Content Management Systems

Although it's a good idea to get someone to create a professional looking site for you, it is vitally important that you are able to update your own site on a day to day basis. Your web site should be an up to date statement of your business as it stands TODAY.

Our cloud based content management system enables us to make sites look really bespoke with drop down menus and all sorts of innovative options, but at the same time, it’s incredibly easy for anyone to edit even if they don't have any html skills.

Don't underestimate the amount of time that it takes to actually update a site - it really can be a labour of love; and it needs to be if customers are going to use your site properly and take your business seriously.

In addition to basic text editing and the option of copying and pasting from Excel or Word, upoloading images and being able to position them where you want them, you can upload PDFs, use photo galleries or slideshows, and we also have the option for you to have password protected areas and include a very detailed site statistics package that tells you everything from the number of visitors right through to which sites they have come from, what key words they used to find you and what time of day they visited you.

We create a template - or skin - for your web site, add content for you and then show you how to edit and manage your web site. You do NOT need any web design or html skills. We train you in bite sized chunks over the phone and by encouraging you to refer to our jargon free on-line training manual and innovative new on-line video demonstrations. In addition we are always here at the end of the phone to help you if you need it.

Costs for hosting with content management system start from £65 plus VAT per annum for our basic one page web site package. We also provide a small business package for £250 plus VAT per annum which incorporates a scaled down version of our standard content management system with most of the same features and limited support, but most businesses tend to use our full domain hosting and management service with content management system and telephone and email support "on tap" whenever required. This costs £545 plus VAT per annum.

If you want to keep your domain where it is and simply want to point your A Record to us, we can quote for a price to just use one of our content management systems, depending on your needs.

E-Commerce Content Management Systems
Our new on-line shop system is the easiest shop system we have ever seen! You simply add a category [if you want to have categories] and then add a product along with a price, description and any options [size, colour etc] required. If these options affect the price, you simply add the difference in price to the option. You then upload an image for each product if you need to. If it is plus VAT, you just tick a box. That’s it!

If you have an existing shop site, we should be able to re-upload your products into the new system en masse, although there may be some tidying up and checking involved, and of course any images will need to be manually added.

You then choose whether you want to process your orders using your own terminal as card holder not presents, or whether you want to process your orders real time by hooking up with a universal payment gateway such as PayPal, Google, HSBC or others.

The shop can either be stand alone, or can be integrated into your existing web site.

When customers place an order, they can also save their details [in effect they “join” your shop and insert an email address and a password]. This helps prevent fraud and also means that regular customers’ details are on file. They just have to insert their card details each time they place an order.

The cost for the shop upgrade is £350 plus VAT per annum, plus any related production charges involved in setting your shop up. These can start from as little as a few hundred pounds. 

Key Features Easy to add text by copying and pasting from Word, Excel and other applications, or to just simply type in what you want to say Easy to create a bespoke looking web site Easy to add images and display amongst text Easy to embed code to display videos, maps, weather etc in an integrated fashion Easy to upload and integrate PDFs Easy to add images and display in slideshows and photo galleries Comprehensive Site Statistics Easy to create password protected areas Easy to integrate with e-commerce systems Unlimited web space