How to setup a website with Joomla

What is Joomla ?

What can Joomla do ?

Setting up a Joomla site - details

 How do I get a Joomla website ?

Here at AIS we are Joomla experts, a look through our website design portfolio will show the sort of quality we produce.

You have 3 options when considering how to set up a website using Joomla:

1.Install it yourself using the easy installation system supplied with your web hosting. Download and install whichever options you require. e.g. A template to change the look, Virtuemart if you require an eCommerce website etc.
Price: Free with our Hosting plans.

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2.Joomla Jump Start. We will install the latest version for you plus any add-ons you require (e.g. Virtuemart eCommerce online shop system). We will install your chosen template (where do I get a template ?), insert your logo and leave the site ready for you to add the content/products. 
Price: $75 inc GST with any of our Hosting plans.

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3.We will build you a state of the art Joomla website with all the features you need. We'll also train you until you are comfortable managing your site.
Price: From $799 inc GST.
eCommerce sites: From $1500 inc GST

WIth options 1 & 2 above, you can also ask us to do tasks you're not confident with, e.g. installing your company logo, resizing and uploading your images and so on. We simply charge for our time spent. 

Please contact us for friendly advice and a no-obligation Joomla website design quotation .

What is Joomla ?

Joomla - Joomla! is the most powerful Open Source Content Management System on the planet. It is used all over the world for everything from personal websites, small business websites to complex corporate applications. Joomla! is easy to install, simple to manage, reliable and FREE. As experienced web designers, we recommend Joomla!

Simply put, it is a piece of software that helps you to build and maintain your website without having to learn the hard stuff.

Joomla lives on the server with your website - there is no software to buy or install on your home computer.
You can access and make changes securely from any web browser at home or while away from home.

Content Management System or CMS means just that, you manage the content; text, photos, products etc. No need to pay a web developer to make your changes and updates.

What can Joomla do ?

A better question is "what can't Joomla do ?".
If you are setting up a website,  you may need any number of functions:

• eCommerce
• Secure forms
• Blog
• Forum
• Photo Gallery
• Video
• Social networking
• Interactive calendar
• Audio
• Members only areas
• Newsletters
  
• Google analysis

All these and many more are simple to add to your Joomla website, when it is built or in the future. In fact Joomla now has over 3,000 applications which simply plug-in to your website and extend it's functionality. Just like Joomla itself, most of these are FREE.

Full details of how to get your Joomla web site online

Option 1. Do it all yourself.

Once you have signed-up for our website hosting you may install Joomla using the easy-installer.
You simply log in to your website's control panel, click the Installatron icon and follow the instructions.

What you will need to do:

• Install your chosen template, and any additional plug-ins you may require.
• Be able to resize your images and possibly manipulate your logo to fit the template you are using.
• Follow printed instructions and tutorials which will teach you how to add your website's content.
• Do a bit of study/research to become familiar with how Joomla works

Option 2. Joomla Jump Start - we set it up, you do the rest yourself.

In this case you sign-up for hosting , and pay the additional Joomla Jump Start fee of $75 inc GST
We will install the latest version of Joomla, and any Joomla plug-ins you require. (Many are free, but you will need to cover the cost if you choose any commercial plug-ins). We will also install your logo, which can be tricky.

You choose a template from the thousands available online (most are free) and we will install it for you.
Where do I get a template ?

What you will need to do:

• Be able to resize your images to fit the template you are using.
• Follow printed instructions and tutorials which will teach you how to add your website's content.
• Do a bit of study/research to become familiar with how Joomla works

Price: $75 with any of our Hosting Plans 

 Option 3. We build your complete Joomla/Joomla eCommerce website.

Our web designers are Joomla specialists and will put together first-rate Joomla website designs to your specification.
We will customise the site with your logos, your layout, preferred navigation, choice of colours and so on.
We will deliver the finished product on time, and we will provide training materials and friendly support to help you become confident with making your own site updates.

If you choose a Joomla eCommerce (online shop) website, we will configure the shipping, taxation, delivery charges - everything required. We will install up to 50 of your products to get you started. (If you have large numbers of products we will arrange a bulk-import to save endless data input.)

What you will need to do:

• Supply content and images
• Review our work and suggest changes as we develop the site
  
• Learn to maintain the site, with our help, or leave it to us.

Price: From $799

Joomla eCommerce Price: From $1500

Ask us to help you get started or go ahead and complete the quotation form

Ongoing help and support

Full service (Option 3) customers enjoy unlimited support for the life of the website.
Major changes and additional plug-ins can be added for minimal cost.

DIY (Options 1 and 2) customers can always contact us for help and support. If it's an issue we can resolve quickly we may not charge. More time-consuming tasks will be charged at our normal support rate. ($66 p.h)

Where do I get a Joomla Template from ?