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I just need a typical range. (Please don’t advertise your company’s services to me)

It really depends on what features you want. If it can be built on an existing CMS like Wordpress, Drupal, or Joomla, then you’re probably looking at $10k-$15k for a basic site.

If you need something proprietary built from the ground up (such as custom back-office software), then you’re looking at $40k+. Add on community features (like forums, custom account pages, Twitter/Facebook integration), and you can easily add another $10k onto that.

Just out of curiosity. I have different levels of knowledge in PHP, HTML, Javascript and CSS. Also a primer in MYSQL. What are different languages I could focus on or add to my knowledge to create a Content Management System?

Look at these…

Free Content Management Systems:

http://www.pligg.com/
http://drupal.org/
http://opensourcecms.com/
http://www.joomla.org/
http://www.opensourcecms.com/

File Thingie?(small web-based file manager written in PHP. It is intended for those who need to give others access to a part of their server’s file system when FTP is not practical): http://www.solitude.dk/filethingie/

Ron

I am IT literate but have never used them before. Is it easy to write information and load them up onto the website or is there specfic information that I should know before using one?

All CMS are written to be as versatile as possible. As such, they do contain HUGE amounts of functions you will never use, and require HUGE amounts of space to be loaded (Joomla is 27Mb of code!!!).
Although very versatile, they NEVER solve ALL your specific needs, and you always end-up adding functions yourself.
Their use require you to understand exactly what you are doing, or face the problems of "finding why" the CMS does not perform as expected, by going through megabytes of scripts only prefessionals with experience can understand.
Conclusion?
I have removed many CMS, from Joomla, Drupal, Miva and others, and replaced them with my own, taylor-made code.
Result?
A clear and understandable code, 100 to 200kb only, specifically adapted to client’s needs.
If you can use Joomla, you CAN write code.
And if you can write code, why would you use any off-the shelf CMS but your own????

Writing your own may take you a few days, but understanding another CMS and finding a bug in them WILL take you weeks.
Your choice!

i am s software engineering student and i want to create and develop a lcms that will be useful for e-learning…does any1 nkow what platform such systems ae built on and how i can start implementing one for my final year project assessment.

have you tried a google
opensource cms education
brings up several hits. from there, you would compromise on what framework you are most comfortable with, whether it be Joomla! Drupal, MySQL, whatever.

i have the files of content management tool on my pc ,i want to know how to add these files into the website in order to create my pages.
Note: content management tool is is a tool used to create website in easy manner just by droping the modules.

Some of my friends recommend the webmaster scripts from

http://www.masterwebsoftware.com/

anyone here already use it? My friends told me that they found it very easy and very helpful to their business website. Can anyone here give us a feedback about the product?

hey im new to user systems as all my websites are basic
http://ihome.co.nr < and I am thinking of setting up a user system and just lots of info would help… like where to start! thnx

A content management system is basically something that helps you put information (like news posts) on your website without having to open and edit your files directly.

I hope that’s simple English for ya!

I just want to do websites for small business, but without ongoing support.

Is this difficult to sell? Or is there a way to get around it?

Anything is possible. If you are one person it probably is quite practical to provide ONLY web design services. Also what should be mentioned is that I have noticed a big disconnect between designers and coders. Some of the best web coders could not tell you the difference between green and red if it hit them in the face. On the flip side the vast majority of desiner could not spell PHP so they are not mutually inclusive by any means.

From my own experience I can code wonderfully but layout and design that is aesthetically pleasing evades me. This is why I partner with designers to swap services, i.e. SEO for Design work etc.

What you are describing is quite feasible however I would recommend that you learn some php/mysql as you can build incredibly poweful sites with just a little bit of work.

Best of Luck

NorthRockSEO

I have a requirement for a J2EE developer with CMS…what different types of cms could the client be looking for?

Perhaps less than 100. It depends on what level your potential client is at. Are they fortune 500. Private medium sized. Fortune 100 Global.

Here is a list of consulting companies and cms they offer/support/sell under the search j2ee.
http://www.opencms.org/opencms/en/support/solution_providers/index.html but there are atleast 6 big ones that I know of that are not on this list.

Knowing more info about your clients internal situation might prove to be helpful. They may even have a propritary system. Some companies use j2ee and other web technologies to access sql server and web enable internal systems.

I want upload a lot of photos (product catalog). Pictures only. There about 200 images to be upload to client website which I am doing in html. I’m wondering is there a way where I can make maintenance easier. Client has low budget, so looking for low budget solution. Now I’m doing things manually. Taking up alot of time.

Hello

Try Joomla! a free, open source CMS. You can write your own templates using their tutorial and site maintenance is also easy . You can also enhance your website using extensions most of which are free. Links are given below.

Hope this helps.

I want to be able to write content ahead of time, store them, then have them "shown" at a specific date and page. Can I do that with a cms? I do not know php, would it be hard to implement if I can use a cms?

A CMS could do this for you. You can schedule a publish date for new content. However, CMS aren’t always intuitive and may require some programming knowledge to set up. Some good one’s to try are CPGNuke and PHPNuke. Joomla is also good.