Joomla 3.2.3 -- not for dummies, but for ambitious greenhorns
Channel: J and Beyond e.V.
Date: 2014-06-03

By Teddy Billewicz

Teddy Billewicz -- until a few weeks ago a newbie to Joomla -- is offering this workshop relating to his recent experiences, questions and answers, frustrations and discoveries:

1. How to start getting productive with Joomla without taking years to get there?
2. What is this CMS called Joomla and how does it work? (The version for Dummies)
3. According to some sources "it's easy". Is that so?
4. What is the larger picture when you start building simple sites -- and are still a beginner? (not the whole book, but in a few comprehensible sentences)
5. Where do you get started and when do you quit watching Youtube videos?
6. Where to find the Joomla community (on the web and off the web) and how to get involved?
7. Where can you find good, current (and not too much) Joomla-Training for Joomla 3 (if you are new to Joomla) without going crazy?
8. Why are JUGs so important (not the containers for certain liquids, but Joomla-User-Groups)?
9. Where to find real and way too much training on the web -- from Lynda.com to podcasts to videocasts to webinars. And what is the difference other than that you have to pay for some?
10. What -really - are extensions and why are they important?
11. How do you judge the quality of extensions and extension vendors?
12. ... or vendors that have nothing to sell because it's FREE?
13. How do you get from A to Z when the JED (Joomla Extension Directory starts at 1 and ends at 7754 as of March 13, 2014 (and was recently weeded out quite drastically)?
14. How can you get to be proficient enough in 2 or 3 months, to earn your living with Joomla website development?
15. How can you get from enthusiasm to money in the bank (on a regular basis) with Joomla (here we may need some help from the big Joomla people)
16. Terminology: what is the relationship between Extensions, Modules, Components, Plugins and Templates (this should really be a separate workshop)? And which one do I need when I have a problem?
17. What's the difference between simple Joomla Hosting and normal Joomla Hosting and where do you get started more easily? How about if I want to do lots of web sites for lots of clients?
18. Could non-profit organizations be a good market for you as a developer? They may be non-profit, but most of them want to get things done. So how does Joomla fit into the picture? And how do you fit into the picture?
19. What's the role of podcasts, webinars, Joomladays, J & BEYOND events and JUGs in the life of a neophyte, newbie or what the Germans call Quereinsteigers?
20. When do you sleep?

These are just some of the questions that may (not will) be answered during this session, offered by someone who decided and started on December 14, 2013 to become a Joomla specialist (and since has been on this path about 7/24). Teddy Billewicz is a full-blooded Joomla novice from the Rhein-Neckar-Region of Germany. In his spare time he used to be a trainer (yes, in his spare time).