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The first step in getting your Joomla! based web site up and running is obviously the look and feel of your site. If you have an existing non CMS based site, the first thing that needs to be done is your current design will need to be converted into a Joomla! Template. Prices for the conversion vary depending on the complexity of the design and your existing content. As a rough guide, for a site similar to this one including a contact form, charges would start from around £75, which includes the development of the template, testing on the current major browsers (i.e. Internet Explorer V6/7/8, FireFox V2/3, Safari and Google Chrome) and basic instruction on the use of Joomla! to enter and edit your content. Please note, it is your responsibility to ensure any license or copyright is not infringed by requesting this conversion and you should check your documentation for your current design for this.

If you are building your web site from new, then prices would depends on if you wish to buy an off the shelf design or employing a professional design company and again how complicated your site will be. Using a web design company can prove costly, certainly when just starting out in business large web design costs are the last thing you need. There are a number of places where you can buy off the shelf web designs for as little as £10, please see the Links page for some web sites that provide these.

Once you have your design details established and you have your Joomla! web template, you'll need a home on the internet for your site. The number of hosting providers is numerous and the levels of service they provide vary considerably. If you have a web hosting company already and they use PHP on their servers then they may already be able to host your new Joomla! site.

MHCG also provide web hosting of Joomla! sites and prices start from £5.99 per month for a basic hosting package which includes an initial full support period of 90 days to get you up and running. Technical support past this would obviously be included as part of the monthly charge, other support past that would be chargeable on a per hour basis. If you require ongoing support, the next package up would be more suitable which is £8.99 a month and also allows for up to 3 web sites in your hosting package. All MHCG Joomla! hosting packages comes with a free .co.uk web addresses.

If you are looking to use MHCG for your total Joomla! based web solution, please use the Contact section to get in touch with your specific requirements. The rates detailed on this page are based on individual services being purchased separately and depending on your exact requirements a quote for a total solution is generally the most cost effective way to buy.