January 14, 2010
Managing Content with CMS and Adobe Contribute CS4
Organizations that create and manage their web sites should have content management tools that empower them to modify content on their sites without the help of their developers. Many developers do not properly inform their clients of these tools as they want the maintenance revenues associated with doing this work in house.
Since our inception in 1995, WebConnection has always tried to empower our clients to manage their web sites internally. In 2001, we developed our first proprietary Content Management solution which powers many of our client’s web sites. In order to reduce the cost of development, our content management tools only manage complex sections within these web sites. This includes pages within e-commerce stores, frequently asked questions, news archives, and any other pages that change on a regular basis. All static pages, or pages that stay unchanged for long periods of time, are not managed using our Content Management tools. For those clients that wanted a solution to manage these static pages, we offer two solutions.
Windows provides free every program that is required to make basic text changes to a web site without having to know advanced .html code. The process can be a little intimidating, although it should not be, because the .html code is visible and the changes need to be made within these codes. We have created an educational video to show how this is done. All that is required is the FTP username and password that is provided by the hosting company. Click here to check out our video on the basics of FTP.
For those that want to make more advanced changes to these static pages, like adding tables, bullets, and other formatting or do not want to see the .html code while they are editing, we have software to recommend. While studying for our Adobe Dreamweaver certification, we came across their content management solution, Adobe Contribute CS4. Adobe already has a significant market share on the tools that web developers use everyday which includes Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Flash. Contribute CS4, with an affordable price tag of about $200, is an easy to use software that we now recommend to our own clients. Click here to learn more about Adobe Contribute CS4.
Always remember, if you need professional assistance with your web strategy, you can always contact WebConnection.
