Wow, thanks everyone for all of the great recommendations. After checking out all of them, I think I'm going to steer my friend towards Squarespace. Their site builder is a thing of beauty and most-likely worth the extra few bucks per month to him.
Cheers and thanks again! Art Thompson, Jr. Logical Things - Design + Technology 917-609-1158 [m] 512-692-9865 [w] www.logicalthings.com linkedin.com/in/logicalthings twitter.com/logicalthings On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Prashant Sheth <[email protected]>wrote: > What do you all think of a hosted service for an open-source CMS like > Joomla or DotNetNuke? These are great for self-publishers and allows > companies to host their website. > Most small businesses don't have the resource to administer / install > these, I am aware, but would there be any interest in getting a hosted > portal solution? Has anyone used anything like this yet? I know a lot of > you have used Joomla/ Drupal/ DotNetNuke, however having a service that > gives you a website for your company and lets you manage that along with > other modules maybe a good solution? > > Prashant > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Warren <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm using DreamHost for my personal stuff. They even integrate with Google >> Apps and their Web Panel is pretty easy to learn and being able to install >> and configure open source applications like WordPress without much with a >> shell is great. Upgrading these applications is a snap as well. However, as >> great as these features there is a learning curve to these open source >> applications and you probably still have to learn some HTML/CSS. >> >> If your traffic or perhaps application exceeds a certain threshold >> MediaTemple probably is a better option than DreamHost. DH is slower than >> MT, but for a lot of people DH seems to be fast enough. Personally, I don't >> really know where the threshold would be since I'm not running any site with >> significant traffic whatsoever nor anything processor intensive yet. >> >> Since you mentioned he doesn't want to know anything about >> XHTML/CSS/PHP/MySQL. Intuit's Homestead service might be a fit. It's >> targetted specifically at beginners and provides a WYSIWYG interface for >> building/maintaing a simple site to hosting it with their service. Homestead >> has been operating since '98, but it was purchased by Intuit in 2007. >> >> http://www.homestead.com/ >> >> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Keith Aric Hall <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I agree with Greg. >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Gregory Stewart <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> I personally use dreamhost.com for development and small sites, but >>>> usually push my clients towards using MediaTemple's dv hosting package >>>> ($50/month). >>>> See more at www.mediatemple.net >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Greg Stewart >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Art Thompson >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Greetings, >>>>> >>>>> A friend recently registered his domain on, um, GoDaddy.com and I was >>>>> just able to catch him before he signed up for their web hosting package. >>>>> Whew! He knows nothing about XHTML/CSS/PHP/MySQL and wants to keep it that >>>>> way. I host with an uber-nerdy company and am simply unfamiliar with >>>>> self-publishing tools that other hosts offer. Anyone got a favorite that's >>>>> reliable and cheap? He doesn't need e-commerce or anything too >>>>> complicated. >>>>> It's a promotional site for an author. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance, >>>>> >>>>> Art Thompson, Jr. >>>>> Logical Things - Design + Technology >>>>> 917-609-1158 [m] >>>>> 512-692-9865 [w] >>>>> www.logicalthings.com >>>>> linkedin.com/in/logicalthings >>>>> twitter.com/logicalthings >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Keith Aric Hall >>> >>> http://www.keitharichall.com/ >>> twitter: keitharichall >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Warren >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
