Content Management Systems (CMS): What They Are And Why We Love Them…

Written by Maarten Van Ruitenburg


There is a buzz inrepparttar online community about a technology that empowersrepparttar 132204 average computer user withrepparttar 132205 ability to create and maintain their very own web presence. Inrepparttar 132206 past, individuals who took interest in having and operating their own websites were burdened withrepparttar 132207 task of learning HTML, DHTML, and other web-based technologies such as JavaScript and CSS. The only alternative to this was, unfortunately, to pocketrepparttar 132208 expenses and costs required to pay a web developer to build and maintain it for them.

This dilemma is one ofrepparttar 132209 primary reasons that small to medium-sized businesses did not begin to emerge onrepparttar 132210 worldwide web for several years followingrepparttar 132211 corporate dot-com rush. Many business owners were terrified atrepparttar 132212 thought of having to learn complicated programming languages and server languages in order to create ‘do it yourself’ websites. Fortunately, that was then and this is now!

Due torepparttar 132213 evolving demand for businesses to have a presence onrepparttar 132214 web, a new application has emerged in order to help business owners and employees create and sustain a professional-looking site withoutrepparttar 132215 worries of coding and technical applications.

What do we call this innovative technology that lessensrepparttar 132216 gap betweenrepparttar 132217 IT professionals and ourselves? Content Management Systems (otherwise known as CMS). Simply put, Content Management Systems are applications that implement easy-to-use web-based tools in combination with a database and web templates in order to effortlessly construct, and update a website’s content. Hencerepparttar 132218 name, Content Management System. Content Management System applications are ideal for businesses and sites that require ongoing updates and additions.

The simplicity lies inrepparttar 132219 fact that throughrepparttar 132220 utilization ofrepparttar 132221 web-based tools, Content Management Systems completely separaterepparttar 132222 updating and creation ofrepparttar 132223 site’s actual content fromrepparttar 132224 site’s design and layout. Therefore allowing a person with no knowledge of HTML to go in and alter/add content torepparttar 132225 site’s pages without making structural changes torepparttar 132226 site’s design.

What are a few ofrepparttar 132227 benefits associated with using a Content Management System over traditional web-design?

Well, to begin with, Content Management Systems are developed in a way so that even a novice user hasrepparttar 132228 power to maintain and updaterepparttar 132229 site. The content input/update areas are designed to offer a very user-friendly interface, appearing much like a common word processing application that so many of us are familiar with. This makes it possible for any person or staff involved in document creation to easily and efficiently maintainrepparttar 132230 content onrepparttar 132231 company’s website.

Business Opportunity for Graphic Designers

Written by Mohd Fairuz


Business Opportunity for Graphic Designers by Mohd Fairuz

As a graphic designer, you are sitting on a gold mine. You have a skill other people do not have, and you can use that skill to earn a good living.

But, it's very sad to see most experts in graphic design work for others.

It's time for a change!

Let me tell you a secret.

Withrepparttar power of Internet, you can start an online business, and make as much money as you can, without having to quit your day job.

It doesn't matter whether you're a professional designers, or just a normal graphic application user, you can tap into a very lucrative graphic design business you can run from your home.

No, I'm not talking about creating a complicated design for big companies. I'm talking about a very simple design you can do in just 30 minutes and charge business owner between $40 - $90 (or more) per job. You'll be amazed to discover that you're going to do a very simple project, which is very high in demand.

What business am I talking about?

Introducing...

How to start an online business in virtual product cover design.

Here are some facts you should know:

1. Internet has enabled many people to start their own online businessess. And amongrepparttar 132201 hottest products &repparttar 132202 easiest to sell is information product. Everybody needs information, and people are willing to purchase if it can solve their problem.

2. Besides information product, software is amongrepparttar 132203 hottest products to sell. No wonderrepparttar 132204 richest man onrepparttar 132205 earth is selling software!

3. In order for these kinds of products to sell well onrepparttar 132206 Internet, 3D virtual representations are needed forrepparttar 132207 customers to see before buying them.

As a graphic designer, you can provide your service to these business owners by creating virtual covers for their products. Examples for these covers are e-book cover, software box cover, CD covers, e-zine cover & newsletter cover.

You can charge between $40 - $90 for 1 design. Imagine how much money can you make simply by designing these covers?

Here's an idea how you can add value to your service and charge more:

Besides designing product cover, you can also design matching website header, footer, background image, and order button.

A typical website selling ebook hasrepparttar 132208 following graphics:

- matching header graphic

- product cover

- order button

- matching footer graphic

This is considered a complete project. You can charge between $90 to $150 for a project.

Who is going to be your customer?

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