jmailalerts.email digests using joomla. presented at joomla day india & malasia, jab11
DESCRIPTION
J!MailAlerts is a automated periodic Email Alerts system. Have you seen mail alerts that networks like Facebook & Linked in send to their users periodically ? Using J!MailAlerts you too can send your users periodic email alerts of whats happening on your site or social network. Users can select if they want to receive weekly, fortnightly or monthly updates. J!MailAlerts is completely extensible using plugins which means you can virtually add an update about activities in any extension on your Joomla website. Its a great way to keep your users in touch with what's going on on your website & keep them coming back. Get J!MailAlerts today & Engage your community! Supports over 30 free & paid content plugins More info link : http://techjoomla.com/table/jmailalerts.-cms-delivered-via-email/ Videos : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCtS0ywWbiETRANSCRIPT
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CMS via Email - with J!MailAlerts
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The free, GPL Email Digest solution for Joomla
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Some Products
Social AdsDemographically targetted ads, similar to facebook ads for CB & JomSocial
JBolo!Facebook & Gmail like chat for Joomla, JomSocial, CB
InvitexViral Invitations system for Joomla, JomSocial & CB.
Nurturing your Users
Catch your Users
● Yup.. you have to catch them !
● Trap them,entice them, honey talk them into registering.
● But it does not end there..
Growth needs users
Both New As well as Returning Visitos
Keep your users interested
● Update your sites regularly Keep it alive
● Give users features they will come back to.
● Content is supreme. Only you can create that
Keep them informed
● Email Newsletters● RSS● SMS Alerts● Twitter● Facebook● Email Digests
Notifications may be automated or Manual
Effect of Alerts
● Alerts are to users what the smell of honey is to bees
● Use alerts judiciously
● Don’t harass your users !
So What's J!MailAlerts ?
VIA EMAIL
Updates from Disney Land !
Hey All !
Here's some updates from Disneyland. Your favourite cartoon place !
Latest Users
Photos
LatestNews
LatestEvents
●Updates from Kunena●Updates from K2●Eventlist●JomSocial, CB – get Social
CMS via Email J!MailAlertsCMS via Email J!MailAlerts
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The Problems
● Limited attention span of users means very less number of users come back
● They would come if only they knew !● Manually sending updates via conventional
newsletters is difficult to keep up● They have RSS but subscription rate is low
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More Problems ...
● Lots of sites, lots of email clogging mailboxes. Users love when they have control.
● Users dont want to read irrelevant content.
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Enter J!MailAlerts
Reminder for me to show the Video !
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What people using it are calling it …
● Its a customisable periodic Email Alerts system for Joomla extendible via plugins
● Its a extendible email digest solution for Joomla
● Its an Email CMS ! Or rather CMS delivered via email !
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What can it do ?
● Send Digest emails without you touching a single button as per user preferences
● Users can select how frequently then get the alerts
● Users control what Alerts they get● Users get control on each alert they opt in
for● Extendible via plugins to add support for
any content
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Lets see it in Action !
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Hey we already have RSS !
● Its too much effort to subscribe to RSS or use RSS to mail functions
● Level of control & personalisation in conventional RSS is low
● RSS Readers Desktop or browser based, dont get as much attention as a email
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J!MailAlerts Vs Conventional Newsletters
● Admin controls what content goes in● Admin controls when its sent● Content is not personalised● No Automation, admin needs to send
manually
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So is JMA a replacement for Newsletters ?
Absolutely NOT ! In fact it complements them.. Integrations planned for conventional Newsletters
● Joomailer● ACYMailing● J!PHPList
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I see you have a Genie.. Can J!MailAlerts do magic ?
Q. Will all users come back to my site once i start using JMA ?
A. Hmm.. Well not necessarily. The user would need to be interested in your content in the first place !
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Free Plugins Available
● Joomla Latest Content
● K2 Content ● Eventlist Latest
Events● Kunena Latest
Forum Posts
● Phoca Gallery Latest Photos
● SOBI2 Latest Listings
● Latest Users Plugin - With CB & JomSocial Support
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Commercial Plugins Available
● Mosets Tree Listings
● EasyBlog Plugin
● Docman Plugin
CB Plugins
● Pending Connections
● Network Suggest
● People You may Know
JomSocial Plugins
● Group Activity
● Latest Photos, Videos, Groups, Events
● Pending Connections
● Network Suggest
● People You may Know
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Is there a Plugin for … ?
If not, you can always make your own !
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The Plugin API
J!MailAlert plugins sends alerts mainly based on the following parameters ● Whom are we sending the alert to ( The
User )● When we last sent an update to the user
( Last Email Date)
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Methods
● Fetch the contentonEmail_jma_latestusers($id, $date, $userparam, $fetch_only_latest)
$id = User ID that you are sending the update to
$date = Last time the mail was sent – This is so that we only send latest content
$userparam= Fetch the user's customised settings for the plugin
$fetch_only_latest = This tells the plugin if we need to respect last email date )
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Planned Features
● Monetisation with targeted advertising in Emails via SocialAds
● Add Module support for more flexibility● Let users see whats new on the site in a
date range view on the site ● Alert Types● RSS output & User Controlled RSS
compilation
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Some Case Studies & Use Cases
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Our Intranet – A Casestudy
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Page View Stats
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Effect of an Alert
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What else ?
● JomSocial Group Digest Email
● Simple content digests
● Complete Digest emails like Facebook or Linked in.
● Forum Email Digests
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Questions ?
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