Community Embraces New Word Game at Mid-Year Play Day This past Sunday, families at Takoma Park’s Seventh Annual Mid-Year Play Day had the opportunity to experience OtherWordly for the first time. Our educational language game drew curious children and parents to our table throughout the afternoon. Words in Space Several children gathered around our iPads […]
Read moreImplementing a web-based content management system helps keep your site fresh.
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Problem
It’s so difficult to update web content that the site becomes stale and visitors don’t return.
Solution
A web interface that’s easy to learn enables project staff to update web content as often as desired.
Discussion
Even if your web site has valuable content, users want new information on a regular basis. If project managers aren’t technically inclined, they typically have to rely on a web designer to post new content – which can lead to delays and frustration. With content management software (CMS), however, virtually anyone with web access can perform daily or weekly updates to the site, thereby keeping it fresh. In addition, forums, polls, and news management elements – all of which can help draw users – can be incorporated into the site and updated as frequently as desired.
Even if you don’t use CMS, you can still train staff members how to use basic html tags and provide them with html editing software so that they can make minor changes and updates to your site. You can also incorporate a “news” page with software that allows staff to publish daily updates using a web-based interface.