# Lay-out costs ? and what does CMS means \>?

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**Created:** [March 15, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562 "2003-03-15T20:18:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![cosanostra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@cosanostra](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cosanostra)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562/1 "2003-03-15T20:18:46Z")

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i got a question, does anybody knows what CMS means ?  
the cms of a website ? 😑

welli got another question, what does a normal good frame/lay-out costs ? i must create a new frame for this website [http://www.giccon.nl](http://www.giccon.nl) please give me advice over the price, ?, and where do i have to look at when i design a website to messure the price of it ?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562/2 "2003-03-15T20:22:52Z")

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CMS …

Call Me Sally

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**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562/3 "2003-03-15T20:31:02Z")

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CMS… I’m not totally sure the exact name…

Something like… Command Module System…

It basically sets it up where you don’t have to know any HTML to change your website around… I find it completely useless unless you are going to host multiple people on your website and they all don’t know simple HTML…

It takes alot of time to set it up unless someone gives you their code and if you ask me it’s alot easier to copy paste save and send then the stuff in there… But that’s just me…

🙂

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**Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562/4 "2003-03-15T20:59:55Z")

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well, actually it’s Content Management System (not sure about System).

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562/5 "2003-03-16T03:36:49Z")

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Whichever… It’s not worth the time and effort if you ask me.

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562/6 "2003-03-16T11:10:28Z")

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ok koowL tnx…

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562/7 "2003-03-16T11:15:15Z")

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Anytime… Just drop a line

And Pay a dime… Cause money = time 🙂

And This is a lame rhyme… Yes yes yesime… hehe

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562/8 "2003-03-16T11:18:26Z")

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rhyme whut whut,  
it’s like comin’in the wrong time,  
like red is the defenition of whine ?  
I’m not good at english rhyme, but i can say you this in Dutch.  
‘‘Als ik een rijm schrijf, weet ik zeker dat ik degene zal zijn die in de ring blijft’’. LoL

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562/9 "2003-03-16T11:59:09Z")

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EH… HUH?! hehehe…

I took Spanish in High School not german 😛 hehe

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562/10 "2003-03-16T13:13:53Z")

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the worst thing u can call me is a german !!!  
GRRRR :@ hehe…spanish ola, that sounds fun ! 😃 😛

MAsziLL

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562/11 "2003-03-16T13:21:08Z")

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[http://www.acronymfinder.com/default.asp?p=dict&String=exact&Acronym=CMS](http://www.acronymfinder.com/default.asp?p=dict&String=exact&Acronym=CMS)

😉 I knew it as Lynx’s definition

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562/12 "2003-03-16T13:22:58Z")

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lynx is right…it is content management system

playamarz has got it right with Cause money = time

your costs should be based on how long you think you will take to build the templ8 and any unforseen extras etc…

they are time consuming to do but the client can upd8 their sites themselves leaving you free to get on with other things…

good luck

::::: AnOraK :::::

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562/13 "2003-03-16T13:29:19Z")

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Ahhhhhh, “Your search for CMS returned 112 hits” :!:

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562/14 "2003-03-16T22:00:02Z")

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BLAH TO CMS

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562/15 "2003-03-16T22:53:29Z")

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“Content Management System” yes, that’s it.

“we” make sites that uses CM systems @ work.

the EASIEST way to use semi CM systems is by using Macromedia Contribue on template based pages.

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**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lay-out-costs-and-what-does-cms-means/15562/16 "2003-03-17T03:25:15Z")

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If a flash CMS isn’t your thing, then look for any one of the free content management systems on offer in PHP.

Take a look at PHPNuke for a start. You will need to have mySQL ready to roll but then if your using a CMS you need a database backend of some kind.

The php ones are easy to use and best of all they work well with your flash design.

🙂
