Convert your website to a CMS and reap the rewards.

What is a CMS?

CMS stands for Content Management System. The CMS systems allow one to manage content and activate functions with a very little previous web knowledge.

Applications of a CMS

The web industry is becoming populated more and more with these “plug and play” systems. Being able to manage the content on your website online cuts out the middle man and puts the power in your hands to make sure that your website is up-to-date and that clients are being interacted with on a regular basis. The CMS will automatically store important information in the databases that are installed with your standard CMS system.

For a larger organisation, there is the facility to frequently add items to a site, with a gatekeeper maintaining access restrictions and quality control.

Search Engines such as Google are more likely to rank a website that is updated regularly. Whether your website content is generated by yourself, and employee or a hired copywriter this regularly added content will benefit your online rankings with Search Engines and your reputation with potential clients.

The older CMS systems did not allow for a lot of graphic customisation but this is not the case with newer CMS’s that are available today. Grey Pebbles can add flash animation customise icons and design avatars to create the unique online experience coupled with your desired online identity.

We can also facilitate the activation of added features such as

• Online Payments
• Blogs and forums
• Video and image upload modules
• Search Engine Specific add-ons
• Newsletter modules
• Online advertising modules
• Link management modules

The CMS industry is such that each successful system releases updates almost yearly to comply to the latest online trends and security standards. It is generally a quick and painless way to ensure that your website is up-to date without needing to rebuild your website every 1 or 2 years.

In short a CMS allows all the flexibility now with the option to expand and update your functions. So the only question is why not upgrade to a CMS?.