Database

and

Content Management System (CMS)

Quality Development - Affordable Prices - Professional Service

Database:

A CMS database allows you to store information, data, and perform complex operations. It's a "must have" for any site selling products or services. A CMS database generates what is commonly known as "dymanic" pages - pages created only when a user selects a particular link.

CMS:

A content management system (CMS) is the software used to control your database and the content of your Web site. Your CMS allows you to create and edit pages in your site much the same as if you were working with a Microsoft "Word" document.

Costs:

High quality, secure, fully functional content management system and database can be operational in less than 1 hour with prices starting at under $2,000. A custom content management system database is expensive with prices starting at $3,000. We have developed very complex database and CMS projects of $20,000 and more. We also develop financial institution projects to your specifications. Or, your project may perform perfectly with a "free" solution. Zen-Cart and Joomla are "Open Source" software solutions which means they are free. We can have either of those options set up for you in under 1 hour (a default installation only).

Zen-Cart licensing mandates a "default" installation be free. However, if you wish to customize the look of the "default" Zen-Cart you should expect somewhere between 10 to 30 hours of professional development and design time (depending upon the changes you desire). A default Joomla installation requires less than an hour (depending upon your requirements). But, creating a custom design for Joomla is also quite time consuming.

Both Zen-Cart and Joomla have free templates available if you are willing to search the Internet. You will also find inexpensive templates for both software packages that are simple to incorporate. Contact us today to find out what would work best for your project. Our consulting is always free.

Considerations:

There are no additional fees for a dynamic Web site. As with any Web site, our hosting fees are $14.95 per month (invoiced quarterly). We have developed many custom Zen-Cart and Joomla projects. Which solution will work best for you? Allow us to help you make an informed decision.