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Mar
17
2009

Does Anyone Use Joomla in Seattle?

Joomla Training Seattle

It doesn't seem like it ...

In a couple of weeks, we're doing Joomla beginner training classes up-and-down the west coast. See if you can spot the odd one out:

So if you do use, or want to use Joomla in Seattle, we're going to run a special coupon for alledia.com readers ... over at joomlatraining.com, you can use "spaceneedle" for a 33% discount on our Seattle class.

Subjects Taught

You'll learn how to build a Joomla website, from content organization and optimization to extensions and web marketing.

  • Part 1: Introduction to Joomla including 1.0 and 1.5.
  • Part 2: How to setup and organize content on your Joomla! site.
  • Part 3: Choosing and working with components, modules and plugins.
  • Part 4: Choosing and working with templates.
  • Part 5: Building community websites with Joomla!
  • Part 6: Managing images and photos.
  • Part 7: Search-engine optimization for Joomla!
  • Part 8: How to manage Joomla! websites professionally

Additional Items Provided

  • Lunch and coffee / snacks throughout the day
  • 6 months of free Joomla support after the class
  • A flash drive full of tutorials and best-of-breed Joomla components
  • Free membership to the alledia.com SEO Club. ($99 value)
  • Free copy of the Alledia.com Bolt Template. ($60 value)

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Your Comments (10)

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Mason Boswell
March 17, 2009

Lots of us in Seattle use Joomla, but 1) this is the first time I heard about this and 2) there's a lot of programming talent here that may have less interest in beginner level training.

- Mason

steve
Steve Burge
March 17, 2009

Thanks Mason - it was a slightly cheeky post smilies/wink.gif

For those of you in Seattle, Mason runs the local user group. Lots of upcoming events: http://joomlaseattle.org/events?start=15

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Roger Matthews
March 17, 2009

Well, if your class was April 30th, I'd be right in, but I'm in Arizona, returning to Seattle area (Maple Valley) April 20th. I have built three websites using Joomla, my first websits. One for a residential community, one for a quilting club, and one for my family genealogy site, personal. So I have my feet wet, but am still very much a beginner. If you have another class when I'm in town (March - November), I will sign up.
Roger Matthews

steve
Steve Burge
March 18, 2009

Hey Roger - sure we hope to back in Seattle in another three months. The closest and best thing to you in Arizona is probably Joomla Day Las Vegas at the beginning of April. We're running the same beginners class and then all of Joomla's main developers come to town:
http://lasvegas.joomladayusa.org/

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rob kowalski
March 20, 2009

I lived most of my life on the east coast and attended Linux user group and training classes. Here in the Seattle area I noticed, from casual contact and observation, that maybe Microsoft's influence on the local culture slows down the acceptance of open source solutions. Joomla! gets accepted as an excellent choice for a CMS solution when presented, but I think that happens on a very one by one basis.
Could be timing too, I mean everyone here is in tail end of the rainy season past six months. The smart ones catch up on some sun in Arizona, the rest of us are looking forward to spring.

steve
Steve Burge
March 22, 2009

Hi Rob - that's a really interesting way to look at it.

It would be like Detroit promoting mass transit or Idaho promoting rice.

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Jim Hay
March 25, 2009

I have been involved with website marketing for around 7 years. I have always had a webmaster do the nuts and bolts of my sites. With the economy the way it is I took on the challenge of learning development about 6 mos ago starting with some xhtml and css classes at a local college. I was familiar with Joomla as I own one Joomla site now, two in progress. I just got back from Hawaii and being the capitalistic pig I am I took on a project to build a site for a hotel over there!!!I was honest and told them it may take some time. While in school for html I was also reading every book I could get my hands on concerning Joomla with very little making much sense. I am into this first project 1 week and it is coming along just fine with everything making sense now!! I am enroled in the Seattle class on the 30th of March 2009 and am very excited about attending. I wish I had done this major jump many years ago. Oh I got carried away rambling on I am located in Longview Washington, not too far from Seattle.

steve
Steve Burge
March 25, 2009

Hi Jim - great, I'm looking forward to meeting you and to seeing that hotel site when its done!

steve
Steve Burge
March 25, 2009

Update - we did sell out in the end ... people seemed to like the discount code.

Jim ... see you on Monday!

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Jim Hay
March 31, 2009

I think we all had a terrific time in Seattle at the Joomla Beginner Class the 30th of March. It was very informative and covvered all the elements of Joomla well. I look forward to a intermediate class in Seattle.

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