drupal is all about social communities. If you've been around Drupal for very long, you know that a lot of Drupal's power and appeal lies in it's ability to easily create next generation, web 2.0 community based websites. In this episode, we go over the best modules to test for your community website, propper ettiquite for any social community, and examples of top Drupal community websites.

Our panelists this week include:

Rachel Scott

Essential Drupal Modules for Your Website - #03

Tue, 19 May 2009 22:20:22 +0000

This week, @levelten_tom and @dustincurrie discuss essential Drupal modules for your website. From search engine optimization to WYSIWYG editing to backend configuration, Tom and Dustin cover it all.

Modules Covered:

CCK (Content Construction Kit)
Views
Panels
IMCE
ImageAPI
ImageCache
TinyMCE
FCK Editor
Mollom
ReCaptcha
Webform
JS Tools
Lightbox2

Drupal Resources for Beginners - Speak Easy Drupal #02

Tue, 05 May 2009 00:36:46 +0000

If you're new to Drupal, this episode of Speak Easy Drupal is a must listen. This episode, we go over all the tips and resources you need to know if you're just starting out with Drupal. At LevelTen, we've been using Drupal for just about one year, so we've been through all the steps - from wondering what Drupal is, how to use it, and how to get the most out of it to more advanced features and functionality.

Top Drupal Books:

Drupal vs. Joomla vs. Wordpress - Speak Easy Drupal #01

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:10:10 +0000

In the very first episode of Speak Easy Drupal, the LevelTen staff compare and contrast a variety of content management systems. While the focus of this podcast is comparing Drupal, Wordpress and Joomla, attention is also given to open source vs. proprietary systems. You'll learn the differences between each CMS, strengths, differences, and when you should use each.

What's the Quick Takeaway?

The simple answer is that there isn't any. Each CMS has it's clear strengths and weaknesses. If you're looking for a quick answer, here's the lowdown: