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Free content management systems.

If your looking for free content management systems check out some of the links I have provided.

Open Source Content Management systems 

Getting a content management system doesnt have to cost a dime. Sometimes what may turn people away is the complicated set up. Most hosting companies will set up the cms for you. Shoot me an email and I can tell you which hosting companies have automatic set ups.
what is cms(content Management System?
This site gives a simple answer to what a content
management system is and how it is used.

This site also offers another content management system.
Mambo CMS
This is a nice content management system to use.
Its free to use. This system has plugins to support shopping carts for those looking at creating a content management system. Before you use this CMS as an ecommerce make sure you look at the section on the site on how to fix the security issues.
Joomla Content management System
Here is another free open source cms to use. Most of these open source programs can be installed on the hosting that you provide.
Free Chapter on Joolma
If your looking into getting joolma get a free chapter by clicking the link. The site has free templates you can use for your joolma site.
Joolma for the beginner
This is a link I found on what Joomla is and is focused for the beginner.
drupal
Drupal tutorial on how to create a layout.

Content management system books 

Mastering Mambo: E-Commerce, Templates, Module Development, SEO, Security, and Performance

Amazon Price: $35.99 (as of 10/12/2008)

e-Start Your Web Store with Zen Cart

I found this book to be an easy read. If your looking for a open source content management system check this book out. Save yourself the trouble of hours of exploring and get your store up.

Amazon Price: (as of 10/12/2008)

Zen Cart: Building an Online Store the Zen Way

Amazon Price: (as of 10/12/2008)

Joomla Content Management System Videos 

One of the biggest challenges with free content management systems is the set up. Or how to configure the system to your specs. Here is a site that has a video tutorial on how to set up and change the look and feel of the site.

Joolma Videos

Here is another site I picked up that has videos and templates at a cost. The cost outways the benefits with so many templates.
Content Management system videos and templates.

Free Website templates 

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Plugins and web design tutorials 

Photo gallery plugin
If your using Joolma this is a good plugin. Its one of the easiest to use in my opinion.

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