Re: A "hidden" cost

From: Brandi Jasmine <brandi_at_brandijasmine.com>
Date: Wed 16 May 2001 14:50:33 -0500

BRAD JENSEN <brad_at_elstore.com> WROTE:

>There are lots of applications that cost half a
>million dollars to install,and even the scenario you
>mention can be a benefit, at a higher cost of managing

I see the value in having CMS products. What I don't
get is the value-add that the CMS companies are
providing, considering the costs they are charging. The
whole mindset I keep coming across is so corporate-
Dilberteque. Long on marketing jargon, short on
specifics.

>it, if the end result is better for the company - content
>up to date, better navigation, happier customers, higher
>sales, better impact of advertising because the customer
>has a pathway to purchase.

Decent design in the first place can accomplish all of
that without a CMS. I have looked at CMS products that
are little more than the equivalent of FrontPage slapped
together with a database - and the amounts being charged
are obscene.

>that being said, we will be doing something in the 20 to
>50 thousand dollar range, I think (because that is the
>market we serve).
>
>We'll also design it for non-programmers to run and
>update, because that is what we do.
>
>Just tell us what you want.

That sounds like a step in the right direction, but I'm
not even in your ballpark. 20-50Gs (if that's the total
cost) is significantly better than "VinnieSoft", but
it's completely off the scale for the average SOHO. If
you are ever interested in building a SOHO/SME product
contact me off-list.

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Brandi Jasmine
Writer, Digital Photographer, Illustrator
        www.brandijasmine.com
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      brandi_at_brandijasmine.com



Received on Wed May 16 2001 - 14:50:33 CDT