What This Is NOT
As you’re well aware… there are approximately two thousand different content management systems already available and most of them carry an attractively low price tag (free).
Some of these products are exceptionally good at what they do and really don’t compete with the tool I’m creating.
So I thought it would be wise to answer some questions before they come up by telling you what this is not.
My content management system is NOT…
- A community portal
- A blogging system
If you are looking for a blogging system… I like WordPress.
If you want a community portal… I can’t help you. I’ve tried a few but never found a use for one.
A Pig In a Dress Is Still A Pig
I’ve tried to use blogs as a content management system and I can hack code with the best of them.
But my experience over the years tells me that a blog is a blog.
A big part of what I do involves building high end websites for small-ish businesses willing to pay top dollar for custom work.
And one of my big selling points… the one that gets my clients signing on the dotted line… is that they have two options after the site is built:
- Call me to make a change
- Log into the simple-to-use admin and change it yourself
They like knowing they’re not dependent on me.
They like to know they have control.
They like to know that if I get hit by the milk truck tomorrow that they can still make changes to their site.
(Whether they ever use that option is beside the point… they still want it.)
And in my experience, there are major drawbacks to trying to make a community portal or blogging system do the work of a true content management system.
Do You Fit Either Description?
You’re a webdesigner that needs a fast, reliable, flexible tool that is client friendly…
You’re a web-based entrepreneur or web-savvy entrepreneur that needs to be able to roll out multiple websites quickly, hire any designer or programmer (instead of ones that specialize in XYZ management tool), and manage these sites easily…
Then you’re just who I’m looking to serve.
I think you’ve been overlooked by the CMS creators. I also think that your needs aren’t met by the tools that are commonly used to create blogs and community portals.
You want something created for your needs.
