There is a Lot More to Web Design Than a Pretty Face

When I started building websites for a living using the Joomla CMS, we were using Joomla 1.0 and converting HTML sites to this newfangled Content Management System. Life was pretty cool back then.

We simply took a basic template and modified it with a new header graphic, made a few color changes and added the content. Easy Peasy.  Most sites only needed a single category for content,  set up a few menu links and life was simple.

Fast forward 5 years and we have close to 5000 extensions available for Joomla 1.5.

The Explosive Growth of the Joomla CMS

You can find just about any extension to fit your needs; whether your building an online community for your local little league team or selling products through a fully secure shopping cart. I'm not even going to mention the Social revolution.

But with all this new found software comes challenges that we never faced before. The average boot-strap entrepreneur has technology available today that was only a dream to the average joe just a few short years ago.