1. Building and Supporting
Drupal Websites:
In-House, Outhouse, or Both?
#12NTCinout
Laura Norvig
Renee Rybak Lang
Matt Koltermann
Johanna Bates
Michelle Murrain

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3. Welcome, Online Peeps!
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4. Get your tweet on
Session Hashtag #12NTCinout
• Laura Norvig @lnorvig
• Johanna Bates @hanabel
• Michelle Murrain @pearlbear
• Renee Rybak Lang @rrybak
• Matt Koltermann @mattkoltermann
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5. Agenda
• Getting to Know Us
• Getting to Know You
• In the Outhouse
• In and Out – A Blended Model
• The Right Blend: Best Practices and Tips
• Hosting Options
• Training Options
• Q and A
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6. Getting to Know Us
• Laura Norvig, NSRT
• Renee Rybak Lang, Education Sector
• Matt Koltermann, Action Against Hunger
• Johanna Bates, Collaborative Consulting
• Michelle Murrain, Nonprofit Web Developer
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7. Getting to Know You
• Do you have a Drupal website already?
• Do you do everything in-house?
• Do you outsource everything?
• Do you have a “blended” approach?
• What are you here to learn?
• Who went to Drupal Day yesterday?
• What did you learn?
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8. © Michael D. Brown
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9. Outhouse
flickr / A. M. Kuchling
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10. Education Sector’s Web Project (in a Nutshell)
We wanted to get
from this…
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11. Education Sector’s Web Project (in a Nutshell)…
…To this:
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12. Do We Need to Outsource? Questions to Ask…
• What is your in-house tech expertise? Tech ninja
or tech novice?
• How complicated are your needs?
• What’s your budget?
• What’s your timeline?
• Frequency of development?
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13. The Process: How Do You Choose?
• Get clear on your project goals
• Research potential vendors
• Write an RFP
• Review proposals & have conversations with the
vendors you like
• Check references and choose!
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14. Pros of Outsourcing
• Can be cost efficient (particularly if your needs
are infrequent, or simple.)
• Leverage outside expertise… because they ARE
tech ninjas!
• Can be time effective.
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15. Cons of Outsourcing
• Outsourcing can get expensive.
• Web development “on the fly.” Simply can’t be
done.
• Can be time-intensive.
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16. Tips and Tricks…
• Invest in the planning time up front!
• No matter what, understand it’s a time
commitment.
• Choose an internal team for decision-
making.
• Communicate!
• It’s OK to make tough choices.
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17. Blended Model – Matt Koltermann
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18. Is 100% In-House Really Possible?
iStockphoto / cogal
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19. The Right Blend:
Best Practices
and Tips
Johanna Bates
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20. Stretch and
Wiggle Break
Question:
Where is your site
hosted?
flickr.com / kenski1970
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21. Hosting Options
•Linode
•Bluehost
•Acquia
•Pantheon
•Rackspace
•Omega8.cc
•VPS.net
•DreamHost
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22. Training Options
Drupal Training - drupal.org/training-services
(list of many options, including in person and online)
Online
Drupalize Me - drupalize.me
Lynda.com - lynda.com
Build a Module.com - buildamodule.com
Learnable - learnable.com
Books
Conferences
DrupalCons - portland2013.drupal.org
- drupal.org/drupalcon
Drupal Camps - buildamodule.com/drupal-camps-calendar
Development sites / Sandboxes
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23. Q and A
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24. Additional References
• Building and Supporting Drupal Websites
bit.ly/zmKvlU
• CMS Building on a Budget
bit.ly/GKl8Sk
• Some Thoughts on Standards
bit.ly/GKl1Gr
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25. Goodbye, Online Peeps!
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26. Evaluate This Session!
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