[NGO] what NGOs need in a website [checklist]

[Jon Stahl]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ngo-bounces at lists.plone.org 
> [mailto:ngo-bounces at lists.plone.org] On Behalf Of Aaron VanDerlip

> > And the hosting costs were considerably cheaper and less 
> complicated 
> > than setting up and hosting a Plone solution.  We need 
> these things to 
> > change if we want to make Plone an attractive option for NGOs.
> There are $30 a month options for hosting Plone, but it is 
> true that they are no sub $10/month or cheaper hosts.  I know 
> very well that many small NGOs are very tight with funds.  My 
> take is that if they can't see the value of the  Plone 
> toolset beyond the hosting costs and value their website at 
> $120 a year, then it is going to be a very difficult project
> to negotiate in terms of budget.   That being said, I have 
> been a strong
> advocate of more options in the shared Plone hosting space, 
> and it would help adoption by having more companies to choose 
> from.  Right now the perception is that there are very few 
> Plone hosting options short of dedicated servers, and some 
> clients have been uneasy about this, especially in face of 
> the thousands of LAMP hosting providers.

Another trend in the sector to point out is the rise of inexpensive
managed virtual servers (now down to around $25/month).


best,
jon