In this Watch Me Work live stream we talk to webhelpus.com's Vinny Hebert about his new Joomla website, iloveoldtimeradio.com, and the process of developing it from concept to completion.
00:00:00 โ Intro & Sponsors
00:00:26 โ Old Time Radio: Overview & Meet Vinny
00:04:21 โ Why Old Time Radio? Inspiration & History
00:13:31 โ Joomla Tags, Font Awesome & CCKs
00:19:02 โ Custom Fields & Regular Labs Extensions
00:27:57 โ Gantry Templates & Custom Particles
00:35:00 โ CSS Styling: Tags, Icons & Day Banners
00:41:17 โ Advanced Module Manager Rules
00:46:33 โ Vintage Design, Audio Player & Metadata
01:01:20 โ Automate Articles: Templater & Snippets
01:09:31 โ Branding, Keywords & Facebook Ads
01:15:10 โ Joomla SEO: Categories vs Tags
01:22:18 โ Mobile Optimization & BrowserStack
01:31:17 โ Pricing, Retainers & Saying No
01:37:20 โ Compete with Wix & Find Better Clients
01:58:16 โ Contracts: PayPal Disputes & Terms
02:07:05 โ Free Legal Help & Joomla Community
02:20:20 โ Client Management: Kunena & Email
02:27:40 โ Outro & Blessing
Summary
1. Joomla Watch Me Work | Intro & Sponsors
Tim opens the stream, thanks the sponsors, and introduces the Old Time Radio Joomla site project along with special guest Vinny.
2. Old Time Radio Joomla Site: Project Overview & Meet Vinny
Vinny is introduced as the client building a podcast site for vintage radio shows, and the goals for the project are outlined.
3. Why Start an Old Time Radio Podcast? Inspiration & History
Vinny shares his personal inspiration for preserving old time radio shows and the historical significance of this audio content.
4. Joomla Tags, Font Awesome Icons & CCK Options Explained
Tim and Vinny explore using Joomla tags, Font Awesome icons, and CCK options to organize and display podcast episodes effectively.
5. Joomla Custom Fields & Must-Have Regular Labs Extensions
Essential Regular Labs tools are highlighted, including Custom Fields for episode metadata and extensions that extend Joomla's core functionality.
6. Gantry Templates: Install, Style & Custom Particles
The Gantry template framework is demonstrated, covering installation, styling, and creating custom particles for unique design elements.
7. Joomla CSS Styling: Tags, Icons & Dynamic Day Banners
Custom CSS is written to style episode tags, icons, and create dynamic banners that change based on the day or season.
8. Advanced Module Manager: Date, Time, Season & Location Rules
Peter van Westen's Advanced Module Manager is showcased, using rules based on date, time, season, and location to control module visibility.
9. Vintage Site Design, HTML5 Audio Player & Episode Metadata
The vintage aesthetic is discussed alongside implementing an HTML5 audio player and structuring episode metadata for each radio show.
10. Automate Articles, SEO Strategy, Pricing & Wrap-Up
Tim demonstrates Content Templater and Snippets for automating article creation, covers SEO strategy (categories vs tags), discusses value-based pricing and retainer models, shares tips on competing with Wix/Squarespace by finding better clients, and wraps up with legal resources like SCORE.org and a final blessing.
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