How is TemplateJoomla funded, and why it matters to you?
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Templatejoomla is now the largest free Joomla templates directory. A common question we often get asked is why do you offer everything for free? And it's usually followed up with how do you make money?
So we're creating this article to answer How is TemplateJoomla funded, and why it matters to you!
Why is Templatejoomla Free?
As a beginner or small business, you often don't have a large budget to spend on tools and training. However those two things are crucial for success.
We started TemplateJoomla in 2022 with a single goal: create a Joomla template directory for everyone, which means 100% free.
Our goal is to help every Joomla user to find a template to start a new project.
Simply put, we created Templatejoomla to offer users what we wish we had when we first started out.
How Is Templatejoomla Funded?
We have always believed in being honest and transparent with our audience. In our opinion, that's the only way to build a community.
Running a popular website like TemplateJoomla that helps users around the world requires significant investment. Both on the server infrastructure part, the extensions licences as well as on the content creation part.
We create, add, and update hundreds of contents every month: Joomla templates, blog posts related to Joomla templates, etc.
So yes, we have to make money to pay our bills, like any other similar project. Below is the only source that fund Templatejoomla.
Referral Fees
We earn referral fees when you buy templates from developers that we are affiliated with.
This monetization method is called affiliate marketing. The biggest brands on the internet offer affiliate programs such as Amazon, eBay, etc. Many of your favorite sites use affiliate marketing to pay the bills.
The only difference is that not everyone tell their users how they make money.
Sometimes you will see a special link unique to a template that track referrals such as:
It's possible to obfusc these links to hide the referral tracking but we've decided to be transparent with our visitors.
When you click on these link, you are tagged with a special cookie to track the referral. If you end up buying the template, then the developer pay us a referral fee.
The referral fees vary for each developper. For a premium Joomla template, we might earn $10.
Question #1 - Will it Cost Me More Money?
No, absolutely not. In most of the cases, our deals will actually save you money.
Because TemplateJoomla is an authority website, a lot of vendors offer our readers exclusive discounts.
Nope. We don't see any personal information i.e name, email, address, credit card, etc.
The only information we receive is that an anonymous user made a purchase on date/time and which template they bought.
How Can You Help Us?
Sites like Templatejoomla takes a lot of time and investment to operate. Even if we are volunteers, we have to pay for the server, the extensions licences, etc.
That's why we need your help. Below are few ways you can help us:
If you're thinking of buying a template for you or for a client's project, then please buy it using a TemplateJoomla referral link.
If you have some writing skills, send us your article about Joomla templates and we'll publish it
Spread the word by sharing Templatejoomla links with your friends and family on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.
Why Should You Help Us?
There are tons of reasons why you should help projects like Templatejoomla. Here are few of them.
First, this directory is a showcase for Joomla templaters because their work is essential and impressive. They deserve to be hightlighted like the extensions developers.
But this directory is also a showcase for the Joomla project because we strongly beleive that Joomla needs many more projects like this one to gain visibility. We are loud and proud about our beloved CMS.
Second, because Joomla provide us a fantastic FREE CMS, we've decided to send the elevator back down. Since 1st November 2023, we donate to the Joomla project, 20% of our annual commissions (after our annual fees) to support Joomla. So, if you want to support Joomla, you can help us.
If you've found Templatejoomla to be helpful, then we hope that you will help support us, so we can continue working towards our evangelist mission.
Thank you for your support, it means the world to us.
Templatejoomla team
Templatejoomla is now the largest free Joomla templates directory. A common question we often get asked is why do you offer everything for free? And it's usually followed up with how do you make money?
So we're creating this article to answer How is TemplateJoomla funded, and why it matters to you!
Why is Templatejoomla Free?
As a beginner or small business, you often don't have a large budget to spend on tools and training. However those two things are crucial for success.
We started TemplateJoomla in 2022 with a single goal: create a Joomla template directory for everyone, which means 100% free.
Our goal is to help every Joomla user to find a template to start a new project.
Simply put, we created Templatejoomla to offer users what we wish we had when we first started out.
How Is Templatejoomla Funded?
We have always believed in being honest and transparent with our audience. In our opinion, that's the only way to build a community.
Running a popular website like TemplateJoomla that helps users around the world requires significant investment. Both on the server infrastructure part, the extensions licences as well as on the content creation part.
We create, add, and update hundreds of contents every month: Joomla templates, blog posts related to Joomla templates, etc.
So yes, we have to make money to pay our bills, like any other similar project. Below is the only source that fund Templatejoomla.
Referral Fees
We earn referral fees when you buy templates from developers that we are affiliated with.
This monetization method is called affiliate marketing. The biggest brands on the internet offer affiliate programs such as Amazon, eBay, etc. Many of your favorite sites use affiliate marketing to pay the bills.
The only difference is that not everyone tell their users how they make money.
Sometimes you will see a special link unique to a template that track referrals such as:
It's possible to obfusc these links to hide the referral tracking but we've decided to be transparent with our visitors.
When you click on these link, you are tagged with a special cookie to track the referral. If you end up buying the template, then the developer pay us a referral fee.
The referral fees vary for each developper. For a premium Joomla template, we might earn $10.
Question #1 - Will it Cost Me More Money?
No, absolutely not. In most of the cases, our deals will actually save you money.
Because TemplateJoomla is an authority website, a lot of vendors offer our readers exclusive discounts.
Nope. We don't see any personal information i.e name, email, address, credit card, etc.
The only information we receive is that an anonymous user made a purchase on date/time and which template they bought.
How Can You Help Us?
Sites like Templatejoomla takes a lot of time and investment to operate. Even if we are volunteers, we have to pay for the server, the extensions licences, etc.
That's why we need your help. Below are few ways you can help us:
If you're thinking of buying a template for you or for a client's project, then please buy it using a TemplateJoomla referral link.
If you have some writing skills, send us your article about Joomla templates and we'll publish it
Spread the word by sharing Templatejoomla links with your friends and family on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.
Why Should You Help Us?
There are tons of reasons why you should help projects like Templatejoomla. Here are few of them.
First, this directory is a showcase for Joomla templaters because their work is essential and impressive. They deserve to be hightlighted like the extensions developers.
But this directory is also a showcase for the Joomla project because we strongly beleive that Joomla needs many more projects like this one to gain visibility. We are loud and proud about our beloved CMS.
Second, because Joomla provide us a fantastic FREE CMS, we've decided to send the elevator back down. Since 1st November 2023, we donate to the Joomla project, 20% of our annual commissions (after our annual fees) to support Joomla. So, if you want to support Joomla, you can help us.
If you've found Templatejoomla to be helpful, then we hope that you will help support us, so we can continue working towards our evangelist mission.
Thank you for your support, it means the world to us.
