Blog entries http://www.joomladesignservices.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:06:20 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.joomladesignservices.com/en/594-learning-management-with-joomla-offers-oppertunity.html <p><img style="margin: 15px; border: 0pt none; float: left;" title="Joomla LMS and CMS" src="http://www.joomladesignservices.com/images/people_process_technology.gif" alt="Learning Management Solutions" />The Problem</p><br/><p>Corporate training and educational programs in general is a major topic of discussion right now. Funding cuts within our schools and the high turnover in the office combined with the need to tighten our belts and polish business processes are all waking folks up to the value Read More... Christopher Nielsen Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:39:38 +0100 http://www.joomladesignservices.com/en/584-joomla-cms-protection-seven-strategies-for-keeping-the-crooks-away.html <p><img style="float: left; margin: 5px; border: 0pt none;" title="Joomla CMS Security" src="http://joomladesignservices.com/images//CNP Security for Joomla.jpg" alt="Joomla CMS Security" /></p><br/><p>2010 has been a boom year for web hackers. I hear that overall hacking was up more than 600% during the last year reported by Joomla ! web protection specialist Tom Canavan. Tom wrote a book labeled &ldquo;Joomla! Web security&rdquo; released through Packt publishing. A handful our customers experiencRead More... Christopher Nielsen Fri, 21 May 2010 20:18:51 +0100 Joomla Training joomla services Joomla Programing joomla professional Joomla Development Joomla Design Joomla CMS joomla 1.5 websites Content Management Systems Comon Sense http://www.joomladesignservices.com/en/583-jomla-joomla-joomla-is-built-for-business-results.html <p><img style="margin: 12px; border: 0pt none; float: left;" title="Joomla Development Technical Support Training Experts" src="http://joomladesignservices.com/images/JoomlaSupport.jpg" alt="Joomla Development Company" />Joomla is an exciting platform for growing your business online</p><br/><p>One of the most exciting reasons for recommending Joomla as a platform to our clients is the vibrant global development community that continues to innovate and grow the platform&rsquo;s capabilities. Others Read More... Christopher Nielsen Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:25:19 +0100 Value Networks Training Resources Tips and Tricks template professional joomla template joomla 1.5 professional joomla templates Joomla Training joomla themes Joomla Template joomla services Joomla Programing joomla professional Joomla Development Joomla Design Joomla CMS joomla 1.5 websites design joomla Content Management Systems Business Solutions best joomla templates http://www.joomladesignservices.com/en/582-jomsocial-for-joomla-cms-is-a-perfect-companion-for-social-communities.html <p><img style="margin: 15px; border: 0pt none; float: left;" title="Givetoed.org Public Education Joomla CMS Site" src="http://joomladesignservices.com/images/iStock_000010140526XSmall-2.jpg" alt="Givetoed.org Public Education Joomla CMS Site" width="178" height="155" />JomSocial and Joomla CMS help to initiate conversations </p><br/><p>JomSocial is a perfect tool for meeting the demands of the marketplace and our overall shift in cultural interaction notably called &ldquo;socialeconomics&rdquo;. I Read More... Christopher Nielsen Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:08:20 +0100 Value Building Twitter Social Technologies Social Networking Social Media Social CRM Rich Media Plaxo Linked In Joomla Training Joomla Template joomla services Joomla Programing Joomla Development Joomla CMS Facebook design joomla Content Management Systems Comon Sense http://www.joomladesignservices.com/Shopping-Cart-Ecommerce-Virtuemart-Joomla-QuickBooks%20.html There are no translations available.<br/><p><img title="Quickbooks Joomla Info@hand and Virtuemart" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 15px; float: left;" alt="virtuemart IAH joomla" src="http://www.joomladesignservices.com/images/stories/virtuemartIAHjoomla.jpg" height="203" width="203" />One of the most powerful and popular capabilities of a Joomla website is the ability to deliver robust ecommerce solutions. While there are a growing number of options for ecommerce in Joomla, the pioneer and sRead More... Christopher Nielsen Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0100 template professional joomla template joomla 1.5 QuickBooks professional joomla templates joomla services joomla professional Joomla Development joomla 1.5 websites Info@hand eCommerce Customer Relationship Management CRM Integration Business Solutions http://www.joomladesignservices.com/The-Rap-on-SEO-and-Joomla-SEF.html There are no translations available.