Website content can take many forms, including text, images, video and a variety of commonly used document formats such PDF and Word.

So what do all of these different types of information have in common? They’re all digital and can be shared and distributed via the web.

A content management systems (CMS) allows administrators to publish, manage and control the workflow of information to their website. Usually this is facilitated by a set of online administration forms which make up part of the website.

On the whole CMS systems are as easy to use as any popular word processing program and will allow you to change as much or as little of your site as you require.

As standard, when you buy a CMS system from us you get:

• The ability to create as many new pages as you require
• Customised maintenance screens
• Blogs
• Document repository
• RSS feeds
• Latest news articles and RSS feed ability

There are many benefits to content management. Firstly, using security features you decide who gets to see your information, for example, you may only wish registered users of your site to be able to download documents. Secondly you determine when your information is published, you wont have to go back to your web developer to make a small amendment to some text or to create a new page. Thirdly, sites with regularly changing (and relevant) content are better received by the major search engines.

Choosing a CMS system is difficult, there are many options all of which have a range capabilities aimed at different types of users. Put simply there is no silver bullet and essentially it comes down to choosing the one that fits your needs best.

Most companies without a corporate level budget use “Open Source” software commonly supplied by companies like GreyhoundComputing.

We offer a Microsoft based product called DotNetNuke. Why?

DotNetNuke is a very well supported system, it’s easy to extend and customise and we can produce CMS websites that offer outstanding value for money.

If you would like more information on our CMS services or would like to discuss whether or not a CMS is right for you then please get in touch.