Comments on: Do all clients need a CMS? http://www.welcomebrand.co.uk/blog/freelancing-resources/do-all-clients-need-a-cms/ The portfolio and blog of Huddersfield based freelance web designer James Young Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:06:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: James Young http://www.welcomebrand.co.uk/blog/freelancing-resources/do-all-clients-need-a-cms/comment-page-1/#comment-401 James Young Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:23:17 +0000 http://www.welcomebrand.co.uk/?p=234#comment-401 I've always been a designer and found that the development side is something I've outsourced or looked at using pre-built functionality wherever possible and things like mootools / jQuery along with the wide range of blog and CMS software means it's now possible for me to add a lot more to a project than ever before. However, I am finding that in some cases, it's the clients who then go on and make "small tweaks" once a site is live and I have little control over the changes but often they result in a break in the design and you go back and check up on a site you've spent time designing only to find it looks like a dogs dinner. It's nobodys fault as such but to ensure consistency of design and tone, perhaps some clients don't need the ability to update and change their site as they wish. I’ve always been a designer and found that the development side is something I’ve outsourced or looked at using pre-built functionality wherever possible and things like mootools / jQuery along with the wide range of blog and CMS software means it’s now possible for me to add a lot more to a project than ever before.

However, I am finding that in some cases, it’s the clients who then go on and make “small tweaks” once a site is live and I have little control over the changes but often they result in a break in the design and you go back and check up on a site you’ve spent time designing only to find it looks like a dogs dinner.

It’s nobodys fault as such but to ensure consistency of design and tone, perhaps some clients don’t need the ability to update and change their site as they wish.

]]> By: David Barrett http://www.welcomebrand.co.uk/blog/freelancing-resources/do-all-clients-need-a-cms/comment-page-1/#comment-398 David Barrett Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:24:21 +0000 http://www.welcomebrand.co.uk/?p=234#comment-398 Interesting, As I lean more to the development/programming side of our industry I have never really sat down and thought "does a client need this?" I have pretty much always opted to give them the CMS. You make a very good point though, times are hard money is tight, perhaps it is time to go back to the old school way of doing things if only to get prices down and keep business comming in... Interesting, As I lean more to the development/programming side of our industry I have never really sat down and thought “does a client need this?” I have pretty much always opted to give them the CMS.
You make a very good point though, times are hard money is tight, perhaps it is time to go back to the old school way of doing things if only to get prices down and keep business comming in…

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