Benefits of a Content Management System (CMS)
Static websites are out and CMS websites are in. Content management system is the new tool to make running a website easy and “doable” for non technical minded people.
Its basically like running your website from a simple control panel.
You can add new pages, modify pages, categorize pages, change the layout, add new functionalities, manage users, send out newsletters, run a blog, and so much more with the functionality that a Content Management website gives you.
With no limits on how many pages your allowed, or any extra per page fees that are associated with static websites.
Affordable?
If you speak to any financial adviser they will tell you to take your expenditure on a product over a couple of years and not just the initial amount. Taking this into consideration when you are deciding on a new website, do you think that a 4 page website will fit your business in 5 years time?
Yes maybe the 4 page website deal will be cheaper now, but how much will you spend on updates? adding new pages? new functionalities? over this period of time.
We all know that website designs age and a new designs must be implemented every +- 2 years to keep an up-to-date business image. There is no redesigning of a static website, there is only a “scrap the old one and redo everything from scratch”.
An Open Source Content Management System that we here at Backbone implement is cost effective, as a redesign is simply creating a new skin for the website, at a fraction of the cost that a new static website will cost you.
So taking everything into consideration a website CMS far out ways a static website regarding cost, functionality, flexibility and adaptability.
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Thanks again for the advise, I took up the challenge last year after reading one of your articles. This has really turned my website around.
Keep up the post, i look forward to them