<br/><p>Check out the RAP on SEO and Code Advise</p><br/><p><img style="border-width: 0px; margin: 15px; float: left;" alt="SEO-rapper" src="http://www.joomladesignservices.com/images/stories/SEO-rapper.jpg" height="164" width="237" />I found these videos on Youtube extremely entertaining and this guy’s message is right on the money. If you are engaging in SEF/SEO with your strategy for the web you will find this “RAP” interesting and fun. I do not think you haveRead More... Christopher Nielsen Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Video Tips and Tricks SEO SEF PPC joomla services Joomla Development Joomla Design Joomla CMS joomla 1.5 websites eCommerce Business Solutions http://www.joomladesignservices.com/3-Top-Considerations-for-Choosing-a-Joomla-Template-Design.html There are no translations available.<br/><p><img style="border-width: 0px; margin: 15px; float: left;" alt="JoomlaSupport" src="http://www.joomladesignservices.com/images/stories/JoomlaSupport.jpg" height="148" width="187" />The high level difference between building a traditional static web site design and a Joomla CMS site is not that different since we have to consider all of the same strategic, development and design specifications but the actual development process is very different. JoomlaRead More... Christopher Nielsen Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Tips and Tricks template professional joomla template joomla 1.5 professional joomla templates Joomla Training joomla themes Joomla Template joomla services joomla professional Joomla Development Joomla Design Joomla CMS joomla 1.5 websites design joomla Content Management Systems Business Solutions best joomla templates http://www.joomladesignservices.com/Value-Networks-are-a-business-model-of-the-future.html There are no translations available.<br/><p> </p><br/><p><img style="border-width: 0px; margin: 12px; float: left;" alt="Val;ue Networks" src="http://www.joomladesignservices.com/images/stories/istock_000005059061xsmall.jpg" height="150" width="300" />Let’s talk about Value Building </p><br/><p>In our quest to refine our own organization and to enhance our value add to customers we are actually leveraging the same principles that we have integrated into our consulting practice. The saying “reap what yRead More... Christopher Nielsen Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Value Networks Value Building Training Resources Social Technologies Social Networking Social Media Social CRM QuickBooks Joomla CMS Info@hand CRBM Info@hand eCommerce CRM Integration Content Management Systems Comon Sense Business Solutions http://www.joomladesignservices.com/7-Steps-for-Building-a-Successful-Joomla-Web-Site.html There are no translations available.<br/><p><img style="margin: 12px; float: left;" alt="JoomlaSupport" src="http://www.joomladesignservices.com/images/stories/JoomlaSupport.jpg" height="148" width="187" />Building a Joomla web site can be a daunting task if you realize all that the Joomla CMS framework is capable of. We have broken this down into seven easy to follow steps that can get you started in the process of achieving superior results with your new portal. We hope this can help ease yourRead More... Christopher Nielsen Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Tips and Tricks Joomla Training Joomla Template Joomla Programing Joomla Development Joomla Design Joomla CMS CRM Integration Content Management Systems Business Solutions http://www.joomladesignservices.com/Social-Media-and-Social-Technologies-time-and-strategy.html There are no translations available.<br/><p>&nbsp;</p><br/><p>Social Media and Social Technologies have many new building blocks and take time to implement<br /></p><br/><p><img style="border: 0pt none; margin: 15px; float: left;" title="Social Web TV" src="http://joomladesignservices.com/images/62/socialwebTV.jpg" alt="Social Web TV" width="500" height="208" /></p><br/><p>Keep an eye on these folks to learn the current trends in Social Web Technologies</p><br/><p>The social wave just keeps getting bigger every timRead More... Administrator Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Tips and Tricks Social Technologies Social Networking Social Media Social CRM Joomla Training Joomla Development Joomla Design Joomla CMS eCommerce CRM Integration Content Management Systems Business Solutions http://www.joomladesignservices.com/CRM-2.0-Are-you-listening-to-your-customers.html There are no translations available.