How to Keep a Joomla Business Growing in 2021

How to Keep a Joomla Business Growing in 2021

It's no secret that Joomla businesses are facing headwinds in 2021. It's not easy dealing with the Joomla 4 upgrades, and the competition from platforms such as WordPress.

I won't lie and say that Joomla in 2021 is the industry to be in if you want to make millions of dollars. Here at Joomlashack, we will probably grow around 5% to 6% this year. However, it is possible to run a profitable company that does good work and keeps growing. There's no secret to doing this, but you do have to focus on getting the business fundamentals right.

I ask our team to concentrate on these three priorities:

  1. Recurring revenue
  2. Higher prices
  3. Good communication

If you want to find a Joomla developer you can trust, ask yourself if they are taking the steps above. Do they use recurring subscriptions? Do they charge a good price for their products? Do they communicate often on their blog and social media?

These thoughts were inspired by conversations with customers, and those led to a presentaton in partnership with TechJoomla. You can watch the full video below:

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OSTimer is Ready for Joomla 4

OSTimer is Ready for Joomla 4

OSTimer is now available for Joomla 4 users! You can download OSTimer version 3.0 and the same package file will work on both Joomla 3 and Joomla 4.

OSTimer allows you to the show the countdown to an event. You can configure your countdown's features and display in many ways.

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Tabs and Sliders is Ready for Joomla 4

Tabs and Sliders is Ready for Joomla 4

Tabs and Sliders is now available for Joomla 4 users! You can download Tabs and Sliders version 5.0 and the same package file will work on both Joomla 3 and Joomla 4.

The Tabs and Sliders extension makes it really easy to show your Joomla content inside tabs or sliders. This extension has been developed with ease-of-use and styling flexibility in mind! It simply works!

Using simple syntax you can easily organize your content inside articles. For example, you can organize your long product descriptions into tabs.

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OSDonate is Ready for Joomla 4

OSDonate is Ready for Joomla 4

OSDonate is now available for Joomla 4 users! You can download OSDonate version 2.0 and the same package file will work on both Joomla 3 and Joomla 4.

OSDonate allows you to show a PayPal donation button on your Joomla site. Try OSDonate and you'll see how easy it is to collect donations.

OSDonate is packed with features, is simple to use, and can even attract more attention by hovering in a fixed position on the page! It's a great choice for anyone who wants their Joomla donation button noticed.

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Shack Open Graph is Ready for Joomla 4

Shack Open Graph is Ready for Joomla 4

Shack Open Graph is now available for Joomla 4 users!

When you share Joomla links on Facebook and Twitter, those sites don't find the correct information from Joomla URLs ... unless you use Shack Open Graph.

This extension adds Open Graph and Twitter Card tags to your site. These tags help Facebook and Twitter to pull the correct image and description from your site.

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OSMap is Ready for Joomla 4

OSMap is Ready for Joomla 4

I'm delighted to say that OSMap is now available for Joomla 4.

OSMap is the most popular Joomla sitemap extension. All you need to do is install OSMap and it will do the rest. OSMap will automatically create a Google-friendly sitemap for all your content.

Version 5.0 of OSMap works on both Joomla 3 and Joomla 4. It doesn't matter which version of Joomla you're using because the same package will work on both.

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OSDownloads is Ready for Joomla 4

OSDownloads is Ready for Joomla 4

I'm delighted to say that OSDownloads is now available for Joomla 4.

OSDownloads is the easiest way to add downloads to Joomla.

OSDownloads gives you a flexible and reliable Joomla downloads directory. You can upload files from your computer, or share them from remote services such as Dropbox, Box.com, Google Drive and Amazon.

OSDownloads also integrates directly to MailChimp and Constant Contact so you can collect emails in exchange for downloads. You can use OSDownloads to increase the number of your newsletter subscribers - that's the secret to our growth here at Joomlashack.

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The Joomlashack Approach to Joomla 4

The Joomlashack Approach to Joomla 4
Click here for an update on our Joomla 4 product.

Joomla 4 has arrived! This is awesome news for the Joomla community.

We want to say a huge "Thank You" to the Joomla team members who helped reach this milestone. They are volunteers and are under no obligation to do this work. Open source projects are big projects with large communities and many loud voices. The developers have persevered despite many obstacles, and they deserve to enjoy this release. Thank you all!

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How to Trigger a Joomla Pop-up Window With a Link

How to Display a Popup via a Link with Shack Toolbox

With Shack Toolbox you can display a Joomla pop-up window via a link. This allows you to trigger a pop-up from anywhere in your Joomla site. Also, the information loads more quickly and your visitors don't have to leave the page.

Some ways you can use this feature include showing a YouTube video, a Vimeo video, and a donation form.

In this tutorial, we'll show you to use a link to load a Shack Toolbox pop-up with any of these 19 different integrations.

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How We Grow Joomlashack With the Freemium Business Model

How We Grow Joomlashack With the Freemium Business Model

Since 2016, we've managed we've managed to grow Joomlashack consistently. It's not been easy because Joomla's popularity has dropped during those years.

What's our secret? It's the freemium business model.

Our aim at Joomlashack is to give away enough free resources that people learn to trust us. We give away free extensions and hope that people trust us enough to sign up for the Pro version. 

Freemium isn't the right approach for every business, but it works well in many industries. Here's a step-by-step guide how we have grown Joomlashack, and hopefully it has some useful tips you can replicate in your business.

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