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If you are thinking of building a website the fast way, then you should use a pre-built content management software (CMS). There are many content management systems available today, some of which are very expensive but some are also free. Generally CMS systems are extremely pricey and somewhat complex to use. One of the most popular content management software today is Joomla. Joomla is an open source software and it’s free to use.

I’ve found Joomla to be quite easy to use but the template is somewhat difficult to customize. Searching the internet on how to make Joomla templates, I came across with ClubTVK. ClubTVK is a 91 page e-book on how to create your own Joomla template. It’s a complete package for beginners which also comes with free 40 templates and a Tag Cloud module. You don’t need to to be an expert in programming, html or php to make your own Joomla templates, just the willingness to learn.

With ClubTVK, you can do the following to make your own templates:
• How to get the raw material you need instead of starting from a blank page
• How to create a home for your template on your web site
• How to make Joomla recognise your template as being yours
• The basic components you need to consider when designing a template
• How these components fit into your web site and what they do
• How to create a HTML layout
• What and how to use Joomla tags to include dynamic Joomla modules and content
• How to edit the style and theme of a Joomla template
• How to make sure your template is W3C valid
• How to package your template so you can distribute it to other people
• And many more…

Visit them at http://www.clubtvk.com.