PatVB Web Designs, Joomla Web Designer

Need a website you can edit yourself? Tired of waiting on the web designer to get some time to make the changes you want on your site? Then Joomla! is the perfect answer to your prayers. No need to purchase special software, just go to your website online, log in with administrator privileges, and you can add, edit or delete content at your own pace, even upload images, all through Joomla, the most powerful Open Source Content Management Systems on the planet.

PatVB Web Designs can set up your own shopping cart you manage from your end very economically using Virtuemart on a Joomla site, all open source software. Training your staff can be arranged and built in to the web design fees. Our support doesn't stop there. Once the website is built, the hard work really begins, getting your website moved up in the search engines so it isn't just a buoy in the middle of a big ocean. After all, you want sales! Use your own credit card merchant account? No problem, placing your own SSL on the website ensures your visitors credit information is on a safe and secure server, away from prying eyes, and easy for you to manage your sales online. Zencart and Joomla are both open source software packages which are free to use, and come with many third party add ons to give your site exactly the functionality you need.

Pat's experience as the Executive Director of the Perry County Chamber of Commerce has given her a lot of experience she draws upon when working with other Chambers.  Be sure to call her to discuss special rates.  She understands the focus a Chamber website needs to take and can make recommendations for ways to generate additional income from the website.

Cost ranges from $500-$2,000 depending on the options you choose, styling and custom design work. And your site can be up and ready for the public within two weeks from the time all graphics and text are provided that you want to use on your site. Economical web hosting and domain name registration can be arranged for you. Contact Pat for a quote for your new or updated website!

Please come visit some of our web designs which are currently running on the internet:

• Perry County Arts Commission provides venues for the various arts such as Visual, Theater, and Literature in Perry County, Tennessee. This website shows that upcoming events for the season 2009-2010. Not only can you see the event listings, but you can also register or R.S.V.P. an event on the website.


• South Central Tennessee Tourism Association is a great site to find out what is going in the middle southern portion of the state of Tennessee which encompasses 13 counties.  Select where you want to visit by clicking on a map or looking at the upcoming events in the calendar.


• Decaturville Main Street Festival only happens once a year, but it is a real celebration for the residents. This site allows vendors to download and send in their applications, as well as registrants for the annual beauty pageant.
  
  
• South Central Tennessee Tourism Assocation covers tourism efforts of the 13 southern middle Tennessee counties. There are interactive maps to locate the types of attractions you are looking for, as well as a calendar of events. There is always something happening!


• Port-o-Call Marina in Naples Florida is a beautiful, intimate marina with the finest sports fishing fleet in southwest Florida. You must see their site to really appreciate what Google Maps has done with 360 degree pictures of their location. Be sure to drop Sean a note in the Contact Us page to let him know how much you enjoy the website.


• The Martin Law Firm, located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia, wanted a website they could add opinions on current items of interest to their clients. And that their clients could comment on the opinion pieces. Joomla was just the answer. The website represents the firm well, with its conservative colors and the value placed on content.


• Castle Bay Property Owners Association
  The Association wanted a sophisticated website that would represent their community well, but would also provide a place for the homeowners to find out what was going on within the Association, with password protection for items and information that would not for public eyes. Joomla provided the perfect solution.
  
  
• Finca Maquengue Falls Resort in Costa Rica
  If you are looking for spectacular beauty, unparalleled vistas, and an experience you will remember for the rest of your life, you will find it here. Host Rene' Rodriquez and his staff are ready to serve you, to make your visit to Costa Rica as smooth as possible. Located on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica in the mountains, you can hike the trails to one of the six falls located on the property. They often update their website with new pictures as they continue development.
  
  
• Hohenwald-Lewis County Chamber of Commerce
  Lewis County Economic Development Council
  Both sites are Joomla developed sites with some great features. The Chamber of Commerce site was revealed to the directors on January 16, 2007, and they have decided how best to showcase their membership and selling advertising space online. Keep watching!
  
  
• Memory Junction Antiques
  Memory Junction Antiques of Hohenwald, Tennessee, is a probably the best antique store I've ever been in. The merchandise is presented with care, and all items are displayed beautifully. The owners, John & Jill Ford, have carred over that same standard in their new website, a Joomla site so they can add items to their site whenever they want to. But if you see something you like, you better get it fast! It may not be there the next time you go look.
  
  
• Elective Cesarean
  This site was converted from a Mambo site to a Joomla site when the owner moved from the UK to the US. Be sure to go to the site to see how her surveys are working. You will have to register in order to see the whole site, which was the intent of the site in the first place. Once you have taken the survey, you will be registered, and then will have full access to the site.
  
  
• The Spitzer Firm
  The Spitzer Law Firm in Hohenwald, Tennessee, is a general practice law firm that uses Joomla ease with a fluid template.
  
  
• Retrieving Independence Assistance Dogs of Tennessee
  RI is a local nonprofit organization dedicated to training service dogs to help the disabled in various ways. The training is done not only with the dogs, but with the new owners as well. Check out the site, and make a donation to them. It is a worthy cause.
  
  
• Creative Corrections
  This website is using two domain names, www.creativecorrections.com and www.correctionalexperts.com which allows the owner to retain goodwill and name recognition of the domains he combined into one for business reasons. Creative Corrections is a consulting business for corrections experts.
  
  
• The City of Lobelville, TN, has it's own website now! Visit their website, see their merchants, and find out when the next musical gala is going to happen!


• Mathis Realty
  Mathis Realty has been in Perry County for several generations. This website was developed by using Open Realty software, which once configured, allows the owner to completely control their listings. You can add multiple pictures of a listing, including descriptions with each picture. Easy to learn and maintain. Easily add Virtual Tours to a listing!
  
  
• Perry County Library, Tennessee
  As a volunteer with the Friends of the Library, I donated my time and efforts to the library by designing and implementing their own website. Please visit the website, and tell the ladies where you found them! This is a Joomla webdesign, and as such the librarians themselves are able to update their events calendar and change the ticker tape on the homepage.
  
  
• Shelton Bissell
  Shelton is a Country Gospel Saxophonist, and his website uses Paypal for the shopping cart. The entire site was converted to a Joomla site, complete with an audio player for the music samples!

Joomla websites are developed on templates. This is one of the ways I am able to save my clients development time and money in their new websites.  The template cost is part of the package, not an add-on cost.  Once we start communicating about the site, we can discuss template choices.  I used to develop html sites, but Joomla is so fresh, so versatile and easy for the layman to master and maintain once it is developed, this is the only type of websites I do any longer.  If you can dream it for a website, Joomla has an answer.

If you have any questions about my web design work, please contact me, and I will respond within 24 hours of receipt of email. In a hurry? Call!

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