Content Management Systems
"A Web Content Management System (CMS) is a software collection used to manage work-flow in a collaborative environment."
The software is usually for publishing content on the web, it's available free and includes the source-code. Used all over the world to power everything from simple, personal homepages to complex corporate web applications!
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Many popular systems have been released under the general public license. This means the source-code is available for use, without licensing fees or purchase cost. The application framework is designed to run on PHP 5 and utilize a SQL database.
Features
Modern and professional websites use the advanced features of content management systems:
- Allow a large number of people to contribute to and share stored data
- Reduce repetitive duplicate input
- Aid in easy storage and retrieval of data
- Control access to data, and define what information each user can view or edit
- Improve the ease of report writing
- Improve communication between users
Additional features: Caching to improve performance, RSS feeds, printable pdf pages, news, blogs, polls, searching, and multiple languages!
Potential Uses
- Corporate Websites or Portals
- Online Commerce
- Small Business Websites
- Non-Profit and Organizational Websites
- Corporate Intranets
- School and Church Websites
- Personal or Family Homepages
- Community-Based Portals
- Magazines and Newspapers
- The Possibilities are Unlimited!
Content management can be used for every aspect of your website, ...from adding content and images, ...to updating your product catalog or accepting online reservations and bookings.
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Dynamic Content Management - The foundation of your website.
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Keep your network up to date with automated newsletters to specific fields.
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Adding a shopping cart, or an electronic commerce component allows you to sell products on your website.
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Discussion forums, BLOG, REAL-TIME chat room, LIVE support, dynamic polling system, comments, guest book.
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Documents, meeting minutes, notes, audio clips, videos, bulletins . . .
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Quickly post a comment on your website for others to see, or send a personal message to a specific user (in real-time).
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Sell space on your site - Manage banners, ads, affiliates, classified sections, reciprocal links, etc.
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Have your site focus on arts or have it as an extra attraction. Podcasting, streaming media, indexing, etc...
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Versatile and simple FAQ components to let you add FAQ and embed them directly in your content.
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Form Database Management (simple/complex) - Contact Forms - Applications - Bug Tracking
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Promote your gigs, business meetings, groups, or whatever it is you do.
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Allows website visitors to quickly find the information that they are looking for.
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Multiple people to have administrator accounts, moderator accounts and multiple levels to update content on your website.
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Organize your clients and/or products. Directories, Indexing, Searching, Sitemap.
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How To Get A Website?
Having a website that actually does something will take dedication and hard work. A cheap or "free" website will not help your business at all. A website is now required for business and will require a commitment that will last for the life of your business.
To succeed, a business website must be a carefully targeted, well-designed, and "pay for itself". Your website should contribute to the success of your business. To achieve this you need to ask: What is the purpose of our website?
The most important thing to remember as you plan your site is, it is driven by a specific purpose.
A website can do many things, but the primary function of the site must be defined. What do you want your website to do?
I can help you create your vision and put together exactly what you want. You just need to define your goals:
- Want a simple online presence for your business, or do you want to offer a particular service to your customers via the web?
- Do you want interactive features such as contact forms or questionnaires, or perhaps a mailing list?
- Do you intend to sell directly over the internet?
- What about images? Do you already have photographs or custom graphics?
- Do you have an existing corporate style that needs to be reflected in the website? Do you want assistance to develop a new style?
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