2. So what’s this all about?
DEVELOPERS ENTREPRENEURS
Different business Joomla! approaches
models
Common strategies
Managing clients
Use cases
Business development
Smart resources
Smart resources
3. Who am I?
Joomla founder
Former VP at KickApps
NYCJUG founder
Bassist
Skate punk
Soccer coach
6. What Joomla can do for you
Instant website
Massive ecosystem of extensions
Massive ecosystem of developers (partners)
Solid platform for rapid, scalable development
11. Reality check
Your projects are on time
Your estimates are correct
Your costs are competitive
Your quality is good-to-excellent
12. Qualify Customers
Background checks are simple - do they stiff their
business partners, etc.?
If the budget is not there, the discussion is over
Can they commit to a review (PAID) and milestones?
Payment terms are acceptable to you, right?
You’re using proper agreements and docs, right?
18. What does Joomla get you?
Instant website
Access to huge ecosystem of extensions
Access to a huge ecosystem of developers
Additional marketing opportunities
YES, YOU CAN HELP TOO
20. Business and Open Source
Learn what the license means
Understand license is not the same as copyright
Distribution, redistribution
Open Source Software on Wikipedia
22. Use case:
Joomla as a consumer
Power your website, get to market FIRST, and look
good while you are doing it
23. Use case:
Joomla as a platform
Same as before, but providing additional capabilities
24. Use case:
Joomla as an offering
Many people make a living delivering Joomla websites,
without writing a single line of PHP code
25. Use case:
Joomla as expertise
If you are good with Joomla, there are plenty of folks
out there that need to talk to you
26. How ‘bout that Social Media
thing everyone is talking
about?
27. Social Media and Business
“Ignore social media at your own peril.”
-- Mitch Pirtle, CMSExpo Denver 2008
28. Social Media and Business
“If you’re still asking what social media can do for you,
please come out from under that rock so we can talk.”
-- Mitch Pirtle, Joomla!Day NYC 2009