Hi There,
Thanks for your email.
No, we don't use free open source software for the CMS. We design our sites in 3 stages, these are:
1) Create the layout of the site in Photoshop, slice it up etc.
2) Code all the site, links, get the layout sorted. make it as small as possible so it loads fast.
3) Finally, we add the content management system.
This is the easiest content management system to use. We create the whole site, then add the CMS in last, because thats how its designed. To edit your site, you go to the website link (followed by an extension), then login, it shows you your site, but where ever their is editable text, their is an edit button. If you want to edit anything, simply click it, and it loads another page with a WYSIWYG editing box on so you can edit everything quickly and easy. Once your done, press update, and thats it!
I do all the coding side of things along with the CMS, and personally, I've never liked alot of the open source ones like Joomla and Mambo etc, I've found them very restricting with what you can do in terms of layout of the site (maybe thats just me).
Hope this helps you.
Regards
Lewis Sellers
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