Being so active within the Joomla Development Community and recently talking so much about the benefits of social networking recently I was thinking about all of the resources that I knew about that most other people using Joomla probably never knew existed. I thought I would share some of these valuable resources here with you.

For those that have a Twitter account and want to follow primarily Joomla related tweets here are a few links that you WON'T want to miss. You can follow everyone on these lists in one easy click.

Main list of Joomla Experts
http://tweepml.org/Joomla/

Some of the best Joomla Extension Developers
http://tweepml.org/Best-Joomla-Extensions-Developers/

http://tweepml.org/joomlaextensions/

Some of the best Joomla Template Developers
http://tweepml.org/joomlatemplates/

There are also 2 additional and might I add, very complete lists of RSS feeds from everything Joomla that you can imagine. 

http://start.joomlaworks.gr/

http://joomla.alltop.com/

Although this is a short list of resources in this blog post if you click on these links you will find that these links will provide you with an extreme amount of very valuable information right at your fingertips.

I suggest that you bookmark these links as they are constantly being updated and added to.

Enjoy!

Here's a quick update on the JoomlaChicago website. 

I. Phase One - Complete!
"Phase One" is always the hardest phase isn't it? You know, the first step. The JoomlaChicago Leadership Team accomplished a complete overhaul of the website over the past three months, with the three over-arching objectives:

Now that the functionality is upgraded and final bugs are being worked out on the site, we are entering Phase Two: Design.

Thank you to ALL the volunteers who have stepped up to help upgrade the site's functionality, design and other improvements. 

II. Now Phase Two Begins: Design! 

"Form follows function," right?  That means, it's time for our super-fabulous Web Designer, Robert Nowak, to step in.  Now that the functionality of the site is operational (with some bugs still needing to be worked out), Robert can study how the site flow works, and give it a facelift.

Over the next 30 days, you'll see major design changes to the site to make it faster, sleeker, more attractive and more communicative. We've very fortunate to have Robert helping re-design the site. I've already gotten a sneak peek at the design and it is simply marvelous. 

I must say, I'm not easily impressed either. It truly is a work of art. I can't wait to unveil it!

During this Design Phase, you'll also start to see new content! John "JB" Vanover will join our very own Joe Scarry in offering up a regular Blog on the new "The Loop" Blog section. Hopefully, it will inspire you to get onto the site and write your own blog too - right here on JoomlaChicago! Finally, during the Design Phase, Avery Cohen and Ken Novak will work their magic, and we'll have some great Google Analytics and Web Marketing systems in place!

Come October 1st, we'll being Phase III: Content.

Content means "happy." I for one will be "happy" to be on Phase three. :)

By December, you will witness an entirely new website, completely re-written from top-to-bottom.  I want to make sure you are VERY PROUD to be a Member of JoomlaChicago, and when people ask "What is this Joomla CMS you speak of?" You can simply point them to this site, and be fully confident that when you show it off, at bare minimum you won't be embarrassed; at the best case, it will help you achieve your professional objectives.

Want to get involved? You're 100% WELCOME to join our team. Just send me a PM here on JoomlaChicago.com. It's that simple.  Meanwhile, please spread the good word about the incredible folks here at JoomlaChicago.

If you're not growing, you're not going.  Thanks!