[marcus stacks]

haha oh yea, what can I say, im not very good finding my way around website  thx m8

[Radek Jablonski]

marcus, if the cms website is not on my server then I do not own it,
I can not copy it to the other folder, change content and use it for other domains/websites, something I do with my current website. If for some reason you close your business, you die or any other reason all your customers are fuc..d

[marcus stacks]

Radek Jablonski, that's not true as I have plans in place , currently NONE of my clients have ever BROUGHT a site from me and only lease the sites on a monthly basis so no one would be screwed even if I had no one to take over on my demise, which I do...

To release my CMS code would open my clients up to the same problems WordPress suffers from, exploits from hackers. It would also allow someone to take my 15 years HARD work and resell it themselves.

If you’re looking for a CMS you can move then my services really aren't going to work for you, for a CMS that isn't open source  you would be looking at paying thousands not hundreds, especially one that allows you to scores 100% on Google test tool, in fact I don’t believe one even exists elsewhere. WordPress is probably the best solution for you based on your needs of moving the CMS elsewhere.

In all honestly I cannot take on anymore clients anyway as its a full time job supporting my current client base.

Good luck m8!

[Radek Jablonski]

paying monthly is overcharging myself,
good to those running big businesses having no time to manage it.

who the hell needs a non open source coded website are we a big web portals that can be attacked?

and who needs 100% on speed test? once is mobile friendly 100% and speed above I say 60% then it must be ok as most of website are like this, do you want to say that google gonna love your websites only becouse are 100% on this test?

do not like the idea for paying monthly for the website designed once, it can lead to thousands over a years while a good website is between 500-1000 pounds, just like yours, the same project, with a bit changed design, graphics, content.
It is just an excuse to charge monthly overpricing the same product.

[Mike Halliday]

The truth is the money is made with hosting fees and rentals not building websites why sell the golden cow when they can be paying forever with your hands grasping thier balls........keep paying or the website disappears

[marcus stacks]

Why does anyone rent anything? Allot of people don't want to pay 1-2k for a website design that sorry to say, will become outdated and need replacing every 3 years m8.

Lets say for arguments sake a decent wordpress website would cost you what £1000 + (forget £500 that's not decent) but it will need replacing in 3 years if you want to stay uptodate. Sites I built 3 years ago im having to now replace (for free). My charges of £25pm x 12 months  x 3 years  = £900. (I must stress I am no longer accepting clients please do not contact me) I wasn't very good at math in school but £900 is cheaper than £1000. Then go ahead and take out the hosting  fee you would pay anywhere, a good windows hosting needed for the latest ASP.net web applications to run is say £5.50pm so  £198 hosting over 3 years, deduct the hosting fee and the net profit to me is £702 so..... £300 less than £1000 over a 3 year period.

I get that you don't want my services Radek, im not bale to make them available either, and I am truly orry if you feel my business model is an injustice to my clients but since everyone knows my terms and conditions upfront  and my client base are not held down with a contract they can walk away with their domain name at ANYTIME. The real risk is only to me when you think about it as it takes me years to claw back the money i could have otherwise charged upfront in one go. What if they die, what if they quit? what if they don't pay? You will be happy to know I lose, my family loses, I wont be able to pay my rent....Hopefully that makes you feel slightly better to know I have no security in the aragement other then keeping my clients satisfied month on month.

You may wish to contact many other companies with your concerns who run the same business model,
wix.com,  weebly.com, yell.com and a host of other providers who also don't let you walk away with a free or even paid for designs in some cases, Yell springs to mind.

I sincerely wish you luck in finding what your looking for elsewhere and appreciate your concern for my clients, but since they are all happy and  I don't offer what your looking for (movable CMS)  and im not taking on anyone new right now anyway can we please drop it so I don't need to keep coming back here to defend my business to people who haven't used it and break the forum rules? (sorry admin)?

[steve prince]

I can honestly say that I have used Marcus's services for the last couple of years and I have no doubt that with out his help and guidance I would not be achieving the quality of work I now am, so I don't think he needs to justify himself! Keep up the great work Marcus 

[Mike Halliday]

Marcus, I'm not sure if your reply was in answer to my post ?

If It was then you have put a lot of thought into justifying your position which to be honest was not needed as although my post might seem critical of  the  business concept of hosting fees and website 'rental' I have the upmost respect for this method of doing business.

To me it's the perfect scenario  and if I was in your position I would do exactly the same,  any bussiness that can be ran from a laptop while laying on a sun lounger on a beach  is in my book perfect

[steve prince]

Marcus, I'm not sure if your reply was in answer to my post ?

If It was then you have put a lot of thought into justifying your position which to be honest was not needed as although my post might seem critical of  the  business concept of hosting fees and website 'rental' I have the upmost respect for this method of doing business.

To me it's the perfect scenario  and if I was in your position I would do exactly the same,  any bussiness that can be ran from a laptop while laying on a sun lounger on a beach  is in my book perfect

Bang on Mike

[marcus stacks]

No Mike it was to Radek m8, thanks for your clarifying your post though!

Thanks for the support Steve, appreciated!

Hopefully we can drop it now and move on now  

[bennymon]

Hi Marcus most of this thread to me is like another language  . I have a website that badly needs updating it brings me no work whatsoever .just wondered if you could tell me why it stays top of the google listings Cheers   Del

[Radek Jablonski]

he is not here much
ask steve to give you his email etc