Demos speak volumes. I would install mura or farcryCMS, your preference (30 minutes), and spend less than an hour to add a basic layout with their logo. Then give a free demo/show and tell. If they don't get it or otherwise decide to go a different way, you are out about 2-2 1/2 hours of your own time, have a copy and first hand knowledge of a CMS for future clients to demo to, and will have demonstrated your dedication to your current client.
-v Dave Burns wrote: > Malcolm - > > Thanks for replying. I'm just starting to work out the customer's > requirements so I can't give a precise list yet. I think my biggest up-front > challenge is cultural: they're used to going into any page and modifying it > at will. This seems like it's very efficient for them and lets them have > exactly what they want on each page but I'm trying to convince them that some > of the pain they're starting to feel is caused by the lack of a managed > approach and that to gain cost efficiency, they'll have to give up a certain > level of "micro-control." > > The entire site was written years ago (well before I entered the picture) and > is basic CF, no framework, no templates for web-pages, etc. I raised the CMS > idea with them when they wanted to do something simple - replace an image in > their page header - and I told them that the relevant <img> tag exists in 260 > .cfm files. Who knows how changing it with a global search and replace will > affect the table-based layout on each of those? I also raised the CMS idea > because their budget is extremely low and having me revamp the entire site is > not an option - unless I can point to something like this that pays back over > time. > > In keeping with the thread topic, I welcome input on what questions to ask in > order to determine my requirements. Also, are there certain requirements that > would make the decision for me? Etc. > > db > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:332408 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
