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New to Joomla!, or new to Joomla User Groups - here is some information to get you started.
Be sure to check us out on Meetup
Support our Group - Get a cool shirtWhat We Do
Let's get social
Contact via skype - drpcfix
Feed of latest news (April 2011)
We make videos - (April 2011)
Here are a collection of resources/articles/links/etc to get a new user pointed in the right direction. Feel free to Get Involved with our group, and be sure to check out our Meetup page to see more of the activity.
http://meetup.com/joomla-bellevue
If you don't know what a Joomla! User Group (JUG) does - read our About the Group page to see what we are here for.
The Mother-Ship - http://joomla.org
Joomla! Extensions Directory - http://extensions.joomla.org
Free Templates - http://www.joomla24.com
Template Clubs:
Joomla Bamboo - http://demo.joomlabamboo.com
Rocket Theme - http://demo.rockettheme.com
Yoo Theme - http://www.yootheme.com/demo/joomla
Joomla Shack - http://demotemplates.joomlashack.com/
Gavick - http://demo.gavick.com
(stay away from a lot of the 'free joomla template' sites - they can hard code spam links in them, you can get free templates safely at the big clubs)
Joomla Hosting:
Rochen Performance Hosting - http://www.rochenhost.com/
Really Clicking - Local Hosting - http://reallyclicking.com
Tips:
Brian Teeman, Hidden Joomla! Secrets - (one of the founders of Joomla!)