As you get serious about your web site, your time will become
invaluable. A content management system is the best way to
maximize your efforts
What A Content Management System Does for You
A good CMS system will allow you to update can entire site by
making a change one time in the admin that can carry over to all
pages of your site. This means you can change the menu, side
bar, page bottom, site design, or other sections of your site
all at one time. So while some webmasters are changing every
page, others can have the task completed in minutes.
Includes, Style Sheets and Content Management Systems
For the do it yourself webmaster, or a professional web designer
looking to easily improve update efficiency, there is a middle
ground between plain HTML pages and full-blown CMS.
Includes
By simply using an include on your sites, you can allow your
entire site to be updated with one change. Includes are files
that are included in a web page with one line of code. This
allows all pages with that file included to be updated by
changing the include file one time.
Style Sheets
Style sheets operate in much the same way as includes. One line
of code calls a file capable of determining the look of text and
graphics on the site. Entire site designs can be created with
style sheets. An example of the power of style sheets can be
seen at http://www.csszengarden.com/. Using style sheets can
allow webmasters to change the entire look and layout of the
site by changing one file.
In Closing
Manually changing a web site is for the birds. Use a content
management system and you'll actually have time to have a life
beyond your site.
About the author:
Halstatt Pires is an Internet marketing consultant with
http://www.marketingtitan.com - an Internet marketing firm in
San Diego offering automated web site systems through
http://www.businesscreatorpro.com.
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