How to Create New Joomla Module Positions - Joomla Tutorial

1. Go to Extensions >> Module Manager and open up any module. You'll see page looking like this:
   
2. Place your cursor in the "Position" box and hit backspace. You'll be able to delete the position name:
   
3. Type in the name of the position that you'd like to create:
   

This makes life much easier if you want to use other techniques using modules, including placing modules into articles.