Is the Best CMS no CMS?

February 4th, 2010 by Peter Leave a reply »
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Is the Best CMS no CMS?

So what CMS is right for you? There’s a ton out there. Some are free, some you pay for – they all have a ton of really cool features. More and more though, people are turning to a simple, easy to use, google PR friendly blog.

Obviously, if you need something complicated like a shopping cart or a forum you’ll still need a CMS- oh, wait, what’s this. Ecommerce themes? Ecommerce plugins? Wow… WordPress e-Commerce Plugin seems to be the standard for a light and cool little shopping cart. They boast “Over 500,000 + downloads, stability, security and tight WordPress integration make it the right choice for growing your business online.” And why not? Admittedly wordpress is a lot easier to use than Joomla or Drupal CMS or any of the other ones out there. SEO is a lot easier too with so many high PR blogs itching to link to cool content for their followers. I’ve seen blogs rack up a PR6 homepage within a couple months of being online, which is just outstanding.

What about forums? Yet again, several plugins exist. I think feature-wise, a wordpress blog has nearly as much going for it as a CMS does. So why even consider CMS?

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For me, what it all comes down to is the type of content you have, and user-trust. I find that Joomla handles static, anchor-type content better, and wordpress is better for super-fresh, constantly updating content. WordPress is very content-focused, and as such, you’ll have a slightly harder time finding a design theme that really matches what your heart desires, but you’ll reach many more people because of the social networking and subscription options that stem from blogs.

Joomla CMS, on the other hand, is much easier to customize – and the themes just look more solid. A typical website user can easily detect what’s a blog and what’s a site (tag clouds, super-long home pages), and without a doubt more credit and trust will be given to the site. Blogs still seem to have a stigma of an ‘indie’ feel to them, like the owner isn’t good enough to have a site so they do a blog instead, which really hinders a users ability to trust your site.

Trust is a major issue on the web. People don’t buy things they don’t trust. That’s why people have a favourite electronics brand – that’s why when I say hi to you at my retail store, I’ll probably let you know that my name is Peter and I might even shake your hand and ask you for your name - that way, in your mind, I’m not just some sales guy, I’m Peter, and you’re Joe, and we’ve shook hands and looked each other in the eyes – and you’re more likely to believe me when I say “This is a really good sale price” or “I really only have 2 left, if you want one I’d get it today so you’re not disappointed later.”

On the web, I can’t develop that kind of rapport with a visitor – So I do the next best thing. I put my picture up, I make myself very easy to contact, I make my website look very clean, and hope that people will buy what I’m selling – even if it is only information.

So, even though blogs can do pretty much everything a CMS does – they’re still a blog in the eyes of your visitors and will always be second best as far as trust and static content goes. So what to do? Why not both.

My Joomla CMS based site http://pyneonline.com is host to a little over 10 solid, keyword optimized articles that I hope will bring me traffic and benefit users for years. But here you are at my blog, which I just love working on because providing fresh content just feels right. It’s more of a conversation with your visitors than it is a lecture, and it feels nice to keep things light, entertaining, and hopefully still a little informative.

-Peter Pyne
Administrator Pyneonline.com | Websites for Beginners 


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