X Nations - Is a content manager a "must have"?

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Originally Posted by oystein (Post 132710)

#24 Silvercash Albert

It is important to note, that many of the 'boxed' solutions are great for companies using the propreitary affiliate software, however that is mandate these software companies want you to adopt, so your investment in their product makes it harder to revisit if you want to transition your company to alternative solution. I use the example of many cell phone companies offering free hardware, but the consumer's commitment is longer to the phone service.

Not necessarily! The CMS primaries is dealing with the content and layout, leave the billing+affiliates, members management+authentication to other systems, each one best in what it's doing.
There are some crossing points, in which case it is better if the vendor of all 3 systems is one and they all work together in concert, but this is not a must, and if all of these 3 systems can play alone, and do not strictly require to use the other systems by the same vendor, this is giving the desired sense of flexibility and ability to replace any of the others with no much hassle.

Sometimes you have to spend money to make money

Could not agree more!

I do respect Oystein's comments as direct validity exists with the elements of flexibility. However, in my experiences the implementation of significant affiliate software is not always seamless. Therefore, if one can use the same prioprietary softward for upgrades or extensions, the implementation is often easier. In turn, troubleshooting with one company's software/hardware tends to be a much easier for convenience purposes :)