One day, my friend said to me "Hey buddy, I need to build a business website with Joomla but I don't know what exactly to do, help me!". Luckily I'm a big fan of Joomla and have experience in building website and felt that I could help my friend.

I did not want to rely on just my personal experience, so I researched about building a business website and found many tips to set up a basic, good business website on the Joomla platform. I concentrated on Joomla 2.5 in particular and when I told her I found a lot of information she looked happy. Maybe you are in the same situation? If so, I decided to share my research with you on blog. There are only a few steps in this article and I hope you will succeed in building a Jooma business website by yourself.

Hello everybody who wants to be a part, or who is already a part, of the Joomla world! It is a fact that when many new things come to you, you will surely find a way to get acquainted with them; maybe you need an enthusiastic teacher or guide, a good book, or just a place where you can seek out tutorial clips.

It's so exciting because I know there is one thing that can help you have all three things above. That is OSTraining, an excellent tutorial resource. And you know what? I have learnt a lot about Joomla thanks to OSTraining. In this article, I will introduce Joomla 2.5 classes from this mini online school – OSTraining.

OSTraining

From the start of 2012 until now, Joomla Day 2012 has taken place in 17 cities around the world. The next stop is in Berlin, Germany in October 05-06, 2012. If you have not come to previous 17 Joomla Days yet, this is another chance for you to join one of the biggest annual Joomla events. If you came to one, two, or all of them, I think you will not want to miss this 18th Joomla day. So, this time, what will we have?

Joomla Day 2012 Germany

6 month ago, I was a Joomla newbie and had no idea about it. I feel that that time was really difficult because I had to learn about something that I've never even heard of before. How to get started and where? Finally, I found it very useful to study with a book, because in a book, all the chapters are put in a logical order from simple to complex. So, Joomla beginners will know the way to work with Joomla as well as apply what they have studied to build a complete website from scratch easier. That's what I want to bring you today; the best Joomla e-books especially for newbies!

1. "Joomla 2.5 - Beginner's Guide"

• Type: Free
• Version: Joomla 2.5
• [Download English, German, Italian, French , Russian]

Joomla 2.5 Beginner's Guide

This amazing book is written by Hagen Graf and it is totally free for the e-book version. There are in total 25 chapters in the book which will teach you from the most basic things about Joomla 2.5, such as what it is and how to install, to how to work with other parts such as Joomla extensions, articles, categories, users, navigation, templates, modules, plug-ins, etc. Another strength of this book is that it is available in several languages. The various versions are published at http://cocoate.com/ , you can find the book in English, German, Italian, French and Russian. How amazing it is!

Joomla 2.5 Made Easy - Ebook by JoomlaShine
89 pages
Language: English, German, Danish

Everybody can use Joomla to build their websites, even when they haven't used it before. Why I am so sure of that? Because I am going to introduce a nice Joomla ebook to you. It guides Joomla newbies how to build a Joomla 2.5 website from the scratch, easily and quickly.

We wrote the ebook "Joomla 2.5 Made Easy" from a Joomla newbie point of view. Therefore, it is simple, clear and easy to follow with step-by-step guidelines and detailed figures. You need more details? Let's take a look at the introduction infographic below