- Content Management Systems (CMS)
- Update your own Website
- Change your own Website Online
- WYSIWYG Website Editors
- Website Editing Systems
- Updateable Websites
Updating your own Website with an Easy Web Site Content Management System from Toucher Web Design.
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Update your own Website with a Content Management and Editing System
There is no doubt that that website content management systems (CMS) and
WYSIWYIG website editing systems are the next big thing in business website design.
Every other enquiry I receive seems to be from someone who wants a website that they can update themselves. Most people in business nowadays use computers and they may have developed skills consistent with allowing them to update or make changes to their own website content.
Apart from the *adverse SEO affect this may have on the site's search engine rankings, there is now really no reason for them not to do this.
In the past the problem was that the technology involved in managing the content of a website was such that only trained people were capable of making website updates.
Websites were written in HTML or whatever and only people who knew HTML could make the required changes. To a great extent this is no longer true.
Easier, Cheaper Alternative to a Content Management System
This is a good, Do it Yourself website option from a third party company. You pay a low monthly fee and you can build your own online shop and set up your own ecommerce catalogue
Many software companies now produce reasonable website content management systems that people with basic computer skills should be capable of using to edit their own websites. The problem is in choosing a suitable website editing system. The better ones still require a fairly high degree of computer skills and people like you, who are in business, just don't have the time to learn how to use them.
Some web design firms offer CMS systems that are quite difficult to use. This can mean that their clients will have to come back to them for support in the use of the CMS or website editing tool. This of course defeats the purpose because support costs money and money is what you are trying to save by updating your own web site.
Here at Toucher Web Design we use what we think are some of the best available website editing tools. They are easy to use and can be installed on your site at design time for as little as £100. This means that you have control of your website content management for as long as you want.
This £100 may have paid for four or five updates to your new website but now you can change your website content every day if you wish.
Contact us if you need information about getting a website with a content management system. We can provide you with a system that gives you access to fully update your own website including the ability to add or delete files.
Alternatively, if you are not confident enough to do this, we can provide an easy means of editing a particular page or pages. For example, this would be ideal on your website if you required to regularly update news pages.
Note: We also provide ecommerce websites that are fully editable by the store owner. With an ecommerce site you can control all features of your online store including stock, categories, shipping and sales. These are more complex and different from the website updating and content management systems described above.
It is perhaps worth pointing out that there is an easier alternative to a CMS systems for your website. As we said above, CMS systems can be quite easy to use but like any computer application they do require some skills and can take time to learn.
If you only intend to update your site every two or three months you may find that it is easier to get us to do this for you. Infrequent use of the CMS may mean that you have to spend some time re-learning it each time you use it.
If required I can provide a low cost annual support or website management contract or just request changes on an ad hoc basis. With either of these all you have to do is send me an email with information about the required changes and I will do it for you quickly. Most site change requests are actioned within 24 hours. This method can work out cheaper than a CMS and it is a lot less hassle for you. (Ad hoc changes and support requests start at just £25 per request. In practice this covers most minor changes to your website.)
This is the preferred option for people to whom SEO is important and you should be aware that the changes you make carry a real risk of affecting the search engine optimisation (SEO) on your website. When your site is delivered it will probably have been optimised to help it get found on searches in Google and the other search engines.
The SEO that we have done involves careful placement of certain words and phrases within your site. Change these and your site's ranking may be adversely affected. We do not therefore recommend the use of CMS systems on sites where position and hence targeted traffic is important.
We put a lot of thought (and experience) into the SEO links and text content used on your site. After a few months it will probably be attracting your targeted traffic and enquiries. Unless you have knowledge of SEO techniques then the changes you make to your site will almost certainly adversely affect this.
Feel Free to CONTACT ME to discuss content management on your website if necessary.
