Joomla. The best of open source applications
By far the most powerful and flexible of all the internet applications is Joomla. A web development framework that allows even the biggest and most complex of internet needs to be met in the most cost effective way.
Joomla is used by professional web design companies ll over the globe to ensure their clients get the very best solutions within the smallest budget possible. In fact it can be said that Joomla has single handedly placed the internet into the hands of the small to average sized business as it allows websites that traditionaly have price tags in the tens of thousands to be produced and deployed for a few hundred.
Huge, scalable, lots to learn but well and truly worth it.
Joomla has never been considered the smallest of learning curves for the average user, but then its potential functionality is absolutely huge - so how can it have a short learning curve? For the average Joomla user back end administration isnt too much of a hassle as only the functions you need are available. That said, Joomla can take you right upto the most complex of websites and of course with this complexity comes more administration features.
Joomla's ability to expand into almost any type of website makes the learning curve more than worth it. Especially for the startup internet business. With Joomla you can simply start with a simple blog type system or just a handful of pages of content. The important thing is that it can grow with a business infinitely and if you ever find a problem that Joomla cannot handle you are probably in a position to pay for the bespoke development work. In short, Joomla can do it for just about everyone.
So what can Joomla do?
Joomla is basically a CMS (Content management System.)
This means that right out of the box it allows a webmaster to add, create, edit or delete existing and new content. It comes with multiple user roles so you can have your office staff running different parts of the site for you. For example you can give your publishers access to the page editing and creation facilities while you can give your PR people access to all the inbuilt newsletter functionality.
Right out of the box Joomla gives you amazing power and control over your website on the internet - AND THIS IS ONLY BEGINNING.
Extras galore
Joomla, like Wordpress, has its own library of extensions and plugins. Joomla however has nealry 4000 extensions that allow your basic Joomla site to be just about anything. The only downfall with Joomla, as apposed to simpler systems like Wordpress, is that the configuration and addition of these extensions should really be done by a professional. This is because customisaton and configuration in Joomla is much more hands-on than any other CMS. This means there is more to get wrong - and believe me when it goes wrong it goes very wrong. To avoid this always ask a professional (Us ;-) to do your upgrades, customisations and configurations. Its still much much cheaper than an any other way of doing things.
To give you an idea of the capabilities of Joomla I will cover some of the more popular needs here.
I want to own my own social network!
If you fall into this category Joomla is your best bet. Lets say you want a bespoke design that can do the same amount of stuff as MySpace. You looking at £50,000 perhaps. Maybe less, maybe more and a dev period of probably 6 months or longer.
With Joomla? A few hundred £'s and a couple of days should do the trick!
Joomla has a large library of social networt extensions from advanced user profiles, to media sharing to forum capabilities to etc etc etc. This puts very advanced social network sites in the hands of the average sized business. Joomla really is that good to us.
I want to manage my hotel properties and all booking from one website!
Another common need for the website owner is property management or booking systems. Joomla has it all.
There are a large number of extensions that can fit these needs and they can be deployed and customised in days rather than months. Thats dev time that the website owner does NOT have to pay for.
I need a client help system or project management facilities.
Again - no problem.
In fact Joomla is so versatile that just about any internet need has been covered and is well within budget for the small to average sized business. Joomla is one of the first open source projects and is the founder of the Open Source initiative. For those of you that dont know, open source is a way to help webmasters reinventing the wheel with every project they come across. Joomla and other open source applications are quickly becoming the norm for web developemnt companies all over the world as it offers so many benefits to both the designers and the cients that it simply cannot be ignored.
We have an on board team with a vast expereicne in Joomla and whom have deployed well over 50 applications using the system though various companies and situations. Joomla comes up trumps every time and we know the system inside and out.
Our Joomla based solutions are tailored exactly to the needs in hand and each project is completely unique in function and design.
If you feel Joomla may be the solution for you, or even if you are unsure, why not get in touch with us and we will give you a no obligation quote depending on your situation, budget and needs.
You will probably be very surprised at what we, and Joomla, can do for you and your business.