There are a handful of crucial steps to take when ironing out a website details before ever approaching a web designer.  Over the next few weeks I will illustrate the approximate process that we use while conceptualizing projects.  

In a recent post on Joomla 1.6 administration improvements, I discussed at length one of the coolest new features Joomla 1.6 will bring: a new and vastly improved workflow on editing modules. Upon further research, I discovered that our friends over at NoNumber! have created a component/admin plugin that brings those exact features to Joomla 1.5. I'm not sure if the chicken or the egg came first, but all I really care about is that I can bring that functionality to all of my own sites and those of my clients. I'll give you a brief overview of its benefits below, but I suggest you check it out immediately yourself.

For the average person, and especially developers, the potential of the Web as a media platform has long been understood. In my experience, it didn't take long to recognize the benefits the Web could offer to even the smallest businesses. Compared to traditional media, the overhead costs are extremely low and markets can be targeted accurately with the right techniques.