Publishing

Freelock computing is, in my experience, unique in that they have assembled a comprehensive, well-rounded team of technical specialists yet they function on a high level together as a team. The Freelock team is adept at speaking in human, non-technical terms  when discussing projects with laypeople.

Throughout the development process we inevitably came to many decision points in terms of which direction we would continue, and Freelock was always instrumental in counseling us through the merits and liabilities of the choices in front of us.

Chris Wilson over at Slate claims that the new Whitehouse.gov move to the Drupal content management system is the "triumph of hope over experience," basically slamming Drupal as not up to the task for a variety of, well, silly, ignorant reasons. He points to a migration of Recovery.org to Sharepoint as evidence.

Here's what's in our packages:

OpenPublish Basic

Additional Options

Now here's why you should work with us: what you get in the basic package will get you started, provide you with a solid platform to build on. As your needs grow, we've got dozens of options available to unlock as you need them, including:

The publishing industry is going through dramatic changes these days. Is your web site up to the task of bringing your business into the Web 2.0 world? Do you spend your time fighting with your publishing workflow rather than having it work for you? Here are some questions to ask yourself about your current web site, when considering an upgrade:

Welcome!

We are excited to work with you to get your site launched! We have a number of online tools, including this web site, to help improve communications, define the process, and get you launched quickly.

To launch your site in a timely manner we need to work as a team. Any delays in providing requested items can delay the launch of your site. If you have any questions about our requests, give us a call!

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Libertary's goal of getting online books to as many people as possible (for free!) was a project right up our alley, fitting nicely with our open source foundation.

Robinson Papers hired us to build a centrally-managed web site with different personalities for each of their papers but shared control.

We built out a sophisticated system in Drupal, with extensive workflow rules, roles for freelancers, writers, editors, and publishers, and the ability to share or republish content between the various editions. We also imported over 10,000 articles from their previous host, built custom themes for each paper, and created a training video for them to use with their staff.