Managing your website couldn't be easier with a CMS system
right-sized for your business.
The advantage of a content-managed website is that it allows you and your staff to
change almost anything as the need arises. With just a few clicks you can update,
add, or delete pages within your site. It is no longer necessary to
contact your web designer every time you have a new idea, schedule an event, or
stage a special offer. With a dedicated CMS system, you now have greater control
over one of your most valuable resources.
There are hundreds, if not thousands of web CMS options available today. Choosing
the one that's right for your company can be a dizzying process. At KW Works
we make it easy for you. We've reviewed and tested nearly all of the major platforms
and have selected the very best of breed to meet our clients' needs. Larger companies
may need an advanced, enterprise level system designed for high volume and multiple
editors, while smaller businesses may have fewer requirements. We can advise
you on the CMS platform that best meets the needs of your organization.
We have deep experience configuring, customizing and installing each of our preferred
systems. Should the available commercial options be incompatible with your particular
needs, however, we can build a dedicated custom CMS solution from the ground up, specifically
for you.
All of our preferred platforms offer flexibility, stability, and a simple
dashboard for administrative functions. A good dashboard makes changing
and refreshing your site's content quick and easy. These platforms also offer full
E-commerce integration through plug-in modules and dedicated APIs.
WordPress
WordPress is the world's most popular blogging
tool. In recent years it has also established itself as a bona fide content management
system, owing to its flexibility and structural separation of content from visual
design. WordPress is free, open source (no license fee), and incredibly versatile,
thanks to its widgets, plug-ins and themes. It boasts a huge worldwide community
of enthusiastic users and developers. One of its chief features is that it is search
engine friendly—all content is easily indexed, and it's simple to add keywords
and tags. WordPress can even notify search engines when your content changes.
Its greatest benefit lies in ease of use: if you can use email, you can use
WordPress. You may already be a WordPress expert; many of our clients are
familiar with the platform through their own blogging experience, so little training
is often required. WordPress is the CMS option we most often recommend to small business
owners.
DotNetNuke
DotNetNuke is an open source CMS built on
Microsoft's ASP.NET platform. It's our preferred solution for more complex sites.
We like it because it couples high functionality
with tremendous usability. Powerful and versatile, DotNetNuke is one of the most popular
CMS platforms, with a rapidly expanding international community of supporters and developers.
DotNetNuke offers a modular architecture that enables a deep level of customized
functionality. Our technical team likes its structural simplicity, which offers easy
access to the code. DotNetNuke is a license-free platform that offers most of
the functionality of an enterprise-level content management system.
It is an excellent choice for the business or organization with both extensive data
needs and a limited budget.
Sitefinity CMS
Sitefinity CMS is our preferred best of
breed "Enterprise level" CMS. It is a flexible, ASP.NET-based content
management platform that is used for the construction and management of commercial
websites, community portals, intranets, etc. It is fast, flexible, stable and
used across the globe by myriad corporations. To quote
Sitefinity, "The product's architecture leverages the .NET development
patterns, including Master Pages, templates, standard and user controls, themes
and CSS."
We like Sitefinity CMS because it is technically robust, and built with flexibility
and extensibility in mind. Our technical team likes it because it can easily
be integrated into multiple platforms. Our designers love it because it doesn't
constrain the design. Our clients love it because it's very simple
to use and gives them access to great Web 2.0 features such as built in blogs, new
modules, RSS feeds, customer polls, galleries and many more, with a simple drag
and drop functionality. This
Overview Video provides a good summary of the product's benefits and features.
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