[Typo3] Blank Space help

[JoH]

>> The fact is TYPO3 has
>> lost a lot of customers because of the *perception* of rudeness, and
>> it needs to be addressed if TYPO3 is to gain more acceptance in the
>> US.
>>
> Great, more _completely_ qualitative impressions claiming to be THE
> problem of all Typo3's North American marketing woes. This is as bad
> as last weekend's thread. Questions for you:
>
> 1. How many 'customers' has Typo3 lost to this problem?
> 2. Why is Typo3 successful in Germany and other parts of Europe? Are
> Germans/Europeans more tolerant of rudeness?

Good point - since I don't think the tone on the german list is much
different.

> 3. How do you _know_ there's a problem getting Typo3 adopted in North
> America? (No problems getting clients to agree to use Typo3 here...)

Take a look at this site and ask yourself how these people are successfully
selling TYPO3 sites to their clients, if it is such a big problem in the US?
http://www.enomaly.net/clients.html

Maybe the marketing team should ask them for a howto - they are well known
for their plain step by step tutorials ;-)

> My perspective on Typo3 (having built now some dozen or sixteen sites
> of various sizes with it) is that it is a superb tool for the
> following groups of users:
>
> a) development firms or individuals in the business of building
> websites for others,
> b) organizations who operate a site created by a development firm,
> c) people who make the bulk of their income via their website(s),
> d) tech-hobbyists who can take the time to learn a very sophisticated,
> but not necessarily simple-to-learn system.

This is a perfect definition of the target group(s). Maybe it will be useful
for the German marketing meeting that will take place next weekend.
But maybe this is something for a new thread?

Joey

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