I am willing and searching for a break into professional web design.

Just over two years ago, I built my first web site and was fascinated with the result. It was ugly, hard to navigate and full of errors that I could not figure out. I sat at my computer and pounded information for the next few years until I finally got it right. I took courses in college, lessons at Lydia.com, spent days in multiple forums and Googled my way into figuring out the basics of over 30 sites.

Now, I can make small sites quickly and my knowledge is growing by leaps and bounds every day still. I feel I have a very good grasp on the working knowledge of Joomla and the major codes used to make it function as it does. My tools are varied and expanding as I learn more and more new tricks and tips. I may be able to work within a normal development community, but I feel like I still crave more knowledge.

I am very happy making web sites for small business owners and the relationships I have created with them are wonderful and full of experiences for me. I want to continue on and focus my career on web site development and become a master with Joomla, and in order to do so I am looking to get some work in with fellow Joomla designers locally or preferably via telecommunications. My intention is simply to expand my knowledge and learn from those who have something to give.

I want to expand my knowledge of PHP, CSS and HTML, as well as learn about collaborating with others to complete a project. I want to find components that may be out there and very useful, that I just will not find on my own. I crave the knowledge of other designers and tips they can provide. Software like Dreamweaver and Photoshop are still something I struggle with and I figure a pro can show me the ins and outs.

So here are the basics; I will work for dirt cheap and be an excellent member to your team that can keep up with the heard. I will even consider a certain amount of interning under the right environment. I will take interest in any size company or group and I am very flexible on pay. I also have interest in up and coming organizations that are looking to build themselves into some kind of collaboration.

If any of this strikes interest with you, and you want a solid performer on your team that will accelerate quickly, please contact me with more information. I would love to talk.

Joshua Baer

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I do assist customers with desktop sharing support and remote Login in certain cases, to simplify unknown areas of training.

Remote log-in allows users to connect to their own desktop while being physically away from their computer.

I use Teamviewer to accomplish this, which is a free download and does NOT permanently install on your computer. Its completely safe and used by millions of professionals.

With TeamViewer you can remotely control any PC anywhere on the Internet. No installation is required, just run the application on both sides and connect - even through tight firewalls.

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I have myself spread across the net to keep up to date on components and news within the development community. Feel free to browse my profiles or join me.

Joshua Baer

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I made a simple how to for my customers on how to paste an article into Joomlas K2, and not carry over what ever style was from the document.

Its bad habit to simply paste any article into your site, and after some time of doing so, you will end up with a site with a great variety of text, and it simply looks horrible. Dont do it.

Do you need a simple addition to your Joomla site? Or maybe an update?

I can research the perfect component for you and handle install and enhancements. Here is a partial list of components I use regularly.

Need a full functional Joomla business site with a blog, fully featured front page, dynamic content and more? Need more options than a static HTML site?

Then the Full Business Package is for you. Prices range from $600 to $1200 and you get all the features you can expect from a Joomla site. And the options available are extensive. You will get full phone support to begin the process and we will discuss what is available for you to bring your business online.

A common request from customers is a simple, full featured web site package that allows presence on the web without all the cost. My solution is my 3/3/3 for $300 package.

As apposed to my dynamic Joomla packages, this HTML site brings all the features you expect online for full business exposure, minus the back end administration for easy updating.

Features:

• Static 3 page design
• 3 email addresses set up with 250 mb of space
• Complete job finished in less than 3 weeks
• Choice of 4450 HTML templates available from Hostgator that cover a wide variety of business types. FLASH TEMPLATES ARE NOT AVAILABLE!
• Speedy quick page load
• Email and forum Support answered within 24 hours

Requirements:

• You provide the domain name
• You provide ALL content via email
• You provide Hosting
• You provide any graphical content such as pictures or logo
• Deposit of half down along with content
• Full payment required after completion to publish the site

Suggestions:

• Contact us page with simple email submission
• Remember content should fit evenly to beautify the page layout.
• No graphics, logos or icons are provided with this package
• A clear "About Us" page is highly recommended

To begin the process and have your site online within 3 weeks with 3 personalized email accounts for only $300, start by emailing me with a general idea and I will be back in touch with you within a few hours to fully answer any questions you may have.

4450 Template Examples Contact Me

Need Facebook or Twitter management?

Social media seems to still be often misunderstood by site owners. And it is truly vital for almost any type of site to stay connected to its users, and ensure repeat traffic. Simply put, media is a quick way for users to stay connected and mingle with their friends and favorite activities and business's.

The big sites like Facebook and Twitter, can be the main source of traffic for your site, with the most basic of knowledge. I will set up your accounts and get everything ready to go for your pages, and give you a head start on understanding what it takes to make social media work for you.

Some of the common additions to a site package will include facebook connect for quick logging in to  your site, facebook commenting and Like buttons. As well, I almost always suggest setting up a twitter feed and often times a facebook page if you have the ability to spend time with it. These integrations are affordable for joomla and worpress packages.

I often run complete twitter and facebook packages for many sites. I have a full line of tools, knowledge, and thousands of hours of experience. Contact me to work out a package that fits your needs.

See here for a list of feeds I have and/or currently managed.

Be prepared

Taking on a web store can be a huge job, and it should not be taken lightly. I can help you better understand the process and create a site that is right for you, but first understand that a web store is not some simplified method of creating money. You wont make a store and be flooded with customers purchasing your products without tremendous effort to drive traffic to your store.

Several steps are involved. One, is to build the site. Two is to drive traffic via campaigns and various other SEO methods. Third is the maintenance of the site, as well as customer care. If you want to have a profitable store, expect to spend more than part time working at it. Another forgotten aspect is learning the software, which is never simple.

Costs

Costs vary and there is no set cost do to individuals requirements. Many different software packages are available and depending on your  skill level, requirements, and budget, and the proper one often will be a main aspect of cost. I prefer to use Joomla and Zencart.

A basic template can be purchased and installed for 100-300$ typically. It often has dummy content and the structure layed out for most of the requirements to run a store, but lacks ANY custom work such as security, SSL, store configuration, seo,graphics, logo, merchant configuration and general configuration. All things which will be needed.

Depending on agreed upon specifications,requirements, and product quantity,  my charge for stores typically fall between $1600 and 5000$. A Virtuemart component can be installed on your server for around 200 -400$ if you want to complete the project on your own with the guide of forum assistance.

More info:

• Guru
• webpagefx
• yahoo
• website costs

Typical installations

Most typical installation require several things.

• A template
• Security
• Virtuemart and Joomla
• SSL for secure logins and transaction
• mailer and subscription components
• Forums/blogs
• Customer care, contact, ticketing system
• frequent questions page, return policy page, help page, store information page (address, phone, ect), shipping costs and custom merchant return pages
• Logos and other graphics
• Unique display components for individual products. Such as featured products, also purchased, promotional or sale products, custom front page structure
• A well designed category structure for proper product placement, organization and menu structure
• Product upload

And there is so much more available, but this is the basics of most requirements. It is very common to need many additional components, plugins, and modules for your own custom feel and functionality.

• Joomla! 1.5 - A full featured content management system so you can make basic updates to your website with little or no programming knowledge. Joomla core features include the following:
  
  

  User Management Media Manager Language Manager Banner Ad Management Contact Management Polls Search

  Web Link Management Content Management Syndication & Newsfeed Management Menu Manager Template Management Integrated Help System Powerful Extensibility

Many Additional Website Features Available!