A Brief Overview
If your website is your store-front (or front-end), then your content management system is your back office (back-end).
In the past, if you wanted to update the content on your company website, you either had to learn how to do web programming or hire a web developer again to update your content.
Today however, businesses have the opportunity to update the content of their website from any internet-connected computer in the world at any time. They do this with their own Content Management System.
How does it work?
A content management system is essentially a secondary website.
You and your staff access the system via the web and perform various tasks to add, remove, update and manage the content visitors see on your website.
Another powerful aspect of content management is the ability to monitor activity on your website (such as discovering how many people are viewing your site) and feedback from visitors (such as online enquiries).
A Content Management System works by interacting with a database on your web server. When you update the content through your back-end, your website as your visitors see it pulls the information from your database and the information is displayed.
What Can It Do?
Content management systems are commonly used for:
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Updating the content of standard pages
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Adding, updating and removing Products and Services
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Creating and managing image and Photo Galleries
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Managing your Blog / news section
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Managing an Events Calendar / workshops diary
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Determining how many people are visiting your site and how they find you.
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Uploading files for your visitors to download
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Managing a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) area
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Reviewing customer feedback and enquiries
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Managing a catalogue of items (eg. a product catalogue or business directory)
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Managing user access for private areas of your website
These are just a few of the tasks a content management system can be used for. Depending on your needs and objectives, a custom solution is provided to you.
Is it Easy to Use?
A CMS is easy to use. If you've ever used a word processor or submitted information online using a contact form, for example, you will have no problem using a content management system.
Our objective is to build you a system that is as point-and-click as possible, while being able to customize and manage all the content of your website as you like privately. You do not need to be highly familiar with the internet or computers.
Most users find our systems very straight-forward, nevertheless we provide you with a personal instruction manual to guide you and your staff through the use of your system to make to most of your website. We can also provide you with a training session and support via email and telephone.
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