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Content Management
Software, Programs -
Mid-Size
There are a few companies moving
into the "sub-$20,000" market. These guys are starting to clue
into the fact that the gravy-train is grinding to a halt, and as a
result they are coding product that is simpler, easier to understand,
and have created web sites that you don't need a geek-o-tron to
translate. But they do want a pretty penny - more than most SOHOs or
can afford.
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CommonSpot
by PaperThin. Their costs are on the low-end for this
sector of the market, and the web site is actually readable! They
actually take you step-by-step through what the software does - a
concept some CMS vendors have derided in my conversations with them.
They sent me a white paper that did not leave me grasping for
Tylenol.
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CyberTeams
- Yet another site that somehow never gets around to telling you
what the product actually can do. Not cheap, starts at 10 grand, and
has limited user licenses.
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MemberGate
- priced in the ballpark for a medium-sized operation, friendly
staff (at least the one fellow I spoke to), and a web site you don't
need a degree in rocket science to understand. They have a demo
section that is something of a "work in progress" - but
that's more than many others have done. Their rep was the first one
to mention something called "technical support" and
"manuals" to me ... I am sure the others offer such
things, but MemberGate's rep actually seemed to find them in the
"important" range - which is definitely unusual for a CMS
vendor! I took that to be a good sign.
Our-Hometown.com
- Web Publishing Systems for Community Newspapers since 1996. This
looks like a good option for a small weekly paper - under $100 per
issue is affordable for that sized publication.
TownNews.com
- Not sure what the pricing is from their site, but it looks like it
probably fits into the mid range.
Starbase
makes collaboration software that one user who wrote in recommends.
Don't know the price, but there are evaluation downloads available.
Web500
looks promising. It's "sub-$10,000" I understand, so not
SOHO material, but it's closer to the ball park. It also has a
readable web site that avoids a lot of the jargon so prevalent in some
of the links on this page.
WebOnTheFly.
According to their readable and straightforward web site, you work
with a professional designer to craft the right "look" for
your website, then take over. Update it yourself, from any internet
connection, with just a web browser (I learned of this one from Anne
Holland of MarketingSherpa
who tells me their customer service was excellent, and the modular
pricing affordable at under 8 grand).
WhamWorks,
is a suite of tools at affordable rates, that is well-poised to do
some serious damage to the moneyed competition. I have not yet tried
out the program, but these are "real people" who actually
answer their emails and your questions without making you feel like a
lazy idiot!
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