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><p>Waking up to Social CRM and the "Conversation" </p><br/><p>I wrote a piece a while back about Customer Conversation Management or "CCM" which is really the essence of the new CRM 2.0 and now getting the label Social CRM. Regardless of the term you prefer to use to describe it the reality is that the customer is in charge of the engagement these days since they now have so many choices and your competition is global. I have plenty of blog articleRead More... Administrator Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Tips and Tricks Social Technologies Social Networking Social Media Social CRM Joomla CMS Info@hand CRBM Info@hand Customer Relationship Management CRM Integration Content Management Systems Business Solutions http://www.joomladesignservices.com/CRM-Failure-and-Success-Get-good-consulting-support.html There are no translations available.<br/><p><img src="http://joomladesignservices.com/images/62/consultingpays.jpg" alt="Social CRM Consulting" title="Social CRM Consulting and Social Technology Success" align="left" border="0" height="161" hspace="12" vspace="12" width="200" />Build Value by following a success program and planning carefuly</p><br/><p>I have been following the ITtoolbox.com discussions lately and ran across these comments below. It reinforces much of what we have learned and why Read More... Administrator Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Tips and Tricks Social CRM Joomla CMS Info@hand CRBM Info@hand eCommerce Customer Relationship Management CRM Integration Content Management Systems Business Solutions http://www.joomladesignservices.com/Social-CRM-and-Social-Media-Did-you-Know-Videos.html There are no translations available.<br/><p>Social Media, Social CRM and Social Networking... Is this a fad or a fundamental change in the way we communicate? I have grown fond of a video series “Did you know?” which has some interesting facts about our changing times and I think this fascinating information is a real reflection of what is driving much of the social revolution and effects of globalization. Some of these have overlap of information but each as a little different twist and additioRead More... Administrator Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Video Tips and Tricks Social Technologies Social Networking Social Media Social CRM Rich Media Joomla CMS Info@hand CRBM Info@hand eCommerce Customer Relationship Management CRM Integration Content Management Systems Business Solutions http://www.joomladesignservices.com/Customer-Relationship-Business-Management-CRBM-opportunity-for-SMB.html There are no translations available.<br/><p><img src="http://www.joomladesignservices.com/images/62/findOpportunity.jpg" alt="Customer Relationship Business Management" title="Customer Relationship Business Management" align="left" border="0" height="183" hspace="12" vspace="12" width="250" />CRBM is a buzz in the marketplace and your competitive advantage in a slumped economy</p><br/><p>In any given business week customer relationship management (CRM) is growing significantly in the blogosphere buRead More... Administrator Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Video Tips and Tricks Social Technologies Social Networking Social Media Social CRM Rich Media Joomla Training Joomla Template Joomla Programing Joomla Development Joomla Design Joomla CMS Info@hand CRBM Info@hand eCommerce Customer Relationship Management CRM Integration Content Management Systems Business Solutions http://www.joomladesignservices.com/Joomla-CMS-CRBM-technology-configurations-2-common-mistakes-to-avoid.html There are no translations available.<br/><p><img src="http://joomladesignservices.com/images/62/lookingForward.jpg" alt="Joomla Configuration" title="Complex Joomla Projects" align="left" border="0" height="242" hspace="12" vspace="12" width="250" />Configuration of Complex Joomla CMS and CRBM Platforms</p><br/><p>Joomla is a powerful framework for delivering Complex web portals. With over 4700 extensions and counting, the largest developer network in the world and the most user friendly interface Read More... Administrator Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Tips and Tricks Social Networking Social CRM Joomla Training Joomla Template Joomla Programing Joomla Development Joomla Design Joomla CMS Info@hand CRBM Info@hand Customer Relationship Management CRM Integration Content Management Systems Business Solutions http://www.joomladesignservices.com/CRBM-Launch-Pad-Program-Takes-off-for-SMBs.html There are no translations available.