Cynthia Maddox

Not slow for me... but my guess would be it would say more about their hosts then the actual connection. Always been fast enough for my clients.

Just echo the information into the meta in the head. <meta name="<?php echo $title;?> content="<?php echo $description; ?>" /> Just have the $title and $description variables defined by a function that returns the string you want based on the page you're on. I have no idea why you are playing with CSS for this. Your meta needs to be in the <meta> or it's pointless.

Make sure to post your reviews!

Anyone check out FoxyCart for eCommerce? It's a SaaS shopping solution I'm super hesitant to try eCommerce stuff since money is involved.

I have 5 clients on PageLime it costs me $19 USD(£12) a month to use it for 50+ sites. I charge each client £150 a year for the CMS + Hosting which is negligible. 5 x £150 = £750 - (12 x £12) = £552 money in my pocket. I don't even know what it would saves me if I added in my hourly rate for developing or tech support calls that I always end up comping the client to bring the project in under budget. Being a freelancer is like %70 percent coding/design %30 salesmanship. I checked out Perch too, mainly my issue with that is if I'm going to install something locally, I might as well do something like wordpress where I can one click upgrade when security flaws show up etc. Say something someone finds an exploit for Perch, and I have it running on 10 sites . I now have to go Patch 10 sites. I love the SaaS model because everything just upgrades across the system. They fix a bug, add usability features, make the system faster...I look better to my clients and since I have a pro account on PL I'm white labeled anyway. They don't even know they are using a system I didn't create. I just never had a problem with not self hosting stuff, Isn't the whole world heading into the "cloud" anyway? I use Gmail instead of "Mail" or "Outlook" the software gets better without me doing anything. Blah blah blah blah I'm rambling...I feel attached to this thread now. P.S. Anyone check out FoxyCart for eCommerce? It's a SaaS shopping solution I'm super hesitant to try eCommerce stuff since money is involved. Maybe I'll start my first thread!

...adding to that... If you have a call to action <--ENTEROURCONTESTBUTTON--> you want it to stand out, and most likely be above the fold on the website so people want to click on it. Surround it with some whitespace, fill it with your designs contrast color, just make the eye go there. Lots of blogs try to make their adspace a call to action so that people readily look at the ads. They will check out the content no matter what. -Cynthia

Like I said...it's not the end all solution. People are super protective over their CMS choices, like someone saying a CMS is better for them, means all other CMS are bad. Expression Engine is also super solid, but way more then I need for a lot of my clients. I'll never get how people can decide to only use one CMS (or ecommerce, or blog, or JS framework, etc) just pick the best tool for the job. I can get pagelime (or cushy for that matter) setup on a site in minutes, with no install hassles, no database needs, and 10 minutes of client explanations. I upsell the crap out of it because it's cheap as hell. I wouldn't choose it if I needed a crazy dynamic site that pulled content from every which way, but I get a lot of local clients who are A. Old B. Already Confused by the internet C. Force me on crazy deadlines. My time and ability to be available to take on more work is most important to me. Cheers for personal preference though. This thread is going to rapidly become a "My CMS is the best thread" sorry about that...

I'm new to these forums...looks like you all are pretty active. Glad I was able to push some useful information.

Give it a shot. I like it more then my Adidas trainers...for those who do not know me...that's a **** of a lot.

I second this. Also...a million echo is silly...this isn't dollhouse.

It's not that it's rubbish, it's just not current, up to date, or client friendly . There are a bunch of alternatives in this space. I've been using PageLime http://www.pagelime.com for a few months now. Love, Love, love it! Not gonna replace WordPress for larger ultra dynamico sites, but frankly my clients like it, I like it. Give it a shot. -Cynthia