CMS versus Regular HTML pages.

There are many differences between using a content management system and regular HTML to develop a website. In today's world of rapid development no one has time for planning, and websites are constantly changing even while they are being built. Using a content management system eases the impact of these changes by breaking the content into parts that can be edited live and handling to composition of all these parts. The other option is to completely plan and follow a strict order of process when developing a website. This is almost impossible.

One of the primary benefits of using a database driven content management system is time saving for both content and design changes. With a content management system multiple people can be contributing content to the site at the same time. Concurrently, changes to the design are be handled by a templates that updates across  the entire site instantly.

HTML pages suffer many problems in a quickly changing environment. When a button name changes or page gets renamed, they need to be updated manually or with a find and replace in an editor like Dreamweaver or Frontpage. This means that you need to call your web designer and ask for a change.  Most likely you will be billed by the hour for these simple changes.

If you are interested in trying out a CMS for your website, Treethink CMS is right for you.  The cost is comparable to regular hosting and the first month is free, Contact us for a free evaluation of your needs.

Treethink CMS		HTML
Group collaboration in structure during development		Changes are during development can be a set back due to renaming HTML pages and all the links in those pages
Speed up development time		Text changes take longer because they must be emailed and received by designers before place on website
Easy URLs with no extensions to remember		URLs may contain different extensions like .html, .htm,.php, .asp, .aspx
Contains Pre built functions for common needs		Special functions and pages must be build manually one at a time
Search engine optimised		Pages must be check manually for good linking and search engine readiness