[TYPO3-UG US] request vs sell

[Ries van Twisk]

I know at least two companies within the US that is moving away from  
TYPO3 because they
have a very hard time finding the correct support for there projects.
I am currently in maintenance mode with them, but now they are looking  
into Wordpress
and Drupal. Simply because they can find companies and freelancer a  
lot easer
that do Drupal and Wordpress then TYPO3. Unfortunately, both  
installations
are highly outdated with a 3.8 installation and a 4.2 installation,  
but they are
complex enough to now allow for easy upgrades.

So I think it's easy enough to conclude that TYPO3 in the US is not  
visible enough,
we all know companies are there that can support TYPO3, but where!!!

Ries



> 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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> Sean Fulton
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> Internet Design, Development and Consulting For Today's Media  
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