WordPress and Joomla have both allowed websites to be delivered to clients allowing them to make simple changes and add or delete content with ease, meaning the client does not end up having the pay costly invoices just because they want a simple change to be implemented on their own website. It also means you can make the changes instantly, instead of having to fit into someone's schedule and end up waiting much longer for the change than you expected.
A Content Management System allows you to:
Content Management System
Make Changes - A decent CMS will allow you to make quick changes easily and efficiently, meaning that if you wake up at 3am and spot a spelling error, you can fix it, publish and then hopefully sleep a little easier knowing you don't have to wait for your web designer to make this change for you, and charge for it. Add Content - There is nothing more frustrating for a budding web entrepreneur than having to wait for someone else to do something. A CMS allows you to add the content within seconds of entering your admin area, and it will be live on the internet for your public to see within a few seconds of clicking the publish button! Instant Access - Because the CMS sits behind your website, as long as you have an internet connection you can login and access the system, meaning wherever you are in the world, on holiday or travelling on a train, you can access your own website, make changes and do whatever you need to do. Adding your latest article or uploading your photos can be done from anywhere in the world, meaning more control and quicker updates for your personal website or commercial offering. Optimisation - A good CMS allows you to not only control the content, but also control your keywords, title and description tags, per page, which means you will have the chance to really optimise your site. Although content is always the most important thing for getting traffic, you still need to make the pages optimised, and a good CMS will give you full control of this as well.
When most web designers first started designing websites, they would of used programs like Frontpage and Dreamweaver, and then have to upload the new pages via FTP. This caused major issues if you had more than one person in more than one location working on the site, due to content control issues. A CMS will take this issue away, as everything is done online and most decent ones will also lock the page, meaning only one person can open it at one time.
A CMS will save you time and money because you can do things quickly and do them yourself. When you take people you rely on out of the equation, you then take back control, which any business owner will tell you is a must when it comes to trying to stream operations to make them more cost efficient. It is also much more rewarding once you have got to grips with a CMS, as it just means you are now in control of another aspect of your business, which is vital in this day and age.
Will a CMS ever replace the need for Web Designers and Developers? The answer is no, not at all. It just means that we can give our clients more control over what they can do on their own website, something we feel is very important for clients and customers. A good CMS actually helps web designers and developers to do their job more efficiently, as the coding aspect is normally really good; leaving them to concentrate on making sure the website is perfect for the client.
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