Comments on: Why a CMS Is Not Always The Best Choice

By: Roko Nastic

Roko Nastic — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 10:21:03 +0000

You’re 100% right, if one doesn’t need a CMS, than it is better with pure simple html+css site. Besides better security, performance will be much better also, loading time will be very fast.

Another good and sipmle CMS is CMSMS – CMS Made Simple. Excellent choice for those looking for a lightweight solution, easy editable for their non web design savvy clients.
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By: kksidd

kksidd — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 19:45:35 +0000

For web designers who are not that comfortable dealing with PHP code, CouchCMS (http://www.couchcms.com/) is the perfect fit.

It uses simple XHTML tags to mark out areas within a page that are editable.

It is as simple as Cushy yet does so much more.

Best of all, it is free for non-commercial and personal sites.

By: annuaire généraliste

annuaire généraliste — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:51:48 +0000

Thanks for your post. I also think that CMS are good but we must not use these for every website.

By: David C.

David C. — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:26:23 +0000

Small business owners cares about all this if they would knew about it. java features into a Wordpress theme will never reach the quality of a hand-crafted html-page, where everything is in its place and you can make full use of all html-tags.Cms platform is a good choice for the ones that wants to keep their business small.My opinion

By: Webdesign

Webdesign — Fri, 21 May 2010 07:57:00 +0000

The biggest disadvantage of most open source content management systems for me was the inability of using your own HTML in the process. That’s why I don’t like Joomla, Drupal or WordPress at all. Ofcourse you can edit their HTML, but that takes a lot of time.

I’ve recently discovered MODx. It’s also open source, very flexible and it lets you use your own HTML. Which speeds up development very quickly. Have you ever heard of it?

By: Cheap SEO

Cheap SEO — Sat, 15 May 2010 16:40:10 +0000

Really great article, will source it in my next article.

Thanks
S

By: joomla midlands

joomla midlands — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:28:34 +0000

You can maybe start without the CMS but as the time goes on and your site starts to develop with the addition of more pages it’s best to have it. The best way to go about it is to do research on the various benefits on offer from different systems. A small, local web design company will be able to give you a realistic price and help you decide if you need it immediately.
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By: Cheap SEO

Cheap SEO — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:07:51 +0000

I have launched 10 websites to date, the only website I have without a CMS I have to say is the most hassle free site I own. I agree small business owners just want to start running their business not faffing around with their CMS and their site.

Great post!!

By: Crockett

Crockett — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:08:11 +0000

Our business model may be different because we only offer non-database driven websites (html, css & javascript). Coming from experience in branding and graphic design we chose not to learn php & mysql until fully proficient with these languages first.

Many sole traders and small start up companies want to focus on running their business and dont want the hassel of first learning and them remembering how to occasionally use cms. They prefer to email new information to us to update their site for them. We have an agreed hourly cost broken down into multiples of 15 minutes, invoicing them monthly or quarterly.

Many customers find it more cost effective to pay us than spending their time doing it, especially if we are also designing the accompanying print work. It becomes a regular part of their advertising budget.

Another benefit is that regular contact is part of good customer service and nearly all our new work comes from personal referrals.

By: Kyle Hayes

Kyle Hayes — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:50:46 +0000

Thanks for this excellent article. It’s exactly the opinion I was searching for in that my prospective client wants to be able to edit parts of the site. Yet, knowing their business, not on a daily basis. In the past I’ve built custom solutions, but I like the idea of a simple framework, as it were, or even one of the micro-CMSs you mentioned.

Going along with @Maddie’s comment, I’m curious to know what others charge for maintenance as well and what that entails.