I use Joomla extensively for my own and my client sites and I try to provide some training for my clients but as most of them come from online referrals I never really have the time to sit down with them.

So it was great to come across a site that creates custom Joomla Administrator manuals for you and your clients and at a low annual fee of $25 for unlimited sites.

Simply complete a form with some informations about the web site and a custom manual is created within minutes. Great way to build customer rapport and provide an additional service, either free or paid.

So if you need Joomla Administrator training manuals check out http://www.joomanuals.com

One of the problems with Virtuemart has been its long urls and the complicated process of SEF tools to convert them. I came across this great new plugin that makes this job easy.

vmSEF converts your long Virtuemart urls to SEF urls. Simply install and publish the plugin and it's done.

Get vmSEF at http://www.tinkeltools.com/downloads/category/3-joomla.html

Joomanager is a Joomla directory component which you can customise easily for property listings, vehicle listings, business listings, etc.

Your directory site can be geared towards whatever industry you are targeting, perhaps its listing automobiles, or selling homes. Joomanager is a Joomla 1.5 native only component that is designed to list a particular item. Which could be for a portfolio, items for sale, etc.

The component allows for the creation of custom fields so you can have an unlimited number of attributes associated with a particular item. These attributes are defined in the administration area of the component and can be geared towards any type of site. For example a site that sells/lists: cars, boats, motorcylces, houses and whatever else you can think of.

Shape 5's new Portfolio template was designed specifically for Joomanager

So you have an idea and you want to turn this into your online marketplace? To stand out amongst the millions of web sites out there can be difficult and implementing a good design these days just isn't enough.

You may need a quality custom Joomla template that not only looks great but that works on all major browsers* and is SEO optimised as it's not just your design that will bring in the visitors today but how well your site is SEO optimised and this includes the template.

I set up a new web site, Free Joomla! Templates, to provide you with information and reviews of Joomla! templates and template clubs to help you find and use Joomla! templates and template clubs.

With so many people putting out Joomla! templates, free or otherwise, it becomes difficult to choose templates that actually work. 

Visit Free Joomla! Templates.

I've started playing around with Artisteer, the automated web site template design software, for the simple reason that stock templates, whether they are free or not, eventually get overused. I belong to a number of template clubs but even their template tend to have a sameness to them.

I am looking at Artisteer because I want to be able to create unique web site templates for my clients and I must say that I am impressed with how powerful and user-friendly this program is.

No more run-of-of-the-mill stock Joomla! templates or paying a fortune for custom Joomla! templates.