Joomla is a powerful tool. It can make a website much easier to manage, especially large websites, but it may also take a little bit of learning.  Not everyone can expect to just pop a site up and know what to do, just like you can't just pop someone behind the wheel of a truck and expect them to drive it well.

Stick to the Basics First in Joomla

If you are new to Joomla, stick with the basics first. How to add/edit content, and add/edit menus. Then maybe take a look at Components and Modules. Do not add a bunch of extensions in while you are learning the basics. Keep it Simple. Add/Edit. Only when you are comfortable with the simple should you look to learn more.  Below are a few helpful sites with tutorials, themes, and extensions:

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Download the new version of our MySecureBackup software for our Sage Backup Service. The new version (2.50b) is stable, secure, and allows for auto-update when a new version of the software is available.

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It's time to put the ancient, old, antique browser Internet Explorer 6 where it belongs... in the past. And if you feel you need your website designed to work with IE6, there will be additional programming costs.

This is not an anti-Microsoft rant. The newer IE7 is a tremendous step forward (thanks to competition from Firefox).  This is simply a matter of economics.  Web Developers waste too much time trying to get their site designs to work with IE6, and that time/cost must be pushed to the website owners.

Unfair? Just another way to make money? No. Let me explain...

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