The dangers of going for an expensive CMS
The company I am currently working for has been battling now for some time to improve it’s web sites look and level of accessibility. And the main reason for this “battle” as far as I can see, is because they have got tied into using a very expensive Content Management System, which they cannot afford to upgrade.
This is one of the biggest dangers of such a solution. CMS’s can be really expensive. Why do Consultants advise them to buy expensive cms’s when there are so many great open source equivalents out there like Drupal and Plone? It makes me wonder whether consultants get commission to promote such systems.
I agree!
I don’t think that consultants are getting commission but there is a lot of bad advice. Hopefully, this presentation may be useful.
I have looked at Plone but customising is more difficult and it needs some skills to install on certain server configurations. My system of choice is still ExpressionEngine. There is a free version now and I wouldn’t expect a commission for this advice!
Drupal seems good and has a growing user base, but again, it has a few peculiarities which may take a while to get into.