If you are pretty computer savvy but not a programmer, a content management site could be for you. It is also good to be a good writer. Good in the fact that you do it, are grammatically correct and make sense. A content management site is often compared to a blog. The difference between a blog and content management site is a blog has an RSS feed. That means that the content can be searched with a blog search within hours. A content management site takes as long as any web site to be listed by the search engines. Search engines scan all websites every few months to check for updates and store the data on their servers. When someone keys in a search the keywords on your site are prioritized and if you are ranked high enough you will come up. That is also why you often get dead links. A search is done and the keywords find your page but the page or site was taken down before the search engines got back to check it.
Content management sites are built as one size fits all. Who buys one size fits all? When it comes to clothes we know “one size fits all” never fits anyone. That is something to think about when you buy a packaged content management site. You are buying a lot more site then you need. You may think, well good maybe some day I will use that extra site. When you bought your computer, did you load it up with software that you know you will never use even though it came with the package? You are losing valuable space and bogging down your computer.
A first suggestion is: Make your website part of your business plan. Think Big. If your company continues to grow, where should your site be in 5 years. Lay a good custom fit foundation that can accommodate all the features you want in the future. Read more…