Understrand your Options to Understand your Needs

 

Listed below are your options in order of initial financial investment from lowest to highest:

 

Static Website

 

CMS - Content Mangagement System

 

Flash Website

 

Dynamic Website

Static? Not at all!

Static means still. Yet Static websites can have amazing imagery, animated banners, videos, interactivity, and great content, but nothing changes - unless you pay your designer to update the site on a regular basis with new content, images, and video, etc.

Static websites cost less to design and publish initially, but maintenance costs must be taken into consideration.

This website is part Static and part CMS. The WEB APPLICATIONS and QUOTATION CALCULATOR links will allow you to experience and interact with the living CMS pages.

Who should use Static websites?

1) Individuals or small business wanting a purely informational or brochure site that requires very little updating of content at the least expense.

2) Individuals or small business prefering to employ their designer to maintain the website on a regular basis for the life of the website.

3) Individuals or small business not interested in managing user input beyond email lists and contact forms.

Pros and Cons of a Static Website

Pros

1) Least initial set-up cost.

2) Aesthetic design flexibility.

3) Most Accessible for screen readers, mobile devices, and search engines.

4) Very search engine friendly as long as it is being updated and maintained regularly.

Cons

1) Limited Interactivity - User input is limited to contact via email or form submission.

2) In most cases the site must be maintained and updated by the Designer.

3) They are Designer dependant, so you must trust that your Designer will not up and dissappear!

Dynamic = Big Business & Big $$.

Dynamic websites are alive.

Their content changes rapidly and in real time - due to User Interactivitiy. Be it by the Company's staff, or contributed by the public, usually both.

Dynamic websites are 'high-tech' requiring a team of Developers to build and maintain. Think Amazon, Ebay, Wikipedia, Google..

However, once put in place they are basically a custom CMS - Content Management System...

Who should use Dynamic Websites?

Corporations or Franchises with thousands of employees or outlets, might benefit from hiring a Web Development Company to build and manage a site or sites that are as big as they are. Video Ezy for example.

CMS - Affordable Dynamacy!

A Content Management System is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site, much like your local public library keeps track of books and stores them. Content can be simple text, photos, music, video, documents, or just about anything you can think of. A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage once set up. So with a minimal amount of instruction, you are empowered to easily manage your own website.

Who should use a CMS?

Joomla!, a free open-source CMS is used all over the world to power Websites of all shapes and sizes. For example:

Corporate Web sites or portals;
Corporate intranets and extranets;
Online magazines, newspapers, and publications;
E-commerce and online reservations;
Government applications;
Small and medium business Websites;
Non-profit and organizational Web sites;
Community-based portals;
School and church Web sites;
Personal or family homepages.

Pros and Cons of a CMS Website

Pros

1) Affordable Dynamic Websites - including e-commerce, forums, blogs, chatrooms, etc.

2) Viewers can interact with each other or with you through your site.

3) Are easily maintained by anyone so you are not dependant on your Designer.

Cons

1) Usually (but not always) more expensive to set-up than a Static site.

2) Can be less accessible than a Static site.

 

Flash Websites