Joomlashack Blog and Updates

B&W or Rainbow? Choosing a Palette for Web Design

: Written by Joomlashack Joomlashack; Published: 04 April 2014 04 April 2014

Whether you're exploring the whole RGB spectrum or bringing something fresh to black and white, color is one of the most important parts of website design. It's one of the first things users notice when they open up a site, and it instantly says a lot about the client and service or product they offer. Both color extremes are buzzing trends right now, so it's a great time to go ahead and experiment with using bold choices to add drama to your client's site. Here are some tips on when to go with monochrome and when to let your colorful fantasies play out.

5 Free Joomla Extensions that will Save Your Life

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 03 April 2014 03 April 2014

Alright all you, Joomla marketers and developers, this one's for you. It's time to make your life easier. Don't have your attention yet? Everything here is also free to install on your Joomla website.

There, now I got ya. Win-win, right?

Right.

Ok, let's start making your Joomla dreams come true with these 5 Free Joomla Extensions that will save your life.

10 Tips to Help You Sell $100,000+ Joomla Websites

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 01 April 2014 01 April 2014

The idea of selling well is not just a push, push, push ,and then push some more mentality anymore. Even when it comes to selling a project as big as a $100,000 Joomla website, pushing is never the recommended method.

Rather, getting to know the potential prospect and their needs, and then figuring out how that relates back to your services, is part of the approach that needs to be taken in order to be successful.

Take a look at these 10 easy-to-follow tips to get you on the fast track to selling!

Vimeo Videos in Joomla with OSVimeo

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 28 March 2014 28 March 2014

osvimeo OSVimeo is our new plugin to embed Vimeo videos in your Joomla articles.

OSVimeo works exactly the same way as our YOSYouTube plugin. All you need to do is copy-and-paste the URL from Vimeo.

This plugin is so easy to use that you'll love it!

Here's how to use OSVimeo:

Spring 2014 Must List

: Written by Joomlashack Joomlashack; Published: 28 March 2014 28 March 2014

There are many things for web industries to look forward to in the spring. Some of the more popular web design trends include mobile first design, deeply focused landing pages, and putting a face with freelance web development. People are building better sites and writing better blogs, and these trends are at the heart of it all.

Mobile First Design

Yeah, yeah, seems like we've been talking about this ad nauseam, but I recommend that you look at some real stats for a change. Have a look at your analytics to see just how many mobile browsers visit your site these days. This trend has been going on for a few years now, but it's only now getting to the point of overtaking desktop clients - - at least for some sites. This makes responsive design increasingly more important. Please share with us what you find.

Tips for Hiring Talent for Your Joomla Agency

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 25 March 2014 25 March 2014

Hiring someone new at your company is a big step, especially if you're at a standard sized agency where each person plays a critical role in the core of the business.

At larger corporations, employees can tend to fly under the radar, but at an agency, more specifically a Joomla agency, each new face you bring in will be key to the next steps the business plans to take.

Typography Trends in Web Design

: Written by Joomlashack Joomlashack; Published: 25 March 2014 25 March 2014

The current web design trends take a turn to minimalism, with flat design coming out in the lead. When you strip away many visual elements that create a visual impact, you rely heavily on typography to make your design beautiful. 2014 is shaping up to be an exciting year for typography trends, particularly if you are working with responsive or flat designs for Joomla. Keep an eye out for these popular trends, and consider incorporating them into your own designs if they need a typography face lift.

Watch the Joomla 3 Access Control Webinar

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 23 March 2014 23 March 2014

Last week we launched the Joomla 3 Access Control and Maintenance class.

In this class, Rod shows you how to use Joomla's access controls. How do give different permissions to different users? How do you give control to different groups of users?

After the class launched, Rod held a webinar all about access control.

You can watch a full replay of the webinar here:

5 Essential Tips for Positioning a Joomla Agency

: Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge; Published: 21 March 2014 21 March 2014

Joomla agency owners have an uphill battle to climb.

With Joomla being such a widely used CMS, there are plenty of developers and service providers competing to build and maintain sites for the diverse companies utilizing Joomla.

If you're unsure how to differentiate your company to stand out, read on to learn some tried and true techniques to position your Joomla agency.

Creating Joomla Macros with RokCandy from RocketTheme

: Written by Valentín García Valentín García; Published: 19 March 2014 19 March 2014

Macros are really useful, whether you're writing a document, a spreadsheet or a website. Put simply, a macro is a shortcut to a task you do repeatedly.