This will probably cause quite a stir...
My girlfriend just purchased a eCommerce package from Network Solutions much to my dismay since I was giving MODx a HARD look and recommendation due to the way in which SEO can be catered the way you want. She has 30 days to get a refund from Network Solutions and I am out to prove why she should use MODx. I also took a look at their templates and they are butt ugly! When I asked if I could make a change to a template, they said certainly - for a one time charge of $499.00!
I am new to MODx, still researching, and could use some help convincing the honey. For example:
MODx Web CMS Gets eCommerce Add-on
http://www.cmswire.com/cms/web-cms/modx-web-cms-gets-ecommerce-addon-001541.php
Is eCommerce safe and secure using MODx?
I am VERY familiar with SEO, google, spiders, site maps, etc. I have had websites for about 20 years now and still get top placement in search engines for what I believe is the #1 reason: My pages are build using as much SEO strategies allowable while proving great reader information. Network Solutions eCommercs has Predefined Pages found by this path:
http://www.networksolutions.com/e-commerce/index.jsp
...Click on How It Works
then... Test Drive - See How it Works
then... Pages
I tried to save the link but they force login if tried that way!...
Anyway, if you hit EDIT for any of these predefined pages, you are given the chance to edit ONLY:
Page Name:
Page Title:
Friendly Url:
Meta Keywords:
Meta Description:
I called Network Solutions and asked if I had the ability to add additional pages outside of the predefined pages. They said yes - unlimited. Every page, including all predefined pages plus any custom pages, will have only the above items that I can edit along with the content area (which is really one big box for as much asp code you want I guess).
If I had a perfect CMS, it would not only give me the ability to change ALL of the page portions above, but it would also allow me to change other SEO goodies like:
1. The text in the Header of the page (assuming I have text in the Header)
2. The Titles and URL’s of any navigation whether in the header, side navigation, or footer areas.
3. The Alt Text attributes for any images on each page
4. Assuming my template had 2 paragraphs in the Content area, the ability to customize the H1 & H2 Paragraph Headers along with the H1 & H2 Paragraphs.
Here is my question for MODx: Am I able to customize the CMS to have open fields for all of these SEO ingredients?
Another quick question: If I want to create a Anchor Text Link to another web page withing my domain (by reference to that pages Title), does MODx allow me to pull up a list of my other pages and quickly drop that page (and the text link) in while I am typing away in the Content area?
One last quick question: Does Google, in any way, penalize MODx just because they use templates?
It appears Network Solutions is much too restrictive and from what I have read online, there are consistent reports of unethical behavior. Please help me convince my girlfriend as to why she should use MODx!
Much Appreciated!!
