custom web site content management systems

What is a content management system?

A content management system is a tool that gives you editorial control over content that appears on your web site. Depending on your needs, a customized content management system can be as basic or as comprehensive as necessary. A content management system can be a valuable tool for cost-effective and timely web site maintenance. Some of the pieces of your web site that you may choose to edit can include:

• Text content. Perhaps you have a "news" section that needs regular updating. Or maybe you sponsor frequent events that you'd like to post on your site. Sometimes, you may want to control the content that appears on your home page or other pages of your site. In short, any content on your web site that you'd like to maintain can be managed through a content management system.
• Product information. If you have an eCommerce site, a content management system can be especially useful. It can allow you to edit product descriptions, update pricing and maintain inventory that is displayed on your site.
• Photos. For eCommerce sites with product photos, a content management system will give you the flexibility to add, remove and update photos as necessary. Or, you can update any photo on any page of your site.

Whether you need to manage your eCommerce site, update an informational site or manage customers and staff, contact us to find out how we can help with your web site maintenance needs.

Why should you use a content management system?

This one is easy: having a customized content management system for everyday web site maintenance will, in the long run, save you a ton of money and time, whether you are a small business or a large organization. If you need to update content on your web site at any regular interval, you don't want us to do it. Imagine how quickly those billables will add up if you call us today because you just added "green" to your available colors of coffee mugs and tomorrow when you have a new article to post in your "news" section (and that makes the third article this month).

A custom content management system lets you update your web site in house - no outsourcing, no extra charges, no maintenance fees. And no wait-time before changes take effect. If you call us today to add a new kind of kitty litter to your pet products, we'll certainly fit your request into our production schedule. But with your own web management system, you can make the change on your schedule, and it will be instantly reflected on your web site, ready and waiting for the next avid pet shopper.

What's the learning curve?

Here is where our custom web site content management systems really shine. When it comes to a learning curve - there really is none. Our systems are designed to be as simple and intuitive as possible. You won't have to learn new technology or spend hours figuring things out. Our systems are form-based, which means that if you can use a web site "contact" form or shopping checkout form, then you can maintain your own web site. It's a simple matter of entering the content into a field and clicking "submit". And just like that, your web site is updated.

In addition to making things simple, we will familiarize you with the features of your system, walking you through it step by step until you are comfortable with it.

And the good news keeps getting better, because if at any time you find yourself saying, "Boy, I wish the system could do this...", chances are that it can. Every content management system we build is fully scalable so that new features can be added efficiently and cost-effectively as your business needs evolve.

The bottom line: Now that you're thinking it's too good to be affordable

The key here is to think "long term". Sure, you can spend a couple of bucks here and there to hire us, or another web team for your daily site maintenance, but in the long run, that's going to get pricey. Ultimately, a custom content management system will save you money, but it does require some up-front investment. Since all of our projects are 100% custom, the cost of your system will depend on its scope and range of features.

If you're interested in learning more about what a content management system can do for your business large or small, contact us to find out how a content management system can be part of your web or eCommerce project.

For new customers or existing customers with a new project, take advantage of a free initial consultation and no-obligation project planning for content management system development!