Joomla User Group – 15 February 2011
Created Wednesday, 16 February 2011 in General News & Events
The Perth Joomla User Group was held Tuesday 15 February 2011 at the Melbourne Hotel in Perth CBD. Foote Francis (F2) hosted the event with presentations by Hayden Foote, Andrew Johnson and Josh Francis.
Brochure Gone Bionic – an Interactive Web Tool
The audience was comprised of traditional retail, wholesale and service-based companies and employees that use Joomla to manage their websites. During the morning breakfast, presentations focused on the best commercial use of Joomla, including overviews of components, extensions and interactive tools.
See the JUG handout pages 6-8 for product summaries.
Should I Upgrade?
Participants saw demonstrations of upcoming and current Joomla version releases. Experts from F2 compared the benefits and risks of upgrading Joomla and offered recommendations for planning a Joomla upgrade.
See the JUG handout pages 8-9
Match the Workflow to the Business
There was special attention and discussion about sales and customer management products that help improve the quality of a retail or wholesale customers’ use of the business website. The group reviewed a range of third party and locally developed software solutions for everything from email newsletters and customer contact lists to social media tools that allow customers to discuss and promote their experience with a business.
The conversation wrapped up with a close review of F2’s PlatFForm suite of software. Among the attendees using the F2 PlatFForm tools were wineries running a variety of online sales systems to manage everything from cellar door wine to restaurant reservations to event management. A small segment of the group consisted of project based, business-to-business services. The quote based and industrial groups discussed the opportunities and use of online tools to streamline their sales cycle and project management.
See the JUG handout pages 11-13
Please click here to download the PowerPoint presentation.
More JUG in May
The Joomla User Groups will be held quarterly in Perth. The next Joomla User Group will be held in May 2011 with the date and location to be announced in April. A $20 registration includes breakfast, beverages and presentations. A limited number of free passes will be available to previous attendees and F2 clients.
The Perth JUG hosts, Foote Francis (F2) have been developing and delivering Joomla websites to customers since 2002. Joomla provides a quality and easy-to-customize website structure. Building within the Joomla structure, F2 adds and customizes templates, pages and interactive tools match a company’s workflow. Once the site development is complete, Joomla’s content management system allows business staff to conveniently update their own stories, pictures, product details and files.
To join the next Perth Joomla User Group, contact Hayden at Foote Francis (AUS) +61 8 9228 9288 or through Foote Francis' website.
