Multiple Websites / ONE CMS

[cw1865]

I am seeking to implement a system whereby I can maintain one CMS and define content to multiple websites. I think such a system would be very useful to create a lot of content relatively quickly/cheaply, would permit crafting niche websites targeted to slightly less popular products and would overall be a boon by reducing content management time.

Any thoughts on this topic would be appreciated.....

[bobchrist]

I think tridion has such system, possibly you're looking for this; R5

[kgun]

1. May be the best is to get your own dedicated server or grid host. Employ a young clever IT person to take care of the server configuration if that is beyond your time budget. Then configure the domains so you can use the same templates on all domains foccusing on using the three layers of the web. One central place where you link to your style sheets, Java Script code etc. Since all the domains are hosted on the same IP, there may be SEO disadvantages.
2. I use a Danish hoster (nearly instantly upgrading to new versions of PHP - very important because of the way PHP evolves) where I can do the same on a shared IP. That is a second best solution to me as long as I don't need a dedicated server now.

[snowman]

Apologies if you have thought of this already but would Wordpress MU (multi user) help you in this respect. There are plenty of plugins to get your blog looking like a website too.....

Find out more on http://www.mu.wordpress.org

[cw1865]

Any thoughts on Netsuite out there?

[activeco]

NetSuite Small Business Review 2008

[cw1865]

thanks

[arthurakay]

I actually work for a company named Imaginary Landscape, based out of Chicago IL.

We have a CMS designed for exactly this purpose - we named it "Landscaper". Rather than bore you with technical details, I'll just say that we have a number of clients who are large hospital chains in the Chicago metro area who use our CMS and love it.

Check out our website for more info - Chicago Web Design | Chicago Web Developer | Web Design Companies and Services | Imaginary Landscape, LLC: Chicago Web Developer

[jaldridge]

I actually built my own! We're kicking off a community project which will have 100s of separate websites. I built a CMS system that actually manages just one website but the changes are reflected throughout all of them.

It was the only way to do it to get around the problem of solving bugs. Imagine fixing a bug in 500 websites! Ouch. Now we change it once and that's it.

In fact I'm so impressed with the facility that we've created that I might sell it one day!!

[Christiaan]

Find out more on http://www.mu.wordpress.org

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