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> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Where is the Typepad of Content Management Systems?
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/2006915where-is-the-typepad-of-content-management-systems-html/
- Published: 2006-09-15T13:20:18.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:33:23.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Blog, Technology, #DashHouseCom, #wp

I’ve been playing around with [content management systems](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content%5Fmanagement%5Fsystem?ref=dashhouse.com) for the past couple of months: [Joomla](http://www.joomla.org/?ref=dashhouse.com), [Typo3](http://typo3.com/?ref=dashhouse.com), [Drupal](http://drupal.org/?ref=dashhouse.com), and more homegrown solutions. It seems that they’re all pretty good, but I think there’s a huge market opportunity for someone to develop the [Typepad](http://www.typepad.com/?ref=dashhouse.com) or [Backpack](http://backpackit.com/?referrer=BPHWSW&ref=dashhouse.com) of content management systems. By that I mean a CMS system that is:

- Free or cheap
- Ready to go in five minutes after signup
- Looks great
- Easy to use
- Powerful
- Scaleable
- Customizable
- [Web 2.0](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web%5F2?ref=dashhouse.com) look and feel

So far I haven’t found anything like this. Some try but they don’t quite get there. Maybe somebody needs to read [*Getting Real*](https://gettingreal.37signals.com/?ref=dashhouse.com) and start filling this hole.