CmsConsultants

It is important to distinguish vendor-neutral consultants from those who specialize in the installation of specific systems.

Depending on where you are in the steps toward choosing a CMS, you will need the one or the other.

Vendor-neutral consultants can be hired for a few thousand dollars. They can provide a day-long seminar for the key people in your organization who will make the CMS selection. If you have researched CMS concepts through the web and CmsBooks, these consultants will be twice as valuable, because you will understand better CmsJargon and technical terms of the industry. You will get much more out of a seminar and consulting advice if you are prepared.

Vendor-specific consultants know their products very well. They may be suggested to you by the CmsVendors. You can also find them on mailing lists like cms and contentmanagers. It is quite possible to use these consultants before approaching the vendors themselves. Reputable consulting firms who have experience installing more than one product may guide you to the ones best suited to your needs. Hourly and daily consultant rates vary greatly, and some may expect the bulk of their fees to come from the installation, training, and rollout phase as they work alongside the vendor to get your system launched.

We hope many consultants will be found on CMS Wiki as it grows, and on other websites like CMS Consultants.