Magento layout - content is not being rendered/displayed

Question

I have gone through various Magento tutorials as well as a Magento book on layout, but I\'m stuck with the following problem.

I have created a custom module, located

Answer 1

• did you disable or update Magento cache?
• is your module enabled? Is it listed in System, Configuration, Advanced, Advanced?
• which class does your Block extend?

Regards, Alessandro