Regular readers of this rant will know that I have no patience with clients who ask "how do I update my website?"
Read here for more ... and here. As you can see, I am amazed that there are people in the world who think that a website is somehow like a Word document; that it can be edited and added to by someone who doesn't know what they are doing. It's a bit like flying your own airplane or performing your own appendectomy - a certain level of skill and experience is required.
I hear "How do I post to my website?" (As though the website is a forum or a blog!)
Or, even better "OK, I have the user name and password to access by site. Now what do I do?" (See link one above!)
But it's true that search engines prefer sites which are regularly updated. It's also true that software can be fitted to our site to enable an amateur to update their website. This can be done in two ways, the first being the ideal way.
1. When your website is built, content-management software is installed onto your site and your site is designed and coded accordingly.
2. Content-management software can be fitted to your existing site. This is less satisfactory from a design point of view as the original design could be compromised slightly, but nevertheless, you will still have the facility to update your website.
Updating your website is then easy.
What is content-management software?
A content-management system (CMS) makes it easy for you to update your website without having to know anything about web development. With just a few clicks you can update articles, upload photos, change the text on your homepage, or add new products to sell on your website. If you've ever used web mail (like Hotmail or Yahoo) you already have the skills necessary to use a content management system.
If you're interested in making changes to your site all on your own, we can set up a custom CMS for you. Just let us know what areas of your site you would like automated and we can prepare a free proposal for you.
You can use our CMS for updating any area of your site, such as:
* Product listings
* Changing prices
* News releases
* Announcing events
* Press releases and articles
* Blog posts
* Managing staff bios
* Updating your homepage text
* Quotes and testimonials
* Updating FAQs
* Real estate listings
* Classifieds (autos, pets, art)
The content is instantly published to your site. No waiting! Updates can be done in seconds.
It takes seconds to update your site! You can update your own website in less time than it takes for you to read this page. Your own custom content management system will give you all the tools you need to make changes on your own.
It doesn't matter what kind of website you have. Whether you need to add a new article, edit a classified listing (real estate, jobs, cars), sell items on your website, or update your homepage and contact info, with your own CMS you can make all of these changes on your own.
A built in rich text editor makes it easy to make great looking content. Bold text, italicize words, or even upload your own photos and videos.
Going on vacation and unable to update your site? With your custom CMS it's no problem, simply prepare your content in advance and your website will be updated at the date you specified.
Everything is self explanatory. Do you want to create a new article, click on the "articles" link, making a change to your contact info, click on "contact us" link.
You never know how your site will grow, you might need to add a new section or two to your website. That's not a problem, with very little effort we can easily customize our CMS to update new sections of your website.
New and fresh content keeps visitors and customers coming back. If your site always has the same old stuff, why would anyone want to return! Using a CMS tailor made for your website you can add new content whenever you want, and visitors will keep coming back to read more.
With your own custom content management system you'll have complete control over your entire website. You can make an unlimited number of updates at any time of day (available 24/7/365), all you need is your computer and a web browser. As easy as sending an email, with your own content management system you can instantly update your website.
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