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Originally Posted by Bama
I use joomla for all of my mainstream sites and candyflip is right - use those sites for templates if you don't "need" a custom one done.
My hometown in Alabama is Tallassee and I just happen to own the domain
http://www.tallassee.com - it's Joomla with a few extensions. On my recent trip down prior to the tradeshow in Florida, I met with the Chamber of Commerce and the Mayor and he agreed to make my site the official website of the town 
I'll sell advertising on the site later down the road and can make a few hundred bucks/month with the site. Not too bad for a site I run as a hobby. |
I'm definitely going to be using joomla now; so pleased I made this post. The great thing about making these kind of threads is, if you're lucky, you get given all the best and most relevant info. And yes I'll go with a template for now.
Congratulations on the successful site! (I've just been looking at your photo section and wishing I could be your neighbor) Portal sites can be lucrative and you have one helluva portal right there. I actually read about a similar business model recently but your site is vastly better than that used in the model (and I think most of us would kill for a domain like that). The guy would setup professional-looking blogs in key geographic areas. Seo them and add content until traffic was flowing nicely and then he'd sell reviews, business plugs and directory listings. I don't recall figures but he did well.