Re: Mooball IT

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Phil,

In closing, I would like you to ask yourself just one question - how would
> the Plone ecosystem look to our clients and users if we all did this?


Most likely it would be a bigger, more active and growing eco system
instead of the current frustrating slow death we are experiencing.

The primary reason I lose new tenders is because I have to spend so much
time educating people about what Plone is before I can even propose a
solution. Most business just compare overall usage of technologies and the
likes of WordPress win hands down - despite being hopelessly inferior
technology.

And the primary reason I lose current clients is because they move away
from Plone to WordPress - and the reason they cite is the fear that there
is just no support out there for Plone. That it is far too risky to put
their faith in a technology that nobody users.

If they were to get regular emails from an active community then they would
see that there is support out there and choices and while that may keep me
'on my toes', I would much prefer some decent competition than to have
clients walk away to an inferior solution purely due to fear that they are
on a sinking ship.

Many of the people Ive emailed recently have said (paraphrased) "I wish you
had contacted us a few months ago - we could not get the support we needed
so we have moved to WordPress".

If we all dont vastly increase our promotion of Plone then Im pretty
certain there will be no ecosystem at all in 5 years time.

--
Tom

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Phil,<div><br></div><div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
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rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><span style=3D"c=
olor:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8000001907349px">In closing, I would like yo=
u to ask yourself just one question - how would the Plone ecosystem look to=
 our clients and users if we all did this?</span></blockquote><div class=3D=
"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br>Most likely it would be a bigg=
er, more active and growing eco system instead of the current frustrating s=
low death we are experiencing.=C2=A0<br><br>The primary reason I lose new t=
enders is because I have to spend so much time educating people about what =
Plone is before I can even propose a solution. Most business just compare o=
verall usage of technologies and the likes of WordPress win hands down - de=
spite being hopelessly inferior technology.<br><br>And the primary reason I=
 lose current clients is because they move away from Plone to WordPress - a=
nd the reason they cite is the fear that there is just no support out there=
 for Plone. That it is far too risky to put their faith in a technology tha=
t nobody users.=C2=A0<br><br>If they were to get regular emails from an act=
ive community then they would see that there is support out there and choic=
es and while that may keep me &#39;on my toes&#39;, I would much prefer som=
e decent competition than to have clients walk away to an inferior solution=
 purely due to fear that they are on a sinking ship.<br><br>Many of the peo=
ple Ive emailed recently have said (paraphrased) &quot;I wish you had conta=
cted us a few months ago - we could not get the support we needed so we hav=
e moved to WordPress&quot;.<br><br>If we all dont vastly increase our promo=
tion of Plone then Im pretty certain there will be no ecosystem at all in 5=
 years time.<br><br>--<br>Tom<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-ser=
if;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style=3D"font-size:13px;border-=
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