CMS*es & Tools I Use

* CMS = Content Management System

Tools are important, but people can be important-er. If your site isn’t built using these tools, we can investigate what the investment would be to change platforms (and, of course, try to figure out if it will be worth it).

You may also be interested in How to Choose a CMS.

Tier I: Favorites and/or Currently Using

• Squarespace (online site builder)
• Craft (general customizable CMS)
• Perch (general customizable CMS)
• Mailchimp (email marketing)
• Acuity (now also known as Squarespace Scheduling) (online scheduler)
• Weebly (online site builder)

Tier II: Some Experience

• Wild Apricot (organization/membership manager)
• Shopify (full-featured e-commerce CMS)
• BigCommerce (full-featured e-commerce CMS)
• Big Cartel (simple e-commerce CMS)
• MailerLite (email marketing)
• Zapier (online automation tool)
• JotForm (online forms)
• Cognito Forms (online forms)
• Calendly (online scheduler)
• FoxyCart/Foxy (e-commerce shopping cart)
• Emma (email marketing)
• Constant Contact (email marketing)

Tier III: Off the Table

If it absolutely has to be one of these, I’m not your guy. (Although I have helped people transition out of some of these systems.)

• Wordpress.org (self-hosted blog CMS) — Why I don’t use Wordpress
• Expression Engine (general CMS)
• Concrete5 (general CMS)
• Drupal (CMS framework)
• DotNetNuke, a.k.a. DNN