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Content Managed Websites Explained
If you want the ability to keep your website up-to-date without the need for reliance on third party agencies, you might want to consider a website that runs on a Content Management System (CMS).
CMS websites are great for business that require regular updates to site content and product offerings. A CMS website allows you to update images and text without any technical knowledge or need for costly maintenance contracts from web developers or designers.
Benefits of a CMS website
» Easy-to-use – If you can use Word, you can use a CMS. Templates are set up to allow you to edit text and images without ever needing to enter any HTML code by using a familiar WYSWIG interface.
» Quickly change the look of your site – If you decide further down the line that you want to change the look and feel of your website, a CMS will make the process a breeze. Becuase the CMS stores your design and text separately, you can change the design and have it instantly applied to all the pages of your website.
» Access rights – You can control who has access to which parts of the website and what level of control they have. For example, you could allow editorial staff to publish new content and restrict other contributors to modifying drafts for review.
» CMS is CSS driven – CMS websites use cascading style (CSS) sheets to apply the design, look and feel to your site. By changing the CSS in one piece of code you can instanly apply a new design to your whole site.
» Update your website from anywhere – Because content management systems are web-based, all you need to access your website and make changes is a computer with a browser and an internet connection.
» Update your website while you are away – Most content management systems allow you to preview content and then schedule it to be published at a later date with no user-intervention.
» Great for search engines – Not only does a CMS website allow you to quickly add new content to your website, it also allows you to control critical search engine optimisation factors like page title, meta-data and url without any HTML knowledge.