<br/><p><img src="http://joomladesignservices.com/images/62/RocketLaunch.jpg" alt="CRBM Launch Pad Program Takes off" title="CRBM Launch Pad Program Takes off" align="left" border="0" height="308" hspace="12" vspace="12" width="250" />The following is a press release that goes out today and tomorrow. We are excited about this program since it helps us give our new CRM customers (Small Businesses) an easy low risk point of entry. It will also help us demonstratRead More... Administrator Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Social CRM Marketing Joomla Training Joomla Development Joomla CMS Info@hand CRBM Info@hand eCommerce Customer Relationship Management CRM Integration Content Management Systems Business Solutions http://www.joomladesignservices.com/CCM-Customer-Conversation-Management-Social-CRM-next-gen-CRM-defined.html There are no translations available.<br/><p><img src="http://joomladesignservices.com/images/62/openMicSCRM.jpg" alt="Social CRM Technologies and Debate" title="Social CRM Technologies and Debate" align="left" border="0" height="361" hspace="12" vspace="12" width="250" />Who doesn't like to hear themselves speak?</p><br/><p>Fifteen years ago or so I was introduced to the Myers Briggs personality testing and found out that as part of my personality type I tend to start talking and as the conversatioRead More... Administrator Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Social Technologies Social Networking Social Media Social CRM Marketing Info@hand CRBM Info@hand eCommerce Customer Relationship Management CRM Integration Content Management Systems Business Solutions http://www.joomladesignservices.com/Social-CRM-is-a-map-to-find-future-customers.html There are no translations available.<br/><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="http://joomladesignservices.com/images/62/bizGettingPersonal.jpg" alt="Socail CRM and your future customers" title="Socail CRM and your future customers" align="left" border="0" height="276" hspace="12" vspace="12" width="250" />Are you ready for your future customers?</p><br/><p class="MsoNormal">Over the past few months I have been giving a lot of thought about who our customers are and will be in the future. What is it they Read More... Administrator Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Social Technologies Social CRM Marketing Info@hand eCommerce Customer Relationship Management http://www.joomladesignservices.com/Joomla-CMS-Development-Myths-and-Mistakes.html There are no translations available.<br/><p class="MsoNormal"><img style="margin: 12px; float: left;" src="http://www.joomladesignservices.com/images/stories/JoomlaSupport.jpg" alt="JoomlaSupport" title="Joomla CMS Development Support" height="148" width="187" />The past few months in addition to my many other hats, I have personally spent a lot of time training small business owners on how to get started with Joomla CMS. I do this first of all because I enjoy it and secondly it keeps me in toucRead More... Administrator Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Training Resources Tips and Tricks Social Networking Project Management Joomla Programing Joomla Development Joomla CMS Content Management Systems http://www.joomladesignservices.com/Social-CRM-Customer-Conversation-Management-CCM.html There are no translations available.<br/><p><img src="http://joomladesignservices.com/images/62/puzcrmsmall.jpg" border="0" alt="Social CRM = Customer Conversation Management" title="Social CRM = Customer Conversation Management" hspace="12" vspace="12" width="250" height="193" align="left" />I was poking around on a discussion in one of my linked in groups and this interesting question came up; </p> <p>"Does CRM 2.0 have the same meaning or definition of social CRM? </p><p>What are the major cRead More... Administrator Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Wordpress Virtual Office Tools Value Building Twitter Training Resources Tips and Tricks Social Technologies Social Networking Social Media Social CRM Project Management Plaxo Marketing Linked In Joomla Development Joomla CMS Info@hand CRBM Info@hand Facebook eCommerce Customer Relationship Management CRM Integration Comon Sense Business Solutions