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 | Jennifer Marriott, Owner, Author, Marpo MultimediaJennifer Marriott owns and operates a web development company, Marpo Multimedia, which specializes in Joomla! CMS powered websites. Jennifer is an open source advocate most specifically with the Joomla! project.
Jennifer is co-author of the "Official Joomla! Book". She joined the Joomla! Community during the beginning days in 2005 working in various work groups in the project including Joomla! Google Summer of Code co-administrator and mentor as well as co-creator of the Joomla! Student Outreach Program. She also researches other open source initiatives and projects and works to promote the open source citizen driven community philosophy with local students, schools and businesses.
In addition to her work in all things technology related, Jennifer is a professional musician. She currently has 3 independent CD releases. |
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| Web Development/Design Small Business SuccessHaving your own web development and design business can be tough, but there are simple tools, procedures and workflows you can implement to help you work efficiently and not harder. Taking the opportunity to create a workflow using open source tools such as Joomla! will save you time and money which both translate into a better bottom line for your business.
This talk will guide you through three main processes of building a website: planning, implementation and maintenance, outlining excellent open source tools to use, while giving you tips on how to avoid common mistakes and pitfalls that all developers and designers face. In depth coverage of how to bring a client along on their website development journey will give you the framework with which to build your workflow. This coverage will include:
- Planning:
- Assisting the client in defining the website?s purpose, goals and audience, leads into then taking that information forward as the basis for creating a site where decisions are made regarding intuitive navigation, content, and functionality
- Implementation:
- Creating stock installations/distributions that make implementation easy as part of your workflow.
- Maintenance:
-How to help your client help themselves by giving them control over their website, maintenance contracts, keeping sites updated, and informing clients regarding best practices to promote their site.
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