Frequently Asked Questions
Pricing for a website should include: Design work, the creation of the site, the implementation and some follow up training or assistance
with the site. From start to finish, pricing can vary based on the amount of involvement you need. For example, if you have training
in html but don't have the inclination for the graphics Twolipps Graphics and Web Design can do the graphics and work with you on
the html.
No matter what, every customer receives a written estimate of the cost before starting and each web site is priced seperately. To
see suggested pricing guidelines, click here.
How do I know if a Content Management System is for me?
Twolipps Graphics and Web Design will meet with you over the phone or face-to-face and will help you decide if you are a good candidate for Mambo or Joomla, or a Wordpress site and what plugins and components you will need. Most of the decision to go with a CMS or not, will depend on the amount of involvement you want with keeping the site up to date and also with cost.
Twolipps Graphics and Web Design provides expert Mambo and Joomla support.
What is the difference between Mambo, Joomla and Wordpress?
There are many differences between the 3, but there are many similarities also. Most importantly Mambo and Joomla are suitable for
a larger organizations that have frequent updates and more than one user. Wordpress is frequently used as a personal weblog (blog)
but is highly customizable for smaller organizations.
To read more about Mambo click here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mambo_(CMS)
To read more about Joomla click here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joomla
To read more about Wordpress click here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress
What is a Content Management System (CMS)?
Content management systems (CMS) allow a site owner to manage their web pages with an internet browser. For example, to maintain
my CMS site I would open my web browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape or Safari), go to a web address such as www.mysite.com/administrator
and complete my changes.
Mambo, Joomla and Wordpress has attracted many users due to its ease of use and the capability of installing more advanced features
such as different templates, user permissions and logins, document and image uploading and management, RSS feeds, printable versions
of pages, news flashes, blogs, forums, polls, calendars, website searching, language internationalization, just to name a few.
Open source is a set of principles and practices that promote access to the production and design process applied to the source code of software. This allows the software to be available to the general public with relaxed or non-existent intellectual property restrictions. For the website owner thinking about Content Management Systems, this means that the software which will be used to create and manage your site is free for your use and readily available. The cost you can plan on is 1) the customization (your look, your graphics, your logo, etc) and 2) the monthly hosting fee to the host of your choice. To read more about Open Source click here: