We often go out to client sites and
walk them through a demo of the technology we have proposed in our
responses. This allows the customer to get hands on experience with
the product, as well as ask any technical or functional questions
they may have.
For ease of setup and reuse, we use a 'canned' demo based on the
many freely available packages for Umbraco, with the occasional
customisation depending on the clients scenarios.
One item we use heavily is the Create Website Starter
kit, which has now been release as version 2.0 on Codeplex. The new version is
fantastic. Some of the highlights for me include:
- The new UI looks excellent, something clients are always
critical of. Kudos to Sam
Grady.
- The XSLT
search is in the new search by Douglas Robar
- It now includes a URL Rewriting
package action by Richard Soeteman
- The Contact Us form is improved and now has a nice admin
interface
- And as always, it installs with a few simple clicks thanks to
being an Umbraco Package.
Well done to all the guys involved. Something I have always been
a strong advocate of is these type of usable, feature rich packages
and modules, and this is a great example of what the community can
achieve.
