My only experience with CMS was with a site that needed updating
because the provider of the initial CMS went out of business, the
info was transferred to another server. Became a total nightmare and
took months to resolve and required a total rewrite of the site.
In that time the ability to update the site was effectively lost,
mainly due to the level of access / permissions available.
Also consider the ease of use if a number of people may be updating
site information. Trying to update page text in a text box 50 mm wide
and 100 mm high is not a pleasant experience.
Make a note in your risk assessment about the consequences of it
falling over and plan for that eventuality.
Regards
Paul
On 05/09/2005, at 10:18 PM, Chris Burton wrote:
Hi muggers
I have a query regarding CMS (content management system) for a web
site. I have only just heard about this from a web designer who
says it is very necessary for my quite simple web site, as Im
wanting to make my site more interesting and be able to update with
more information over time.
My question is how will I know if I need to have this, as it is
expensive and by the sounds of it ties me down to their hosting of
my site so I can use the CMS to update the site. The hosting is
quite expensive, relative to what I pay now. They are charging $360/
year just to host the site.
Could someone please give me some advice or online sites that I can
check out to help me make a decision. I am a complete novice but
eager to learn what I can.
I have dabbled in Golive 6, but at the moment have no spare time
and realise there is a lot more to making a good site than at a
first glance.
Many thanks to everyone
Chris
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