What is CMS and how does it help your business?
You might have heard the phrase “CONTENT IS KING”. Yes, the web services' buzzword is "CMS". Web Services companies are now integrating "CMS" as one of their core solutions in order to keep existing clients to be "in par" with the web services (Web 2.0). Well then, it can be safely said that Content Management System is a King Maker both Online & Offline. As the name implies, Content Management System or CMS as commonly known is a software/system that manages YOUR business content & information with apparently "ease of use" be it on your Intranet or Extranet website. In simple terms, CMS allows the business user to update YOUR website contents easily and smartly without the need to "rehire" your webmaster or so called web gurus. CMS allows users with little knowledge of programming languages to create and manage YOUR website with "relative ease".Business owners normally want to update their websites for any of the following purposes:
- News & Events
- Latest Products/Services
- Contacts Updates
- Clients Showcase
- Portfolio
- Case Studies
- White Papers
- Articles
- As a product catalog
- Document Management System/Document Tracking
- Corporate Intranet
- Real Estate portals
- Job Postings
- E-Commerce Applications
- Easy handling of users according to roles, eg admin role, editor role, viewer role etc.
- Easy update of website content using backend forms.
- Build relationship amongst users & clients (usability)
- Attracts web traffic (for SEO purpose) - search ranking
- Faster turnaround time for new pages & changes
- Consistency & security (very important)
- Reduced duplication of information (content management)
- Greater Capacity for growth (flexibility)
- Reduced site maintenance cost (financial awareness)