I am hoping someone out there can point me in the right direction to help me do what i'm trying to do...

I am developing a site that is an all-in-one webiste service, where a customer picks a template, we customize it, and we host them. Nothing new, just done a bit differently and marketed to our lower end clients with small budgets.

I need a very good but very EASY CMS system that can quickly be integrated into a finished template from template monster.

The process would be something like:
1) customer picks a template
2) we customize it based on their branding and needs
3) template is turned over to coder who codes it and integrates the necessary tags to work with a CMS system.

Basically, i just need the best and easiest to use CMS.

One that is both easy for a coder to integrate, and one that is VERY easy for even the stupidest non-techiest users to figure out.

I want them to be able to edit their own contact info, manage their own news and articles, manage their own photo galleries, etc.

Thanks!
Dave

So far i heard these:
Joomla - Is this easy enough for less tech savy people to use?
Expression Engine
Mambo

Joomla is the one you should go for. If you need any help in it, msg me or pm me.... I wil be arround.

Opt for

1. Wordpress
2. Joomla

I think these two would be easy for your clients to manage even if they are not tech savvy.

i dont see any example of snews on their site... is it really easy to use??

http://modxcms.com/
IMHO - the absolute easiest cms to integrate templates into, and I have dealt with many a many. It may not come with all the great features out of the box, but that makes it even easier to add custom functionality, again IMHO.

I haven't used modxcms, but Wordpress is much easier than most of the previously mentioned ones.