Wednesday 21 November 2012

Is it time to upgrade your Web Content Management

By Dan Wilson


There may be times when web content management at your company or business needs to be upgraded. Gone are the days of a webmaster carefully tending to your own site. Today's systems have an elaborate setup that requires upgrades and more detailed work, along with fine-tuning to match your needs with its capabilities. Decide what works best for your business for the right system.

Take into consideration how your current site works. There could be just a basic restructuring in order for you to see instant results. Once these initial changes are made, then you can begin to see how a new system could add on to this initial overhaul.

It can help to do a function audit with your site that also includes the primary focus of usage. Consider the main ways that your clients interact with you on the site, or whether the site is an Intranet one set up strictly for in-house employee access. These types of sites will have specific needs and considerations when it comes to setting up a new system to run it efficiently.

When you compare vendors, it can be worth your while to see what they could do to improve your existing site. Rather than having them show you an existing model, allow them to revamp a part of your site for improvements. This can be a good gauge among vendors to see who shows the most creativity from using the same material.

Since the Web and people's use of it keep evolving, decide on what features you want for a Web 2.0 site. Also consider any related apps you may want developed and how that could relate to a new system and to promote your site to a wider audience. Something that could shoot information to the app might be in order for your needs when upgrading.

It can be important when comparing vendors to make sure everyone is clear on the goals you have for any upgrades and the end result expected on a project with your company site. Take the time the time to thoroughly review what can be expected and what your expectations are. If there is a language difference, make sure the interpreters in place make it able for you and the team to understand each other.

Money usually takes the lead as the main point of concern when it comes to comparing teams and their work. However, you also need to be able to communicate and work well with the group that you decide to go with to build your new system. Pay attention to the team that is most responsive to your questions and needs as you also take into consideration the cost of the project.

Go with a thorough review and test drive of different systems, and then choose a web content management setup that works best for your company's needs. The type of work you present online goes a long way in what customers will think of your company. Make sure you work with professional team to build your new system for the task at hand.




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  1. When should be the exact time to upgrade web content management? Is this some sort of scheduling which can be done annually or decade?

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