Comments on: Your In-House Content Management System Is A Con http://www.fogofeternity.com/2009/12/your-in-house-content-management-system-is-a-con/ we make great websites Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:46:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Leyla İsmet http://www.fogofeternity.com/2009/12/your-in-house-content-management-system-is-a-con/comment-page-1/#comment-26027 Leyla İsmet Sat, 29 May 2010 11:25:13 +0000 http://www.fogofeternity.com/?p=959#comment-26027 Please, puıt a link under the photo to the original upload of my photo. Thank you. Please, puıt a link under the photo to the original upload of my photo.

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]]> By: Ben Morris http://www.fogofeternity.com/2009/12/your-in-house-content-management-system-is-a-con/comment-page-1/#comment-22035 Ben Morris Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:28:28 +0000 http://www.fogofeternity.com/?p=959#comment-22035 The first time anybody approaches content management they often consider writing it in-house, hence the fact that freelance designers will bump in to the occasional bespoke CMS. Nobody *ever* considers writing content management in-house the second time around. Custom CMS systems are always a bad idea, without exception. As you point out, it ties you in to a supplier, limits functionality, increases cost, blah, blah, blah. It's a sign that the developers are clueless, basically. CMS is difficult enough on an established platform... The first time anybody approaches content management they often consider writing it in-house, hence the fact that freelance designers will bump in to the occasional bespoke CMS.

Nobody *ever* considers writing content management in-house the second time around.

Custom CMS systems are always a bad idea, without exception. As you point out, it ties you in to a supplier, limits functionality, increases cost, blah, blah, blah. It’s a sign that the developers are clueless, basically.

CMS is difficult enough on an established platform…

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