[TYPO3-UG US] request vs sell

[Sean Fulton]

I find that folks who are specifying an open source OS almost always 
want Joomla or Drupal because that is what they have heard of. I've 
never had anyone contact us looking for us to deploy Typo3. It's more 
the case that they have a set of problems and want a solution, and we 
recommend a solution built on Typo3 because it is the best tool for the 
particular job at hand.

But it has been a real source of frustration that a number of potential 
customers who have never heard of Typo3 eventually go with 
less-qualified developers on a less-qualified platform simply because 
they hear more about it.

I should note that we only work for publishing companies and one of the 
big publications in our industry bangs the Drupal and Joomla drum 
loudly. They had a bad experience with Typo3 (bad developers, frankly), 
and have no qualms about leaving it out of every story they do on open 
source CMS. In fact, when they do mention it, they spell it Typ03 (and 
yes, we have written to complain).

So in the general population your experiences may be different. But for 
us, I'd say there is a real need for some sort of US-based Typo3 
presence to promote the strengths and stability the platform offers, the 
number of US-based development firms there are out there, etc. A lot of 
people just haven't heard of it.

sean


On 02/11/2011 07:25 AM, Tony Lush wrote:
> Simon and Ron,
>
> In our case, our best projects have come over the transom from 
> businesses that have already decided on TYPO3. They've done their 
> research, decided on the CMS, and were looking for a provider who 
> could help them.
>
> All the best -- Tony
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