Two weeks ago I asked the question "What is your favourite Joomla 2.5 feature" and asked you to comment on the upgrade process. Some of the comments suggested that upgrading was a frustrating experience. This got me to thinking that Joomla might be in danger of falling off a cliff. Is this the beginning of the end or the beginning of a new era?
Towards the end of 2011, we produced a course called "How to earn $4000 a month as a part-time Joomla developer". The main challenge for most people starting a business is making sales and this is especially difficult with web development. So many businesses already have a website and therefore don't see the need to build it again. However the proliferation of smartphones has changed everything. This post explains how to make money developing mobile-friendly Joomla websites.
Whether you use specific extensions or plain old good web practices, this week we'd like to hear how you drive the most traffic to your Joomla websites. Feel free to also include what extensions or methods have either not worked well for you or just wasted time and money. You'll read three of the most important aspects of gaining new visitors and keeping current ones engaged.
We'd like to think that we've helped the Joomla community by creating our free Joomla training course called The Basics. This is no "teaser" course. It covers everything you need to know to build your first Joomla website. It's free and you don't even need to register. HUNDREDS of people start this course DAILY, either here on this site or at YouTube. Comments that we receive via email and in our forum suggest that this effort is much appreciated. Read on to learn how you can thank us by nominating us for an upcoming J!OSCAR award.
Joomla 2.5 was launched in January and it has already had two minor, but important updates. I need to know what your favourite feature is and why. Or perhaps you haven't started using 2.5 yet. If not, tell me why.
(VIDEO) Sick of getting spam registrations on your Joomla website? This video tutorial demonstrates how to use the Captcha feature that was introduced in Joomla 2.5.
Last week I revealed that the number one thing I hate about Joomla is extensions. I have a love/hate relationship with Joomla at times, and so it's only fair that I counter this with a look at the thing I love most about Joomla. Discover what this is and I'll also introduce you to some Joomla goodies you've probably never heard of.
There are a huge number of positives that Joomla has in its favor. It's open source. It has a huge community. And once our fabulous and free Joomla training course gives you the knowledge to use it properly, it does become easy to manage. But there is one thing that drives me and thousands of others crazy. Learn what this is and how to take steps to minimize its impact on your Joomla life.
