Joomla! start-ups do not represent a common company or enterprise which do only focus on Joomla! websites and Joomla! templates – quite the contrary: Joomla! start-ups are characterized to provide great applications, outstanding modules and extensions in order to create regardful websites. Strictly speaking Joomla! is much more than just a basic content management system. Fact is that when talking about content management systems most people think of general Word editors including basic functions such as ‘italic’, ‘bold’, ‘font size’ as well as boring blogs presenting an ‘easy’ menu without any structure. Joomla!, however, has much more to offer and thus has gained great appreciation and popularity. This is of course one of the reasons why always more start-ups within the whole web design and Internet branch focus on creating and developing Joomla! websites. Fact is that the presence and general appearance within the Internet is decisive when it comes to acquiring customers for one’s enterprise, company or product. If your website has no pleasant or attractive design, clear structure and menu, you will not be interesting for your target group.
Martin Beijer represents a very good example for having success with a Joomla! start-up. He is the founder of the website Ticken.nl – a site which aims to teach students how to type correctly. The site enables students to get a personalized and individual report as well as statistic system, various ratings and many other features. Furthermore students are offered training flash games, parent control and certification. Ticken.nl is a website created by means of the content management system Joomla!. Martin Beijer has founded his own Joomla! start-up and won the Best IT Startup Award for his website at the annual Thuiswinkel Awards ceremony in the Netherlands. In addition to the trophy, Martin Beijer won almost € 90,000 in prize money. Congratulations, Martin!
If you are also interested in founding your personal Joomla! start-up, do not hesitate in planning your self-employment. Of course it is not easy when it comes to founding a company, but if you mind a few very important aspects, it is not that difficult as it sounds. First of all you should think about your financial situation. Founding an enterprise is not free. You will need an office, office furniture, technical equipment as well as employees, in other words staff members. Ask your getting a grant for starting your business. Fact is that the majority of start-up founders will have to take out a loan in order to assure basic funding of their businesses. In this context you should compare one attractive credit to another one. This process is also called Kreditvergleich and makes it possible to find out about the advantages and disadvantages of a single credit. Especially when it comes to money it is important to exercise caution.
You should also think about your strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities. Are you able to lead a start-up? How would you personally describe and value your personal know-how considering Joomla!? Have you already gained experience in this special branch?