Content Management? What's that you may ask - especially when
you are already saturated with HTML, DHTML, PHP, ASP and the lot.
Content Management is basically a system that automates most of
what you do manually on-line without ever opening up your HTML
editor !
Once you have a Content Management System in place, you can
publish articles, delete or edit content, manage passwords, give
administrative access, put up links, photos and manage a
complete website without ever knowing the meaning of HTML.
Basically, if you can click a mouse you can manage even a site
like Amazon. Practically all e-commerce enabled websites with
shopping carts etc., have Content Management Systems in place.
Access to Content Management is by a password protected
administrative panel.
The biggest advantage of a Content Management System is that you
can operate it from a remote location. Its just like checking
your email on Yahoo or Hotmail with the only requirement being
access to the Internet. For instance, say you are based in the
US, you can actually edit your website while at a coffee bar in
New Zealand. So if you have a successful affiliate website, you
can be literally touring the world, and occasionally peeping
into your webiste just to see how many sales you've made.
The disadvantage of having a Content Management System is that
it allows very little structural modifications once the website
is up and running. This is fine if you are a web-design expert
but if you have got your website designed professionally that
entails major revisions to the website which will cost you a
lot. Web design companies generally fleece their clients on
modifications and that's why major companies have their own IT
departments manage their corporate websites.
You now have a broader perspective on what options you have in
managing your website should you decide to migrate to a higher
level of web management.
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