Regularly updated content could include:
Latest news
Job vacancies
Press releases
Newsletters
Events calendar
Product or service updates
Content types could include:
Traditional web content such as graphics, photos and text
Business related content such as Word documents, Excel spreadsheets & Adobe Acrobat files
Media content such as video and audio
Questions to consider:
How do you currently update your website content?
Would a content management solution improve this?
How many pages do you wish to regularly update?
What type of content would this be?
How many employees would need access to the content management system?
A Content Management System (CMS) provides the necessary tools to enable a number of employees to update the content of their companies website on a regular basis without enlisting the time and therefore cost of in-house or outsourced technical personnel.
Specific areas of a site can be updated and pages added based on a template system that will keep the look of your website consistent. This will enable non-technical staff to keep your site content fresh and up to date which will induce visitors to return.
Web Harmonics will help you choose the right content management system for your business environment, concentrate on system integration and content migration and ensure that all users are adept at using the tools available for successful content management.
Choosing the right content management system is largely dependent on the size of the website, the volume and type of data to be updated and the number of users required to update the content as well as how they are dispersed geographically. Also whether the CMS is to be integrated within a newly developed or existing website.
A content management system can cost from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds depending on these criteria and the tools it includes. Most CMS will include web-based publishing, format management, revision control, and indexing, search, and retrieval tools.
If your website has content that needs to be updated regularly by various employees in your company then a content management system will significantly lower the cost of managing your content online.
