Joomla is a highly advanced and versatile content management system (CMS). What does this mean in layman's terms? Simply, it's the shell of a website and you add in the content. In your case the content is your business information. This platform is perfect if your website will contain a large amount of content and menus that you would like to edit and maintain yourself without paying designer for updating fees. View Joomla tutorials here!

Joomla also offers over 3,000 extension and these extensions either free or commercial enhance your site in many ways best suited to your business needs. In fact, this site itself is built using the Joomla system with various plug-ins handling functions like:

• member & client areas
• invoicing
• file downloads
• portfolio presentations
• support tickets
• plus more...

Out of the box Joomla is a basic looking design, so if you decide to build your site on this format you are best off either purchasing or using free templates to enhance your site's appearance. From my personal experience if you want a professional looking web site then spend the money on a professionally designed template.

Here are some site offering quality templates (in order of personal preference):

1. demo.rockettheme.com (main site: www.rockettheme.com)
2. demo.yootheme.com/index.php (main site: www.yootheme.com)
3. demo.youjoomla.com/joomla-templates-showcase/index.php (main site: http://www.youjoomla.com)
4. www.shape5.com/demo/index.php (main site: www.shape5.com)
5. demo.joomlabamboo.com (main site: www.joomlabamboo.com)
6. demo.icetheme.com (main site: www.icetheme.com)
7. demo.gavick.com (main site: www.gavick.com)
8. demo.joomla51.com (main site: www.joomla51.com)
9. www.templatemonster.com/joomla-templates.php

View all templates from all developers:

• Best of JOOMLA (main site: www.bestofjoomla.com)

D.P. Web Design will...

1. Help you select a template
2. Install the Joomla software on a server
3. Install and modify the chosen template
4. Edit graphics, logos & Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to suit your business identity
5. Install popular extension that we have found enhances Joomla like
   • text editors
   • images enhancements & scripts
   • file management & downloaders
   • spell checkers
   • search engine optimisation (S.E.O.)
   • plus more
6. Source & install required extensions to enhance your site to your businesses needs
7. Perform a basic Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
8. Train and assist you in the back-end workings of the Joomla system (adding menus, articles, modules plus more)

* View other example of a Joomla based web site edited installed & maintained by D.P. Web Design.

• www.mineralexploration.com.au
• www.7nps.com.au
• www.kimcoopermusic.com (online soon)
• www.kissthisband.com (online soon)
• www.texaslonghorn.com.au
• www.guitartutoronline.com
• www.advemp.org.au
• www.abbeyroadentertainment.com.au
• www.tecc.net.au (online soon)
• www.texaslonghorn.com.au
• www.townsvilleinsight.com.au
• www.glendaloughstation.com.au (online soon)
• www.pinkladypampers.com
• www.dpwebdesign.com.au (this site)

NOTE: Joomla has an array of extensions that can add unique features to your site. Discuss your ideas with D.P. Web Design for extension integration.

Average Price: $2,640 *

24 to 34 hours on average ($2,112 - $2992)

* pricing includes GST and can vary depending on clients specific requirements, contact us for more details.

Designer note: If you want to have full control of your site and cut down ongoing updating cost then this system is the best for you!