In fact, even people with web experience want things to be easier. No designer wants to have to create new directories every time they need to add a page or content. Designers, along with everyone else, want things to be more quick and efficient.
A solution that has been helping solve these problems is content management systems. This means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but a CMS - for the purposes of this article - is a relatively user friendly website that does just what the name implies: it manages content for the user. It handles the creation of new directories, when you want to post something to your website or add a page. It saves everyone time.
Most of the serious web development companies have their own custom built CMS that they design, because it allows them to be more flexible than the popular free and paid CMSs.
From (http://www.spyridontech.com/cms/why-a-cms)
- Scalability - A CMS website is well-suited for a growing organization. Contents can be continuously added / edited and its inherent hierarchical structure keeps the content organized and easy to search and find.Rapid Development - A CMS provides the website organization infrastructure so a new website can be built very quickly. The focus of the work is on the content, not the navigation, layout, etc.Easy Maintenance - A CMS allows even the non-technical persons to easily update and add content. Built in permission structures allows the website to be updated and maintained by more than 1 administrator with different access levels.
- Live Update of Content - Content of a CMS website is stored in the database. So, updates can be live and immediately published online.
- Faster Learning Curve - Instead of learning html, css and other programming languages, you only need to understand how to use the CMS software application instead. There is no investment cost on web publishing software such as purchase of dreamweaver. Also, because this is Open Source, there are no licensing fees.
- Easy Addon of Components - New applications can be added onto the default installation easily with one click. This essentially means that your site can grow, along with introduction of latest web applications.
- Lower Maintenance Cost - Since the website can be maintained by you, there is no need for another web designer/programmer to update the site on your behalf. But don't worry, we will always be here if you need us for your custom programming needs.
From (http://ithemes.com/2008/06/11/5-reasons-to-use-a-content-management-system/)
- 1. Cheap or Free Using a CMS for your web site means you can use cheap or free software and save loads of money. Haven’t you heard? Stingy is in.
- 2. It’s That Easy If you’ve got any computer savvy, most CMS software is easy to use. If you can send an e-mail, use Microsoft Word or set up a Facebook account, then you can use a CMS. And in most cases normal use doesn’t run the risk of mucking up the design. It’s web site creation for non-techies.
- 3. Do It Yourself With a CMS you enter the Do-It-Yourself world. No more waiting for and paying a programmer to fix a tiny error, saving you time and money.
- 4. Many Users, Many Places Most CMS software is online and offers multiple users, which means you’re not the only one who can fix something in a pinch and you can access it from anywhere. Which means if you’ve got Internet access in Tahiti, you could work from there. That also means your important site is backed up on a secure server with multiple redundancies, not some high school kid’s laptop.
- 5. Climb the Search Results Most CMS software also makes it easier to optimize your search engine results. That means your site is more likely to land on the first page of Google results (check out our WordPress Optimization video tutorials), which means people are more likely to find you.
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