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Looking for fediverse platform for a minimal corporate website. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by geoma@lemmy.ml to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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Some friends have websites. I encourage them to do. But they have them only to publish contact info, opening times, and a couple of photos of their business. What would be the best fediverse platform for this? Of course being able to post/toot news every now and then, is also a good feature.

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[–] otter@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Since this is for a business, ultimately they should also put the info on their social media pages (ex. Google maps listing, instagram)

They would look super cool/modern in my eyes if they also had a Mastodon account.

Otherwise I think the best option here might be Drupal/WordPress. It's an open source way to build the website, and it's used by many large corporations too. If the needs are simple, WordPress may handle it. If the needs are more complex, Drupal should get it?

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

I'd argue that for a small business a static site might be better unless it's a managed Drupal/WordPress instance. Too much involved in hosting a public-facing website, CMS and database for most small business operators. They just want to set it and forget it at minimal cost to them (including the cost of time)

[–] geoma@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah they are on google maps (sadly needed) and openstreetmap, and they actually do have a wordpress (I am thinking of a restaurant) but they really don't need so much. And they wanna quit hosting because they've had a lot of people as intermediaries taking advantage and charging a lot and the hassle of hosting migration etc. I love Drupal architecture though, but it is too much for the minimal needs.