Earth Day: Joomla! Goes Green
Written by Sudhi | 22 April 2009
In recognition of Earth Day, we thought it would be helpful to outline some ways you can "green up" your web design. Here is a list of some ideas and resources for making your web design carbon footprint a little smaller.
Use a green web host
Plenty of web hosting providers offer services tuned to the needs of Joomla. These include Safe Mode OFF, Apache Mod-rewrite and .htaccess. Several hosts have combined the standard hosting services with an environmentally friendly twist. This means offsetting high server energy consumption with clean energy like wind or solar among many other tactics. Check out EcoHostReviews.com for more on this exciting segment of the hosting industry.
Choose the right company
Companies like Studio7 Designs offer excellent web design services while keeping their carbon footprint small. They commit to many efforts like renewable energy, energy efficient computers and a paperless office. If you are going to contract out for some work, consider a company that does right by the environment.
Modify your services
Consider changing your own services by offering environmentally friendly methods of web design. Think about hosting your own projects on environmentally friendly services, plant a tree for every new customer, give to environmental projects for every new project, etc. The list goes on. Plus, this can be an added bonus for clients to choose you.
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