Its a question I get asked quite a bit, being in the business of Content Management Systems! And its a pretty good question too. The fact is, there are some great reasons to adopt a CMS, but on the face of it there's some fairly convincing reasons not to bother with one as well... Read on to find out!

Content Management Systems - Commonly Asked Questions

"I hardly every update my site... so it doesn't take long to change the content of each page of my site, on the rare occasions that I do have need to update them."
For some people, there may be fundamental reasons why their web presence is not considered key to their business plan. For example, where the site is merely used as a contact page, an address locator, an online business card if you will, for an otherwise face-to-face organisation. But even in those situations where the data does not have need to change very much, it is still important to be able to change it easily when the time comes. This response, though perfectly acceptable on the face of it, does beg the question why bother having a website anyway? Nothing ages faster than a website... just a few months with the same data on a page can be a lifetime in cyberspace. And the ultimate punishment from visitors expecting something new? Taking their mouse and staying away. The bottom line is, if it is accepted that there is a need for your organisation to have a website, then it makes sense to make use of a CMS when the time comes to easily update that ancient website... (and for ancient, read "anything over about 3 months")

"I only have three pages"
You only have three pages now, but who knows what is round the corner for your website? There could be a need for a whole load more data on those pages, or a requirement for several new pages, when your business website (or hobby website for that matter) has to switch direction to keep up with changing trends.. There are plenty of other reasons to have more pages than the bare minimum. For example, having lots of pages with good, relevant content can be a great help in getting good placements in the Search Engine listings. Every page that you create is potentially visible to the search engines. So, the more pages that you have available with content relevant to your product or service, the more chance that your site will show up in the search engines. Of course, if your product is absolutely unique then you may only need 3 pages to showcase it...

"I have learnt enough HTML to get by, so I don't need a WYSIWYG editor"
Although it can be comforting to stick with what you know, sometimes its best to strike out into unknown territory to discover more benefits. Adopting new technology is a good case in point. If you can realise the benefits of adopting the latest technology - without actually having to spend time wrestling with the finer points, then the end most certainly justifies the means! Put another way, 'point and click' can be your friend. A CMS should allow you to edit details on your site, without having to learn any new programming language, so does it matter that you are not utilising your HTML knowledge? Chances are its probably outdated knowledge anyhow... Fear not! for those diehard coders out there, any CMS worth its salt will also offer the ability to switch to 'hand code' view.

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