As we work to get our website 2.o‘ed, we are in the process of determining what Open Source Content Management System (CMS) to use. We want a CMS that will interface with our SalesNet Customer Relationship Manager (CRM). We may be willing to move over to a Sales Force CRM if necessary. Also, we want to be able to have all of our calls-to-action that are based on Seth’s Permission Marketing to easily transfer into our CRM lead files. As well, we want to be known as the most user-friendly experience of any 1031 Exchange website. We want people that find us to stay because of the great experience they’re having. Yes, I recognize a lot of that has to do with quality content. But, if the eye doesn’t like what it sees, it won’t stay long (as you all know very well). So, those are our basic desires from the CMS.
So, do we stay with WordPress or go with Typepad, Drupal, Joomla, etc.? Who do you use? Why do you like them? What back-end CRM are you using and how well do your CMS and CRM co-exist?
5 Comments
February 15, 2008 at 9:52 pm
WordPress, hands down. Two people to ask tech opinions from are Jay Thompson (@PhoenixREGuy) and Benn Rosales (@agentgenius) both on WP.
February 16, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Thanks Lani! I’ll be sure to contact them.
February 19, 2008 at 5:31 pm
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June 6, 2008 at 11:30 pm
I haven’t seen WordPress not do anything that I needed it to. I should think CRM integration will require some coding (or at least, some intelligent linking) no matter what platform you use.
February 2, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Ahah good point John.