Content Management Systems
Do you have a website? Do you want to have a website?
…but aren’t sure how to make changes to it? Did you know that there are applications that allows business owners like you maintain your website? You can be your company’s website superhero!
These applications are called Content Management Systems, or CMS for short. There are hundreds of web CMS solutions available, but it’s important to choose the right one for your needs (don’t worry, we can help).
Typically, websites are setup on web servers by people who are experts in website programming languages, such as HTML, CSS, PHP, Cold Fusion, etc. While having a website programmer set up your site allows you to get your business online, the information on your site can get out of date quickly. But what can you do? You aren’t a programmer. So, you call Johnny the programmer and pay for him to fix a typo, add a page, or update your contact information. But sometimes it’s not that easy to get Johnny to call or write you back. He may have other projects that are keeping him busy, and fixing your typo isn’t at the top of his priority list. Guess what? You can change the typo yourself (no, really… you can!)
“But how? I don’t know HTML, so I can’t edit a website that’s programmed using all this crazy code!!?!”
Like I just said… actually, yes you can. A Content Management System would solve this problem for you–it gives you the power to make changes like these all by yourself. The CMS takes all the code your website is made from, and converts the pages into a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) editor, so you don’t need to be a programmer to make simple changes. A WYSIWYG editor makes editing a webpage as easy as creating a Word document or an e-mail. You can even add photos and links to your page.
Benefits
- Your website gets updated quickly and easily by you, or your own staff.
- Changes that you make are published immediately to your site! No need to contact your programmer or upload files using FTP… just press the publish button!
- You don’t have to be at your office computer to make changes– log into your CMS on any computer with an internet connection to make edits.
- Eliminate the cost of website maintenance– feel empowered and take control over your own web presence.
- If you do know some HTML or other programming language, you’ll still be able to use those skills (if you want to).
What do you want your website to do? Odds are, there’s a CMS out there that can do everything you want to do on the web, and more.
If you don’t have much money up-front to invest in a CMS, there are open-source options available. However, odds are you’ll pay the price down the road when you need support or help upgrading your site. Get in touch with us today to find out what a CMS can offer you.
But remember: the CMS comes AFTER the actual design of your website. And trust us, you need a great one. The good news is that we can design an awesome, custom-built site for your business, AND give you the functionality and freedom to control it with a Content Management System.
