I've been working with the Joomla CMS since it was mambo, I do full site development (i know all extensions available,which is better to use and which not-i have done numerous Joomla installations and configurations) Te see one example you must check this http://demo.joomla-skins.com I can make your site looking exactly like that for a small fee of : 55 $ (in this site i have installed : -Joomla + *Social bookmarking(with this tool yo can easily send content to over 20 bookmarking sites-i have choosing to use only 8 for this demo). *Ability to embed videos from youtube,google,metacafe and another 30 similar sites or to stream your own video content from your server. *Seo in admin panel-this component suggest keywords for content(type your content and receive instant feedback on what search engines think your text is about), *Image gallery you can easily create your own cool gallery *Random news- right module(display your site news) *Dropdown menu *Add comments (your visitators have opportunity to leave comments without registrations-you can choose that ) * Adsense plugin (displaying ads from adsense) * Latest news -module (Provide a snazzy interactive feel) * Component that provide ability to place Tabs & Slides In Content Items * Dropdown Menu + a lots of other features If you want something else i can help you...all you have to do is just to PM me. Thanks