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Why you shouldn’t outsource your new business idea
Brian Clark and Jon Morrow over at Copyblogger just released an interesting free 31 page report about outsourcing for web entrepreneurs. I think there has definitely been a growth in the perception that outsourcing is the secret to being successful these days: All the "get rich quick" gurus seem to…
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How to Create an iContact Segment for who has Clicked Your Emails
If you didn’t know, I am a great fan of iContact. I think that every website should be engaged in email marketing, and I think 3rd party systems are better than Joomla extensions. But there is one feature that’s missing, the ability to create a segment of anyone that’s ever…
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25 Minute Video on How to Install Joomla 1.5
InformIT have released a second snippet of the upcoming Fundamentals Of Joomla Video series, its a 25 minute video on how to install Joomla. The release date is Q1/Q2 in 2009, available on DVD and on iTunes Order your copy now!
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Social Networks with Joomla at CMS Expo
$50 off CMS Expo- April 30th & May 1st in Chicago! Our friends at the CMS Association are back this spring with another spectacular conference for Joomlaheads and open source CMS fans generally- the second annual CMS Expo in Chicago! Here’s how they explain what CMS Expo Chicago is: "The…
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2009 FOSSVT Vermont Open Source and Education Conference
If you are in the Vermont or New Hampshire area and work with open source in education, you might want to head over to the 2009 FOSSVT – Vermont’s Open Source and Education Conference, Friday, April 10th, 2009 at Lake Morey Inn, Fairlee, VT. Hopefully I’ll be giving a quick…
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Web 2.0 Marketing with Joomla Graduate Course
Want to sharpen your Web 2.0 marketing skills and learn some Joomla at the same time? This spring I am co-teaching a 3 credit 15 week graduate course at Marlboro College Graduate Center with Jen McKibben (of New England User group fame). The blurb reads: "This course explores the power…
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New Joomla 1.6 Roadmap
Joomla Project coordinator Wilco Jansen recently updated the Joomlaverse about the status of Joomla 1.6, the next version of Joomla. Joomla 1.6 is expected later in 2009, but is currently in pre-alpha stage. Writing on the Joomla Project’s Coordinator Blog, Jansen takes the reader through the thought process and development…
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Twitter Giveaway Fun and Games
Follow @compassdesign on Twitter and you might just find yourself winning awesome prizes from Joomlashck and Simplweb – over a $1,000 given away yesterday. How do you get in on the next Tweetaway? Last week we held our first Tweetaway, and it didn’t disappoint. Over a couple hours we gave…
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New Optimizing Images in Joomla Tutorial
Its been a while since we have been able to post new tutorials here at compassdesigns.net. I have been hard at work on the 2nd edition of my book and the accompanying video. But I am excited to say that I managed to convince David Towers from Good Web Practices…
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Free Joomla Templates from Joomlashack
I was excited to come across a recent blog post about free Joomla templates, and their quality. Excited because Joomlashack managed to snag not just the #1 for Jamba, but also the #4 spot for Optimus! Of course, having people validate how great you think your stuff is is great…
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