One of the largest problems companies face with their website is what to do with it once they have it. Often, a business owner will have an idea or creative concept, but no way to get it onto your website. That is where CMS (Content Management System) websites come in.

At FX Web Creations we use CMS systems when we build websites for following reasons:

• It allows website owners to self manage all aspects of the website through an easy to use website editing tool that is very similar to using Microsoft word. Thus it is called a ‘Content Management System’.
• Typically, a computer literate person can learn all the basics (of content management, not web development) of Content Management within two, 2 hour coaching sessions. It will allow them to manage many aspects of the website including:
  • Pages, text and images
  • Navigation and Links
  • Forums
  • Picture Galleries
  • Email addresses & links in pages
  • Others (website dependent)
• Our websites are ‘open source’, CMS solutions. Therefore at the end of the day, you as the client have the rights to your website and its code
• Open Source CMS tools are continually evolving and undergoing development and new features, which means that they can evolve to meet your changing business needs
• CMS tools have an extensive library of plug-ins. Plug-ins are additional tools that can be added to the website, which allow you to add new features, some examples of these are:
  • e-commerce and online shops,
  • Secure document and video libraries (for instance, members may be able to login and download videos on driver training technique, or regulations around legal vehicle modifications, how to tips and so on)
  • Online Calendars
  • Blogs
  • Email databases and e-marketing
  • Donation and fundraising tools
  • Numerous others

• There are extensive online communities that support developers and users, which means for both us as a developer and you as the client, it is easy to raise questions on knotty problems and get fast answers via the internet knowledge base.
• It is a proven and tested solution that is standards compliant and used worldwide

Whilst open source solutions do not have a license fee and are essentially free, our business charges a fee for its expertise in building and maintaining solutions using these platforms as well as graphic design, internet marketing and online sales expertise we offer.