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Recent Press Coverage

LightCMS Given Top Billing in List of Hosted CMSs

Vandelay Design | January 18th, 2012

Vandelay Design places LightCMS at the top of its list of the Best Hosted CMS systems. LightCMS is given accolades for its in-place content editing system, it's full feature set including e-commerce, and it designer-friendly, private-label features.

Our company lands on the Inc. 5000 for fourth year

Inc. | August 25, 2011

Inc. Magazine has announced its annual listing of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in America. We’re pleased to announce that Element Fusion has made the list for our fourth consecutive year.

LightCMS Shine the Light! Program Recognized for Philanthropic Impact

The Journal Record | July 12, 2011

LightCMS received the Beacon Award for philanthropic impact by a small business for its Shine the Light! program which, with the help of experienced LightCMS designers, donated ten websites to ten non-profit organizations in 2010.

LightCMS Online Store Functionality Reported on by Website Magazine

Website Magazine | May 18, 2011

On the same day that LightCMS revealed the nature of "Project Tuscany" as a beautiful, seamless upgrade providing online store functionaliity, Website Magazine reported on upgrade's major selling points.

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LightCMS featured in "5 incredible hosted CMS's reviewed" by Web Designer Depot

Web Designer Depot | April 21, 2011

Web Designer Depot ran a review of five content management systems that they deemed to be "incredible." LightCMS is featured and receives a great review in the article, which describes the system's major highlights from a third-party perspective.

LightCMS program featured in the Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal | January 12, 2011

Our Shine the Light! program got a little attention from The Wall Street Journal last week. We're honored that this major media publication took notice of all the great work that has been done by LightCMS customers through Shine the Light!

Our company lands on the Inc. 5000 for third year

Inc. | August 24, 2010

Inc. Magazine has announced its annual listing of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in America. We’re pleased to announce that Element Fusion has made the list for our third consecutive year.

How to Increase the Value of Your Design Services for Clients

DESIGNM.AG | January 14, 2010

This article offers advice and resources to Web Designers looking to increase their value and improve their revenue stream. Point #12 in the article recommends considering a private label CMS and cites Element Fusion's own LightCMS as a recommended resource.

The Inc. 5000

Inc. Magazine | August 12, 2009

National small business and entrepreneur magazine, Inc., lists Element Fusion as #2341 on the 2009 Inc. 5000, a listing of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America. This is Element Fusion's second consecutive appearance on the annual list.

How to Set Up Your First Site with LightCMS

Vandelay Design Blog | May 6, 2009

Steven Snell posts a detailed review and tutorial of our LightCMS product on his popular web design blog. The article outlines the key features of LightCMS and provides step-by-step instructions on getting started with the system.

Interview with Justin Cowan - Founder of Element Fusion and LightCMS

Retire at 21 | March 2009

This online publication for young entrepreneurs featured an interview with Justin Cowan about starting and running a web software company.

The Inc. 5000

Inc. Magazine | August 20, 2008

National small business and entrepreneur magazine, Inc., lists Element Fusion as #1469 on the 2008 Inc. 5000, a listing of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America.